Horizon Europe Research Support

How to Support Researchers for Pillar II Proposals (Horizon Europe)

Overview of the Course

This course is designed to train research support staff how to support researchers in Pillar II (Horizon Europe) proposals. The course will train Support Staff how to advise researcher on selecting Topics in Pillar II and how to analyse Pillar II work programmes. In particular, the course will explain how to analyse the 'Impact' part of Pillar II Proposals.

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

Delivery of Course: Onsite or On-line (Zoom)

Target Audience: Research Support Staff in Universities and Research Centres.

The course is NOT open to Private Consultants

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

Duration: Onsite (3 * 45 Minute Sessions) Online (Zoom 4* 45 Minute Sessions)

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

Contents of Course

Module 1: Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

Researchers with High Success Rates

Converting Excellent ideas into Competitive Proposals

From 'Telling' to 'Selling' proposal ideas

Strategy of Organisations with High Success Rates

The Role of the Research Support Office (Level 1 to Level 5 Support)

Module 2: From EU Policies to Pillar II Topics

Horizon Europe Funding Landscape

How EU Policies define Pillar II Work Programmes and Topics

Key Diagrams needed in the Pillar II Proposal

Role of Support Office in identifying Topics and Background EU Policies

Module 3: How Pillar II Proposals are Evaluated

How Remote Evaluators are Selected

The Evaluation Forms

The Role of the Remote Evaluators

Final Selection of the Successful Proposals (Evaluation Committee)

Module 4: How to Screen Pillar II Proposals (Proposal Clinics)

The Role of the Proposal Clinic

Template for a Proposal Clinic

The Abstract (Template)

The Consensus Report

From the Proposal Clinic to the Proposal Deadline

Role of the Research Office: Organising Proposal Clinics

Module 5: Proposal Intelligence for Pillar II Proposals

How to Analyse a Pillar II Work Programme

Expert Groups consulted for Global Challenges

Expert Groups consulted for Industrial Leadership

Role of the Support Office: Sources of information on Expert Groups

Module 6: The Impact of Pillar II on Global Challenges

Output, Outcomes and Impact of Pillar II Topics

The EU Policy Making Process

The Impact of Research on EU Policies

Module 7: The Impact of Pillar II on EU Industrial Leadership

EU Industrial Policies (Industry 5.0)

Disruptive and Enabling Technologies

Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication measures

Synergies with other EU Programmes

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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