Getting Ready for Horizon Europe
 

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Overview of the Workshop

Horizon Europe is the name of the European Union's Research and Innovation Programme. Horizon Europe will begin in 2021 and end in 2027. This workshop has been designed to help Directors, Senior Support Staff and Researchers to plan strategically for Horizon Europe.

This workshop is based on Seán and Sylvia McCarthy’s ongoing analysis of the preparation of Horizon Europe. The workshop is also based and Seán's 40 years experience working with the previous 8 Framework Programmes. 

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Target Audience: Research Directors, Research Support Services and Researchers in Universities and Research Centres

The course is NOT open to Private Consultants or National Contact Points.

Workshop Presenter: Dr. Seán McCarthy www.hyperion.ie/seanmccarthy.htm

Duration: 3* 45 minute sessions

Booking Details: Contact mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

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Contents of Workshop

Session 1:  Identifying Opportunities in Horizon Europe  (45 minutes)

Module 1: From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe

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Proposed Structure of Horizon Europe

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Evolution from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe

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Funding Landscape for Horizon Europe

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How to Present a European Research Strategy

Session 2: How Horizon Europe Proposals will be Evaluated (45 minutes)

Module 2: Pillar I (ERC and MSCA)

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How ERC Proposals will be Evaluated

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How Marie Curie Proposals will be Evaluated

Module 3 :Pillar II (Clusters, Missions and European Partnerships)

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Pillar II Clusters

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Pillar II Missions

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Pillar III European Partnerships

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How Pillar II Proposals will be Evaluated

Module 4: Pillar III - EIC (European Innovation Council)

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Background to the EIC

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EIC Pathfinder,

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EIC Transition

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EIC Accelerator

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How EIC  proposals will be evaluated

Session 3:  Getting Ready for the First Calls for Proposals (45 minutes)

Module 5: Who Wrote the Topics? (Proposal Intelligence )

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How to Analyse a Horizon Europe Work Programme

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Expert Groups Contributing to the Topics

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Examples of Proposal Intelligence for Horizon Europe (Cluster and Topic)

Module 6: Strategic Networking at a European Level

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How Consortia are Formed

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How to Identify Strategic Partners

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How to Promote your Research Activities to Strategic Partners

Module 7: Screening Proposal Ideas for Horizon Europe

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Sources of Ideas for Pillar I Proposals

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Sources of Ideas for Pillar II Proposals

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Sources of Ideas for Pillar III Proposals

Programme Designers and Presenters

Dr. Seán McCarthy

The programme will be presented by Dr. Sean McCarthy of Hyperion Ltd (www.hyperion.ie). In 2017 the European Commission published a list of the top 100 universities and research organisations participating in Horizon 2020. Dr. McCarthy has delivered training courses in 74 of these top 100 universities and research organisations.

Since 1995 over 80,000 participants have attended his courses in 29 countries. He has presented training courses on the Framework programmes in over 290 research centres throughout Europe (www.hyperion.ie/clients.htm).

Sean has been active in the Framework programmes since 1980. He has been involved in over 150 research proposals to the Framework programmes and has participated in over 60 Framework projects. In 16 of these projects he was the coordinator. Four of Hyperion contracts has been audited by the European Commission. Today he does not participate in the Framework programmes but concentrates on designing and delivering training courses for organizations who participate in the programmes.  More details can be found on www.hyperion.ie/seanmccarthy.htm 

Sylvia McCarthy

Sylvia is an EU Policy Analyst. Based in Brussels since 2008, Sylvia has worked in the European Parliament and various EU consultancies and representations
Sylvia has a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies (University College Cork,Ireland) and a Master’s degree in International Politics and Europe (University of Warwick, UK).

 

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