Horizon 2020 and FP7- A practical perspective 2012

Topics

• Short introduction to the 2014-2020 EU Funds
• FP7 and Horizon 2020 – Comparison of scopes, structure, rules and how it will affect project management and proposal development in practice
• Project management milestones – comparison between FP7 and Horizon 2020
• Financial Rules of FP7 and Horizon 2020 - guarantee fund, changes in eligibility, overhead calculation and payment methods..
• WORKSHOP: Management case-scenarios: Participants are divided into groups to solve real life cases – how will it change in Horizon 2020?
• Reporting - milestones and deliverables, critical path. What to report and how - financial and technical reporting in FP7 and Horizon 2020
• WORKSHOP: Financial reporting - Participants prepare a financial report for FP7, based on "’dummy" invoices and time records generated for each participant
• Project closure and monitoring - getting prepared for EC audits
• What will be different in reporting and audits in Horizon 2020?

FP7: the European Union research policy

Horizon 2020: The European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation