In this webinar, KTN and Innovate UK National Contact Points introduce you to the Pillar 2 Clusters, as well as highlight an Horizon 2020 case study, and give details of support available for the next Framework Programme: Horizon Europe!

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Introduction to
Horizon Europe
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2. Who is in the room?

3. Agenda
• Welcome – Viola Hay, European Programmes Manager, KTN
• Keynote Addresses, incl. Q&A
• Isabel Allgeyer, Deputy Director European Programmes, BEIS
• Simon Edmonds, Deputy Executive Chair & Chief Business Officer,
Innovate UK
• Introduction to Horizon Europe, incl. case studies
• Stephen Alexander, National Contact Point for Legal and Financial Issues
• Anni Laihanen, National Contact Point for Culture, Creativity and Inclusive
Society
• Q&A – Jane Watkins, European Programmes Manager, KTN
• Next steps and close – Viola Hay, European Programmes Manager, KTN

4. Keynote Addresses
Isabel Allgeyer, Deputy Director European Programmes, BEIS
Simon Edmonds, Deputy Executive Chair & Chief Business Officer, Innovate UK

5. Vision and Objectives
Horizon Europe
what does UK association mean?
March 2021

6. What does association mean?
ü Equivalent terms for participation for UK and EU entities
ü UK organisations can have continued access to collaborative R&I funding,
infrastructure and markets via the Horizon Programme
ü UK organisations can lead and influence key collaborative projects
ü UK experts can take part in evaluations
ü UK Government participates in Programme Committees and helps define the
strategic direction of the Programme

7. Structure of the agreement
Participation in Union Programmes is one
Part within the broader UK-EU agreement
(the TCA).
This Part (Part 5) sets out the arrangements
for the UK’s future participation in Union
Programmes. The terms of the UK’s
participation in individual programmes are
included in a protocol to the agreement
(published separately under ‘declarations’).
Protocol I sets out terms of participation in
Horizon Europe (and other programmes)
UK-EU Trade and
Cooperation
Agreement
Part 4
Part 5 –
Particip
ation in
Union
Progra
mmes
Part 6
Protocol
I
Protocol
II

8. What does it all mean?
• Participation
– UK entities will have equivalent rights to those entities from Member States
• Access
– UK entities will be able to access funding from all parts of the Programme, including ERC, MCSA
and the majority of EIC (not EIC equity fund)
– Work programme level exclusions only in exceptional and justifiable cases
• Governance
– UK will have attendance and speaking rights on programme governance structures, e.g.
programme committees

9. Participation & access
• UK entities will be able to compete for funding on equivalent terms to those of Member States. This
means that the vast majority of UK applicants would have a very similar user experience as they had
in relation to previous Framework Programmes such as Horizon 2020.
• UK entities will be able to participate in all areas of the Horizon Europe Programme, including ERC,
MCSA and the grant only actions in EIC. The only exceptions to this are:
The EIC Fund
- UK has decided not to participate in EIC
fund/equity elements of EIC.
- This means that UK entities will only have
access to grant elements of the EIC.
Duly justified exclusions
- As in previous Horizon Programmes,
the EU reserves the right to limit the
participation of Associated
Countries in specific calls.
- This can only be done for ‘duly
justified’ reasons – we can ask the
Commission to justify any exclusion
of AC entities from calls to the UK.

10. Governance
• As an associate country, the UK will play an active role in the ongoing governance and development
of the Horizon programme:
– UK representatives & experts will take part in the relevant programme committees, expert
groups etc. UK reps will have speaking rights, access to information and documentation etc. As
with other associate countries, the UK will not have voting rights at these committees.
– UK nationals will not be excluded from being experts or evaluators within the Programme
– UK will participate as observers on the Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre
– UK will remain part of the European Research Area Committee

11. Institutionalised Partnerships – Article 187/185s
• Eleven long-term partnerships: ten 187s (undertaken by private and public bodies)
and one 185s (undertaken by Member States and Associated Countries)
Cluster Health Digital, Industry and Space Climate, Energy and Mobility Food, Bioeconomy,
natural resources,
agriculture and
environment
187s EU-Africa Global Health
Innovative Health
Initiative
Key Digital Technologies
Smart Networks and Services
EuroHPC
Transforming Europe’s Rail System
Clean Aviation
Single European Skies
Clean Hydrogen
Circular Bio-based
Europe
185s European Metrology
• The European Commission published the proposals for a regulation on 10 of these
partnerships on 23 Feb (excluding EuroHPC) worth c.€10bn from the EU
• It is anticipated that these will be adopted by the European Parliament (for 185s)
and Council (187s) in Q4 2021 with opening calls following shortly afterwards

