Important information:    It is University Policy that all applications to Horizon 2020 are supported by the RD International team and approved through fEC ahead of submission. Please ensure that you contact the RD International team as early as possible to inform them of any applications to the EC.  If Institutional approval to submit is not sought ahead of the deadline then this could result in the University refusing to host the project if awarded.   At application stage there are a number of declarations you are required to tick, including the following question:  “Has a similar proposal in terms of research objectives been submitted to a Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship call?” The University has requested clarity on the term ‘Similar’ but is yet to receive a satisfactory response, so please assume any current or past proposals you might have submitted to the EC as ‘Similar’ and list them as required on the application If awarded the University must sign a Declaration of Honour (DoH) as part of the EC requirements for commencing an H2020 grant. Within the DoH there are 7 declarations that the University must certify, 6 of which we are fully satisfied are true for every grant. However, for one of the declarations (#6) we must carry out further investigations before we are able to sign the document. Declaration #6 states the following, ‘I will inform the Agency of any other grant applications or grants from the EU or Euratom budget related to this action’.   To fulfil the request to certify this particular declaration if awarded you will be asked to complete a table with any related grants or applications that you feel might be relevant and sign an agreement to confirm this declaration is adhered to before the University will sign the DoH. Again, the University has requested clarity on the term ‘Related’ but is yet to receive a satisfactory response so please assume any current or past EU grants or applications are related if there is any overlap whatsoever and list them as requested.

Horizon 2020 - the biggest EU research and innovation programme to date.  With a budget of nearly €80 billion, Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union - a core part of Europe 2020 which aims to respond to the economic crisis to:

• invest in future jobs and growth;

• address peoples' concerns about their livelihoods, safety & environment and;

• strengthen the global position of the EU in research, innovation and technology.

Horizon 2020 is a funding programme designed for all people involved in research and innovation - academia, research, industry and other stakeholder organisations. It contains a number of different funding programmes and mechanisms, based on a structure of three pillars:

 

Within these pillars there are opportunities for individual researchers and groups of researchers to apply for funding. The choice of pillar and underlying programme depends on what a researcher is looking for funding for in terms of the size of the planned project, whether it is basic or applied or whether someone is interested in moving to Bristol from another country.

UKRO, the UK Research Office, have produced a number of useful fact sheets on Horizon 2020 which you can find in the relevant area of this website. The first of which is a condensed overview of Horizon 2020, and a deadline calendar for known deadlines in 201

Please see below for further information and support that we can provide on the three main pillars:

Excellent Science (including Marie Curie and ERC)

Industrial leadership

Societal Challenges

The EU team within RED is also running a number of workshops and events to make people aware of the opportunities available during Horizon 2020. If you would like information on past and forthcoming events please visit our events page.

Participant Identity Code (PIC):

The European Commission is now using a Participant Identity Code (PIC) system. Each institution participating in Horizon 2020 has been issued with a unique 'PIC' which it will be required to use each time a new proposal is submitted. The purpose of the PIC is to remove the need to manually enter generic University information into administrative forms since it will now appear automatically. The PIC for the University of Bristol is 999974262.

If you have any questions about Horizon 2020 or any other overseas research opportunities please contact the EU Team

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