Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

(Pillar II of Horizon Europe)

Overview of the Course

The workshop describes the skills of researchers with High Success Rates in the European Framework Programmes. The workshop is based on the presenters experience of working with 78 or the top 100 research organisations in the European Research programmes.

(The workshop does not cover Financial Rules, Legal Rules, Ethics, Data Management etc.)

Delivery of Course: On-site, Online (Zoom or Teams) or eLearning (recorded)

Target Audience: Researchers planning to participate in a Pillar II Proposal

Course Presenters: Dr. Seán McCarthy and Sylvia McCarthy (EU Policy Analyst)

Duration: 45 Minutes

Bookings and Enquiries: Send an email to mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

Contents of Course

Module 1:Sources of Information for Pillar II Proposals

Pillar II Work Programmes

Pillar II Proposal Forms

Pillar II Remote Evaluators Forms

Annex F (General Annexes)

Module 2: Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

Researchers with High Success Rates

From 'Telling' to 'Selling' a Proposal Idea

How Evaluators Read Proposals

Profile of a Successful Consortium

Module 3: How to Analyse a Pillar II Work Programme

Horizon Europe Funding Landscape

How EU Policies define Pillar II Work Programmes and Topics

Where to find the key information in the Work Programmes

Key Diagrams needed in the Pillar II Proposal

Module 4: Selecting Partners for Pillar II Proposals

Different Roles in a Pillar II Consortium

The Skills Matrix

How Coordinators select Partners

Module 5: Research Support Services for Pillar II

Profile of Research Support in Organisations with High Success Rates

Level 1 to Level 5 Research Support

Research Support at the different phases of Pillar II

Programme Designers and Presenters

Dr. Seán McCarthy

In 2021 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 78 of these top 100 universities and research organisations in Horizon 2020.Seán 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 Seán was the coordinator. Today, he does not participate in the Framework programmes but concentrates on designing and delivering training courses. 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).

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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