Collective Research Networking Funding for Transnational Collective Research for the benefit of SMEs Viktoria Cvetkovi ć , AiF CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event, Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
Overview 1. Who is CORNET? Structure of the network 2. What is CORNET? Aims, objectives, beneficiaries 3. How does CORNET work? Setting up a collective research project CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
Who is CORNET? Network of Ministries and Funding Agencies – FFG Austria Belgium-Flanders – IWT – SPW-DGO6 Belgium-Wallonia Czech Republic – MPO – BMWi/AiF Germany Poland – NCBR – Agentschap NL The Netherlands (Cyprus – RPF) CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
Who is CORNET? Structure of the Network Combining national and regional funding schemes for pre-competitive Collective Research Self-sustained network following the ERA-NET principle Synchronisation of national procedures: - Joint calls for proposals (twice a year: March and September) - Common criteria for evaluation - One common ranking list of proposals - Synchronised funding of projects CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
What is CORNET? Aims, Objectives, Beneficiaries CORNET funds international pre-competitive Collective Research projects … … for the benefit of Groups of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) … to support SMEs with limited own research capacities … tackling an identified common challenge … by supporting pre-competitive R&D activities … and broad dissemination of results across the sector for future exploitation … without thematic restriction CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
How does CORNET work? Setting up a CORNET Project – Requirements Cooperation of partners with different roles - SME organisations → exclusively eligible for application! - Research organisations (RTOs) - Individual SMEs forming a User Committee (UC) Thematically open for all sectors (bottom-up approach) Typical pre-competitive topics: standardisation, adaptation of production processes, use of new materials Support of small consortia: cooperation between 2 participating countries CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
How does CORNET work? Setting up a CORNET Project – Step by Step agree on common support Flanders: IWT Poland: NCBR provides funding via provides funding via TETRA Inicjatywa CORNET Coordinating SME Organisation SME Organisation Research Research Organisation Organisation SME User WP 1, 3, 4 WP 2, 4, 5 Committee Flanders Poland Project CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
How does CORNET work? Setting up a CORNET Project – Summary Look for project partners – in your country & at least one more Contact your funding organisation Write a common proposal & submit it to CORNET coordinator: eu@aif-ftk-gmbh.de In parallel: prepare complementary national/regional application forms, submit these to your funding organisation Funding organisations evaluate proposal by using common criteria Partners with successful proposals get financial support from their own funding organisations (no common pot) Reporting on European level: Monitoring Meetings + common final report CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
How does CORNET work? Working in a CORNET Project – Reporting National/regional level: Partners report to their respective programmes European level: - Monitoring Meetings (at least once during project duration) - One common final written report in English language Save the date – next meetings: Monitoring Meeting and Partnering Event, combined with “Innovation Day” Berlin, May 16th, 2013 (+ maybe day before or after) CORNET Monitoring Meeting Vienna, January 23 rd , 2013
How does CORNET work? Benefits of a CORNET Project Low threshold for international cooperation: small consortia High success rate: currently 66 % Familiar national programmes and funding agencies Leverage effect: higher budget Insight into state-of-the-art in other countries Broad platform for dissemination opens up market opportunities Pragmatic reporting scheme compared to EU programmes USP: in Horizon 2020 no research for the benefit of SME organisations CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
Thank you for your attention! Contact Details CORNET Coordinator Viktoria Cvetkovic AiF F·T·K GmbH Tel: +49 221 37680 321 viktoria.cvetkovic@aif.de For project proposal submission: eu@aif-ftk-gmbh.de More detailed information on funding programmes and next calls: www.cornet-era.net Next call deadline: March 28th, 2013 – 12.00 p.m. (noon) Looking forward to your project proposals ☺ CORNET and EraSME Partnering Event Vienna, January 22 nd , 2013
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