Dr Sonja Jilek

Institute for History, Vienna University

sonja.jilek@univie.ac.at

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• Horizon 2020, research innovation, technological development

• COST EU cooperation scientific and technical research

Research

• Creative Industries 2014-2020 Culture + Media

• Erasmus+ education and youth

• COSME: designed based consumer goods

Culture

• European Regional Cooperation, cross-border and European cooperation

• DG Enterprise tourism

• EU Citizenship town networks

Regional Development

EU Programme Options 2014-2020

Horizon 2020

Publication via Participant Portal

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

Background documents such as working documents available via

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/ref

erence_docs.html#h2020-work-programmes-2014-15-main-wp

Publication of new EU application modules at different times

• Publication of Calls

• Publication of application forms (online)

For example Call on Programme for Inclusive, Innovative und Reflexive

Societies:

• call text 2015 published 22.7.2014

• Online forms available from 10.12.2014

• Deadline (except 2 Topics) 28.5.2015

Budget 2014-2015: ca. 275 Mill € á 1,5 - 2,5 Mill € (EU-Funding)

Budget 2014-2020: ca. 1,3 Mrd. €

Creative Europe 2014 – 2020

Budget total : € 1,46 billion

– € 455 Mio. Sub-Programme Culture

– € 824 Mio. Sub-Programme MEDIA

– € 121 Mio. Guarantee-fonds, € 63 Mio. transnat. political cooperation

Eligible countries

• EU-Member states, Island, Norwey, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegowina,

Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia

• 2015: Georgien, Moldawia, Turkey

Category 1 „Small Cooperation-projects“

1 coordinator + 2 partners; EU-fund max. € 200.000/ max. 60% of

eligible costs

Category 2 „bigger Cooperation-projects“

1 coordinator + 5 partners; EU-fund max. € 2 Mio. / max. 50% of

eligible costs

project duration max. 4 years

deadlines for application: beginning October/year

Programmes under the European Territorial Cooperation

Objective co-funded by European Regional Development

Fund (ERDF) 2007-2013

Operational Programmes

'North West Europe (NWE)‘

Belgium, Germany, Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United

Kingdom, Switzerland (all regions)

'North Sea‘

Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom

(only some regions eligible/country)

‘Atlantic Coast‘

Ireland, Spain, France, Portugal, United Kingdom (only some regions

eligible/country)

‘Cross-border programmes United Kingdom - Ireland‘

Not all regions eligible!!

Cross-border territorial cooperation

2007-2013

The main aim of cross border cooperation is

to reduce the negative effects of borders as

administrative, legal and physical barriers,

tackle common problems and exploit

untapped potential.

• Encouraging entrepreneurship, especially the

development of SMEs, tourism, culture and cross-

border trade;

• Improving joint management of natural resources;

• Supporting links between urban and rural areas;

• Improving access to transport and communication

networks;

• Developing joint use of infrastructure;

• Administrative, employment and equal

opportunities work.

• Whether the challenge relates to infrastructure

(building bridges), to markets and services (linking

universities to business to clients) or to cultural or

linguistic barriers, cross-border co-operation is

intended to address them.

IDEA

• Develop first idea(s) of cooperation

• Draft proposal description

• Monitor relevant EU programmes

EU Fundingopportunities

• Select and check main programme outline & structure

• Check eligibility criteria

• Be aware and respect deadlines and start preparations early

Partner search

• Select Leadpartner/main applicant

• Discuss and create partnership

• PIC Code registration necessary for all partners in online applications before start of application!

First steps ……

Advantages

• Various programme lines focus

on supporting cultural

heritage

• Open to many

institutions/countries

according to individual

programme rules

• EU programmes support

excellency, interdisciplinary

work and innovative

approaches

• Allows cross-border as well as

cooperation on an EU wide

level

Disadvantages

• One stage applications rather

complicated and time consuming

= preparation time at least 2-4

months

• Project preparation at own risk,

only few programmes allow to

compensate the preparation

costs in case the application was

successful

• Low success-rate between 4-5

and 15% due to amount of

applications

• Specific „EU language“ in

documents needs experienced

applicants

EU Project Application

Advantages

• Additional finances – between

50-80% of total budget comes

from EU funds

• Cooperation between

different institutions open up

new chances and stimulate

new research ideas

• Excellent opportunities for

close cooperation across

borders, which would not be

paid so easily otherwise

• EU programmes now ask for

more concrete results and

outcomes, which helps to

structure own activities and

to define milestones

Disadvantages

• Most programmes work on the

bases that institutions have to

pre-finance activities. EU Re-

funding can be late, if there are

many additional inquieries

regarding the eligibility of costs

• Rather detailed, time-

consuming administration

• High overhead costs/institution

diminish the available budget

for work contracts

• National First Level Control can

be tiresome, project

documentation has to be kept

for 10 years

EU Project Implementation

2009-2014: new Danubelimes

World Heritage Nominations

Already inscribed sections in UK und DE

CULTURE 2000 PROJECT 2005-2008

1.250.000,00 EURO

CENTRAL EUROPE PROJECT 2008-2011

2.523.000,00 EURO

SOUTHEAST EUROPE PROJECT 2012-2014

1,183.000,00 EURO

DG ENTERPRISE PROJECT LIMES TOURISM 2012-2013

110.788,00 EURO

EU CITIZENSHIP PROJECT GEMINI 2014-2016 75.000,00 EURO

5.140.000,00 EURO

Databases

LIMES NETWORK

Maps

Conservation of individual Limes sitesLectures

Books, booklets, guidebooks

WorkshopsNew nominations

Culture 2000, Central + Southeast Europe Project