The webinar provided background information on various call topics and on support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for funding and search for partners. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and was delivered by Stafford Lloyd, National Contact Point for ICT and FET, Stephen Alexander, National Contact Point for Legal and Financial Issues, Innovate UK, and Orestis Georgiou, Ultraleap. The webinar gave an overview of H2020 FET Call topics, and support available for UK organisations in how to apply for funding, as well as information on Brexit and the continuation of UK participation in H2020. This enabled attendees to gain an insight into the benefits of participating, guidelines for preparing a project outline and the support and collaboration tools available. In summary, the webinar covered: - Open and Forthcoming FET Call Topics - Support for UK Organisations - UK participation in Horizon 2020

1. Welcome to our H2020 Webinar:
Future and Emerging Technologies Calls
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2. PROGRAMME AGENDA
1. Introduction and Welcome
Viola Hay, KTM - European Programmes, KTN
2. UK participation in Horizon 2020
Stephen Alexander, NCP for Legal and Financial Issues, Innovate UK
3. H2020 FET forthcoming 2020 call topics
Stafford Lloyd, NCP for ICT and FET, Innovate UK
4. H2020 FET case study
Orestis Georgiou, Ultrahaptics
5. Q&A
6. Close,
Viola Hay, KTM - European Programmes, KTN

3. UK Participation in H2020
StephenAlexander
Legal & Financial NCP
H2020UK National Contact Points
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4.  UK-based individuals and organisations would remain eligible
to bid for funding, participate in and lead
 If an agreement is reached, projects approved during this
period will be able to continue with an uninterrupted flow of EU
funding
 But, ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’
 Where do we stand if no-deal?
WithdrawalAgreement: Horizon 2020
“Following withdrawal from the Union, the UK will
continue to participate in the Union programmes
financed by the MFF 2014-2020 until their closure.”

5. UK Eligibility toparticipate inH2020 post Brexit (nodeal)
• Free to participate as a non-EU country, a ‘third country’ across most
of H2020
• Can continue to coordinate projects and distribute EU funds
• Not automatically eligible for EU funding
• Unless essential for action
• Or provision made in workprogramme/call
• Some obligations under the GA will no longer apply
• UK not eligible for some actions:
• Monobeneficiary - ERC, MSCA
• Some Space and Security projects
• Some multi-beneficiary – FTI, SMEi
• For most ongoing projects and new projects, funding will be replaced by
the Treasury underwrite guarantee

6.  The UK Government has committed to underwrite Horizon 2020 funding for all
successful UK bids submitted before exit, even if they are notified of their success
after exit, for the lifetime of the projects
 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will also manage the independent assessment of
UK applications to ERC, MSCA and SMEi grants that have been submitted before
Brexit, if they are not assessed by the European Commission.
 This will support UK participants to continue to take part in Horizon 2020 projects
in no deal scenario, subject to continued eligibility.
Underwrite Guarantee and extension funding
• Guarantees EU Funding for UK researchers beyond the date
the UK leaves the EU
• Through the extension to the guarantee, the government has
committed to fund UK participants’ funding in all Horizon 2020
calls open to third country participants from the date of exit.
HMT Underwrite Guarantee

7. Current ongoing projects
• Project delivery should continue as per the grant agreement
• Participation as a third country entity
• UK coordinators will remain eligible to coordinate and manage EU funds
• Funded by EU to end ‘January’ , UK underwrite thereafter
• If the project is only open to EU and Associated countries – the grant
may be terminated by the EU.
• If viable as a standalone project, the underwrite will still apply
• If non-viable – funding will be available to cover the costs
associated with project closure
• If the project has the minimum number of participants and UK status
means the project is ineligible – it may be terminated
• The underwrite will apply as above – viable/non-viable

8. New bids submitted before exit
• Proposals will be assessed by EU if the action is open to
third countries
• If successful, you will participate as a third country but with
UK funding from the start of the project
• However, if the project is only open to EU and Associated
countries - It may not be evaluated
• You will be able to re-submit to UKRI for independent
assessment
• If successful, you will receive Government ‘in-flight’ funding
for the lifetime of the project
• The grant agreement will be with UKRI under standard UK
T&Cs

