Horizon Europe Pillar II Course

On-Site Course

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

Overview of the Course

This course is designed for researchers who are planning to Coordinate a Pillar II Proposal. The course is also useful to researchers who are planning to participate as a partner in Pillar II proposals. (The workshop does not cover Financial Rules, Legal Rules, Ethics, Data Management etc.)

Target Audience: Research Support Staff, Coordinators and Partners in Pillar II Proposals.

The course is NOT suited to newcomers to Horizon Europe. See Getting Ready for Horizon Europe

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

Duration: 3 * 45-minute Sessions

Cost and Booking details: Email Mary mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

Contents of Course

Module 2.1 Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates (13 minutes)

Profile of Successful Researchers

How Evaluators Read Proposals

How Successful Researchers Prepare Proposals

Addressing the EU Policy Language of Pillar II

Module 2.2 From EU Policies to Pillar II Work Programmes (20 minutes)

Structure and Terminology of Pillar II Work Programmes

Pillar II in the Horizon Europe Funding Landscape

How Pillar II Work Programmes are Prepared

Diagrams to Explain the Relevance of the Idea to EU Policies

Module 2.3 How Pillar II Proposals are Evaluated (27 minutes)

The Evaluation Process for Pillar II Proposals

The Role of the Remote Evaluators

The Role of the Evaluation Committee

Strategy of Researchers with High Success Rates

Module 2.4 How to Screen Pillar II Proposals (Proposal Clinics) (11 minutes)

Strategy for Preparing Pillar II Proposals

The Proposal Clinic and the One Page Proposal

Selecting Strategic Partners

Template for the Pillar II Proposal Abstract

Template for the Pillar II Consensus Report

Steps from the Call to the Deadline

Module 2.5 Selecting Partners for Horizon Europe Proposals (13 minutes)

Different Roles in a Consortium

Profile of Consortia in Competitive Proposals

The Multi-Actor approach

The Skills Matrix

The Impact Partner

Module 2.6 Proposal Intelligence (Background to Pillar II Topics) (11 minutes)

Information needed to prepare a Pillar II Proposal

How to Analyse a Pillar II Work Programme

Expert Groups consulted on Pillar II Topics

Examples of Proposal Intelligence Reports for Pillar II Topics

Module 2.7 How to Write the Impact of a Pillar II Proposal (30 minutes)

Concepts needed to Explain Impact in Pillar II Proposals (5 minutes)

Impact on EU Societal Challenges (Global Challenges) (10 minutes)

Impact on EU Industrial Policies (Technology Projects) (10 minutes)

Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication of Results (5 minutes)

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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