12. Institutionalised Partnerships – European Institute of Innovation and
Technology Knowledge and Innovation Communities (EIT KICs)
• The EIT brings together business, education and research bodies to create an
environment conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe
• It funds 8 long-term partnerships, KICs, each with a focus on a different societal
challenge:
New KICs for Culture and
Creative Industries and
Water, Marine and Maritime
Sectors and Ecosystems are
anticipated in 2022/3 and
2026 respectively.
• Calls for projects starting this year have already closed but calls for projects starting
in 2022 are open or due to be open later this year
• Calls for proposals are genuinely open and you do not need to be an existing partner
to submit a bid.

13. What are the next steps?
EU to ratify the
Horizon Europe
Regulation
•Likely to take place April
2021
UK and EU finalise
Protocols (via
Specialised
Committee)
•This step cannot be completed
until the Regulation has been
agreed
UK formally
associated to the
Programme
•Once Protocol has
been agreed, the
UK will be
formally
associated to the
Programme

14. What should researchers and businesses do now?
• This is a great outcome for researchers and businesses both in the UK and EU.
• UK entities are eligible to apply from the start, including for the very first calls that have
already launched – ERC first calls are open (deadline 8 April)
• We encourage everyone to begin to prepare consortia and bids for when the Programme
formally begins.
• Commission Q&A on UK participation in Horizon (https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/qa-uks-
participation-horizon-europe_en) confirms UK eligibility from the first calls

15. Horizon Europe Clusters – webinar series, 22/23 and 25 March ’21
https://eur.cvent.me/PWA9E
European Research and Innovation Days, 23 – 24 June 2021
https://research-innovation-days.ec.europa.eu

16. Watch this space!

17. Horizon Europe Opportunities
Presented by
Stephen Alexander
Anni Laihanen
National Contact Points (NCPs)
Innovate UK
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18. • Team of sector specific advisors to support UK entities successfully participate in EU Framework
Programmes.
• Support available for each areas of Horizon Europe
What is a National Contact Point (NCP)?
Full list of UK National
Contact Points
NCPs for Europe and
the rest of the world
2
NCP
Businesses
RTOs
Academia
UK Gov
EU
Commission
Global R&I
network
Informing, awareness raising – on Horizon Europe and other
EU programmes
Assisting, advising and training – to improve the quality of
Horizon Europe proposals
Signposting and cooperation – direct to relevant support and
work with each other to support consortium development

19. UK National Contact Point (NCP) team
Stephen Alexander
Legal & Financial
Emma Fenton
Climate &
Environment
Jo Frost
Health (contact for
industry)
Helen Fairclough
Energy
Catherine Holt
Space + Natural
Resources
Genevra Kirby
EIC +
NCP Coordination
Zale Johnson
Security
Stafford Lloyd
Digital
Louise Mothersole
Transport & Mobility
Abishek Ramesh
Industry & Materials
Helen Sweeney
Food, Agritech
Innovate UK Team in
Brussels:
Sivasegaram
Manimaaran
Dora
Meredith
Paul Bello
Biotechnology
Anni Laihanen
Culture, Creative &
Inclusive Society
Katie Dingley
Health (contact for
academia)

20. 4
Other Support Available
• Innovate UK EDGE (aka Enterprise Europe Network - EEN) has
regional offices and access to a large database of companies
seeking collaboration
• Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has sector specialists as well
as EU specialists
• Support in the Devolved Administrations
• Scotland Europa
• Invest NI
• Welsh European Funding Office

21. Horizon Europe Structure €53.8bn
€24.9bn €13.4bn
• €95.5bn total funding agreed for 2021-2027
• NB budget figures exclude UK and other Associate Country contributions
• Others likely to associate incl. Switzerland, Norway & Israel
• Canada, Japan, Australia etc. status TBC 5
Note: Info based on DRAFT WP

