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A practical guide for participation
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Participation in Horizon 2020: A Practical Guide for Chinese

Researchers
1 HORIZON 2020: the EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme............5
2 Structure of Horizon 2020....................................................................................7
2.1 Priority 1 - Excellent Science ......................................................................... 8
2.2 Priority 2 - Industrial Leadership ................................................................. 12
2.3 Priority 3 - Societal Challenges .................................................................... 13
2.4 Additional Areas .......................................................................................... 15
3 Horizon 2020: Main Types of Actions.................................................................18
3.1 Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) ....................................................... 18
3.2 Innovation Actions (IA) ................................................................................ 19
3.3 Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)..................................................... 19
3.4 SME Instrument .......................................................................................... 20
3.5 ERA-NET Cofund .......................................................................................... 20
4 International Cooperation..................................................................................22
5 How to apply to HORIZON 2020.........................................................................24
6 EU-China Co-Funding Mechanisms for HORIZON 2020........................................28
7 Topics Targeting China - Working Programme 2016-2017...................................31
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Annexes................................................................................................................37
Frequently Asked Questions H2020 ............................................................... 37
Frequently Asked Questions- EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism ...................... 42
Horizon 2020 National Contact Point (NCP) in China ........................................ 47
About DragonStar Plus ...................................................................................... 49
References and Useful Links .............................................................................. 50
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Preface
The European Union (EU) is one of the global leaders in Research,
Innovation and Science. In 2014 the European Union announced the
Horizon 2020 Programme - the biggest EU Research and Innovation
programme with nearly 80 billion (i.e. about RMB 650 billion) of
funding available over 7 years (2014-2020). Horizon 2020 is open to
broad international cooperation and especially encourages Chinese
Research and Innovation communities to be actively involved and to
participate widely in this new programme.
China is one of the EUs key international partners in research and
innovation. The first EC-China S&T Cooperation Agreement was
signed in 1998 providing a political, legal and administrative
framework for coordinating and facilitating cooperative S&T activities
between European legal entities and international partners. Today,
the Sino-European cooperation shows growing dynamism. China and
the EU cooperate in multilateral programmes and projects involving
many countries which are often designed to tackle major global
scientific challenges.
The EU and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)
recently announced the EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism (CFM) for
the Horizon 2020. Under this scheme, 200 million RMB ( 28 million)
will be made available annually by MoST for China-based researchers
and companies to participate in EU Horizon 2020 programme. On the
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European side, the EU Commission plans to provide over 100 million
Euros per year to fund European entities in joint projects under
H2020 with Chinese participants.
This booklet was developed by Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovao (SPI)
and Beijing Software Enterprise Advisory Center (BSEAC), consortium
partners of DragonStar Plus, a project funded by the European
Commission within Horizon 2020. It
provides practical guidance to Chinese
researchers in order to explore the manifold
opportunities provided by the new EU
Framework Programme for Research and
Innovation - Horizon 2020.
Epaminondas Christofilopoulos
Coordinator, DragonStar Plus
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1 HORIZON 2020: the EU Research and

Innovation Framework Programme
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme
that replaces the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7,
2007 2013). It will run from 2014 to 2020 with a budget of nearly
EUR 80 billion and lead to more breakthroughs, discoveries and
world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.
Horizon 2020 has been designed to deliver results that make a
difference in peoples lives. Built on three pillars Excellent Science,
Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges it will fund all types of
activities, from frontier science to demonstration projects and
close-to-market innovations.
Horizon 2020 brings all EU-level funding for Research and Innovation
under one roof, provides a single set of simplified rules and radically
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slashes red tape. The overarching goal is a more coherent, simpler
programme that will make it easier to participate, especially for
academia, research organisations and small and medium sized
enterprises and businesses, from both European and non-European
countries.
The development of S&T cooperation between the EU and China is
best reflected in the growing numbers of participations of Chinese
partners in cooperative research projects funded by the European
Communitys 5th, 6th and the 7th Framework Programmes (FP5, FP6,
and FP7). China was the third largest non-European participating
country in FP7, after Russia and the US, with a total of 462
participations focusing on Health, Environment, Transport, ICT, Food,
Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology, Energy, and mobility of
researchers.
Horizon 2020, like its predecessor FP7, is fully open to international
participation in all fields and areas. Chinese researchers, enterprises,
research institutions and universities will be able to team up with
their European partners to participate in projects under Horizon 2020
and make best use of Europe's excellent opportunities in research
and innovation. Through participation in Horizon 2020 Chinese
researchers can gain great benefits from access to excellent
knowledge, access to research data and access and connection to
world-leading scientific networks and research teams.
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2 Structure of Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is built upon three main Pillars: Excellent Science,
Industrial Leadership, and Societal Challenges. Previously separate
funding of research and innovation from independent programmes
have been integrated into one - Horizon 2020 - to allow innovative
projects to be supported from the laboratory to commercial
exploitation.
Figure 1: Horizon 2020 Budget: allocation of funds under H2020
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2.1 Priority 1 - Excellent Science

