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Info day - Programme “Applied research”

Info day - Programme “Applied research”. 12 September 2019 Research Council of Norway, Moser auditorium. AGENDA 10.00 – 10.15 Information on Programme “Applied research” 10.15 – 10.45 ‘POLNOR 2019 Call’ 10.45 – 11.15 ‘Application and Peer-review process’ 11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break

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Info day - Programme “Applied research”

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  1. Info day - Programme “Applied research” 12 September 2019 Research Council of Norway, Moser auditorium AGENDA • 10.00 – 10.15 Information on Programme “Applied research” • 10.15 – 10.45 ‘POLNOR 2019 Call’ • 10.45 – 11.15 ‘Application and Peer-review process’ • 11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break • 11.30 – 11.45 ‘POLNOR CCS 2019 Call’ • 11.45 – 12.00 IdeaLab Call • 12.00 – 12.30 Financial issues • 12.30 – 12:45 Q&A session and Summary

  2. Polish Programme„Applied Research” Maciej Jędrzejek Team coordinator

  3. EEA and Norwaygrants

  4. EEA and Norwaygrants Source:eeagrants.org

  5. Financial information

  6. Logic of the programme

  7. Financial information

  8. Programme documentation

  9. Partner search • https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/apply-for-funding/international-funding/eos-midlene/eea-and-norway-grantspartner-search/

  10. Thank you! Web: www.ncbr.gov.pl/norwaygrants/pl www.ncbr.gov.pl/en/norwaygrants/en Mail: maciej.jedrzejek@ncbr.gov.pl norwaygrants@ncbr.gov.pl

  11. Polish Programme „Applied Research”POLNOR 2019 Call Konrad Kosecki Chief expert

  12. Basic information • Thisis a bilateralcall – a projectiscarried out by atleastone Polish and one Norwegianentity, eligibleaccording to the rules, one of whichmust be a privateenterprise • Availablefunding: 49745454 € in total • Call opening: 23 September 2019 • Call closing: December 2019 • Maximum projectduration: 36 months • 500 000 – 1 500 000€per project • Latestproject end date/eligibilitydate: 30 April 2024

  13. Thematicareas of the call • Welfare, health and care – 10 000 000 € • Digital and industry – 10 000 000 € • Energy, transport and climate – 10 000 000 € • Food and naturalresources – 10 000 000 € • Social and economic development – 5 254 454 € • Unmannedvehicles – 4 500 000 €

  14. Glossary – basicProgrammeabbreviations • Project Promoter (PP) – an entity formally responsible for submitting the proposal under the Polish Applied Research Programme; • Principal Investigator (PI) – a researcher having a scientific lead of a project submitted under the Polish Applied Research Programme; • Programme Operator (PO) – the National Centre for Research and Development, agency responsible for the management and implementation of the Polish Applied Research Programme in Poland; • Donor Programme Partner (DPP) – the Research Council of Norway (RCN), agency responsible for supporting the PO during implementation of the Programme; • Programme Committee (PC) - an advisory and supporting body to the Polish Applied Research Programme, consisting of Polish and Norwegian experts.

  15. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Forming a team (consortium) A Project Promotermust be selected. Whocan be a PP: • Research organisation,established as a legal person in Poland. • Enterprise, established as a legal person in Poland.

  16. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Forming a team (consortium) Eligibleapplicants/projectpartners: • Norwegian research organisations;the lead Norwegian partner shall be approved by the ResearchCouncil of Norway (DPP) in accordance with the provisions of the RCN (DPP) guidelines for approval of research organisation. • Polish research organisations (established as a legal person in Poland) • Enterprises, established in Poland and/or Norway Minimum one enterpriseisrequired!

  17. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Forming a team (consortium) PP appoints one person as Principal Investigator (PI). Whois a PI: The ‘Principal Investigator’ is the researcher having the scientific lead of the project on a daily basis. She/he is responsible for controlling the technical direction and academic quality of the project, and will ensure that the project is carried out in compliance with the terms, conditions of the call as well as those specified in Regulation on the implementation of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021, and especially Guidelines for Research Programmes. The Principal Investigator (of any nationality) must be employed full time in the Project Promoter, with a permanent position, or with a fixed term contract covering at least the duration of the project. „Young researcher” PIswillhave a separate ranking list afterallproposalsareassessed.