9. Applying after exit
• Most calls will be open to third country participation – but
check with your NCP if necessary
• The project will continue to have an EU grant agreement but
with funding via UK extended underwrite
• But, UK not eligible for some actions:
• Some monobeneficiary – in ERC, MSCA
• Some Space and Security projects
• Some multi-beneficiary – EIC Accelerator (formerly
SMEi)

10. Delivery of government funding
• The Treasury guarantee will be delivered by UK Research and
Innovation (UKRI)
• Grant holders who have registered on the UKRI portal will be contacted
to set out the steps to access guarantee funding
• UKRI will require evidence of your grant or grant offer, i.e.:
• Proof of grant
• Proof of grant amount
• Proof of any payments already received
• Any financial statements submitted since last payment
• Proof of project costs incurred since last payment
• Information on types of acceptable evidence is available on the UKRI
website
• Do NOT submit documents until requested by UKRI

11. Delivery of government funding – ‘onboarding’
• Once documents are submitted, your grant will be
‘onboarded’ to existing UKRI grant management systems
• Je-S for academia, quarterly payments
• IFS for industry, payments on a claims basis, in arrears
• You will sign a contract with UKRI - in most cases this will
be alongside your existing EU grant agreement
• Guarantee payments will be in pounds Sterling (£)
• For ‘In-flight’ projects (those independently assessed by
UKRI) – there will be a single grant agreement with under
UKRI T&Cs

12. What happens at exit – ‘EU side’?
(current ongoing projects)
• In theory, TBC…
• Amendment to project grant agreement
• Triggered by Commission
• Introduce article-9 (implementation of action tasks by
beneficiaries not receiving EU funding)
• Amend maximum project grant amount
• Interim/break report (technical & financial) to end of
‘January’…
• Agree financial balance – payment or recovery from
UK participant
• UK partner still a signatory to the GA and bound by
most obligations
• Some projects that fail to maintain eligibility may be
terminated

13. Underwrite portal
 The portal is designed to ensure that UKRI has the
information about projects and participants in order to
underwrite guarantee payments if required.
 The website is for UK participants who are in receipt of
Horizon 2020 funding (including EDCTP2, EMPIR, EIT-
KICs). It is also for Euratom R&T and ongoing
Framework Programme 7 projects.
 Register your project on the portal at:
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/eu-
grant/overview

14.  UK participation in Horizon 2020 after Brexit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-participation-in-
horizon-2020-uk-government-overview/uk-participation-in-
horizon-2020-after-brexit
 UKRI & EU Exit - underwrite
https://www.ukri.org/research/international/ukri-eu-exit/
N.B. Details will continue to be updated on the
UKRI website
UK Government guidance and how to prepare

15. Contact
For further information on H2020
and on the rules for participation:
Stephen Alexander
Email: NCP-RULES@innovateuk.ukri.org
Phone: 07771-722217

16. Horizon 2020
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Dr Stafford Lloyd
Horizon 2020 National Contact Point
ICT & Future and Emerging Technologies
@UKH2020_ICT
NCP-ICT-FET@innovateuk.ukri.org

17. Innovate UK is part of UK Research and
Innovation.
Innovate UK drives productivity and
economic growth by supporting businesses
to develop new ideas.
We connect businesses to the people that
can help them, and fund businesses and
research collaborations in all economic
sectors, value chains and UK regions to
accelerate innovation.
Innovate UK

18. What is Horizon 2020?
 EUR 80 billion available 2014-2020 – it is large scale CR&D

19. Who am I and what do I do?
 Network of National Contact Points (NCPs) is the main structure to provide guidance,
practical information and assistance on all aspects of participation in Horizon 2020.
20% 80% NCP-rules@innovateuk.ukri.org

20. Basic application process
Find call Find partners Submit proposal Deliver project
Todays webinar

21. What is FET?
Part of excellent science pillar:
 FET Open – bottom-up approach for
exploring novel and visionary ideas
 FET Proactive – transformative
research through a set of focused
thematic initiatives
 FET Flagships – large-scale, science-
driven initiatives that tackle grand
scientific and technological challenges
Visionary
Science
driven
Breakthrough
technology
Interdisciplinary
Radical
novelty
Non-
incremental

22. Final FET calls in 2020
Over €250M EC budget available for the following calls:
 FETOPEN-01-2018-2019-2020: Challenging current thinking
 FETOPEN-03-2018-2019-2020: Innovation Launchpad
 FETPROACT-EIC-07-2020: Emerging paradigms and communities*
 FETPROACT-EIC-08-2020: Environmental intelligence*
 FETPROACT-09-2020: Neuromorphic computing
*Topic descriptions for FET Proactive-EIC topics 07 and 08 will change, including opening
dates. Budget remains the same.