Excellent Science is at the foundation of economic prosperity and
wellbeing. Horizon 2020 will bolster excellence in research and
science, attract the best brains and help scientists collaborate and
share ideas across Europe and beyond. It will help talented people
and innovative firms boost competitiveness, creating jobs along the
way, and contributing to a higher standard of living benefiting
everyone.
Excellent Science encompasses four funding schemes: European
Research Council (ERC), Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions (MSCAs),
Future and Emerging Technologies (FETs) and Research
Infrastructure.
Frontier Research Funded by the European Research Council (ERC)
The ERCs mission is to encourage the highest quality research in
Europe through competitive funding and to support
investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research on
the sole basis of scientific excellence. The aim is to recognise the best
ideas, and retain and confer status and visibility to the best brains in
Europe, while also attracting talent from abroad.
ERC can be carried out by a single national or multinational research
team led by a Principal Investigator. Excellent young, early-career
researchers, already independent researchers and senior research
leaders are eligible to apply. Researchers can be of any nationality,
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including Chinese nationals, and their projects can be in any field of
research.
Under Horizon 2020, the ERC will continue to play a major role in
fostering scientific excellence, building on its success in FP7, and will
remain open to non-EU researchers.
It is important for Chinese applicants to note that Principal
Investigators (PIs) do not have to be based full-time in Europe, but
need to spend a
minimum 50%
of their total
working time in
Europe (30% for
advance
grantees).
Funding:
13.095 billion
Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions (MSCAs)
Training and career development, in particular international mobility,
helps produce leading researchers: this gives them new knowledge
and experience to reach their full potential and promotes
inter-disciplinary, inter-sectorial and international experiences as well
as knowledge-sharing.
Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions offer support to early-stage and
experienced researchers to reinforce their career and skills through
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training, or periods of placement in another country, in the public or
the private sector. MSCAs provide funding for international research
fellowships from the public or private sector for research training and
staff exchanges, for Europeans to come to China and for Chinese to
go to Europe.
Early-stage researchers or experienced researchers (of any
nationality), technical staff, national/regional research mobility
programmes are eligible to apply and to be funded.
Funding: 6.162 billion
Future and Emerging Technologies (FETs)
Staying at the cutting edge of new technologies will enhance
competitiveness and create new, high-skilled jobs and this means
being proactive and thinking one step ahead.
FET actions are expected to initiate radically new lines of technology
through
unexplored
collaborations
between
advanced
multidisciplinary science and cutting-edge engineering. The FET
programme has three complementary lines of action to address
different methodologies and scales, from new ideas to long-term
challenges:
FET Open supports early-stage joint science and technology
research around new ideas for radically new future technologies.
FET Proactive nurtures emerging themes and structure
communities by addressing a number of promising exploratory
research themes.
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FET Flagships support ambitious, large-scale, long-term,
science-driven,
goal-oriented,
roadmap-based
research
initiatives tackling grand challenges in Science and Technology.
FET will provide the main EU support in Horizon 2020 of the two
FET flagships already chosen under FP7: Graphene and Human
Brain Project (HBP).
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World-Class Infrastructure
Research equipment can be so complex and costly that no single
research team or even country can afford to buy or construct or
operate it alone. Examples include: the high powered lasers that
serve a diverse research community spanning medicine, materials
sciences and biochemistry; specialised high-tech airplanes; or a
monitoring station at the bottom of the sea, used for observing
climate change.
These can cost hundreds of millions of euro and need the skills of the
worlds top experts. EU funding helps pool resources for such
large-scale projects, and provides European and non-European
researchers with access to the very latest, state-of-the-art
infrastructure making new and exciting research possible.
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2.2 Priority 2 - Industrial Leadership
A number of promising and strategic technologies play a crucial role

in todays and tomorrows industry, such as those used in advanced
manufacturing and micro-electronics. Key enabling technologies such
as advanced manufacturing and materials, biotechnology and
nanotechnologies, are at the heart of game-changing products: smart
phones, high performance batteries, light vehicles, nano-medicines,
smart textiles and many more besides.
But public funding alone is not enough: there is a need to encourage
businesses in Europe (and in China) to invest more in research, and
target areas where they can boost innovation. This in turn will create
new jobs and market opportunities.
Most interesting for potential Chinese partners, the component
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies will provide
dedicated support for research, development and demonstration and,
where appropriate, for standardisation and certification, on:
Information and communications technology (ICT),
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Nanotechnology,
Advanced materials,
Biotechnology,
Advanced manufacturing and processing, and
Space
Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and
between the different technologies and their relations to societal
challenges. User needs will be taken into account in all these fields.
2.3 Priority 3 - Societal Challenges

A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and
knowledge across different fields,
technologies
and
disciplines,
including social sciences and
humanities. This will cover activities
from research to market with a new
focus on innovation-related activities,
such as piloting, demonstration,
test-beds, and support for public
procurement and market uptake.
The EU has identified seven priority
challenges
where
targeted
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investment in Research and Innovation can have a real impact
benefitting the citizen, in Europe and also in many non-European
countries such as China. All these themes are presented in Table 1
and are open to Chinese participation.
Table 1 Horizon 2020 themes open to Chinese participation
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Challenge
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture and
forestry, marine and maritime and inland
water research and the bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
Europe in a changing world - inclusive,
innovative and reflective societies
Secure societies - protecting freedom and
security of Europe and its citizens
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7.472 billion
3.851 billion
5.931 billion
6.339 billion
3.081 billion
1.309 billion
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2.4 Additional Areas

