FET PROACTIVE CALL 2018 17.01.2018 | David Kolman, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
FET PROACTIVE CALL 2018 17.01.2018 | David Kolman, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. FET Proactive call 2018
…content and rules
…inspiration from/by the past
2. Proposal Preparation
…proposal structure
…tips & trics & usefull links
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FET MISSION
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New
Knowledge
New technologies
and their
applications
The power of FET complementary schemes
Individual research projects
FET-Open
Early Ideas
Critical mass making a case
FET Proactive
Exploration and
Incubation
Common research agenda
FET Flagships
Large-Scale
Partnering Initiatives
Exploring Developing Addressing
novel ideas topics & communities grand challenges
Roadmap based research Open, light and agile
THREE COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM LINES
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THREE COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM LINES
FET Open
FET Proactive FET Flagships
technology &
"gatekeepers"
policy
policy
scientific
community societal and industrial
challenges
Top down
Bottom up
Exploring
novel ideas
Developing
topics and
communities
Addressing
grand challenges
Explorative
research
Roadmap-based
research
<3 M€
4-7 € 500 M€
40% FET
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FET IN EXCELLENCE SCIENCE PILLAR
ERC
Open
Flag
Top down
Bottom up
Blue sky research
Proact
SME
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRLs
FTI
Prizes
FET
EIC
MSCA
Infra.
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FET PROACTIVE: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
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1. Collaborative R&D projects
2. Broadly defined topics
…between FET Open and projects from the 2nd & 3rd pillar
3. Medium-size consortia:
…reasonable coverage of the respective community
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Cutting-edge high-risk high-gain R&D projects
…aiming to demonstrate a new technological paradigm
…developing a solid baseline of knowledge and skills
…fostering the emergence of a broader innovation ecosystem for
a new technology and for its future take-up
…to the stage that the results can be handed over to R&I
projects under LEIT or societal challenges
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PROJECT SCOPE
…bringing together critical mass in the consortium
…going beyond research community if sensible
…could provide (internal) grants to 3rd parties to enhance impact
through supporting their small scale experimentation
…as a follow-up to a FET Open project or without a FET Open
predecessor
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PROJECT IMPACT
Proposal has to demonstrate:
1. S&T contribution to the foundation and consolidation of a
future technology
2. Potential for future social or economic impact/return
3. Increase of the EU innovation capacity by involvement of
key actors of the future (younger researchers, SMEs…)
4. Building of a goal oriented interdisciplinary research
community beyond the consortium
5. Emergence of a broader innovation ecosystem around the
technology well beyond research
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STANDARD H2020 REQUIREMENTS
Proposal has to include (in Section Impact):
• Plan for Exploitation and Dissemination of Results (PEDR)
• Strategy for Knowledge Management and Protection
…incl. measures for Open Access to scientific publications
• Discussion of Management of Research Data
…incl. measures for Open Access to (underlying) research data
• Communication Strategy
After the project start:
• Data Management Plan as one of the first
deliverables
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Open access to scientific publication and research data in the context of dissemination and exploitation
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PROJECT PARAMETERS
Typical project:
• Budget: 4-7 M€
• Duration: ≤ 5 years
• Consortium: 6-12 partners
• Medium size proposals: one stage submission, 30 pages
… mix of smaller and larger projects is welcome
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Broadly defined topics developed in dialogue with stakeholders:
a. Artificial organs, tissues, cells and sub-cell structures (15 M€)
b. Time (13 M€)
c. Living technologies (20 M€)
d. Socially interactive technologies (15 M€)
e. Disruptive micro-energy and storage technologies (15 M€)
f. Topological matter (10 M€)
TOPICS 2018
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Artificial organs, tissues, cells and sub-cellular structures
Proposals should aim at engineering biological, artificial or
hybrid sub-cellular systems (e.g., synapses, organelles,
vesicles), highly specific cell assemblies (including microbial),
tissues, organs or multi-organ systems. - Exploit recent advances in integrative biology (including modelling and simulation) and bio-
engineering
- Combine the growing understanding of genome, proteome, metabolome and cell behaviour with
strategies for the engineering and use of biological and hybrid functional constructs
• Possible long-term research targets include: - synthetic cell building
- organ reproduction, replacement, control or repair
- high-throughput organ- and body-on-chip technologies for the development of personalised
treatment, drugs or vaccines
- …. => engineer hybrids
• Ethical issues should be properly addressed
• Project size 4-7 M€, total budget 15 M€ 14
Time
This is about new technological possibilities inspired by
notions of time, not seen as a given and singular background
against which things unfold, but rather as a resource that
can be experienced and used in different ways.