22. Why participate in Horizon Europe?
§ Funding source in addition to Innovate UK schemes (High funding rate: up to 100% of eligible costs)
§ No artificial constraints (consortium size, budget allocation to non-industrials...)
§ The only guaranteed funding for certain sectors
§ Increased visibility at EU & Global level
§ Build new domestic and international partners/customers (leading to growth & revenue)
§ First step towards internationalisation & export markets
§ Solving global grand challenges through collaborative R&D
§ Access to cutting edge technologies, infrastructure & talent
§ Influencing standards, regulations and research policies
§ Creating UK jobs, growth and stronger supply chains

23. Who is eligible and how to apply
• Eligibility – any legal entity can participate
• Collaborative projects - Must be a consortium of minimum 3 independent legal entities, each established
in a different EU Member State (MS) or Associated countries, with at least 1 of them established in a MS
• Monobeneficiary projects – coordination & support actions, some MSCA and co-fund actions.
• Proposal submission and grant management – all electronically, via the EU portal
• Application: see https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/grants/applying-for-
funding_en.htm
• Excellence
• Impact
• Quality and Efficiency of implementation
Award
Criteria
• RIA – Research and Innovation Actions – up to 100% funding rate
• IA – Innovation Actions – up to 70% funding rate (except non-profit, 100% applies)
• CSA – Coordination and Support Actions – up to 100% funding rate
Main Types
of Actions

24. Business as usual – compared to H2020?
‘Evolution not revolution’ in most respects…
§ New ‘corporate grant agreement
§ Personnel costs – use of single corporate daily rate
§ More acceptance of usual cost accounting practices
§ Shorter proposal templates
§ Gender equality plans
§ Otherwise, participation will look much the same in terms of: application process,
funding rates, evaluation, reporting etc.

25. Pillar 2
Cluster content
9
NCP Cluster-focused events – March 22-25
https://ktn-uk.org/events/overview-of-horizon-
europe-clusters-webinar-series/

26. Staying healthy in a
rapidly changing society
Cluster 1 - Health
• Diet and health (obesity)
• Ageing and demographic change
• Mental health
• Digital empowerment in health literacy
• Personalised prevention
• AI to predict disease risk
Living and working in a
health-promoting environment
Environmental, occupational and socio-economic risk factors to health, e.g.
• indoor & outdoor air pollution, chemicals, non-ionizing radiation (EMFs)
• urbanisation, climate and other environmental changes
• socio-economic inequalities, working environments
Tackling diseases and
reducing disease burden
• Better diagnostics, personalised treatment
• New and advanced therapies for NCDs
• Scientific evidence, policy, legal frameworks
• Innovative health technologies
• Understanding diseases
• Infectious disease threats
Ensuring access to
innovative, sustainable and
high-quality health care
• Fair access to high quality, sustainable healthcare for all citizens
• Innovative, feasible, implementable, financially sound scalable solutions
(for governance, financing, human and physical resources, health service provision
and patient empowerment)
Unlocking the full potential
of new tools, technologies and
digital solutions for a healthy society
Tools, technologies and digital solutions for medical devices and improved health
• considering safety, effectiveness, appropriateness, accessibility,
• comparative value-added and fiscal sustainability, as well as
• ethical, legal and regulatory issues
Maintaining an
innovative, sustainable and
globally competitive health industry
• Market access of innovative tech. (medical, pharmaceutical, biotech, digital)
• Novel methodologies and metrics, and support for regulatory authorities
• Safe and clinically validated tools, technologies and services
• Greener pharmaceuticals and technologies

27. 2021 Calls
Opening 15 April
Deadline 1 Sept
Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society –
Cluster 2
2022 Calls
Opening 20 Jan
Deadline 20 April
TIMELINES
Destination 1:
Innovative
research on
democracy
and
governance
Destination 2:
Innovative
research on
European cultural
heritage and the
Cultural and
Creative Industries
Destination 3:
Innovative
research on
social and
economic
transformations
42
projects funded
41 projects funded
48 projects funded
147M€
144.3M€
131M€
1 • Future of liberal democracy
• Economic models and modern democracies
• Feminisms for a new age of democracy
• Democratic politics in the EU’s neighbourhood
• Politics and governance in a post-pandemic world
• AI, big data and democracy
• Future of democracy and civic participation
• Inequalities & democracy
• Education for democracy
• Political extremism
• Democracy, politics and media
• Global governance for a world in transition
2 • Green technologies and materials for cultural heritage
• Participatory management & sustainable financing of
museums/cultural institutions
• CCI as a driver innovation and competitiveness
• Cultural heritage & advanced digital technologies
• Endangered languages in Europe
• Traditional crafts for the future
• European music ecosystem & filmmaking industry
• Climate change & natural hazards and cultural heritage & remediation
• Games & culture shaping our society
• European Bauhaus
3 • Irregular migration
• Support in a changing world of work and social protection
• New technologies in education & training
• Changing supply chains and declining trade intensities
• New technologies in education & training
• Decision-making processes of migrants
• Gender & social, economic and cultural empowerment
• Inclusive labour market
• Successful development of skills matched to needs
• Racial, ethnic and religious equality
• Socio-economic effects of aging societies