Similarly to previous components, the additional Research and
Innovation areas of Horizon 2020 are also fully open to the
participation of Chinese stakeholders.
Science with and for Society
Embedding Social Sciences and Humanities research across Horizon
2020 is essential to maximise the returns to society from investment
in science and technology. The aim of this programme is to build
effective cooperation between science and society, to recruit new
talent for science and to pair scientific excellence with social
awareness and responsibility.
The Science with and for Society programme will be instrumental in
addressing societal challenges tackled by Horizon 2020, building
capacities and developing innovative ways of connecting science to
society. It will make science more attractive (notably to young people),
increase societys appetite for innovation, and open up further
research and innovation activities.
Funding: 462 million
Nuclear Research (EURATOM)
EURATOM is a complementary research programme for nuclear
research and training. EURATOM aims to pursue nuclear research and
training activities with an emphasis on continually improving nuclear
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safety, security and radiation protection, notably to contribute to the
long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient
and secure way.
The indirect actions of the Euratom Programme focus on two areas:
Nuclear fission and radiation protection
Fusion research aimed at developing magnetic confinement
fusion as an energy source
The Euratom Programme puts a strong emphasis on developing
nuclear skills and competence. To achieve these objectives, the
nuclear research activities will be supported by simpler legislation,
thereby facilitating access to funding for companies, universities,
research institutes in all EU Member States and beyond. In line with
the Euratom Treaty, the Programme will run for five years, from 2014
to 2018.
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
The EIT is bringing real and lasting change to the European Unions
innovation landscape, by creating new environments where higher
education, research, public administrations and business work
together to produce disruptive innovation.
The main operational arm of the EIT is its Knowledge and Innovation
Communities (KICs). Through the KICs, the EIT develops and tests a
new model of how innovation is approached, managed, financed and
delivered in Europe. The KICs offer a genuine opportunity for top
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innovation players to be part of a highly collaborative community,
based on the principles of excellence and commitment, to achieve
pan-European impact.
These innovative partnerships must have a long-term vision of at
least seven years, and be run with business logic following a
results-oriented approach with clear objectives and a focus on
achieving economic and social impact to become global players.
Science for Policy the Role of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)
The Joint Research Centre is the European Commissions in-house
service providing independent, evidence-based scientific and
technical support for EU policies. Its activities are funded through
Horizon 2020 and many of its actions address the seven societal
challenges. Through the research and training programme of the
European Atomic Energy Community, the JRC also supports the EUs
efforts to strengthen nuclear security, safety and radiation protection
in Europe and around the world.
Funding: 2.47% (1.903 million) of the total Horizon 2020 budget will
fund JRCs nonnuclear direct actions; and 34.90% (560 million) of
the total EURATOM budget will fund JRCs nuclear direct actions.
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3 Horizon 2020: Main Types of Actions

3.1 Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)
RIA primarily includes activities aiming to establish new knowledge
and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology,
product, process, service or solution. For this purpose they may
include basic and applied research, technology development and
integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a
laboratory or simulated environment.
Projects may contain closely connected but limited demonstration or
pilot activities aiming to show technical feasibility in a near to
operational environment.
Duration: usually 3
5 years.
Minimum conditions:
3 independent legal
entities
from
3
different EU Member
States or Horizon
2020
Associated
Countries.
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3.2 Innovation Actions (IA)

Action primarily consisting of activities directly aiming at producing
plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved
products, processes or services. For this purpose they may include
prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product
validation and market replication.
Projects may include limited research and development activities.
Duration: 2 - 3 years on average.
Minimum conditions: 3 independent legal entities from 3 different EU
Member States or Horizon 2020 Associated Countries.
3.3 Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)

Actions consisting primarily of accompanying measures such as
standardisation,
dissemination,
awareness-raising
and
communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy
dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, including design
studies for new infrastructure and may also include complementary
activities of strategic planning, networking and coordination between
programmes in different countries.
Duration: 1 - 2 years.
Minimum conditions: 1 legal entity established in an EU Member
State or Horizon 2020 Associated Country.
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3.4 SME Instrument

The SME Instrument is targeted at all types of innovative SMEs
showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It
provides staged support covering the whole innovation cycle in three
phases complemented by a mentoring and coaching service.
Duration: Phase 1: 6 months, Phase 2: 1-2 Years.
Minimum conditions: 1 for-profit SME established in an EU Member
State or Horizon 2020 Associated Country.
3.5 ERA-NET Cofund

ERA-NET Cofund under Horizon 2020 is designed to support
public-public partnerships, including joint programming initiatives
between the EU Member States, in their preparation, establishment
of networking structures, design, implementation and coordination of
joint activities as well as Union topping-up of a trans-national call for
proposals. It is based on the merger of the former ERA-NET and
ERA-NET Plus actions and is implemented by using programme
co-fund actions. It allows for programme collaboration in any part of
the entire research-innovation cycle.
The main and compulsory activity of the ERA-NET Cofund under
Horizon 2020 is the implementation of the co-funded joint call for
proposals that leads to the funding of trans-national research and/or
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innovation projects. The call is normally based on a call for proposals
resulting in grants to third parties. In addition to the co-funded call
the consortia may implement other joint activities including other
joint calls without Union co-funding.
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4 International Cooperation
The international participation is a key element of Horizon 2020.
Horizon 2020, like its predecessor FP7, is fully open to participants

from all over countries in the world, including China. Specific targeted
international cooperation activities are included in all sections of
Horizon 2020 such as Societal Challenges, Enabling and Industrial
Technologies and others. Applicants from non-EU countries (or
"third country"') are always free to take part in Horizon 2020
programmes even if the call for proposals or topic text do not state
this explicitly. The non-EU countries or third countries mean any
country/territory that is not one of the following: an EU country, or
an overseas country or territory linked to an EU country. Some calls
require a consortium to include participants based in specific non-EU
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countries in order to be eligible. If so, this requirement (and the
countries concerned) will be specified in the applicable call for
proposals and topic description.
In Horizon 2020, the EU has upgraded the status of emerging
economies (BRIC countries) including China, considering that they
have established the critical mass needed to cooperate with the
European Union on an equal footing. This means that within the
general openness of Horizon 2020 Chinese participants will now have
to provide their own funding, and only in exceptional cases will
receive funding from the EU. However, Chinese participants will be in
position to respond to the calls also as Principal Coordinator (leader)
and not, as was the case in the past, only as participant. For the
funding from the Chinese side, please refer the section of EU-China
Co-funding mechanism for HORIZON 2020.
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5 How to apply to HORIZON 2020

