INTRODUCTION
European Union awards money in the form of grants in order to implement projects or activities in relation to European Union policies. The grant beneficiaries can be private or public organisations in capacity to implement the projects applied. As grants are made with public money, the European Commission applies the principle of transparency - grants are not awarded on a case-by-case basis but instead are subject to annual work programs and subsequent open calls. In those, Departments of European Commission publish the broad outlines which applicants need to address with their proposals such as area of activity, objectives, timetable, available budget, award conditions.
STEP 1
Fields as diverse as research, transport, innovation, maritime, agriculture, education, market uptake, health, consumer protection, protection of the environment, humanitarian aid and many more are all subject of grant awarding by European Commission. Since they cover a very diverse range of fields, the specific conditions that need to be fulfilled vary from one field to another. It is therefore important to consult carefully the rules of each programme in the field.
STEP 2
Calls for proposals are published (multi) annually on EC internet sites within a field aka work programme. They are more detailed and invite candidates to present, within a given deadline, a proposal for action that corresponds to the objectives of a work programme pursued and fulfils the required conditions of the open call. All applications are equally examined and evaluated on the basis of criteria that have clearly been announced in the calls for proposals. Candidates are individually informed of the final decision concerning their proposal.
STEP 3
Grant proposal is the applicant's project idea consolidated with open call's conditions. It is a result of month(s) of work, previous experience, partner cooperation and strategy. It is state of the art creation.
2014 - 2020 EU FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE is worth 960 billion €
Financial perspective for a certain period determines how much GDP will be contributed to EU Budget and which areas are priorities. In other words, which areas will be more financially supported from the others. It’s a foundation for implementing EU policies and their funding and the basis for yearly budget EU.
The EU's framework 2014-2020 defines spending priorities that are geared to sustainable growth, jobs and competitiveness in line with the EU's growth strategy Europe 2020. The EU budget is divided into more than 80 funds and programmes but good news is growth of enterprises plays an important role. For example, compared to the past framework, Heading 1A Competitiveness for growth and jobs increased from EUR 91.5 billion (= 9.2% of the budget) to 125.6 billion (13.1% of the budget) - + 3,9% more expenditure. Why is this important to you? Because here hides the EU money for research&innovation, competitiveness for small and medium enterprises, education, ICT, energy and transport projects.
The annual EU budget is around €140 billions – a large sum in absolute terms, but only about 1% of the wealth generated by EU economies every year. Approximately 94% of the EU budget funds programmes and projects both within member states and outside.
BEING INNOVATIVE IN EU PAYS OFF
EU is in the state of 'innovation emergency'. It admited that thousands of best researchers and innovators have moved to countries where conditions are more favourable. Although the EU market is the largest in the world, it remains fragmented and not innovation-friendly enough and other countries like China and South Korea are catching up fast. That's why it will invest €80 billion in the period 2014–20 to help produce new products and services that are competitive for the international market.
COMES IN EU FUND – THE FAMOUS HORIZON2020
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU research and innovation programme ever. It will lead to more breakthroughs, discoveries and world firsts by taking great ideas to the market. Almost €80 billion of funding is available over 7 years (2014 to 2020), most of it in three pillars: excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. In addition, this investment should attract private and national public investment.
The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science and technology that drives economic growth.
But innovation is prerequisition: If research and development activities aren't translated into innovation, i.e. value creation from novelty, startups can't take profit from those activities. Great ideas need to be picked up by users, customers and the market, before they can really transform society.
While the Horizon2020 covers 3 big areas, startups are most appropriate for SME Instrument and Fast Track to Innovation Pilot.
Read more about this on my blog. Get specific funds directly to your email by signing up for a package.
European Union awards money in the form of grants in order to implement projects or activities in relation to European Union policies. The grant beneficiaries can be private or public organisations in capacity to implement the projects applied. As grants are made with public money, the European Commission applies the principle of transparency - grants are not awarded on a case-by-case basis but instead are subject to annual work programs and subsequent open calls. In those, Departments of European Commission publish the broad outlines which applicants need to address with their proposals such as area of activity, objectives, timetable, available budget, award conditions.
STEP 1
Fields as diverse as research, transport, innovation, maritime, agriculture, education, market uptake, health, consumer protection, protection of the environment, humanitarian aid and many more are all subject of grant awarding by European Commission. Since they cover a very diverse range of fields, the specific conditions that need to be fulfilled vary from one field to another. It is therefore important to consult carefully the rules of each programme in the field.
STEP 2
Calls for proposals are published (multi) annually on EC internet sites within a field aka work programme. They are more detailed and invite candidates to present, within a given deadline, a proposal for action that corresponds to the objectives of a work programme pursued and fulfils the required conditions of the open call. All applications are equally examined and evaluated on the basis of criteria that have clearly been announced in the calls for proposals. Candidates are individually informed of the final decision concerning their proposal.
STEP 3
Grant proposal is the applicant's project idea consolidated with open call's conditions. It is a result of month(s) of work, previous experience, partner cooperation and strategy. It is state of the art creation.
2014 - 2020 EU FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE is worth 960 billion €
Financial perspective for a certain period determines how much GDP will be contributed to EU Budget and which areas are priorities. In other words, which areas will be more financially supported from the others. It’s a foundation for implementing EU policies and their funding and the basis for yearly budget EU.
The EU's framework 2014-2020 defines spending priorities that are geared to sustainable growth, jobs and competitiveness in line with the EU's growth strategy Europe 2020. The EU budget is divided into more than 80 funds and programmes but good news is growth of enterprises plays an important role. For example, compared to the past framework, Heading 1A Competitiveness for growth and jobs increased from EUR 91.5 billion (= 9.2% of the budget) to 125.6 billion (13.1% of the budget) - + 3,9% more expenditure. Why is this important to you? Because here hides the EU money for research&innovation, competitiveness for small and medium enterprises, education, ICT, energy and transport projects.
The annual EU budget is around €140 billions – a large sum in absolute terms, but only about 1% of the wealth generated by EU economies every year. Approximately 94% of the EU budget funds programmes and projects both within member states and outside.
BEING INNOVATIVE IN EU PAYS OFF
EU is in the state of 'innovation emergency'. It admited that thousands of best researchers and innovators have moved to countries where conditions are more favourable. Although the EU market is the largest in the world, it remains fragmented and not innovation-friendly enough and other countries like China and South Korea are catching up fast. That's why it will invest €80 billion in the period 2014–20 to help produce new products and services that are competitive for the international market.
COMES IN EU FUND – THE FAMOUS HORIZON2020
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU research and innovation programme ever. It will lead to more breakthroughs, discoveries and world firsts by taking great ideas to the market. Almost €80 billion of funding is available over 7 years (2014 to 2020), most of it in three pillars: excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. In addition, this investment should attract private and national public investment.
The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science and technology that drives economic growth.
But innovation is prerequisition: If research and development activities aren't translated into innovation, i.e. value creation from novelty, startups can't take profit from those activities. Great ideas need to be picked up by users, customers and the market, before they can really transform society.
While the Horizon2020 covers 3 big areas, startups are most appropriate for SME Instrument and Fast Track to Innovation Pilot.
Read more about this on my blog. Get specific funds directly to your email by signing up for a package.