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€405.8M
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Better protect
the EU and its
citizens
against crime
and terrorism
Effective
management
of EU external
borders
Resilient
infrastructure
Increased
cybersecurity
A disaster
resilient
society for
Europe
Strengthened
Security
Research &
Innovation
Destination 1
Destination 2
Destination 3
Destination 4
Destination 5
Destination 6
€87M
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• Infrastructures and autonomy safeguarded against systemic risks
• infrastructure resilience in case of Pandemics
• Advanced security & resilience across urban mobility systems
• Fighting crime & terrorism using travel intelligence
• Disinformation & fake news
• Lawful use of interception technologies
• Combating firearms trafficking
• Improved access to research data to fight crime
• Domestic, sexual violence and child sexual exploitation
• Protection of public spaces
• Countering on-line identity theft
• Fighting environment crime
• Enhanced security management of borders
• Increased safety, security, performance of borders
• Improved border checks & improved traveller & staff experiences
• Advanced detection of threats & illicit goods - postal & couriers
• Improved detection of concealed objects on/ within the body
• Business continuity & recovery methodologies - models & prediction
• Improved security connected devices
• AI for cybersecurity reinforcement
• Scalable privacy-preserving technologies - personal data
• Enhanced citizen preparedness
• Improved understanding of risk exposure & public awareness
• Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction for extreme climate events
• Enhanced assessment of disaster risks
• Improved quality assurance/control of data used in decision making
• Innovative concepts to enhance cooperation
• Partnerships to coordinate R&I efforts - climate related disasters
• Developing partnerships – first responder & capability gaps
• Dispersion models for improved decision support for CBRNE releases
• Maturity assessment framework for security technologies
• Knowledge networks for Security Research & Innovation
• standardisation and certification schemes for security
• Demand led innovation for situation awareness in civil protection
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2021 Calls
Opening 15th Apr
Deadline 8th Sept
Civil Security for Society – Cluster 3
2022 Calls
Opening 15th Mar
Deadline 8th Sept
TIMELINES

29. Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space
Key Themes
Digital
• AI, Data & Computing
• Photonics & Electronics
• Smart Networks & Connectivity
• Robotics
• Digital Economy
Industry
• Circular Industries
• Resource & Energy efficiency
• Digital & Agile Manufacturing
• Sustainability by design
• Smart, Multi-functional materials
(incl. Graphene, Nano & bio)
• Adv. Materials for Energy storage
(incl. Hydrogen & Electrification)
Space
• Satellite technology
• Access to space
• Space data
• Space science
• Space robotics
€15.54bn funding (2021-27)
>190 call topics in 2021-22
NCP Industry: Abishek Ramesh
€1.56bn – 2021/22 €1.51bn – 2021/22 €0.31bn – 2021/22
Note: Info based on DRAFT WP
• 1st Calls Open: 15 Apr 2021;
• Deadlines: 15 July 2021 and 29 Sept 2021
• 1st Calls Open: 15 Apr 2021;
• Deadline: 8 Sep 2021
• 1st Calls Open: 6 May 2021;
• Deadline: 7 September 2021
Destinations 1 & 2
Destinations 3,4,6 Destinations 5
NCP Digital: Stafford Lloyd NCP Space: Catherine Holt

