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 New Knowledge Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 1
FET MISSION New Knowledge New technologies and their applications 2
The power of FET complementary schemes THREE COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM LINES Open, light and agile Roadmap based research FET-Open FET Proactive FET Flagships Early Ideas Individual research projects Exploration and Incubation Critical mass making a case Large-Scale Partnering Initiatives Common research agenda Exploring Developing Addressing novel ideas topics & communities grand challenges Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 3
THREE COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM LINES policy Top down Bottom up 40% FET technology & "gatekeepers" <3 M FET Open Exploring novel ideas policy 4-7 FET Proactive Developing topics and communities scientific community 500 M FET Flagships Addressing grand challenges societal and industrial challenges Explorative research Roadmap-based research Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 4
FET IN EXCELLENCE SCIENCE PILLAR Top down FET Infra. Proact Flag ERC Prizes EIC Bottom up MSCA Open FTI SME Blue sky research 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRLs Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 5
FET PROACTIVE: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS 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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 6
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 7
PROJECT SCOPE bringing together critical mass in the consortium going beyond research community if sensible could provide (internal) grants to 3 rd 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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 8
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 9
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 10
Open access to scientific publication and research data in the context of dissemination and exploitation Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 11
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 12
TOPICS 2018 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 ) Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 13
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 bioengineering - 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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 20
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 21
* 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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 22
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 23
* 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 3 rd parties Depreciation costs for equipment, infrastructure or other assets Capital and/or operating costs of large research infrastructures Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 24
PAST CALLS Calls open only every other year: Date Status 1. April 2014 13 RIAs funded 12. April 2016 12 RIAs funded Success rate in both cases: ~ 7% Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 25
PAST PROJECTS List of running FET Proactive projects: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/firstfuture-and-emerging-technologies-fet-proactive-projectsunder-horizon-2020-framework (April 2014) https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/12-newfet-proactive-projects-defy-bounds-innovation (April 2016) Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 26
PROJECT EXAMPLE A-LEAF Artificial photosynthesis for fuels and chemicals The project goal 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. How? Theoretical and experimental studies of CO 2 /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 Impact on 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 MAGENTA The project goal Magnetic nanoparticle based liquid energy materials for thermoelectric devices 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). How? 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 Impact on 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) 28
PROJECT EXAMPLE BRAINCOM The project goal High-density cortical implants for cognitive neuroscience and rehabilitation of speech using brain-computer interfaces 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. How? 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 Flexible electrodes (BRAINCOM) Impact on Science information coding in neural signals Technology flexible neural electrodes using new materials Society better rehabilitation for patients after a stroke 29
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 New Knowledge Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 30
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 31
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) Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 32
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! Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 33
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% Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 34
COVER PAGE Acronyme Title Subtopic (a.-f.) List of participants Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 35
SECTION EXCELLENCE: TEMPLATE STRUCTURE Objectives Relation to the work programme Concept Methodology Ambition Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 36
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-totechnology 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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 37
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 38
SECTION IMPACT: TEMPLATE STRUCTURE Expected impact Dissemination and exploitation of results Communication Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 39
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 40
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 ) Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 41
SECTION IMPLEMENTATION: TEMPLATE STRUCTURE Work plan Work packages, deliverables Management structure, milestones and procedures Consortium as a whole Resources to be committed Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 42
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 43
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 )! Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 44
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) Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 45
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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 46
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) Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 47
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS Select the right call and thus the right template! Follow the template structure! Use graphics/figures, make sure you are well understood!. Summary box is a very useful tool, despite the space restrictions Submit a concise and consistent proposal on time! Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 48
FURTHER SUGGESTIONS Check EC instructions to FET-Open Evaluators 2017: https://ec.europa.eu/info/briefing-remote-evaluators-fet-openria-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: david.kolman@ffg.at Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 49
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, mariann.gyongyosi@meduniwien.ac.at Get inspiration from Outcomes of project A-LEAF: http://www.a-leaf.eu/outcomes Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 50
LINKS TO GUIDES Exploitation & Dissemination: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-fundingguide/grants/grant-management/dissemination-of-results_en.htm Communication: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-fundingguide/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 Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at 51
LINKS TO GUIDES Open Access: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-fundingguide/cross-cutting-issues/open-access-data-management/openaccess_en.htm Data Management: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-fundingguide/cross-cutting-issues/open-access-data-management/datamanagement_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 52
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION David Kolman National Contact Point for Future and Emerging Technologies Tel: +43 (0)5 7755 4208 david.kolman@ffg.at Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft Sensengasse 1 1090 Wien www.ffg.at