European Innovation Council Pilot 2018-2020

Key issues preventing Europe to exploit its full potential

2

Source EU Commission

Lack of creation and diffusion of breakthrough innovations means low productivity growth

A world leader in science but underperforms in transferring science into innovative companies

Innovation perfor-mance

Innovationtransfer

Innovationscale-up

Lack of risk finance for scaling up innovative companies Valley of death

Horizon 2020 has introduced substantial innovation support but should do more for breakthrough innovation

Source EU Commission

Horizon 2020 first Framework Programme to integrate innovation

Over euro1 billion per year for innovation in SME instrument (~euro500 m) Fast Track to Innovation (euro100 m) InnovFin (~euro400 m) innovation prizes Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

But unattractive to breakthrough innovators

Complex to navigate prescriptive

More designed for RampD projects with long-term road maps

Weak link to private equity

+

-

All the best universities ampresearch organisations take part in Horizon 2020

Most large innovative corporates in Europe take part in Horizon 2020

Almost none of the most innovative start-ups and fast growing companies take part in Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is attractive to research institutes and established RampD companies but not breakthrough innovators

Participant in Horizon 2020

Not in Horizon 2020

bull Horizon 2020 has potential in terms of generating breakthrough market-creating innovation although such support can be strengthened substantially

bull Give better support to market-creating disruptive innovation eg by identifying and supporting companies in particular SMEs that are developing breakthrough innovations at the intersection of different sectors and technologies and supporting their scale-up at EU level

15 February 20185

EU programme should target more breakthrough market-creating innovation

Objective Strengthen breakthrough innovations and boost the number of high-growth companies

Focus on people and companies with ideas for

bull Radically new breakthrough products services processes or business models

bull That open up new markets with the potential for rapid European and global-scale growth (high risk need for significant investment)

bull Take shape at the intersection between different technologies industry sectors and scientific disciplines

copy E

uro

pean C

om

mis

sio

n

2017

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Key issues preventing Europe to exploit its full potential

2

Source EU Commission

Lack of creation and diffusion of breakthrough innovations means low productivity growth

A world leader in science but underperforms in transferring science into innovative companies

Innovation perfor-mance

Innovationtransfer

Innovationscale-up

Lack of risk finance for scaling up innovative companies Valley of death

Horizon 2020 has introduced substantial innovation support but should do more for breakthrough innovation

Source EU Commission

Horizon 2020 first Framework Programme to integrate innovation

Over euro1 billion per year for innovation in SME instrument (~euro500 m) Fast Track to Innovation (euro100 m) InnovFin (~euro400 m) innovation prizes Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

But unattractive to breakthrough innovators

Complex to navigate prescriptive

More designed for RampD projects with long-term road maps

Weak link to private equity

+

-

All the best universities ampresearch organisations take part in Horizon 2020

Most large innovative corporates in Europe take part in Horizon 2020

Almost none of the most innovative start-ups and fast growing companies take part in Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is attractive to research institutes and established RampD companies but not breakthrough innovators

Participant in Horizon 2020

Not in Horizon 2020

bull Horizon 2020 has potential in terms of generating breakthrough market-creating innovation although such support can be strengthened substantially

bull Give better support to market-creating disruptive innovation eg by identifying and supporting companies in particular SMEs that are developing breakthrough innovations at the intersection of different sectors and technologies and supporting their scale-up at EU level

15 February 20185

EU programme should target more breakthrough market-creating innovation

Objective Strengthen breakthrough innovations and boost the number of high-growth companies

Focus on people and companies with ideas for

bull Radically new breakthrough products services processes or business models

bull That open up new markets with the potential for rapid European and global-scale growth (high risk need for significant investment)

bull Take shape at the intersection between different technologies industry sectors and scientific disciplines

copy E

uro

pean C

om

mis

sio

n

2017

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Horizon 2020 has introduced substantial innovation support but should do more for breakthrough innovation

Source EU Commission

Horizon 2020 first Framework Programme to integrate innovation

Over euro1 billion per year for innovation in SME instrument (~euro500 m) Fast Track to Innovation (euro100 m) InnovFin (~euro400 m) innovation prizes Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