23. FET Open – Challenging current thinking
(FETOPEN-01-2018-2019-2020)
 Specific challenge: to lay the foundations for radically new future technologies of any kind
from visionary interdisciplinary collaborations that dissolve the traditional boundaries
between sciences and disciplines, including the social sciences and humanities.
 Expected impact:
 Scientific and technological contributions to the foundation of a new future technology
 Potential for future social or economic impact or market creation
 Building leading research and innovation capacity across Europe by involvement of key actors
that can make a difference in the future, for example excellent young researchers, ambitious
high-tech SMEs or first-time participants to FET under Horizon 2020.
 Deadline 13 May 2020
 Expected budget €3M, ~60 projects to be funded (€196.2M budget)
 15 page, single stage submission
 Basic eligibility criteria apply (min. 3 countries from MS/AC)

24. FET Open – lets try even if it fails!
 No thematic restriction - projects must meet the three FET ‘gatekeepers’:
 Radical vision
 Breakthrough technology target
 Interdisciplinary.
From
cutting-edge
SCIENCE …
… to disruptive
TECHNOLOGY
of the future

25. FET Open – Scope: gatekeepers
 Radical vision
 Proposal must initiate a new technology concept that challenges current paradigms
 Takes a completely new approach to a challenge we face in society
 High risk / impact
 Technology target
 Aim for a clear breakthrough in science and technology
 Should be novel and ambitious
 Not funding improvements of existing concepts
 Interdisciplinary
 Interdisciplinary research is essential
 How will established collaborative patterns be challenged? Create new relationships with
diverse fields
 Open up new areas of investigation

26. FET Open – extra information
 Scope can be difficult to interpret
 How radical?
 Distance from market – first proof of concept
 Interdisciplinary?
 Review some existing FET Open projects:
 https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/fet-open

27. FET Open – evaluation

28. FET Open – Innovation launchpad
(FETOPEN-03-2018-2019-2020)
 This topic aims at turning results from FET-funded projects into genuine societal or
economic innovations – open to previous FET Open participants only
 Expected impact:
 Increased value creation from FET projects by picking up innovation opportunities
 Improved societal and market acceptance of concrete high-potential innovations from FET
projects
 Stimulating, supporting and rewarding an open and proactive mind-set towards exploitation
beyond the research world
 Contributing to the competitiveness of European industry/economy by seeding future growth
and the creation of jobs from FET research
 Deadline 14 October 2020
 €100K projects, focused on ‘non-scientific aspects’; 30 projects to be funded (€3M
budget) – awarded in a lump sum!
 7 page application, can be single entity

29. FET Innovation launchpad - scope
 Precise link with the relevant FET project and the specific result for which a FET
Innovation Launchpad proposal is intended, are to be explicitly described in the proposal
 Activities proposed should reflect the level of maturity of the result to be taken up and can
include:
 Definition of a commercialisation process
 Market and competitiveness analysis
 Technology assessment
 Verification of innovation potential
 Consolidation of intellectual property rights
 Business case development.

30. FET Innovation launchpad – scope
 Proposals can include activities with, for instance:
 Partners for technology transfer
 Licence-takers
 Investors and other sources of financing
 Societal organisations or potential end-users
 Limited low-risk technology development can be supported as long as it has a clear and
necessary role in the broader proposed innovation strategy and plan, for example:
 Demonstration/piloting
 Testing
 Minor adjustment to specific requirements
 This topic does not fund research or activities that are/were already foreseen in the
original FET project.

31. FET Proactive – Neuromorphic computing
(FETPROACT-09-2020)
 Create neuromorphic computing technologies that can outperform current systems in
terms of size, scalability, connectivity, power consumption etc., by exploiting a wider range
of biological principles from the hardware level up and from the cognitive level down
 Expected impact:
 Bring neuromorphic engineering at the level where it can be benchmarked in terms of
performance against relevant metrics and its interfaces be standardised
 Pave the way to market take-up of neuromorphic computing in a range of existing and new
application areas
 Stimulate the emergence of a European innovation ecosystem around neuromorphic
engineering.
 Deadline 22 April 2020
 €4-5M projects, 4 year duration, 3 projects to be funded
 Research and Innovation action, usually 30 page application, min. 3 partners.