To apply to HORIZON 2020 calls, the eligible person or organisation
must be an individual or organisation/institution constituted under
the national law of the country where the person or organisation is
based, and has the financial capacity to carry out the research tasks
set out in the proposal submitted.
Step 1 - Find a suitable Call for Proposals
The European Commission (EC) publishes online, on the so called
Participant Portal, all the Calls of its research and innovation
programme H2020
(https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/oppo
rtunities/h2020/search/search_topics.html) and the applicant can
search calls from previous programmes too (FP7 and CIP). In addition
the applicant can find information about some extra calls in the Other
Funding Opportunities section. From the Participant Portal, it is also
possible to search the most appropriate call according to key words
and set filters in the calls list. This makes the research much easier
and way more automatic.
The National Contact Point can also help the applicant find the most
suitable call. For China, the National Contact Point is China-EU
Science and Technology Cooperation Promotion Office (CECO,
http://www.cstec.org.cn/ceco/index.aspx).
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Step 2 - Find project partners
Most of the EU funded projects are collaborative projects with at
least 3 organisations from different EU Member States or Associated
countries. H2020 also aims to enhance EU international research
cooperation so there are more opportunities for cooperation with
and participation by researchers from non-EU countries, especially
China.
Through the Participant Portal it is also possible to look for EU or
non-EU partners: various partner search services can help the
applicant to find organisations that would like to participate in the
proposals.
Also for this, it is possible to rely on the National Contact Point.
Step 3 - Create an account on the portal
If the applicant already had a Participant Portal account or so-called
ECAS account, than he or she can use it for any future submissions.
The applicant only needs one account for any of the Participant Portal
secured services.
If the applicant does not have an account yet, he or she needs to
create it from the website clicking on REGISTER on the top menu on
the right.
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Step 4 - Register the organisation
Check first on the Organisation Register page if the organisation is
already registered
(http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/organi
sations/register.html). Only if the applicant does not find the
organisation there, the applicant should start its registration by
clicking on the Register Organisation button.
If the applicant wants to participate in a project proposal, the
organisation needs to be registered and have a 9-digit Participant
Identification Code (PIC) that is the unique identifier of the
organisation and will be used as a reference by the Commission in any
interactions.
Step 5 - Submit the proposal through the Participant Portal
Once the applicant found the right call and the right partners, the
applicant must submit a proposal before the deadline. The Participant
Portal has clear instructions to guide the applicant through the
process. The system is simpler than ever no more paper! All
proposals are submitted online.
Step 6 - Evaluation by experts
Once the deadline has passed, all proposals are evaluated by a panel
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of independent specialists in their fields. The panel checks each
proposal against a list of criteria to see if it should receive funding.
Step 7 - Grant agreement
Once a proposal passes the evaluation stage (five months duration),
applicants are informed about the outcome. The European
Commission then draws up a grant agreement with each participant.
The grant agreement confirms what research & innovation activities
will be undertaken, the project duration, budget, rates and costs, the
European Commission's contribution, all rights and obligations and
more. The time limit for signing the grant agreements is generally
three months.
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6 EU-China Co-Funding Mechanisms for

HORIZON 2020
Further to the political agreement reached at the 2nd EU-China
Innovation Cooperation Dialogue and the Summit of 29th June 2015
and the conclusions of the EU-China Joint Steering Committee on S&T
Cooperation of 30th October
2015, the Chinese Ministry of
Science and Technology has
announced the first call for
proposals under the EU-China
Co-Funding
Mechanisms
(CFM) for Research and
Innovation.
While Chinese participants are no longer automatically funded
through Horizon 2020, the Chinese Government and the EU agreed to
set up a Co-Funding Mechanism on research and innovation to
support joint projects between European and Chinese universities,
research institutions and companies. The CFM will pave the way for
deepened cooperation between European and Chinese research and
innovation stakeholders by promoting a stronger and more balanced
Chinese participation in the Horizon 2020 topics targeting
cooperation with China.
Under the Co-Funding Mechanism (CFM), up to 200 million RMB, or
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28 million euro, will be made available annually by the Chinese
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on the Chinese side for
the benefit of China-based entities that will participate in joint
projects with European partners under Horizon 2020. The European
Commission expects to continue spending over 100 million Euros per
year for the benefit of Europe-based entities in joint projects under
H2020 with Chinese participants. MOST has published the first CFM
call on 16 December 2015. Two deadlines are foreseen for 2016 as
follows:
31st March 2016 for the Chinese participants in the Horizon 2020
projects selected under WP 2014/15 and the proposals
submitted under WP 2016
31st July 2016 for the Chinese participants in Horizon 2020
proposals under WP 2016.
The CFM will be primarily used for Horizon 2020 topics targeting
China (please refer list of Horizon WP 2016-17 topics targeting China
Section below) but it will also be open to many other areas of Horizon
2020. The priority areas to be supported through the 2016 call focus
on agriculture (including food), biotechnologies, ICT, space, aviation,
energy, health, transport, water resources, energy saving and
emission reduction, advanced manufacturing, new materials,
sustainable urbanisation, and exchange of young scientists. In
practice, all topics under the Horizon 2020 Leadership in Enabling and
Industrial Technologies, Societal Challenges (except the Security one),
Future and Emerging Technologies Research Infrastructures and
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions/Research and Innovation Staff
Exchange as well as the Euratom Nuclear Energy topics are expected
to be eligible for the CFM.
At researchers' level, in order to promote the mobility of researchers
between the EU and China, the European Research Council (ERC) and
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) agreed on
the Implementing Arrangement in June 2015 to stimulate
excellence-based, bottom-up collaboration in frontier research by
facilitating that high-caliber Chinese researchers come to Europe to
join ERC-funded research teams. The scheme is targeted at the
Chinese researchers who are active holders of the competitive grants
of NSFC. Selected researchers will be incorporated in the research
teams of the European Principal Investigators who are already
supported through the ERC grants and who have expressed an
interest in hosting Chinese researchers in their research teams.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) also launched a special
CAS-EU Partner Programme. The programme will provide funding to
CAS institutes and other CAS entities that are partners of an approved
Horizon 2020 project.
Potential Chinese participants are encouraged to contact NSFC and
CAS to seek support for their participation in Horizon 2020.
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7 Topics Targeting China - Working Programme

