Visibility of COFUND Projects Is your project visible for • the research world, • the media, • the public? Youlia TOURNAIRE – 26/10/2016
Overview of the presentation: • Legal commitment • Best practice 2
THE LEGAL COMMITMENT – REPORTING Art. 20.3 Periodic reports — Requests for interim payments • […] The report must also detail the exploitation and dissemination of the results and – if required in Annex I – an updated "plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results" • A summary for publication by the Agency H2020 COFUND Grant Agreement Art. 20.3 H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement page 164-170 3
THE LEGAL COMMITMENT – REPORTING Art. 20.4 Final report — Request for payment of the balance […] a ‘final technical report’ with a summary for publication containing: • (i) an overview of the results and their exploitation and dissemination; • (ii) the conclusions on the action, and • (iii) the socio-economic impact of the action. H2020 COFUND Grant Agreement Art. 20.4 H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement page 165-171 4
Art. 38 – PROMOTING THE ACTION Art. 38.1.1 Obligation to promote the action and its results o providing targeted information to multiple audiences (including the media and the public), in a strategic and effective manner and possibly engaging in a two-way exchange. H2020 COFUND Grant Agreement Art. 38.1 H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement page 246-248 and 483-484 5
Art. 38 – PROMOTING THE ACTION o Any communication activity that is expected to have a "major media impact" (i.e. online and printed press, broadcast media, social media, etc.) with a potential for national and international outreach must be first notified to the Agency. o The beneficiary is free to choose the type of communication, for instance: o a press release for the general public; o an interview in a local radio station; o a brochure to explain the action to school or university students (…) 6
PROMOTING THE ACTION Articles 29.4 & 38.1.2 Information on EU funding Any dissemination of results, communication activity related to the project (1) and any infrastructure, equipment and major results (2) must: o display the EU emblem o include the following statement: (1) “This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk ł odowska-Curie grant agreement No [number]”. (2) “This [infrastructure][equipment][insert type of result] is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk ł odowska-Curie grant agreement No. [number]”. 7
THE LEGAL COMMITMENT Selection of researchers Art.15.1.1 Procedure and criteria for selecting researchers in programmes: - Doctoral Programmes - Fellowship Programmes H2020 COFUND Grant Agreement Art. 15.1.1 H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement page 474-478 8
THE LEGAL COMMITMENT Selection of researchers Doctoral Programmes: Researchers must be selected following an open, transparent, merit-based, impartial and equitable selection procedure, as described in Annex 1. Vacancies must be internationally advertised and published (including on the web-sites requested by the Agency). The beneficiary/partner organisation must publish vacancies as widely as possible - at international level and - on web-sites requested by the Agency (e.g. on EURAXESS Jobs). H2020 COFUND Grant Agreement Art. 15.1.1 H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement page 474-478 9
THE LEGAL COMMITMENT Selection of researchers Fellowship Programmes: Researchers must be selected following an open, transparent, merit-based, impartial and equitable selection procedure, based on international peer review, as described in Annex 1. Selection committees must bring together diverse expertise, have an adequate gender balance and include members from other countries and with relevant experience to assess the candidates. The beneficiary/partner organisation must publish calls for proposals as widely as possible: - at international level and - on web-sites requested by the Agency (e.g. on EURAXESS Jobs). H2020 COFUND Grant Agreement Art. 15.1.1 H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement page 474-478 10
FOR THE TARGET THE WEBPAGE GROUPS • Location of the webpage within the web structure - don't hide it! • Content of the webpage (no language barrier): o General and specific information about the project o Guide for Applicants; remuneration rates; FAQs o Application, evaluation process and call dates (see next slide) 11
FOR THE TARGET THE WEBPAGE GROUPS o Application, evaluation process and call dates: � Eligibility criteria � If/how career breaks are taken into account � Evaluation criteria � Ethics � Time schedule � Selection /number of fellowships � Redress procedure � Feedback for applicants (nr. of eligible, evaluated, selected fellows) o Contact 12
FOR THE THE WEBPAGE MEDIA/CITIZENS Examples: •Information about the progress of fellowships: Showing how European collaboration has achieved research excellence, contributed to competitiveness and solved societal challenges? •How outcomes are relevant for research or everyday lives (novel technologies…) •Profile of researchers, their career, their work-life balance? 13
Useful links: Annotated Model Grant Agreement H2020 : http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/gra nts_manual/amga/h2020-amga_en.pdf Download the European flag: http://europa.eu/about-eu/basic- information/symbols/flag/index_en.htm The use of the EU emblem: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/communication/services/visual_ident ity/pdf/use-emblem_en.pdf 14
THANK YOU ... for making your COFUND project visible 15
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