32. FET Proactive – Neuromorphic scope
 Proposals will target:
 New computational substrates and engines, based on new materials and engineering principles
for efficient and low-power neuromorphic computing
 New theories, architectures and algorithms for neuromorphic computation, learning and
adaptation/plasticity for and in such new neuromorphic hardware.
 These should be brought together in systems or artefacts that demonstrate clear
advantages for replacing or complementing state-of-the-art conventional approaches
 Challenging end-to end scenarios of use (e.g., on-line edge computing, personalisation,
embedded, robotic/agent control,…) in various fields of applications.

33. FET Proactive – Emerging paradigms
(FETPROACT-EIC-07-2020)
 This call topic is changing!
 Change of emphasis to reflect new political priorities of the EC – more focus on AI and
climate change
 Original sub-topics liable to change:
 Future technologies for social experience
 Nanometrology
 Digital twins for the life sciences.
 Likely to know more next February
 Deadline June, September?
 Still likely to be €4-5M projects, budget remains at €50M – 10 projects likely to be funded
 Standard Research and Innovation action
 May re-appear under a different topic code.

34. FET Proactive – Environmental intelligence
(FETPROACT-EIC-08-2020)
 This call topic is changing!
 Change of emphasis to reflect new political priorities of the EC – more focus on AI and
climate change
 Original sub-topics liable to change:
 New techniques for creating and using dynamic models of environmental evolution
 Radically novel approaches to resilient, reliable and environmentally responsible in-situ
monitoring.
 Likely to know more next February
 Deadline June, September?
 Still likely to be €4-5M projects, budget remains at €50M – 10 projects likely to be funded
 Standard Research and Innovation action
 May re-appear under a different topic code.

35. Finding partners - https://www.ideal-ist.eu/
 Enterprise Europe Network
 Stakeholder groups:
 Consider FET CSAs, e.g.
PREFET (coordinate
Trendington conference)
 Events:
 https://ec.europa.eu/digital-
single-market/en/newsroom-
agenda/event
 F&T Portal

36. Cascade funding
 Basically calls within projects
 Much lighter touch (~10 page application)
 Quick turnaround, 1-2 months
 Shorter projects (typically 6-18 months)
 Less money (depends on project, can be up to €300k)
 Calls can be found through the funding and tenders portal:
 https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-
calls
 Lots of potentially interesting opportunities, e.g. AI, additive manufacturing, environmental
monitoring, sensing, robotics…

37. Horizon Europe
 EUR 100 billion research and innovation programme, 2021-2027

38. EIC Pathfinder – the future of FET
 EIC Pilot work programme:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h2020-
wp1820-eic_en.pdf

39. Thank you
NCP-ICT-FET@innovateuk.ukri.org
@UKH2020_ICT
Facebook: Innovate UKTwitter:@InnovateUK YouTube: Innovate UK

40. 1
Deepening immersion with hand tracking & mid-air haptics
Leading Spatial Interactions
Presentation by: Orestis Georgiou

41. 2
FET webinar brief: Case Study
• Introduce Ultraleap (ex Ultrahaptics)
• Introduce our two FET Open projects
• Levitate
• H-Reality
• Share some helpful insights and suggestions
2

42. 3
Two FET-Open Projects
www.levitateproject.org/
@LevitateProj
www.hreality.eu/
@HReality1

43. 4

44. 5“This project aims to redefine
digital content as something
that can be touched and felt.”

45. 6
FET project suggestions
• Clearly define your targeted breakthroughs
• Focus on Excellence (60%)
• Diversity, Interdisciplinarity, Non-incrementality
• Demonstrate a consortium track record
• If you can assign a market-value then it’s not a FET
• Use your imagination and fresh ideas
6

46. 7
FET preparation
suggestions
• At least 3 months to shape the proposal
• Max 5-6 partners
• Demonstrate that Partners are the best in the
world
• Max 3-4 years
• Should be able to demonstrate a PoC (TRL3-
4)
• High Impact papers will always help
7

47. 8
Deepening immersion with hand tracking & mid-air haptics
Leading Spatial Interactions
Presentation by: Orestis Georgiou
www.ultraleap.com
www.levitateproject.org
www.hreality.eu