But unattractive to breakthrough innovators

Complex to navigate prescriptive

More designed for RampD projects with long-term road maps

Weak link to private equity

+

-

All the best universities ampresearch organisations take part in Horizon 2020

Most large innovative corporates in Europe take part in Horizon 2020

Almost none of the most innovative start-ups and fast growing companies take part in Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is attractive to research institutes and established RampD companies but not breakthrough innovators

Participant in Horizon 2020

Not in Horizon 2020

bull Horizon 2020 has potential in terms of generating breakthrough market-creating innovation although such support can be strengthened substantially

bull Give better support to market-creating disruptive innovation eg by identifying and supporting companies in particular SMEs that are developing breakthrough innovations at the intersection of different sectors and technologies and supporting their scale-up at EU level

15 February 20185

EU programme should target more breakthrough market-creating innovation

Objective Strengthen breakthrough innovations and boost the number of high-growth companies

Focus on people and companies with ideas for

bull Radically new breakthrough products services processes or business models

bull That open up new markets with the potential for rapid European and global-scale growth (high risk need for significant investment)

bull Take shape at the intersection between different technologies industry sectors and scientific disciplines

copy E

uro

pean C

om

mis

sio

n

2017

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

All the best universities ampresearch organisations take part in Horizon 2020

Most large innovative corporates in Europe take part in Horizon 2020

Almost none of the most innovative start-ups and fast growing companies take part in Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is attractive to research institutes and established RampD companies but not breakthrough innovators

Participant in Horizon 2020

Not in Horizon 2020

bull Horizon 2020 has potential in terms of generating breakthrough market-creating innovation although such support can be strengthened substantially

bull Give better support to market-creating disruptive innovation eg by identifying and supporting companies in particular SMEs that are developing breakthrough innovations at the intersection of different sectors and technologies and supporting their scale-up at EU level

15 February 20185

EU programme should target more breakthrough market-creating innovation

Objective Strengthen breakthrough innovations and boost the number of high-growth companies

Focus on people and companies with ideas for

bull Radically new breakthrough products services processes or business models

bull That open up new markets with the potential for rapid European and global-scale growth (high risk need for significant investment)

bull Take shape at the intersection between different technologies industry sectors and scientific disciplines

copy E

uro

pean C

om

mis

sio

n

2017

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

bull Horizon 2020 has potential in terms of generating breakthrough market-creating innovation although such support can be strengthened substantially

bull Give better support to market-creating disruptive innovation eg by identifying and supporting companies in particular SMEs that are developing breakthrough innovations at the intersection of different sectors and technologies and supporting their scale-up at EU level

15 February 20185

EU programme should target more breakthrough market-creating innovation

Objective Strengthen breakthrough innovations and boost the number of high-growth companies

Focus on people and companies with ideas for

bull Radically new breakthrough products services processes or business models

bull That open up new markets with the potential for rapid European and global-scale growth (high risk need for significant investment)

bull Take shape at the intersection between different technologies industry sectors and scientific disciplines

copy E

uro

pean C

om

mis

sio

n

2017

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Objective Strengthen breakthrough innovations and boost the number of high-growth companies

Focus on people and companies with ideas for

bull Radically new breakthrough products services processes or business models

bull That open up new markets with the potential for rapid European and global-scale growth (high risk need for significant investment)

bull Take shape at the intersection between different technologies industry sectors and scientific disciplines

copy E

uro

pean C

om

mis

sio

n

2017

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Pilot package to support bottom-up ideas

Visionary Idea

Test amp Co-create

FeasibilityStart-up

Development Scale-up Investment

Future Emerging Technologies

Fast Track to Innovation

Phase-1

Phase-2

FET OPEN

FTI

SME-Instrument

SME-Instrument

Soft Blending

Under construction

euro 16 billion 3900 projects

euro 300 million 130 projects

euro 715 million 340 projects

EIC Horizon Prizes

Innovative Batteries for eVehicles --- Fuel from the Sun Artificial Photosynthesis --- Early Warning for Epidemics ---Blockchains for Social Good --- Low-Cost Space Launch --- Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid

euro 40 million

Ecosystem support Coaching mentoring and business acceleration services for all SMEs

