PhD Workshops

Workshops for European PhD Students (R1)

(R1 First Stage Researchers (up to the point of PhD))

These workshops have been designed to help PhD Students identify opportunities in Horizon Europe.

The workshops can be used by PhD Students to plan their future careers or to support their Senior Researchers.

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

1. Identifying Opportunities in Horizon Europe (eLearning Workshops)

1.1 The Structure and Terminology of Horizon Europe (15 minutes)

The Structure of Horizon Europe

EU Terminology used in Horizon Europe

Sources of Information on Horizon Europe

Support Services for Researchers

How to identify projects already funded in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe

1.2 Horizon Europe Funding Landscape (15 minutes)

Bottom-up (free to submit any idea) versus Top-Down (topics specified) programmes

Single partner programmes versus consortium programmes

Map of Horizon Europe (Funding Landscape)

1.3 Identifying Opportunities in Horizon Europe

Opportunities in Pillar I (Excellent Science) (15 minutes)

Opportunities in Pillar II (Global Challenges and Industrial Leadership) (15 minutes)

Opportunities in Pillar III (Innovative Europe) (10 minutes)

Opportunities in Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area (10 minutes)

1.4 Third Party Funding (ideal starting point for PhD students) (15 minutes)

Cascade Funding (applying to a funded project)

Doctoral Training Networks (funding for PhDs and Post-docs)

Access to Research Infrastructures

Entrepreneurial Training for Researchers

Learning Outcome: PhD Students will be able to Present (Power Point) a Plan for Horizon Europe. PhDs will be able to assist Senior Researchers in identifying opportunities in Horizon Europe.

2. Skills Needed by PhD Students to Prepare a Proposal for Horizon Europe (eLearning Workshops)

2.1 Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates (15 minutes)

How to Judge a Winning Horizon Europe Proposal

Support Needed to Write a Competitive Proposal

From 'Telling' to 'Selling' a Research Idea

2.2 How to Screen Proposal Ideas (High Success Rates) (15 minutes)

How to Analyse a Proposal Evaluation System

How to Screen Proposal Ideas

Sources of Ideas for Horizon Europe Proposals

2.3 How Horizon Europe Proposals are Evaluated

How ERC Proposals are Evaluated (Pillar I) (15 minutes)

How Marie Curie Proposals are Evaluated (Pillar I) (10 minutes)

How Pillar II Proposals are Evaluated (15 minutes)

How EIC Pathfinder Proposals (Pillar III) are Evaluated (15 minutes)

Learning Outcome: PhD Students will have the skills to participate in a comprehensive training course on writing competitive proposals for Horizon Europe. How to Write a Competitive Proposal for Horizon Europe (Link)

3. Skills Needed for Collaborative Proposals in Horizon Europe (eLearning Workshops)

3.1 Strategic Networking at a European Level (15 minutes)

Partners in Horizon Europe Proposals

How Coordinators select Partners (The Critical 5 Seconds)

Strategic Networking for Marie S. Curie Proposals

Strategic Networking for Pillar II Proposals

3.2 Background to Pillar II Topics (Proposal Intelligence) (20 minutes)

How Pillar II Topics are Selected

Expert Groups consulted for Pillar II Topics

Examples of Proposal Intelligence for Pillar II Topics

Learning Outcome: Phd Students will identify relevant European Networks to monitor and European Conferences to attend

4. Opportunities for Researchers beyond Academia (On-site workshops or On-line (Zoom or Teams))

4.1 Opportunities for Researchers beyond Academia (45 minutes)

Industrial and Service Companies

International Consultants

European Union Organisations

National Policy and Public Organisations

International Inter-governmental Organisations

Civil Society Organisations

4.2 How to Present Research Activities to Business Executives, Public Officials and other Researchers (45 minutes)

Common Problems with Presentations

How to Describe Research Activities

Planning, Preparing and Presenting

How to Present to Business Executives

How to Present to Public Officials

How to Present to Politicians

How to Present to other Researchers

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