European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator is going to provide emergency funding in order to assist the high-perspective start-ups facing the current crisis. As such start-ups are only at the stage of entering the market, this is the moment they need financial support the most. What are the next steps to get the funding? Learn here.
Israelian researchers are involved in European Framework Programmes since the very beginning and keep participating actively. A new innovative platform from Israel, odix, may help European SMEs to increase their cybersecurity in a world where cyberattacks become more and more regular. Read more here. Source: Science Business Photo: Oren Eytan, CEO of Odix
In order to make a good first impression of the proposal quality, it is important to get a better picture of the evaluator himself and understand his area of expertise. According to the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education survey, the highest percentage of 29% of the responding evaluators were employed in the Engineering […]
The European Commission’s aim was to increase the number of evaluators from non-university organisations for the H2020 framework programme and it has been successfully accomplished according to the study of the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education. However, it is evident from the survey that the academic index is still the highest one. The […]
The ERC President Mauro Ferrari resigned after what he called a “disappointing response” to the Coronavirus by the European Commission. While the different European countries set up different measures to counter the spread of the disease, the European Commission seems divided as well on the question. Read more here. Source: Amy Schleunes, www.thescientist.com Photo: Lysiane […]
According to the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education, there are numerous factors that can affect the evaluation of your H2020 in a negative fashion. The European Commission relies on external expert evaluators who according to this study just over 30% spend less than two hours actually reading your proposal. Common factors that evaluators […]
đź—Ł Marco Liviantoni, EFMC Senior Expert: The pandemic is putting a lot of pressure on the management of ongoing H2020 actions, and many beneficiaries are facing significant constraints to fulfill obligations from the Grant Agreement. In response, the EC has adopted reasonable measures to ensure that the projects will be not hopelessly compromised by the […]
đź—Ł Robert Carroll, EFMC Senior Expert: The COVID-19 outbreak can definitely be considered a case of “force majeure” in the legal framework of H2020, in the meaning of the Grant Agreement art.51. It is a case of “force majeure” if you are facing “…unforeseeable, exceptional situation and beyond the parties’ control…”. If the current pandemic is […]
Use of Force Majeure Clause Covid-19 (coronavirus) has led to many Horizon 2020 projects, as project meetings and events being cancelled all around Europe. According to Article 51 of the H2020 Model Grant Agreement (H2020 MGA), a party participating in a European funded action can cite force majeure if they cannot fulfill their obligations under […]
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Horizon 2020 calls with original deadlines between now and 15th April will be extended. The precise new deadlines for each call and topic will be published on the call and topic pages on the Funding and Tenders Portal.