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

The EIC will run as a pilot until 2020 and test reforms (within the current rules)

Source EU Commission

First reforms to existing instruments eg no prescriptive topics for SME instrument introducing face to face interviews to select projects

EIC Group of innovators (entrepreneurs VCs ecosystem builders) to advise on what is needed

A more coherent funding package (euro27 billion) SME instrument Fast Track to Innovation Prizes relevant parts of Future amp Emerging Technologies

Pilot initiatives blending scheme combining grants and financial instruments mentoring scheme crowdfunding

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Considering participationhellip FET OPEN FTI SME instrument EIC Horizon

Prizes

What Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals Call for proposals

Open to participantsfromhellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries butexceptionshellip

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

EU and Horizon 2020 associated countries only

Anywhere expect for

the low-cost space launch prize

For who Consortia open to anyone ndash specific

targets- Excellent young

researchers- Ambitious high-tech

SMEs- First-time FP participants

Consortia open to anyone ndash specific targets

- Private-for-profit entities (industry)

- First-time FP participants

SMEs only (alsosingle SMEs)

Anyone with

exception for the low-cost space launch prize

Size of EU grant

bull Up to EUR 3 million (RIA)

bull EUR 01 million (Inno launchpad)

Up to EUR 3 million (IA close-to-market)

bull EUR 50000 (ph 1)

bull EUR 05 to 25 million (ph 2)

exceptions possible

Between EUR 1 and 10 million

Upcomingsubmission deadlines

- 1652018 2412019 (RIA)- 16102018 8102019 (Innolaunchpad)

3 per year ndash -

2122018315201823102018

4 per phase per year --

Ph 1 82 35 59 7112018Ph 2 143 235 10102018

No deadlines announced yet --

All contests open until at least Q2 of 2019

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

SME-exclusive staged and complementary business

innovation support incl and even mostly

for single applicants (close-to-market)

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash CALL OPEN SINCE 711

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call --(four cut-off dates per year)

bull phase 1 gt EUR 50000 grant (feasible)bull phase 2 gt EUR 05m to 25m (market-ready)

bull Phase 3 business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs (SMEi FET-Open FTI grant holders)

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

47974 55226 60099

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Phase 1Idea Concept

Feasibility assessment

Phase 2Innovation

project Development Product testing

Phase 3Business

Acceleration Services

50 000 euro 05 -25Mio euro -

ca 6 months Ca 12-24 months -

Business Plan 1(10 pages)

Business Plan 2 + description of

activities for project

(30 pages)

-

10 Min 87 2 Budget

20162017

EC funding per project

Project duration

What to do -application

3 days 12 days

Supportand networking

facilitating access to markets

finance

Coaching ndash(coach suggested by

EEN selected by SME)

Recognition among the best European SMEs ndash Seal of Excellence ndashVisibility at European and global level

Other benefits

SME instrument

inputs amp outputs

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

SME instrument ndash EIC Noveltiesbull The submission forms speak business language

bull A large pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation

bull Fully bottom-up no predefined topics

bull Phase 2

bull Quality threshold raised to 13 (out of 15) ndash cf 3 evaluation criteria

bull Interview by jury in second step

bull Coaching and phase 3 extended to FET Open FTI SME grant holders

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

1 Excellence (weighting -- 25)

- Challenge and solution

- Approach

2 Impact (weighting -- 50)

- Entering the market

- Business model

- Financing

- Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

- Communication and access to research data

3 Implementation (weighting -- 25)

- Team

- Work packages deliverables milestones risks

- Resources

4 Company (or if applicable members of the consortium)

- Third parties involved in the project

5 Ethics and security

SME instrument ndash New submission forms

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

SME instrument Phase 2 selection in two steps with interviews

Responsibility

Applicants

H2020 Evaluation team

Experts

Below threshold(s)