30. Cluster 5 – Climate, Energy & Mobility
Key Themes
Climate
• Climate sciences and
responses
• Batteries
• Emerging breakthrough
technologies
• Citizens and stakeholder
engagement
• Communities and cities
Energy
• Renewables
• Energy Systems and grids
• Carbon Capture, Utilisation and
Storage
• Cross cutting issues
• Energy efficient buildings
• Industrial decarbonisation
Mobility
• Zero emission road transport
• Aviation
• Waterborne transport
• Impact of transport on the
environment and human health
• Connected, Cooperative and
Automated Mobility
• Safety and resilience
• Multimodal and sustainable
transport systems
€15bn funding (2021-27)
177 call topics in 2021-22
NCPs Energy: Helen Fairclough,
Kerry Young and Chris Young
€0.5bn – 2021/22 €1.4bn – 2021/22 €0.9bn – 2021/22
Note: Info based on DRAFT WP
• 1st Calls Open: 15 Apr 2021
• Deadlines: 26 Aug 2021 and 19 Oct 2021
• 1st Calls Open: 15 Apr 2021
• Deadlines: 7 Sept 2021 and 19 Oct 2021
• 1st Calls Open: 15 April 2021
• Deadlines: 7 Sept 2021 and 19 Oct 2021
Destinations 3 & 4
Destinations 1 & 2 Destinations 5 & 6
NCP Climate: Emma Fenton NCP Mobility: Louise Mothersole

31. Biodiversity
and Ecosystem
Services
Circular
economy and
bioeconomy
sectors
Clean
Environment
and zero
pollution
Fair, healthy &
environmentally
friendly food
systems from
primary
production
Land oceans
and water for
climate
change
Resilient
inclusive
healthy and
green
communities
Innovative
governance
environmental
observations and digital
solution in support
of the Green Deal
Cluster 6
Food, Bioeconomy Natural
Resources, Agriculture and
Environment
Destination 1: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
• Understanding biodiversity decline
• Valuing and restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services
• Managing biodiversity in primary production
• Enabling transformative change on biodiversity
Destination 2: Fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food systems from primary
production to consumption
• Enabling sustainable farming
• Enabling sustainable fisheries and aquaculture
• Transforming food systems for health, sustainability and inclusion
• Targeted international cooperation
Destination 3: Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
• Enabling a circular economy transition
• Innovating sustainable bio-based systems and the bioeconomy
• Safeguarding the multiple functions of European forests
• Innovating for blue economy and biotechnology value chains
Destination 4: Clean environment and zero pollution
• Halting emissions of pollutants to soils and waters
• Protecting drinking water and managing urban water pollution
• Addressing pollution on seas and oceans
• Innovating for blue economy and biotechnology value chains
Destination 5: Land, oceans and water for climate action
Destination 6: Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities
Destination 7: Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in
support of the Green Deal
• Innovating with governance models and supporting policy
• Deploying and adding value to Environmental Observations
• Digital and data technologies as key enablers
• Strengthening agricultural knowledge and innovation systems
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
€116 m
€230 m
€193 m
€404 m
€374 m
€353 m
€94 m
36 Topics
39 Topics
22 Topics
14 Topics
16 Topics
13 Topics
43 Topics
2021 Calls Open
15th April 2021 to
1st Sept 2021
2022 Calls Open
28th October 2021 –
15th Feb 2022

32. Other collaborative opportunities
€53.8bn
€13.4bn

33. Pillar I: Excellent Science
European Research Council
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
• Do you want to…
Ø Access excellent researchers?
Ø Develop new and strengthen existing
collaborations?
• MSCA: bottom up + open to all areas of
research at all stages - from basic frontier
research to near market uptake
• Provide funding for all researcher career stages
as well as managerial, administrative or
technical staff
• Enhance the career development and training of
researchers
• Promote international and inter-sectoral collaboration and
mobility
• Bridge academic and non-academic sectors in and outside
of Europe
• Promote sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to
market (and vice versa)
• Foster a shared culture of R&I that welcomes and rewards
creativity and entrepreneurship
Research Infrastructures
Contact: mariecurie-uk@ukro.ac.uk
€2.4bn
€6.4bn
MSCA Staff Exchanges
MSCA Postdoctoral
Fellowships
MSCA Doctoral Networks
MSCA COFUND
€1.08bn to UK
from MSCAs
in H2020
• Starting Grants
• Consolidator Grants
• Advanced Grants