  18. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Writing the proposal – the topic First, formulate a suitabletopic, according to thematicareaspresentedearlier. Thisis a calldedicated to applied research. Only the followingtypes of activitiescan be funded: • Fundamental (basic) research (up to 10% of eligible costs) • Industrial research • Experimental development

  19. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Writing the proposal – the budget Project budgetmust be completed in the Polish zloty (PLN). Allpayments from the Programme Operator (NCBR) and settlements between the Project Promoter and project partner(s) arealsodone in Polish zlotys (PLN). Expendituresmust be eligibleaccording to the rules of the Call and maycover the followingcategories: • Staff • Consumables and supplies • Equipment • Travel • Other • Subcontracting • Indirect (overheads) Expenditures incurred after 30 April 2024 shall not be eligible!

  20. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Writing the proposal – the budget Grants in the POLNOR 2019 call may cover up to 100% of eligible costs for research organisations. For enterprises, stateaidrulesapply, depending on the size of the company, type of research/development.

  21. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Submitting the proposal and obtainingfunding How to submit a proposal? • through the Programme Operator’s online system (LSI), available on the PO’swebsite (no otherwayisrecognised) • Project Promotersubmits the application on behalf of the wholeconsortium (with authorisation) Allproposals go through a two-stageselectionprocess: • formal (administrative) assessment, in order to review the proposals for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria; carried out by the PO. • scientific peer review; proposals that passed the formal assessment are submitted by the Programme Operator to international expert evaluation. Result of the scientificpeerreviewis the final ranking lists of projects to be funded. Eachthematicareawillhaveit’sown ranking list. Based on the ranking lists, the fundingisawarded, via a decision of the Director of the Programme Operator (NCBR).

  22. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Submitting the proposal and obtainingfunding Final step is to signtwoagreements: • Partnership Agreement, signed by the Project Promoter with project partners before signing the project contract with the Programme Operator.Mustcontain the following: • provisions on the roles and responsibilities of the parties; • provisions on the financial arrangements between the parties, including, but not limited to, which expenditure the project partners can get reimbursed from the project budget; • provisions on the method of calculating indirect costs and their maximum amount; • currency exchange rules for such expenditure and its reimbursement; • provisions on audits on the project partners; • a detailed budget; • provisions on dispute resolution, and • provisions on intellectual property rights, in compliance with State aid rules and Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013. • Project contract, signed between the Programme Operator and the Project Promoter acting on behalf of all project partners.

  23. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Carrying out and closing the project Project financing The Project Promoter receives funding according to the rules of the Call, and is obliged to distribute appropriate amounts of funds to all project partners, in accordance with the Project Contract and the Partnership Agreement. Periodic (yearly) reporting 1. A technical report containing: • an explanation of the work carried out by the participants, • an overview of the progress of work towards the objectives of the project, including milestones and deliverables identified in the project contract. The report must include explanations justifying the differences between the work expected to be carried out in accordance with the project contract and that actually carried out, • details on the exploitation and dissemination of the results, and - if required in the Project Contract - an updated plan for the exploitation and dissemination of results, • a summary for publication by the Programme Operator. 2. A financial report

  24. A POLNOR 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Carying out and closing the project ̶ finalreporting The Project Promoter submits a final report on behalf of the consortium within 60 days after the end of the project. The final report comprises: 1. a final technical report, containing: • an overview of the results and their exploitation and dissemination • the conclusions on the project • the socio-economic impact of the project: a report covering the wider societal implications of the project, in the form of a questionnaire, including gender equality actions, ethical issues, efforts to involve other actors and to spread awareness, as well as the plan for the use and dissemination of foreground • a summary for publication by the PO. 2. a final financial report As part of the final project report, the Project Promoter isrequired to submit a full list of publications relating to the results of the project.