Abovethresholds

Invited for interview

Not invited for interview

Proposed for funding

Not proposed for funding

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

SMEi Phase 2 two-step evaluation

Step 1 Remote evaluation- 4 evaluators per proposal- threshold 13 points overall (4 per

criterion)

Step 2 Interviews for 2 x budget- 30 min- Jury of experts- To assess quality and ambition of

the team- Decide on YN to be funded

bull Expected TTG remains 5 months

bull Evaluators with innovation investment and business background

bull New guidelines for applicantsbull First interviews in February 2018

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

SMEi Phase 2 evaluation interview process

Jury interviewSix juries composed of at least 5 high-level expert-evaluators

Panel reviewOne panel composed of the 30 expert-evaluators from the jury interview

15 30 15

Jury briefing Interview of applicants

Jury debriefing

bullLead evaluator briefs the jury about the proposal and remote evaluation

bull10 pitching

bull20 QampAs to clarify aspects of the proposal related to award criteria

bullDiscussion amp deliberation

bullAttribution of a preliminary mark

ndash A (funding) ndash B (no)

bullDiscussion amp deliberation among all expert-evaluators

bullAgreement on the list of projects proposed for funding

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Interview process logistics

bull All interviews take place in Brussels

bull All interviews take place during one week about a month after each cut-off datebull Interview weeks 12-16 Feb 16-20 Apr 25-29 Jun 12-16 Novbull Applicants are requested to ensure availability during that week when applying

bull A maximum of three company representatives per proposalbull Representation by third parties is forbidden (ie no consultants) bull Presence of senior company officers is recommended

bull Applicants must prepare a pitch deck and send it in advance

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Pitch ndash suggested contents for applicants

Business model

Commercialisation amp Marketing Strategy

Financial Projections

Team

Conclusion

Company Purpose

Problem amp Solution

Value Proposition

Market Opportunity amp Risks

Competition

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Support services to SME grant holders extendedCoaching

bull Business and organisational development cooperation financing

bull Facilitated by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Mentoring

bull Aims to develop leadership skills ndash resilience tenacity and strategic insight

bull Individual founders CEOs and leaders are eligible

bull One-to-one meetings with mentors (CEOs of scale ups)

bull Initially mentors drawn from pool of SMEi Phase 2 clients

Business Acceleration Services

bull Tailored made for companies needs

bull Investors events online matchmaking overseas trade fairs etc

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Fast Track to Innovation (2018 ndash 2020)

Acceleration support for industry-driven consortia on track to deliver market-creating breakthrough innovation

bull Funding awarded via a continuously open call -- three cut-off dates per year

bull Business acceleration services including coaching for SMEs

Budget in euro millions

2018 2019 2020

10000 10000 10000

FAST EVALUATION ndash FAST FUNDING ndash ALL OPEN SINCE 711

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

2020

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FTI ndash EIC Noveltiesbull A larger pool of evaluators with technology and financialcommercial

background

bull The evaluation criteria stress potential for market-creating innovation Impact

Solutions that can create new markets or disrupt existing ones are key targets

Boosting (rapid) scale-up and competitiveness of European businesses

Excellence

Bring important progress to or revolutionise an industrial sector business practice or societal issue

The degree of RISK ndash BE BOLD

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull New submission form underway

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

bull

Laying foundations for radically new future technologies

High-risk high-impact interdisciplinary research with

bull Radical vision

bull Breakthrough technological target

bull High ambitions

Fromknowledge

hellip to new

breakthroughtechnology

FET OPEN Go far beyond of what is considered standard

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FET Open Call Topicsbull Challenging Current Thinking research and innovation

actions (RIAs) open to consortia gt all legal entities especially ambitious high-tech SMEs and excellent young researchers grants of up to EUR 3 million

bull Coordination and Support Actions helping foresight community building and communication and dissemination activities EUR 05 to 07 million grants incl for single entities

bull Innovation Launchpad helping exploitation of results (value creation from business opportunities) grants of up to EUR 01 million incl for single entities