34. Pillar III: Innovative Europe
European Innovation
Ecosystems
European Innovation Council
Integrated, agile support across the full
R&D spectrum from early stage research
to scale-up
Pathfinder
• ~€3M (no cap), 100%
• Collaborative
• novel ideas for radically new technologies
• ‘gatekeepers’
Ø radical vision for a future technology that
can significantly improve society
Ø breakthrough target for technology vision
Ø new interdisciplinary collaborations
• challenges: Aware inside, Tools for brain
activity, Cell and gene therapy, Green
hydrogen, Living materials
• previously: FET-Open and FET-Proactive
Transition Activities
• validate technologies and develop business
plans for specific applications
• builds on Pathfinder and ERC proof of
concept projects
• single entity or collaborative, ~€2.5M (no
cap), 100%
• challenges: Medical devices, Energy
harvesting
Accelerator
• up to €2.5m in grants
• supports high-risk, high-potential (for-
profit) SMEs with ambitions to scale-up
• TRL 6-8: trials, prototyping, validation,
demonstration…
• previously: SME Instrument
European Institute of
Innovation and Technology €3.2bn
Idea
Market
EIC Pathfinder
EIC Transition
EIC Accelerator

35. Widening Participation and Strengthening the
European Research Area
• Activities that will increase the participation of low R&I performing member
states and strengthen the European Research Area
Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence,
e.g.
• Teaming & twinning
• ERA Chairs
• COST
• Support to NCPs
• Brain circulation and excellence initiatives
• “Hop-on“
Reforming and enhancing the European R&I
system
• Scientific evidence & foresight
• Open Science
• Policy Support Facility
• Attractive researcher careers
• Citizen science, Responsible Research &
Innovation
• Gender equality
€2.9bn €438m
Contact: mafalda.pinto@ukri.org

36. Missions
• A portfolio of actions across disciplines intended to achieve a bold and inspirational and
measurable goal within a set timeframe, with impact for society and policy making as well as
relevance for a significant part of the European population and wide range of European citizens
• First funding for preparatory activities to help shape future Missions: feasibility studies, information
campaigns and identifying needs
• Budget of up to €5 million for each mission
• 12 May à 9 September: call for projects for 5 missions + 2 horizontal calls
• European Bauhaus: an open call for five European Bauhaus demonstrators
Adaptation to
climate change,
including societal
transformation
Healthy oceans, seas,
coastal and inland
waters Cancer
Climate-
neutral and
smart cities
Soil health
and food

37. Next steps
I’m interested in exploring the opportunity, what should I do?
§ Contact the relevant NCP to discuss your proposal idea and discuss its
relevance to the Calls for Proposals
§ Prepare a proposal summary
§ Approach potential partners
§ Attend relevant webinars and info days
§ European Innovation Council – March 18-19
§ NCP Cluster-focused events – March 22-25
§ EU HEu implementation events – April/May
§ EU Research & Innovation Days – June 23-24

38. CPI experiences from winning Horizon 2020 Bids
Interpret the call
Start early! And Start early!
Decide on leading a bid
versus joining a consortium
(pros and cons)
Understand the type of action
and scope
Ensure proposal is fully in
scope and seek help and
support from NCPs
Contribute to shaping of
the work programmes
Join and actively participate
in pan-European working
groups to shape future work
programmes and calls
Worth the investment of
resource and time
Consortium
Build/be part of a high-
quality consortium that
meets all the needs of the
project and the call. Seek
support from NCPs and EU
networks
Must include a good mix of
innovation and exploitation
partners, with representation
as specified in the call

39. The best ways to form winning teams
Being an effective networker is much more useful than submitting a profile into a portal and awaiting
contacts.
• Use your existing professional networks – if you don’t know who the sector leaders are in Europe
then you should find out
• Use Linked In to connect to people from possible partners
• Join the relevant Partnership if any, ask your NCP for details
• Search CORDIS for previous, related projects and contact the participants. All projects must
disseminate their results and often hold workshops, etc.
• Join the relevant networks and associations – again ask your NCP for suggestions
• Be an active member – say ‘hi’ when you join the virtual room. Ask questions, support others’
opinions, act as if you are already well known to all in the virtual room
• Volunteer to draft working papers, take notes, send in useful information – be helpful
• Speak up at workshops – demonstrate Thought Leadership
• Show that you would be a valuable partner for collaborative projects and that without you they
won’t win – you have the secret sauce that is necessary for their success

40. Contacts
§ NCPs: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/horizon-2020-business-grants-uk#find-your-uk-
national-contact-point-for-advice
§ Horizon Europe updates: https://www.ukri.org/our-work/collaborating-internationally/working-
on-eu-funded-projects
§ NCP Cluster events: https://ktn-uk.org/events/overview-of-horizon-europe-clusters-webinar-
series/