2016-2017
The Horizon 2020 roadmaps for international cooperation provide an
overview of the current state of play and of the main priorities for
future cooperation. Chinese participation is welcomed in all Calls for

Proposals of Horizon 2020. In 2016/2017 Horizon 2020 Work
Programme several topics are specifically flagged for targeted
cooperation with China as below. The Co-Funding Mechanism will be
used to promote a strong Chinese participation in these topics.
Call: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY C RESILIENT AND
RESOURCE-EFFICIENT VALUE CHAINS
Topic: SFS-46-2017 Alternative production system to address
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anti-microbial drug usage, animal welfare and the impact on health
Research and Innovation Actions
Budget: 5,000,000
Planned opening: 2016-10-04
Deadline date: 2017-02-14
Stage 2: 2017-09-13
Scope: The proposed research activities should assess the links
between livestock welfare and health, the underlying factors, the
related use of anti-microbial drugs and the subsequent presence of
residues in products and their spread into the environment. They
should in particular address immunity and health, biosecurity
measures and residue detection. The proposed activities should,
where possible, measure the potential impact of the proposed
measures, including the socio-economic aspects and the scope for
establishing schemes (standard-setting, management, policy,
monitoring and verification components).
Call: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY RESILIENT AND
Topic: SFS-47-2017 Management of soil water resources in the EU and
China and its impact on agro-ecosystem functions
Research and Innovation Actions
Budget: 5,000,000
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Stage 2: 2017-09-13
Scope: Proposals will provide a platform for research on soil-water
resources management based on a system approach by considering a
number of regional climate scenarios in Europe and China. Linkages
between agricultural soil hydrology and threats will have to be
systematically assessed and adaptation and mitigation methods
provided, taking into account land-use dynamics, economic context
and social aspects of soil water management. Proposals will develop
and test good practices for sustainable on-farm water management
and watershed practices adapted to local conditions.
Call: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY RESILIENT AND
Topic: SFS-48-2017 Resource-efficient urban agriculture for multiple
benefits contribution to the EU-China Urbanisation Partnership
Innovation Actions
Budget: 7,000,000
Scope: Development of innovative integrated urban farming systems
that use resources more efficiently and re-use of recycle heat, water,
CO2, waste or by-products from urban resources for horticultural
production. Activities should showcase several resource-efficient
production systems in open or controlled environments, thereby
providing a demonstration for the production of safe and high-quality
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products in different urban spaces
The work should be carried out at least in one European city and in
one Chinese city. Proposals should fall under the concept of the
'multi-actor approach' targeting all relevant actors, such as
researchers, public authorities and private actors, and promote the
engagement of urban communities.
Call: ENGAGING TOGETHER GLOBALLY
Topic: ENG-GLOBALLY-08a-2016/2017 Cultural and socio-economic
aspects of urban issues in China (Research and Innovation Action)
Research and Innovation Action
Budget: 1,500,000
Scope: Proposals shall face the exceptionally rapid urban growth in
China and the considerable challenges to policy-makers and city
planners. Joint European-Chinese research will take into
consideration the essential elements of city development
(infrastructures, taxation, health) to improve reciprocal knowledge
on urbanisation processes between the EU and China. Though the
joint format research will benefit from the access to data and
expertise from both sides, with a view to proposing new models of
sustainable urban development adapted to local socio-economic,
cultural and political specificities. (The work carried out by the Joint
Programming Initiative Urban Europe (JPI UE) and by the Strategic
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Forum for International Science and Technology Cooperation (SFIC)
should be taken into account when relevant).
Call: COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ENERGY
Topic: LCE-29-2017 CSS in industry, including Bio-CCS
Budget:
Scope: The application of CCS to industrial sectors other than power
is expected to deliver half of the global emissions reductions from
CCS by 2050. Proposals shall pilot under realistic conditions to
significant lower the energy and capture costs. Projects must include
activities to explore local or regional transport and storage needs and
solutions. It is need to focus on progressing technologies and
environmentally
benign
and
cost-effective
technologies.
Collaboration with industrial users and knowledge sharing with
stakeholders is essential. International cooperation in research and
innovation is also encouraged, in particular with China.
Call: 2016-2017 MOBILITY FOR GROWTH
Topic: MG-3.2-2017 Protection of all users in crashes
Budget: 225,500,000
Open
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Stage 2: 2017-10-19
Scope: User protect has been an area where European industry has
exhibited technology leadership, but this is now being increasingly
challenged worldwide. Proposals on Protection for users in crashes
should focus on fully integrated safety systems, regarding vehicle
based systems, personal protection and/or crash simulation. Gender
aspects and other demographic aspects should be taken in
consideration. Participation of SMEs with experience in these areas
and links with Member States initiatives are encouraged. Also,
international cooperation is encouraged, in particular with
industrialized countries and emerging economies, such as China.
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Annexes
Frequently Asked Questions
H2020
Q: What H2020 has changed from
the 7th Framework Programme?
A: The new Common Strategic Programme for Research and
Innovation combines three different instruments of the last period
2007-2013: the 7th Framework Programme (FP7), the
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and
the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Horizon
2020 aims to cover the full value chain, from frontier research, to
technological development, demonstration, valorization of results
and innovation.
Q: How do I register?