• Possible research areas proposals could address include: - technologies for subjective time awareness (and its neural basis) and distortion
- the role of time in processes like aging, healing, learning or evolution and how this can be
influenced
- understanding non-linear temporality in complex systems
• New ways to represent, modulate, duplicate or experience and use
time could come from technologies in, for instance: - extreme electronics/photonics
- data-streams analytics
- time aware artificial intelligence
- virtual and augmented reality
- bio-engineering or neuroprosthetics
• Project size 4-5 M€, total budget 13 M€ 15
Living technologies
Proposals should develop new functional biological,
technological or hybrid artefacts with features of living
systems such as physical autonomy, growth, interaction and
enaction, adaptation and evolution. This could involve, for
example: - hybrid materials and systems with programmable features of shape, structure, functionality and
evolvability
- possibly starting from naturally existing complexes
- research on multi-level mathematics and complexity of living systems or the
boundaries/characteristics of life could be a part of the work proposed
• Proposals could use relevant results from evolutionary biology,
ethology, micro-, plant- and animal biology, synthetic biology, systems
biology and /or chemical biology
• Ethical issues should be addressed
• Project size 4-5 M€, total budget 20 M€ 16
Socially interactive technologies
This addresses technologies to support
deeper social interaction between people in
groups which range in size from pairs to
crowds
• This new socially interactive media should facilitate building trust and
understanding, social integration, engagement, collaboration,
learning, creativity, entertainment, education and wellbeing
• Proposals should include novel combinations of social sciences and
humanities with neuroscience, engineering and computing to develop
new experimental tools and paradigms - These tools could take into account, for example, context, culture, emotion, and factors of
embodiment and cognition
• Ethical issues and the gender dimension should be addressed
• Project size 4-5 M€, total budget 15 M€ 17
Disruptive micro-energy and storage technologies
Proposals should address next generation technologies
for local (close to where needed) energy generation,
capture or storage
• This proactive covers: - Technologies for micro-energy or nano-scale energy generation, transfer, dissipation and
conversion
- bio-inspired energy technologies
- the use of soft or intelligent materials
- new types of batteries
• Smart integration of novel energy sources within hybrid/distributed
energy systems can be addressed.
• Sustainability and environmental impact issues should be addressed
• Scalability should also be addressed.
• Project size 4-7 M€, total budget 15 M€ 18
Topological matter
This topic addresses new materials exploiting
interactions between quantum effects and topology
• Topological insulators already studied - possible applications in spintronics
• Other material properties can be addressed - applications in photonics, mechanics (eg elasticity, acoustics), superconductivity and
plasmas are possible examples
• Proposals should go beyond pure physics and mathematics - Prototypes should be built, tested and benchmarked
• Methodology should include an engineering approach for using the
quantum effects of wave-matter interactions in novel components
• Project size 4-5 M€, total budget 10 M€ 19
CALL PARAMETERS
• Call budget: 88 M€*
• Deadline for submission of proposals: 22 March 2018 17:00
• At least two highest-ranked proposals for each sub-topic will
be funded provided they attains all thresholds.
* Same budget is expected in 2020 for a new round of topics
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RULES FOR PARTICIPATION
• Any type of legal entities can participate: academia,
industry, end-users…
• From anywhere in the world
• Minimum requirement: at least 3 independent legal entities
from at least 3 different EU countries or countries
associated to H2020*
• Only participants from European, accociated and developing
countries get funded
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* WHO CAN GET FUNDING?
Entities established in:
• EU Member States (MS), or
• Associated Countries (AC): Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Tunisia, Turkey
• ‘Developing countries’ as listed in Annex A of H2020, e.g. Argentina,
Bolivia, Colombia, Costa-Rica, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan,
Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama,
Peru, Philippines, Venezuela, Vietnam…
• International European interest organisations, e.g.
CERN, EMBL, ESA, EUROFUSION, XFEL…
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FUNDING RATE
• FET Proactive = Research and Innovation Action:
• Funding rate 100% of eligible direct costs*
• + 25% thereof to cover indirect costs
• for any type of legal entity
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* ELIGIBLE DIRECT COSTS
• PERSONAL COSTS
• Travel costs and related subsistence allowance
• Costs for other [minor] goods and services
• Costs for subcontracting or for providing support to 3rd parties
• Depreciation costs for equipment, infrastructure or other assets
• Capital and/or operating costs of large research infrastructures
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PAST CALLS
Calls open only every other year:
Success rate in both cases: ~ 7%
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Date Status
1. April 2014 13 RIAs funded
12. April 2016 12 RIAs funded
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List of running FET Proactive projects:
• http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/first-
future-and-emerging-technologies-fet-proactive-projects-
under-horizon-2020-framework (April 2014)
• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/12-new-
fet-proactive-projects-defy-bounds-innovation (April 2016)
PAST PROJECTS
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Science – photovoltaic materials and
surface chemistry
Technology – photoelectrocatalytic
devices for solar energy capture
Society – potential for a carbon-neutral
fuel cycle using conventional
hydrocarbon fuels.
