How to Screen Pillar II Proposals (Proposal Clinics)

How to Screen Pillar II Proposals (Horizon Europe)

(Training Course for Partners of Pillar II Proposals)

Overview of the Workshop

This workshop is designed for researchers who are planning to participate in a Pillar II Proposal. The workshop is based on the presenter's evaluation of over 200 European research proposals and coordination of 16 European research projects.The workshop describes how to screen proposals using a process called a 'Proposal Clinic'

(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 Coordinate 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: How Pillar II Proposals are Evaluated (Remotely)

Sources of Information on Pillar II Evaluation Process

How Remote Evaluators are Selected

The Evaluation Process (Remote Evaluation Forms)

The Consensus Report

Module 2: The Final Selection of Proposals (Evaluation Committee )

Annex F (General Annexes)

The Role of the Abstract

Template for the Abstract

Module 3:The Role of the Proposal Clinic

Screening Ideas (Draft Work Programmes)

First Meeting of the Consortium

Refining the Abstract of the Proposal

Diagrams used in the final Proposal

Module 4: Template for a Proposal Clinic

Power Point Template

Sample Diagrams used in Proposal Clinics

Module 5: From the Proposal Clinic to the Proposal Deadline

The One Page Proposal (Draft Abstract)

The Draft Consensus Report

Distribution of the Work between Partners

Compiling the Full Proposal

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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