  25. Furtherinformation All programme documents are available in English on the Programme Operator website: www.ncbr.gov.pl/norwaygrants/pl www.ncbr.gov.pl/en/norwaygrants/en For any additional information about POLNOR 2019 Call and the Polish Applied Research Programme please contact: Maciej Jędrzejek - office: +48 22 39 07 160 Konrad Kosecki - office: +48 22 39 07 460 Krystyna Maciejko - office: +48 22 39 07 489 Hanna Sroczyńska - office: +48 22 39 07 198 Ewelina Wildner - office: +48 22 39 07 123 Or use the following email adress: norwaygrants@ncbr.gov.pl

  26. Thank you! Web: www.ncbr.gov.pl/norwaygrants/pl www.ncbr.gov.pl/en/norwaygrants/en Mail: konrad.kosecki@ncbr.gov.pl norwaygrants@ncbr.gov.pl

  27. ‘Application and Peer-review process’ Hanna Sroczyńska Project coordinator

  28. On-line application system Genaralinformation

  29. On-line application system Genaralinformation

  30. On-line application system Examples of fields - first field Podaj liczbę polskich podmiotów Wnioskodawcy / Enter the number of Polish Entities Dla konkursów w ramach Funduszy Norweskich i EOG należy podać łączną liczbę polskich i zagranicznych podmiotów konsorcjum międzynarodowego / For EEA and NorwayGrantsCallsenter the totalnumber of Polish and foreignEntities of internationalconsortium Applicable for EEA and Norway Grants Calls Enter the total number of entities of international consortium. Entitycanalso be addedordeletedduringedition of the proposal.

  31. On-line application system Examples of fields - Section’II WNIOSKODAWCA / APPLICANT’ of the application form A separate part for each Applicant entity (Project Promoter and project partners of an international consortium) to be filled in.

  32. On-line application system Examples of fields

  33. Scientific content-relatedprojectproposalforms Uploaded to the on-line system (pdf format) 1. Topicand Excellence(max 8 pages) 2. Implementation and Management (max 5 pages) 3. Impact(max 5 pages) • Coherent with selection criteria

  34. Scientific content-relatedprojectproposalformsUploaded to the on-line system 1. Topicand Excellence(max 8 pages) • Coherence with the call topic (max 0,5 page) • Current state of the art including your relevant previous work • Project objectives • Methods, approach and concept • Ambition - innovation and application potential • Bibliography / References (max 1 page) 2. Implementation and Management (max 5 pages) • Templates will be available in annexes to Proposal Manual • Description of the Work Plan (max 1,5 page) • Project participants and Management (max 2,5 pages) • Description of the consortium • Management of the project • Communication and decision-making • Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management • Risk management and quality assurance (max 1 page) 3. Impact(max 5 pages) • Project outputs (max 4 pages) • Contribution to capacity and competence building • Intended short-term outcomes • Mentoring plan (not applicable when the PI meets the criteria of ‘young researcher’- max 1 page) • Intended long-term application of outcomes • Communication Plan (max 1 page)

  35. Scientific content-relatedprojectproposalforms Uploaded to the on-line system (pdf format) Ethical & genderbalanceissues (max 1 page) • if the answer to any of the questions of the Ethics Issues Table Checklist is YES, a brief description of the ethical issue involved and how it will be dealt with appropriatelyshall be provided. • how the gender dimension is to be integrated in a project and follow through at all stages of the research cycle. CVs of PI and work packages leaders only - each CV in a separate file

  36. On-line application system Submission of proposal • The Project Promoter can edit and validate the proposal until the closing date of the call - the blue ‘Walidujwniosek’ button. • Only proposals that have been completed fully and correctly may be submitted. Otherwise the error message informing that the proposal is invalid is displayed. • In order to submit the proposal the Project Promoter shall click the red ‘Złóżwniosek’ button. • After successful submission an e-mail acknowledging the receipt of proposal is sent by the online system to the Project Promoter. • If the proposal is not submitted as described above it is not regarded as having been received by the Programme Operator. • After successful submission the edition of the proposal is blocked. In case of the necessity of the resubmission of the proposal, the new application must be generated, completed and submitted. If more than one copy of the same proposal is submitted, only the most recent version is evaluated.

