HORIZON 2020 SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

STRATEGY MEETING

Center for Social Research Methods

Social Sciences University of AnkaraOctober 2015

INTRODUCTION• Aims:

• Give a brief background of Horizon 2020 grant program

• Cover major steps in project applications• Walk you through the entire process

• Review upcoming 2016-2017 calls related to social sciences and humanities

• Focus on Research & Innovation area

• Prioritize and target calls to be coordinated/participated by SSUA

BACKGROUND• European Union’s 6th Framework Program – 2002-2006, € 17.5 b

• 7th Framework Program – 2007-2013, € 53.2 b

• Horizon 2020 – 2014-2020, € 71 b

• Emphasis on:

• Social problems and conflicts

• Interdisplineary approaches, innovative solutions

• Participation of SMEs as partners

• Broad involvement of stakeholders and end-users

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION-1• Follow H2020 website for new calls (October, March)

• Review calls in your area, target 1-2

• Develop your main approach, write a short concept paper w litr.rew.

• Contact potential partners for necessary tasks

• Organize a brainstorming meeting w key partners

• Get letters of committment from partners

• Create the core writing group, divide major tasks

• Elaborate on key deliverables, milestones

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION-2• Apply TÜBİTAK funding for coordinator support; SSUA BAP

• Hire a project writing/review company

• Contact key stakeholders & end-users for support letters

• Apply for ethics committee approval

• Organize project-writing workshops for the consortium

• Calculate man-months, estimate budget

• Finish the proposal

• Review and submit the proposal (end of August)

WEB RESOURCES• Intro: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/horizon-2020-video-general-overview

• Previous calls: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-drs-2014-2015.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/t/H2020-DRS-2014-2015/1/1/1&callStatus/t/Forthcoming/0/1/0&callStatus/t/Open/0/1/0&callStatus/t/Closed/1/1/0&+plannedOpeningDate/asc

• Register: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal//desktop/en/home.html

• TÜBİTAK: http://www.h2020.org.tr/tr/haber/u2020-koordinatorlugu-destekleme-programi-basvuruya-acildi