A: Before being able to sign a grant agreement, you must register via
the beneficiary registration tool
(http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/organi
sations/register.html).
Registration
(and
the
subsequent
validation
by
the
Commission/Agency) may take a while. When submitting a proposal,
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you should therefore check which documents are needed for
registration and register as soon as funding becomes likely.
Q: What legal status and financial capacity are needed?
A: You must:
Be an individual or organisation/institution constituted under
the national law of the country where you are based
Have the financial capacity to carry out the research tasks set out
in your proposal.
Q: Can the Third countries participate in a proposal and can receive
funding?
A: The Third industrialized countries (as well as those from China,
Russia, India, Brazil and Mexico under the H2020 rules) can
participate in a Horizon 2020 project, but they are not automatically
eligible for funding, with the following exceptions:
- When a funding is foreseen in the Call;
- When funding is provided under a bilateral scientific and
technological agreement or any other arrangement between the
Union and an international organisation or a third country;
- When the Commission deems participation of the entity essential
for carrying out the action funded through Horizon 2020.
Q: May Chinese entities participate in Horizon 2020?
A: Yes, Chinese entities may participate in Horizon 2020 actions as
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entities from any emerging or industrialised third country not
associated to H2020, given that the minimum eligibility criteria of the
research consortium are fulfilled.
Q: How may China be involved in Horizon 2020 projects where there
is not a specific mentioning for Chinese interaction in the Call text?
A: All calls for proposals under Horizon 2020 are open to Chinese
participation, not only the ones where China is mentioned in the text
of the Call. Of course minimum requirements (e.g. in terms of
number of European partners when appropriate) must be respected.
Q: If there is no more funding for Chinese entities available, what is
then the benefit for my institution to participate in Horizon 2020?
A: Participation in Horizon 2020 offers more than simply money to
any participating institution. Horizon 2020 strengthens existing, and
offers the creation of, new research and innovation partnerships with
Europe.
It provides Chinese entities the access to advanced knowledge, data
and up-to-date technology and allows an upgrade of the research
quality of each partner in the consortium. Horizon 2020 contributes
to the internationalisation of the Chinese partner institution and
allows the establishment of new international partnerships and
networks.
Individual Chinese researchers can develop their scientific careers,
learn advanced knowledge and information and experience an
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international atmosphere in a laboratory. Finally, Horizon 2020
contributes to the tackling of global challenges and offers solutions to
societal challenges that are designated as priorities by Chinese
government, such as food security, aging population, environmental,
fight against climate change, air pollution, energy security etc.
Q: I have completed my registration and my expert profile is valid.
When will I be contacted for an assignment?
A: All applicants who complete their expert profile are included in the
database, but this does not indicate that they will necessarily be
contacted for an assignment.
You will be contacted directly via email if you are selected to take part
in any particular activity. It is therefore important that the email
address indicated in your expert profile is current. The selection of
experts depends on the needs of the European Commission in
relation to the subjects covered by proposals and projects.
Q: May I submit a proposal if I have applied to be considered as an
Expert?
A: If you are contracted as an expert, you will be asked to sign a
declaration stating exactly which proposals you have a link with, and
which may create a conflict of interest. You are obliged to inform the
Commission if you think that you may have a conflict of interest with
any proposal you are asked to examine.
The European Commission takes all necessary steps in order to avoid
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any conflicts of interest. While you may not evaluate your own
proposal, or of proposals competing with it, you may evaluate
proposals which are not competing with yours. The funding body will
determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists. Sometimes, the
funding body may decide that you may not take part in an evaluation;
in this case, your contract will be terminated in accordance with the
relevant procedures.
Q: Which member of the Consortium is the Project Coordinator?
A: It is up to the Consortium to designate the Project Coordinator.
Q: Can a Chinese institute be the Principal Investigator of the project?
A: Even though Chinese participants could in principle be coordinator
of the project, this would, however, not change the rules for funding.
A Chinese partner as project coordinator would not be automatically
eligible for EU funding and, therefore, could not recover from the
European Commission any direct or indirect costs incurring for the
contract or project management nor retain part of the grant for this
purpose. We encourage Chinese research institutions willing to
participate in H2020 proposals to take contact with Chinese funding
agencies for seeking support for their project. See:
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/horizon-2020-whatsi
t-china
Q: Can a person from a third country apply to be an Expert?
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A: A person from a third country (i.e. a country that is not a Member
State or a country associated to Horizon 2020) is welcome to register
their profile in the expert database with a view to assist the European
Commission as an expert.
Q: Under the rules of H2020-MSCA-ITN is it possible to recruit a
candidate from outside the European Union?
A: There is no restriction on the nationality of recruited researchers,
and candidates from third countries (such as China) are welcome as
long as the mobility and eligibility requirements are met. However,
some restrictions may apply for a very limited number of countries on
the basis of EU sanctions. For further information applicants are
advised to consult:
http://eeas.europa.eu/cfsp/sanctions/docs/measures_en.pdf.
Frequently Asked Questions- EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism

Q: What is the Co-Funding Mechanism?
A: The Co-Funding Mechanism (CFM) is a joint initiative launched by
the Chinese Government and the EU to support joint research and
innovation projects between European and Chinese universities,
research institutions and companies under the framework of Horizon
2020 in strategic areas of common interest. It was agreed at the 2nd
EU-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue, endorsed by the 17th
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EU-China Summit of June 2015, and announced in September 2015 at
the occasion of the visit of European Commissioner for Research,
Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas to China.
The Implementation Guidelines of CFM were agreed on 30 October
2015 at the 12th EU China Joint Steering Committee Meeting on S&T
Cooperation (JSCST) in Beijing co-chaired by the European
Commission (EC) Director General for Research and Innovation
Robert-Jan Smits and the Chinese Vice-Minister for Science and
Technology Cao Jianlin. Through CFM, funds will be provided by the
Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) for China-based
participants in Horizon 2020 research and innovation projects
including mobility of researchers.
Q: What is the scale of fund foreseen under CFM?
A: Building on the EU's Horizon 2020 and relevant research and
innovation funding programmes on the Chinese side, CFM will
mobilise over 500 million Euros from the EU and 1 billion RMB from
China during the period from 2016 to 2020.
Up to 200 million RMB, or nearly 30 million euro, will be made
available annually by MOST on the Chinese side for the benefit of
China-based entities that will participate in joint projects with
European partners under Horizon 2020. The EC expects to continue
spending over 100 million Euros per year for the benefit of
Europe-based entities in joint projects under H2020 with Chinese
participants.
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Q: What is the scale of fund per project?

A: In principle, the per-project ceiling of MOST grant under the CFM is
5 Million RMB.
The project duration should normally be not more than 3 years.
Q: Who can apply for fund under this mechanism?
A: For this first CFM Call, China-based participants in successful
Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2014/2015 proposals, and in
proposals submitted in Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2016/2017
for which the Horizon 2020 deadline (single-stage call or two-stage
call second stage) is prior to 31 March 2016 for the first MOST
deadline; respectively 31 July 2016 for the second MOST deadline can
apply. Eligibility criteria for Chinese applicants can be found at the
website of MOST. The application should be prepared in accordance
with the template provided by MOST and submitted through
respective institutions.
Europe-based entities will apply for Horizon 2020 fund following the
rules and procedures of Horizon 2020.
The EC and MOST will fund selected applicants according to their
respective rules, regulations and practices. MOST funds are solely for
use by China-based selected applicants.
Q: How do I know if my proposal is successfully evaluated in Horizon
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A: The EC will inform coordinators of the Horizon 2020 proposals if
their proposals are positively evaluated and then invite China-based
applicants in the proposal consortium to apply from MOST for
possible co-funding, if need be, following the call for applications to
be published by MOST.
Q: When will the CFM call be published?
A: The first CFM call launched by MOST on 16 December 2015
concerns the China-based entities participating in projects already
selected under the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2014-15 as well
as proposal submitted prior to the deadlines (31 March 2016, 31 July
2016) of the current Work Programme 2016/17.
Relevant Horizon 2020 calls are published in the Horizon 2020
Participant Portal, with the most recent Work Programme 2016/17
published on 14 October 2015.
Q: Will the CFM target specific priority areas?
A: The priority areas to be supported through the 2016 call focus on
agriculture (including food), biotechnologies, ICT, space, aviation,
energy, health, transport, water resources, energy saving and
emission reduction, advanced manufacturing, new materials,
sustainable urbanisation, and exchange of young scientists. In
practice, all topics under the Horizon 2020 Leadership in Enabling
and Industrial Technologies, Societal Challenges (except the Security
one), Future and Emerging Technologies, Research Infrastructures
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and Research and Innovation Staff Exchange as well as the Euratom
Nuclear Energy topics are expected to be eligible for the CFM.
Q: How to apply for funding under CFM?
A: Please visit the website of MOST (EU China Co-Funding Mechanism:
http://most.gov.cn/mostinfo/xinxifenlei/fgzc/gfxwj/gfxwj2015/20151
2/t20151216_122975.htm) for details of procedures to submit
applications.
Q: How is the evaluation organised, and what are the evaluation
criteria?
A: MOST will evaluate and select the proposals from China-based
applicants for funding according to relevant rules. Evaluation will be
based on a number of criteria defined by MOST.
Q: How would I know if my application for CFM fund is selected or
not?
A: MOST will complete the evaluation of all applications received in
the framework of the CFM from China-based partners in successful
Horizon 2020 proposals and notify the China-based applicants ideally
within few months after each CFM deadline.
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Horizon 2020 National Contact Point (NCP) in China

