KTN Global Alliance and Innovate UK present a series of webinars to tell us the opportunities available for the next European Funding Framework Programme: Horizon Europe, and give an overview on the six Clusters under Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness.

2. Welcome to our Webinar Horizon Europe Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry and
Space
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3. Agenda
• Welcome – Jane Watkins, European Programmes Manager, KTN
• Overview of Horizon Europe
• Stafford Lloyd, National Contact Point for Digtial
• Introduction to Horizon Europe Cluster 4
Stafford Lloyd, UK National Contact Point for ICT & Future and Emerging Technologies
Abishek Ramesh, UK National Contact Point for Advanced Manufacturing & Industries
Catherine Holt UK, National Contact Point for Space
Case studies:
Steve Groom, PML
Dan Warren, Samsung
Support available to applicants
Catherine Holt, National Contact Point for Space
• Q&A – Jane Watkins, European Programmes Manager, KTN
• Next steps and close –Jane Watkins, European Programmes Manager, KTN

4. Stafford Lloyd
NCP Digital
Abishek Ramesh
NCP Industry and
Materials
Jane Watkins
European
Programmes
Manager
Viola Hay
European
Programmes
Manager
Natalie
Withenshaw
Marketing
Manager
Jess Dobbyne
Events Manager
The Team
Catherine
Holt
NCP Space

5. Who is in the room?
Type of Organisation
Academia Gov/NGO Industry Other RTO
Where is your organisation based?
International UK

6. Support

7. Application process
It starts with finding a call - speak
to your NCPs
Find a call
Find partners
Write and submit
a proposal
Deliver the
project

8. • All calls for proposals and topics are published on the EU’s Funding &
Tenders Portal from April/May onwards:
• Create a personal account (top right) and register your organisation to get a
Participant Identification Code (PIC)
• Each Topic has its own webpage with everything you need to know – read it
all (expand the sections to see the More Info…
EU Funding and Tenders Portal
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/prog
rammes/horizon

9. Until then… draft documents
https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-
programmes/horizon-papers
https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do
=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3662

10. You’ll need European partners
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 LinkedIn 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

11. Cascade funding
H2020 funding delivered through third parties, for example…
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls

12. Other support services
Innovate UK EDGE 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
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13. Support services – regional support
Northern Ireland
• NICP (Northern Ireland Contact Point) Network: funded by the Department for the Economy NI to support
regional applicants to Horizon Europe
• Provides expertise, advice and access to financial support for prospective applicants
Scotland
• Richard Buxbaum is the regional contact point in Scotland for Horizon Europe. He can help coordinate a
range of support depending on your needs and is based at Scotland Europe (Scottish Enterprise).
Wales
• Horizon Europe Unit: dedicated team supporting Welsh organisations to access Horizon Europe
opportunities. Based within the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO), Welsh Government.
• Horizon Europe Unit - SCoRE Cymru Scheme: provides financial support, travel and expertise (bid
writing) for Welsh organisations looking to access European research and innovation programmes like
Horizon Europe. Further information is available by emailing the Horizon Europe Unit.

14. 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 current Calls for Proposals
§ Prepare a proposal summary
§ Find out what has been funded already and which organisations are
involved
§ Approach potential partners
§ Attend relevant webinars and info days
§ EU proposal writing webinar – 24th March
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/registration_20210324
§ European Research and Innovation Days - 23rd – 24th June
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15. H2020 cascade funding: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls
UK NCPs: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/horizon-2020-business-grants-uk#find-
your-uk-national-contact-point-for-advice
Horizon Europe dedicated website: https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe_en
UKRI: https://www.ukri.org/our-work/collaborating-internationally/working-on-eu-funded-projects/
UKRO: https://www.ukro.ac.uk/Pages/eu_programmes.aspx
Further Information

16. @InnovateUK Innovate UK
Innovate UK

17. Copernicus Evolution – Research for
harmonised and Transitional-water
Observation: project and tips for applicants
Steve Groom
sbg@pml.ac.uk
This project received funding from the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement nº 870349

18. EC Copernicus Programme
• Copernicus is a major EU initiative to observe the Earth
• European contribution to the GEO system of systems
• Copernicus has, inter alia, two key elements:
Six thematic services that
provide data and forecasts The Sentinel operational
satellite series

19. Water colour
• Data provided by Copernicus includes “Water colour” governed by
water constituents like phytoplankton, sediments or coloured
dissolved organic matter
Copernicus Climate Change; Copernicus Marine: global data
based on Ocean Colour CCI – uses optical water type approach

20. Copernicus water colour production
• Development of CERTO idea
– Copernicus Marine, Climate Change and Land all produce water quality
– Use different methods for ocean, shelf waters and lakes
– Variables have different names and formats between services
– No harmonisation
– No service transitional
waters (estuaries, rivers,
near-coast and lagoons)
– Clear gap

21. H2020 LC-SPACE-04-EO-2019-2020 call
• Copernicus evolution – Research activities in support of cross-
cutting applications between Copernicus services
• Hence, our project “Copernicus Evolution – Research for harmonised
and Transitional-water Observation (CERTO)”

22. Key pointers
• You need a good idea but it needs to fit the aims of the call first
Ø In case of CERTO we bridged three Copernicus Services = key for the
call (and got 15/15 J)
• You need to address the requirements / objectives of the call
Ø Little point in ignoring what was asked for even if you personally are
not so keen!
• Clear statement of future potential of work
• Some people say you need good European country diversity
(CERTO: Romania, Italy Portugal, UK, Germany France, UK)
• Structure document so it doesn’t look boring!
• Finish the proposal well in advance (CERTO was 2 weeks ahead)
• The NCP provided a reviewer – great help!

23. • Thank You and Good Luck in Proposals
• sbg@pml.ac.uk
• https://www.certo-project.org/Home
• @CERTO_project

24. ktn-uk.org/global-alliance
Next Steps

25. 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
current Calls for Proposals
• Prepare a proposal summary
• Find out what has been funded already and which organisations are involved
• Approach potential partners
• Attend relevant webinars and info days
• KTN’s Horizon Europe cluster webinars: 22-25th March https://ktn-
uk.org/events/overview-of-horizon-europe-clusters-webinar-series/
• EU proposal writing webinar – 24th March
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/registration_20210324
• European Research and Innovation Days - 23rd – 24th June
https://research-innovation-days.ec.europa.eu
Following this event Meeting Mojo: https://horizoneurope.meeting-mojo.com

26. Watch this space!

27. H2020 cascade funding: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-
tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls
UK NCPs: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/horizon-2020-business-grants-uk#find-your-
uk-national-contact-point-for-advice
NCP Network: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/ncp
Horizon Europe dedicated website: https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe_en
UKRI: https://www.ukri.org/our-work/collaborating-internationally/working-on-eu-funded-projects/
UK Horizon Europe Event:https://ktn-uk.org/events/introduction-to-horizon-europe-webinar/
UKRO: https://www.ukro.ac.uk/Pages/eu_programmes.aspx
Following this event Meeting Mojo: https://horizoneurope.meeting-mojo.com
Further Information

28. Thank you!