  37. Evaluation of proposals - ‘Guide for Evaluators’

  38. Selectioncriteria Specified in ‘Guideline for Research Programmes’: • Relevance in relation to the objective and priorities of the research programme 2. Scientific and/or technical excellence 3. Quality and efficiency of the implementation and management, including quality and implementation capacity of the applicants and contribution to capacity and competence building 4. The potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results

  39. Selectioncriteria – description 1. Relevance in relation to the objective and priorities of the research programme • Assesmentif the proposalfits the ’Description of the callarea’ 2. Scientific and/or technical excellence • Innovativeness of idea • Appropriateness of approach 3. Quality and efficiency of the implementation and management, including quality and implementation capacity of the applicants and contribution to capacity and competence building • Competence and expertise of applicant team • Feasibility and efficiency of project plan 4. The potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results • Contribution to capacity and competence building • Intended short-term outcomes • Intended long-term application of outcomes • Detailed description in • ‘Guide for Evaluators’

  40. Selectioncriteria - scoring • The criterion 1 is evaluated by stating if the project fits the ‘Description of the call area’ (no - only in clear-cut cases) • an elimination criteria – no need for further evaluation • if the proposal is considered to be out of scope by all reviewers, it is considered ineligible and does not pass on to the second stage • For criteria 2-4 the scores are on a scale from 0 to 5. Half points may be given. • score 0 - the proposal fails to address the criterion under examination or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information. • score 5 - the proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the criterion in question. Any shortcomings are minor.

  41. Review forms and Consensus report Consensus report • Both individual Review forms and Consensus report will be forwarded to an applicant.

  42. Selectioncriteria – thresholds and weight • Total number of points in the evaluation procedure (criteria 2-4) - 25 • To be recommended for funding - the proposal must receive at least 15 points AND pass all the thresholds on the consensus stage (criteria 2-4). • While deciding about the final ranking order of the proposals on the basis of the total consensus scores, within the groups of equally scored proposals, proposals are prioritised according to the scores they have been awarded for the criterion: • Scientific and/or technical excellence • Impact of the project • Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management.

  43. Programme Committee (PC) meeting

  44. Department of International Cooperation The National Centre for Research and Development Thank you!

  45. Polish Programme „Applied Research”POLNOR CCS 2019 Call Konrad Kosecki Chief expert

  46. Basic information • Thisis a bilateralcall – a projectiscarried out by atleastone Polish and one Norwegianentity, eligibleaccording to the rules. • Availablefunding: 11764706 € in total • Call opening: 23 September 2019 • Call closing: December 2019 • Maximum projectduration: 36 months • 500 000 – 5 000 000€per project • Latestproject end date/eligibilitydate: 30 April 2024

  47. Thematicareas of the call Carbon Capture and Storage – dedicatedcall • Full valuechainanalysis • Social science related to deployment of CCS • Storage pilots • New knowledge that facilitates large-scale CO2 storage • Development of CO2 capture solutions integrated in power and industry processes

  48. Glossary – basicProgrammeabbreviations • Project Promoter (PP) – an entity formally responsible for submitting the proposal under the Polish Applied Research Programme; • Principal Investigator (PI) – a researcher having a scientific lead of a project submitted under the Polish Applied Research Programme; • Programme Operator (PO) – the National Centre for Research and Development, agency responsible for the management and implementation of the Polish Applied Research Programme in Poland; • Donor Programme Partner (DPP) – the Research Council of Norway (RCN), agency responsible for supporting the PO during implementation of the Programme; • Programme Committee (PC) - an advisory and supporting body to the Polish Applied Research Programme, consisting of Polish and Norwegian experts.

  49. A POLNOR CCS 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Forming a team (consortium) A Project Promotermust be selected. Whocan be a PP: • Research organisation,established as a legal person in Poland, or • Enterprise, established as a legal person in Poland.

  50. A POLNOR CCS 2019 project ̶ a walkthrough Forming a team (consortium) Eligibleapplicants/projectpartners: • Norwegian research organisations;the lead Norwegian partner shall be approved by the ResearchCouncil of Norway (DPP) in accordance with the provisions of the RCN (DPP) guidelines for approval of research organisation. • Polish research organisations (established as a legal person in Poland) • Enterprises, established in Poland and/or Norway

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