PROJECT EXAMPLE A-LEAF
Artificial photosynthesis
for fuels and chemicals
Theoretical and experimental studies of CO2/water reactions at surfaces to make fuels
Optimisation of results and transfer to photo-electrochemical cells
Scaling up results in a photoelectrocatalytic device
Rare and/or expensive materials will be avoided
The project goal
How?
Impact on
To create an artificial photosynthesis device that uses sunlight to convert water and carbon
dioxide into fuels and other chemicals, mimicking the action of plant leaves.
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PROJECT EXAMPLE MAGENTA
Magnetic nanoparticle based
liquid energy materials for
thermoelectric devices
Experiments and theory used to understand thermoelectric properties of various ionic ferrofluids
Materials optimised to maximise the thermoelectric effect
Construction of prototype thermoelectric cells and testing in realistic conditions
The project goal
How?
Impact on
Develop novel thermoelectric materials based on ionic ferrofluids for use in devices to
convert waste heat produced by many aspects of daily life into more useful forms of energy
(e.g. electrical).
Science – novel thermoelectric materials
Technology – new devices for energy
harvesting in "self powered" devices
Society – more efficient use of energy
resources
Power generating cell (MAGENTA / CEA)
Science – information coding in neural signals
Technology – flexible neural electrodes using
new materials
Society – better rehabilitation for patients after
a stroke
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PROJECT EXAMPLE BRAINCOM
High-density cortical implants
for cognitive neuroscience and
rehabilitation of speech using
brain-computer interfaces
Develop large-area cortical and intra-cortical neural interfaces for recording and stimulation
Develop H/W (ASICs) to handle very large number of signal channels
Use animal studies to understand link between surface and intra-cortical signals
Study distributed brain circuits of speech before and after a stroke
Clinical testing to develop decoding strategies for speech based on cortical activity
The project goal
How?
Impact on
Develop a new generation of very large-scale neuroprosthetic cortical devices based on novel
materials and technologies to further basic understanding of cortical speech networks and
facilitate rehabilitation in disabled patients using new brain-computer paradigms.
Flexible electrodes (BRAINCOM)
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. FET Proactive call 2018
…content and rules
…inspiration from/by the past
2. Proposal Preparation
…proposal structure
…tips & trics & usefull links
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SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM: PARTICIPANT PORTAL
Participant Portal of the European Commission:
ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Funding opportunities
H2020
Future and Emerging technologies (FET)
FET Proactive – Boosting emerging technologies
FETPROACT-01-2018*
* You need an ECAS account (universal European
Commission’s account) to start proposal submission
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PROPOSAL COMPOSITION
Part A: Administrative part of the proposal (online)
Part B: Narrative part (core proposal; word document)
• Cover page (1 page A4)
• Section 1: S&T Excellence
• Section 2: Impact
• Section 3: Implementation
• Section 4: Members of the consortium (Additional information)
• Section 5: Ethics and Security (Additional information)
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PROPOSAL COMPOSITION
• Page limit: Sections 1-3 together are strictly limited to 30 pages,
…but could be less
• No page limit applies to Sections 4-5.
• Template: The structure of the template has to be strictly
followed!
• Description/content of sections 1-3 matches the
description/content of the respective evaluation criteria
=> Familiarize yourself with the evaluation criteria before
writing!
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EVALUATION CRITERIA FET OPEN-PROACTIVE-FLAGSHIPS
Deviations from the standard rules of H2020:
S&T Excellence is the name of the FET game!
Criterium Treshold Weight
Excellence 4/5 60%
Impact 3.5/5 20%
Implementation 3/5 20%
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COVER PAGE
• Acronyme
• Title
• Subtopic (a.-f.)
• List of participants
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SECTION EXCELLENCE: TEMPLATE STRUCTURE
• Objectives
• Relation to the work programme
• Concept
• Methodology
• Ambition
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SECTION EXCELLENCE: EVALUATION CRITERIA*
The following aspects will be taken into account:
1. Clarity of long-term vision of a science-enabled technology.
2. Concreteness and ambition of the proposed science-to-
technology breakthrough that addresses this vision.
3. Range and added value from interdisciplinarity, novelty and
non-incrementality of the research proposed.
4. High-risk of the research proposed and plausibility and
flexibility of the approach.
