H2020. Criterios de evaluación y consejos prácticos para la elaboración de propuestas H2020. Andrés Montero Aparicio. INIA.

Andrés Montero Aparicio
NCP-H2020
amontero@inia.es
Jornada informativa H2020
Reto social 2 WP2016-17
Aspectos prácticos para participar en H2020

Fuente: División de Programas EU. CDTI

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Participants by TYPE OF ACTIVITY
H2020 Societal Challenge 2
SFS, BG, ISIB 2014
2nd and Single Stages
SUBMITTED RETAINED

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WP 2016/17 Societal Challenge 2 at a glance (Fuente: CE)

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25 topics 206M€ 7 topics 64M€ 3 topics 24M€ 5 topics 85,5M€

H2020. Criterios de evaluación y consejos prácticos para la elaboración de propuestas H2020. Andrés Montero Aparicio. INIA.

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5 topics 57M€ 3 topics 21M€ 3 topics 40M€ 2 topics 11M€

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5 topics 32M€ 4 topics 47M€ 7 topics 49M€

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Proposal
Submission
1st.Stage
Deadline
Draft/
Work programme
Already existing
network
Decission
(vía EC/Coord)
ESR
Project
Kick off
Consortium
agreement
Grant
agreement
idea
Evaluation
Proposal
Submission
2nd.Stage
Deadline
Evaluation
Global Process for H2020 participation
ESR
FAIL
WIN
WIN
Grant information letter
Grant agreement
preparation phase

Proposal
Submission
1st.Stage
Deadline
Draft/
Work programme
Already existing
network
Decission
(vía EC/Coord)
ESR
Project
Kick off
Consortium
agreement
Grant
agreement
idea
Evaluation
Proposal
Submission
2nd.Stage
Deadline
Evaluation
Grant information letter
Grant agreement
preparation phase
WIN
FAIL
ESR
WIN

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

1. Idea fitted to the WP specifications
2. Adecuacy to the Funding Instrument: RIA; IA; CSA
3. Consortium building
4. Minimum participation requirements
5. Registration in Participant Portal for proposal preparation and
submission on time: keep in mind Deadline!
6. Evaluation criteria: Excellence/ Impact / Implementation
Global Process for H2020 participation.
Proposal preparation and submission
Practical aspects to consider:

Idea fitted to the WP specifications

Idea fitted to the WP specifications and Adecuacy to the Funding Instrument: RIA; IA; CSA
Type of Action Research and Innovation action [RIA]

Former projects linked to SFS 26 - 2016: Legumes - transition paths to
sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains
http://bookshop.europa.eu/es/interim-catalogue-of-projects-pbKI3213034/
Consortium building

Consortium building
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/food-security-sustainable-agriculture-and-forestry-
marine-maritime-and-inland-water

Consortium building

Consortium building
 Existing Networks:
 COST actions
 Scientific Societies
 National projects

Consortium building

Minimum participation requirements
Ejemplo no vinculado al topic SFS26:

Registration in Participant Portal for proposal
preparation and submission on time: keep in mind
Deadline!

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Aspectos transversales a considerar en la convocatoria 2016-17
SC2
RRI – Responsible Research Innovation
Acceso Abierto (Open Access) en H2020
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/
reference_docs.html#h2020-grants-manual-hi-oa-pilot
Cuestiones de Género en H2020
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_m
anual/hi/gender/h2020-hi-guide-gender_en.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-
section/responsible-research-innovation

EIP-AGRI
THEMATIC NETWORKS /MULTIACTOR
PROJECTS ANALYSIS
Adrien Guichaoua - ACTA-FRANCE
adrien.guichaoua@acta.asso.fr
Andrès Montero Aparicio - INIA-SPAIN
amontero@inia.es

• This analysis has been undertaken by Adrien Guichaoua (ACTA) and Andrès Montero (INIA) in the
frame of their own activities but also in the frame of their NCP H2020 Societal Challenge 2 position.
Thus, this work is not an official study of the European Commission.
• This analysis aims to highlight every partner interested in future thematic networks application in
the frame of the ISIB-2 call and to better understand the conditions of succes.
• This analysis relies on the ESR (Evaluation Summary Reports) of the 30 Horizon 2020 ISIB-2
submitted thematics networks in 2014.
• The qualititative analysis aims to bring out the most reccurent commentaries (strength and
weakness) among the 30 ESR for each evaluation criteria (Scientific excellence, Impact,
Implementation). It appeared that clear outlines can be brought out of the whole evaluations.
• A deeper and more precised work could be carried out by analysing carrefully the 30 thematic
networks proposals. However such an analysis represent a huge amount of work.
1. Methodology (1)

Partnership:
• One of the main feature of the thematic networks is the multi-actor approach. This new approach
necesserally induced to bring together a wide range of stakeholders within the project.
• In order to simplify the interpretation of the analysis, the different partners have been classified
under 5 main categories:
 Research (academic – universities - private)
 Advisory services –Innovation Support Services (Extension - Hybrid activities)
 Business / SME (Economic sector)
 NGO (EU Networks -representation of interests)
 Others (Farmer Unions – Other public partners – Consultancy firms)
• The partners have been classified as such, regarding the knowledge of the authors, further web
researchs, the aim of the project and their role in the project.
A « technological center/platform» could have been classified as Research center, ISS or Business,
depending of its role and its surrounding area (i.e. SME cluster).
1. Methodology (2)

