Getting Ready for  Pillar II (Horizon Europe)
 

Horizon Europe (2021-2027) is the name of the European Union's Research and Innovation Programme. Hyperion's courses are designed to help researchers in Universities and Research Centres participate in Horizon Europe.

Hyperion provides training courses to 78 of the top 100 Universities in Europe

Zoom In-house Courses    Booking details email mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

Training Course for Newcomers to Horizon Europe

Identifying Opportunities in Horizon Europe

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Horizon Europe Funding Landscape

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Identifying Opportunities in Pillar I, Pillar II,  Pillar III, Widening

Duration

45-minutes

Horizon Europe - the Low Hanging Fruit
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Access European Research Infrastructures

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Entrepreneurial Training and Research Vacancies

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Cascade Funding (funding from funded projects)

Duration

45-minutes

 

How to Write a Competitive Proposal for Pillar II (Horizon Europe)

How Partners are Selected for Pillar II Proposals

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Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

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How Coordinators Selected Partners for Pillar II Proposals

Duration

45-minutes

Expert Groups Consulted for Pillar II Topics

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How Expert Groups are Consulted

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Societal and Industrial Expert Groups Consulted

Duration

45-minutes

How to Analyse a Pillar II Work Programme
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From EU Policies to Pillar II Work Programmes

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How to Analyse a Pillar II Topic

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45-minutes

How Pillar II Proposal are Evaluated
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Pillar II Proposal Evaluation Criteria

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The Evaluation Process and Final Selection of Proposals

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Guideline for Writing Pillar II Proposals

Duration

45-minutes

 

Workshop on Framework 10

Getting Ready for Framework 10

45 minutes

 

Proposal Intelligence Reports for Coordinators of Pillar II Proposals

Proposal Intelligence Reports for Pillar II Topics

Reports prepared by Sylvia McCarthy.         This report is used in writing the 'Impact on EU Policies'.

Duration

Estimate on booking

 

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Getting Ready for Pillar II  (Horizon Europe)

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Overview of the Course

This course is designed for researchers who are planning to participate in Pillar II (Horizon Europe). The course describes the skills that need to be mastered to participate competitively in Pillar II Proposals. It also describes how to network at European level so that the researcher will be invited into future proposals. The final modules lists examples of 'Expert Groups' consulted for Pillar II Topics. These Expert Groups are important sources of ideas and partners.

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

Delivery of Course:  On-line (Zoom)

Target Audience: Researchers (and Support Staff) planning to participate in Pillar II Proposals.

                            The course is NOT open to Private Consultants

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

Duration: 2 * 45 Minute Sessions

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

Contents of Course

Module 1: Horizon Europe Funding Landscape

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Structure and Terminology of Horizon Europe

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Key Sources of Information on Horizon Europe

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The Horizon Europe Funding Landscape

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Pillar II in Horizon Europe

Module 2: Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

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Researchers with High Success Rates

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Skills needed to participate in Pillar II Proposals

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Support available for Pillar II proposals

Module 3: How Partners are Selected for Pillar II Proposals

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How Coordinators select Core Partners

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Visibility at a European Level

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The Role of European 'Expert' Groups

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The Role of European Research Networks

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European Research Networks and Associations

Module 4: Sources of Ideas for Pillar II Proposals

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Sources of Ideas for  low-TRL proposals

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Sources of Ideas for RIA (Research and Innovation Actions)

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Sources of Ideas for IA (Innovation Actions)

Module 5: Expert Groups consulted for  Pillar II Topics

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SRIA (Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas)

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CSA (Coordination and Support Actions)

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European Technology Platforms (SRIAs)

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European Partnerships (SRIAs)

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IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest)

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STEP (Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform)

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COST Actions

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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 130,000 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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