CALL OPEN SINCE 711

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FET OPEN ndash EIC Novelties

bull The evaluation criteria emphasise (even more) potential for science-to-technology breakthrough

bull Business acceleration services (including coaching) for SMEs

bull Higher budget including for connecting consortia to markets business

innovation and IP intelligence the EIC community in view of accelerating

the impact of the funding awarded

Budget in euro millions (more than 98 of total budget is for RIAs)

2018 2019 2020

18570 16550 36400

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

FET OPEN

FTI

SME INSTRUMENT

HORIZON PRIZES

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Instrument SME-Instrument

FTI FET-Open EIC Horizon prizesPhase 1 Phase 2

For whom One or more eligible1 SMEs

From 3 to 5

eligible1

entities (mostly

industrial2)

At least 3

entities3

One or more entities

(with restrictions1 for

some of the prizes)

Maximum

funding450000 euro 25 Meuro 3 Meuro

3 Meuro (RIAs)

05 Meuro (CSAs)Varies for each prize

Total budget

2018-20164 Meuro 1425 Meuro 300 Meuro

647 Meuro (RIAs)

10 Meuro (CSAs)40 Meuro

Focus

Exploring the

feasibility of a

business idea

(~ 6 months)

Breakthrough

innovation amp

international

growth

(12-24 months)

Close-to-

market

innovation

Radically

new

technologies

6 different topics

(major societal issues)

(1) Applicants must be established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020(2) This industry involvement implies (a) either the allocation of at least 60 of the budget to industry participants in

the consortium or (b) the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners

(3) A FET-Open consortium must always include at least 3 participants from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries In addition to these three partners any legal entity from anywhere in the world can exceptionally also be included in the consortium in particular when its participation is essential for the success of the action

(4) Per action ndash with possible exceptions

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

EIC Horizon Prizes

Contests for challenge-driven inducement prizes to be awarded to those best addressing the following challenges

Mobilising communities of solvers

httpeceuropaeuresearcheicindexcfmpg=prizes

Challenge Prize euro

million

Submit before

Innovative batteries for eVehicles 10 Q4 2020

Fuel from the sun artificial photosynthesis 5 Q1 2021

Early warning for epidemics 5 Q3 2020

Blockchain for social good 5 x 1 Q2 2019

Low-cost space launch 10 Q4 2020

Affordable high-tech for humanitarian aid 5 x 1 15 Jan 2020

Total budget 40

Website

Cleaner interface

Wizard guides you to the calls on the PP

Success stories

EIC advice accelerating breakthrough innovation

Establishment of a European Innovation Council by 2020

Source EU Commission

Dedicated pillar of the next Framework Programme

Core objective preparing and scaling up breakthrough innovation

Single budget with critical mass

Flexible funding with grants and private investors

Dedicated structure

Engaging top innovators

Simple and agile implementation (eg best practice from DARPA)

Partnerships with national and private initiatives (eg co-funding of cross-border programmes)

Increasing the impact from other parts of FP9

Help scale-up the spin-offs from research projects KICs ERC PoC etc

For further information

EIC website

Participant Portal

EASME website EU Science amp Innovation

EUScienceInnov

EU_EIC

H2020SME

EU Science amp Innovation

Follow us on

Establishment of a European Innovation Council by 2020

Source EU Commission

Dedicated pillar of the next Framework Programme

Core objective preparing and scaling up breakthrough innovation

Single budget with critical mass

Flexible funding with grants and private investors

Dedicated structure

Engaging top innovators

Simple and agile implementation (eg best practice from DARPA)

Partnerships with national and private initiatives (eg co-funding of cross-border programmes)

Increasing the impact from other parts of FP9

Help scale-up the spin-offs from research projects KICs ERC PoC etc

For further information

EIC website

Participant Portal

EASME website EU Science amp Innovation

EUScienceInnov

EU_EIC

H2020SME

EU Science amp Innovation

Follow us on

For further information

EIC website

Participant Portal

EASME website EU Science amp Innovation

EUScienceInnov

EU_EIC

H2020SME

EU Science amp Innovation

Follow us on

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