China-EU Science and Technology
Cooperation Promotion Office (CECO,
http://www.cstec.org.cn/ceco/index.a
spx) is the organisation running and
coordinating the NCP activities in
China. CECO was established in 2001,
as
a
non-profit
organisation
specialised in offering consultation
services and guidance to Chinese
research institutions, enterprises, companies and scientists for the
participation in the EU Framework Programmes. Since its creation,
CECO has been continuously supported by the Chinese Ministry of
Science and Technology (MOST) and the EU DG RTD and has been
providing FP support services to numerous European and Chinese
researchers to build successful partnerships. CECO is the sole official
NCP organisation at national level in China, and has the necessary
professional skills, regional coverage and relevant influence in China,
to provide services to EU-China S&T cooperation, and also to support
the official scientific policy dialogue between EU and China. In
addition, the last 3 years CECO has deployed a network of Regional
Contact Points (RCPs) inside University or CSTEC regional offices with
the scope to provide NCP support services at a regional level.
CECO has close partnerships with regional S&T Commissions and
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Exchange Centers, which are directed by MOST, and are the two large
networks in China responsible for the administration of regional S&T
resources. CECO is affiliated to China Science and Technology
Exchange Centre (CSTEC) of MOST.
China Science and Technology Exchange Centre (CSTEC,
www.cstec.org.cn) was founded in 1982 upon the approval of the
State Council. CSTEC is a legally independent organisation affiliated to
the MOST of the Peoples Republic of China. With expertise in
international S&T exchanges, its mandate is to promote interactions
between the research and industrial communities in China and their
foreign counterparts so as to serve the socio-economic development
and enhance the friendly relations between China and countries
across the globe. CSTEC has successively established cooperative ties
with over 130 organisations and renowned enterprises in more than
30 countries and regions. Thus it has set up a network for
collaboration with counterparts from America, Oceania, Europe,
Africa, Asia, and in particular the European Union, Japan, Hong Kong,
Macao and Taiwan. It continues to play a significant role in facilitating
international S&T cooperation and exchanges, the reform and
opening-up of China, as well as the construction of the socialist
economy.
CECO/CSTEC has established 8 RCPs (Regional Contact Points)
respectively in Beijing, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu,
Hubei, Shandong and Guangdong and 4 TCPs including the Hunan
University of Chinese Medicine as the Health TCP (Thematic Contact
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Point) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences as the
agricultural TCP, China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy
at Huazhong University of S&T as the energy TCP, and CIUC at Tongji
University as the urbanization TCP. A tailor-made training for the RCPs
was organised and delivered by CSTEC and its European partners.
About DragonStar Plus

DRAGON-STAR PLUS follows its predecessor (DRAGONSTAR), in its
important mandate to provide support services to European and
Chinese researchers and policy makers, and Chinese researchers and
policy makers, and to offer a flexible platform to facilitate policy
discussions between European and Chinese stakeholders.
Dragon-STAR PLUS aims at significantly contributing to the ongoing
bilateral collaboration activities and policy dialogues. The project will
have a positive effect on policy drafting and implementation,
on-going research collaboration, reciprocity, member & associated
states cooperation (funding agencies), addressing societal challenges,
innovation, social- economy and technology.
For more information, please visit: http://www.dragon-star.eu
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References and Useful Links

Ask an Expert:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts
/
Calls for Proposals:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opport
unities/h2020/index.html
CAS-EU Partner Programme
http://www.bic.cas.cn/tzgg/201501/t20150106_4295030.html
Delegation of the European Union to China:
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/eu_china/research_innovat
ion/index_en.htm
EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/fundin
g/reference_docs.html
http://www.most.gov.cn/mostinfo/xinxifenlei/fgzc/gfxwj/gfxwj2015/2
01512/t20151216_122975.htm
EU-China Science and Technology Cooperation Promotion Office
(CECO)
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http://www.cstec.org.cn/ceco/en/index.aspx
EURAXESS Links China
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/links/eurRes/china/
Horizon 2020
http://ec.europa.eu/horizon2020
Horizon 2020 budget allocation:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/press/fact_sheet_on
_horizon2020_budget.pdf
Horizon 2020 roadmaps:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/policy/annex
sep-2014.pdf
roadmaps
HORIZON 2020 in brief, Directorate-General for Research and

Innovation, European Commission, 2014
HORIZON 2020 - A practical guide for China, Directorate-General for
Research and Innovation, European Commission, 2014
Mobility of researchers scheme between the European Research
Council (ERC) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(NSFC)
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http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/publish/portal0/tab38/info51450.htm
More Q&A:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/suppo
rt/faq.html
http://www.apre.it/ricerca-europea/horizon-2020/faq-on-horizon-20
20/faq/
Regional Contact Points:
http://www.dragon-star.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/China-RCP
-Contact-May-2014.pdf
Research & Innovation Participant Portal, European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.
html
The rules for participation for third countries:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014
_2015/annexes/h2020-wp1415-annex-a-countries-rules_en.pdf
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Participation in Horizon 2020: A Practical Guide for Chinese

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1 HORIZON 2020: the EU Research and

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2 Structure of Horizon 2020

Figure 1: Horizon 2020 Budget: allocation of funds under H2020

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2.1 Priority 1 - Excellent Science

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2.2 Priority 2 - Industrial Leadership

A number of promising and strategic technologies play a crucial role

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2.3 Priority 3 - Societal Challenges

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2.4 Additional Areas

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3 Horizon 2020: Main Types of Actions

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3.2 Innovation Actions (IA)

3.3 Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)

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3.4 SME Instrument

3.5 ERA-NET Cofund

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Horizon 2020, like its predecessor FP7, is fully open to participants

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5 How to apply to HORIZON 2020

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6 EU-China Co-Funding Mechanisms for

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7 Topics Targeting China - Working Programme

future cooperation. Chinese participation is welcomed in all Calls for

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