* Generic criteria in Annex H do not apply to FET Proactive
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SECTION EXCELLENCE: OTHER HINTS
• Objectives (goals) should comply with the SMART principle
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely)
• Objectives should be mirrored in/consistent with impacts
(Section 2) and in tasks (Section 3)
• Methodology should allow for proper measures to be taken in
case of failures
• Claims (esp. to State of the Art) should be supported by
references
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SECTION IMPACT: TEMPLATE STRUCTURE
• Expected impact
• Dissemination and exploitation of results
• Communication
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SECTION IMPACT: EVALUATION CRITERIA*
The following aspects will be taken into account:
1. The extent to which the outputs of the project would contribute
to the expected impacts mentioned in the work programme
under the relevant FET topic.
2. Effectiveness of measures and plans to disseminate and use
the results (including management of IPR) and to
communicate the project to different target audiences.
* Generic criteria in Annex H do not apply to FET Proactive
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SECTION IMPACT: OTHER HINTS
• Impact = Impact after the end of the project
• Put your work in broader context: societal and economic impact
• Try to quantify your statements
• Dissemination & Communication measures should be creative
and specific (which conferences; how many students in Summer
Schools…)
• Business plan usually not relevant in this stage of research
• Data Management Plan & IPR Management: outline your
principles (which data you expect; how will you protect your
knowledge and how will it be made available…)
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SECTION IMPLEMENTATION: TEMPLATE STRUCTURE
• Work plan – Work packages, deliverables
• Management structure, milestones and procedures
• Consortium as a whole
• Resources to be committed
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SECTION IMPLEMENTATION: EVALUATION CRITERIA*
The following aspects will be taken into account:
1. Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan to achieve
project objectives and impacts, including adequate allocation
of resources to tasks and partners.
2. Appropriateness of the research and innovation management
structures and procedures.
3. Role and complementarity of the participants and extent to
which the consortium as a whole brings together the
necessary expertise.
* Generic criteria in Annex H do not apply to FET Proactive
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SECTION IMPLEMENTATION: HINTS
• Proper timing of tasks, incl. enough time for feedback loop(s)
• Typically 2-3 significant milestones per year
• Less deliverables, but with sufficient content
• Budget and person-months allocation must correspond to the
work plan
• Consortium fit for purpose:
- no more no less that what you need: those who will the best
perform the tasks foreseen;
- no false consideration (friendship, new member states…)!
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SECTION CONSORTIUM
This section is NOT part of the expert evaluation and is NOT
covered by the page limit.
HOWEVER, the information provided here will be used to judge
the operational capacity [of project partners]!
• Participants (applicants), how their expertise and capacity
match the tasks assigned, CVs of key personnel…
• Third parties involved in the project (third party resources)
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SECTION ETHICS AND SECURITY
This section is NOT part of the expert evaluation and is NOT
covered by the page limit.
• Ethics: to be filled in ONLY if the ethical issues in Part A
flagged
• Evtl. security issues, classified info
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GENERAL SUGGESTIONS
• Do not count your evtl. U.K. partners towards the minimum
of 3 independent legal entities
• Include also Education, Training and Public outreach in your
work plan
• If feasible, devote certain project budget to an SME (high
potential actor)
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GENERAL SUGGESTIONS
• Select the right call and thus the right template!
• Follow the template structure!
• Use graphics/figures, make sure you are well understood!
• .
• Submit a concise and consistent proposal on time!
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„Summary box“ is a very useful tool, despite the space restrictions
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FURTHER SUGGESTIONS
Check EC instructions to FET-Open Evaluators 2017:
• https://ec.europa.eu/info/briefing-remote-evaluators-fet-open-
ria-cut-date-17-january-2017_en
Perform self-evaluation using the self-evaluation form:
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/
call_ptef/ef/h2020-call-ef-fetproact-ria-01-2018_en.pdf
Submit your draft proposal to FFG for pre-proposal check:
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FURTHER SUGGESTIONS
Consult successful Austrian FET-proactive applicants from 2016:
• Project A-LEAF, TU Wien, Ms. Ulrike Diebold,
http://www.iap.tuwien.ac.at/www/surface/group/diebold
• Project CresPace, Meduni Wien, Mr. Mariann Gyöngyösi,
Get inspiration from „Outcomes“ of project A-LEAF:
• http://www.a-leaf.eu/outcomes
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LINKS TO GUIDES
Exploitation & Dissemination:
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-
guide/grants/grant-management/dissemination-of-results_en.htm
Communication:
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-
guide/grants/grant-management/communication_en.htm
Guidelines Communicating EU research and innovation
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/gm/
h2020-guide-comm_en.pdf
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LINKS TO GUIDES
Open Access:
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-
guide/cross-cutting-issues/open-access-data-management/open-
access_en.htm
Data Management:
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-
guide/cross-cutting-issues/open-access-data-management/data-
management_en.htm
Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research
Data in Horizon 2020
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/
hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-pilot-guide_en.pdf
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
David Kolman
• National Contact Point
for Future and Emerging Technologies
• Tel: +43 (0)5 7755 4208
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