Partnership analysis
Total Research
Advisors
ISS
SME
Business
NGO Others
Total number of partners
Submitted projects 399 175 77 74 10 63
Average number of partners
Submitted projects 13,3 5,8 2,7 2,5 0,35 2,1
Funded projects 12,5 4,5 4 1,25 1 1,75
Above thresholds 17 7,6 4 3,5 0,15 1,77
Below thresholds 9,8 4,5 0,7 1,8 0,3 2,5

1. Conditions of succes linked to H2020 CSA applications (1)
• Conceptual and theoritical framework must be robust and clear (Attention: too
conventional approaches, too much theoric projects)
• Objectives : clear, pertinent, easy to understand, feasible, mesurable, relevant to
the topic, technical (not too ambitious, wide etc…)
• Results : clearly achievable, easily accessible, mesures must be well structured,
different and gradual steps must be clearly identified, in adequation with end-
users needs
• The state of the art must be clearly described and the progress beyond the start
of art must be well identified and adressed (key leverage points)
• The concept must sound with a multi-actor approach (not too academic or
public policy oriented)

1. Conditions of succes linked to H2020 CSA applications (2)
• Design / work plan: logical, realistic, coherent, clear, feasible implementation,
planned, clear links and connections between the WPs and the objectives
• The (wide) partnership must be manageable , coordination and support
measures among actors, clear links among partners
• Areas : different geographical areas (relevant to the theme of the project) must
be adressed, take into account the difference between the EU territories
• Sustainability of the project/network after is duration must be adressed
• Risks: must be well identified for management (structure and procedure) and
dissemination - barriers, obstacles, quality control and risk implementation must
be well adressed, realistic, comprehensive and convincing

2. Conditions of succes linked to thematic networks and the
multi-actor approach (1)
A. Excellence :
• Practice led innovation and market driven innovation (commitment of industry)
• Integrative : socio-economic, technologic, environmental performances
• Emphasis on bottom-up or interactive innovation approach (not too academic and top-down)
• Relying on existing succesfull methods, strategies and approaches (including for knowledge
exchange – dissemination).
• Built and capitalised on previous works, projects and results – strong background
• Relying on existing networks, initiatives, infrastructures, databases, (sustainability) and go
beyond

A. Excellence (2):
• Learn from successfull practices but also failures
• Social learning with importance of societal systems around agriculture
• Good innovation interaction (living and fabric labs)
• Well explain how the Work Plan will work in practice
• ICT platforms towards end-users
• Well adress technical aspect (even if no research , experimentation)
• Well adress the existing gaps and lacks between research and practice.
• Include experiences and lessons learnt from science and practices from outside Europe (USA – New Zealand –
Australia, etc…)
• Feedback mecanisms for improved research and new innovation ideas.

2. Condition of succes linked to thematic networks and the multi-
actor approach (3)
B. Impact and dissemination
• Needs of end-users : must be well identified, captured, targeted and narrowed - direct committment
(questionnaires, field interview, etc…)
• Communication and dissemination go beyond the wide stakeholders but also reaching civil society
• Main impact on practitioners (easy accessible way) and ISS (facilitation techniques), but targeted dissemination
to all actors of the value chain,
• Local/ regional / national study cases to tackle the diversity and to strengthen the impact. Well identify and
analyse the gaps between EU regions and countries.
• Dedicated WP and edition team to increase the impact – but also dissemination in others WPs
• Pilot farms and knowledge transfer centre enhancing local end-users impact
• Policy recommendation towards managing/programing authorities and RDI funders
• Training, education and scaling-up measures with linkage of relevant initiatives increasing the impact

2. Condition of succes linked to thematic networks and the multi-
actor approach (4)
B. Impact and dissemination (2)
• Sophisticated and replicable dissemination plan (other sectors, actors): participative/mutual learning
• Clear division of expected output and outcomes and mid & long term impacts (smart indicators)
• Using networks, umbrella organisation and platform at different scales for dissemination impact (including
EIP-AGRI)
• Clear targeted groups for dissemination (and relevant tailored tools) and translation for end-users in different
EU languages (relevant budget)
• New video-tools for dissemination and wide range of media proposed
• Well structured data-management plan
• Empowerment of the impact through high numbers of exchanges among regions/countries
• Priorisation, test and review/assessment of innovation before dissemination.

C. Partnership:
• Multi-actors : consortium must be well balanced and complementary in terms of organisations, skills and
geography (adapt the areas of study to the theme) and demonstrated.
• Multi-disciplinary (economics, social, environmental, agronomics, public policy, etc…)
• Mutual learning (including face to face) process among all the actors (despite the key and interface role of ISS)
or at least self learning supported by key experts
• Key role of the facilitator/interface/ISS agent
• National clusters or geographic hubs of different kind of actors for effective mutual learning and knowledge
transfer
• Clear role identified for each kind of partner (good management handbook allowing each partner to know
what they have to do) – relevant partners to relevant tasks (+ all partners committed as a minimum to all WPs
– integrated approach)
• Previous cooperations between the partners

C. Partnership (2) :
• Experienced and relevant partners (persons and institutions) in EU projects
• Management Structures: Advisory Board (going beyond the broad multi-actor partnership), General Assembly,
Executive Committe/Management support team.
• Oportunity to commit more external stakeholders/actors helping to further develop the project and to better
disseminate (budget provision for travel and subsistence of new actors/stakeholders)
• Good capacity to multiply links and communication with commitment of associated partners – not funded
(letter of intent)
• Well detailed and justified share of responsibilities and resources (but not too complex – coordinator must
have the adequate role and responsibilities).
• Attention to too much subcontracting budget
• Managing authorities of CAP pillar 2 – Strong assets in line with EIP integrative approach
• Market driven actors (Industry)
• Strong academic actors and knowledge

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Expertos evaluadores
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