Proposal Intelligence for Pillar II Proposals

Proposal Intelligence for Pillar II Proposals (Horizon Europe)

Overview of the Course

Pillar II of Horizon Europe is divided into six Clusters and each Cluster is divided into Destinations and Topics. Proposals are submitted at Topic level. Each Topic addresses a 'Specific' EU Policy. In the preparation of each Topic 'Expert Groups' are consulted. When projects are funded they are expected to have an Impact on the Specific EU Policy.

Proposal Intelligence involves two main activities.

1. Identifying the background EU Policies and the Expert Groups contributing to the Topic.

2. Identifying the individuals who will use the results of the research.

This workshop describes how to identify the background EU Policies, the Expert Groups consulted and the relevant individuals in the EU Policy Making process.

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

Delivery of Course: On-line (Zoom), On-site or eLearning (recorded)

Target Audience: Coordinators and Impact Partners in Pillar II Proposals

Course Presenters: Sylvia McCarthy (EU Policy Analyst)

Duration: 45 Minutes

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

Contents of the Workshop

Module 1: From EU Policies to Pillar II Topics

How EU Policies contribute to Pillar II Topics

Key EU Policies behind Pillar II Clusters and Topics

Examples of EU Policies defining Pillar II Topics

Module 2: Expert Groups consulted on Global Challenges

Global Challenges

Social Expert Groups consulted for Pillar II Topics

The role of CSAs (Coordination and Support Actions)

Module 3: Expert Groups consulted on EU Industrial Leadership

EU Industrial Strategies

Technology Expert Groups consulted for Pillar II Topics

Strategic Value Chains

European Technology Platforms

Module 4: Proposal Intelligence Reports

Structure of a Proposal Intelligence Report

Examples of Proposal Intelligence Reports

Programme Designers and Presenters

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).

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).

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