H2020 FET – Open Project 'NEMF21'

Horizon2020 – FET: NEMF21

H2020 FET – Open Project ‘NEMF21’

Gregor Tanner University of Nottingham

School of Mathematical Sciences


I) The Project

II) Structure III) Writing the Proposal

How we (!) wrote an FET open grant …


Why FET open: •  no restriction on research area •  long term, high risk, •  interdisciplinary •  great flexibility (positions, equipment, …) à One of the few EC funding opportunities for blue skies research

How we (!) wrote an FET open grant …


I. The Project:

Name:

Noisy Electromagnetic Fields – A Technological Platform for Chip-to-Chip Communication in the 21st Century (NEMF21)

Project Leader:

Gregor Tanner (Nottingham)

FET-Open 1 2014/2015 – novel ideas for radically new technologies


Noisy Electromagnetic Fields – A Technological Platform for Chip-to-Chip Communication in the 21st Century

(NEMF21)

Project duration: 36 months; Project Budget: € 3.42 M


Email to collaborators on day of submission (30/09/14): … Now, if we get it is another matter - FETs are a lottery. I think the proposal will score above 85% and will probably be in the top 20% of all submissions. But that's not good enough, to get funding we need to be in the 95% region. Whether we do, will depend on things like - does a reviewer think our proposal is revolutionary enough - or whacky enough as my EU expert calls it! This depends on individual reviewers and thus on luck, really! …

634 proposals received … 254 above threshold …24 funded = 3.8% (9.4%)

Criterion 1: Excellence – 60% (5/5)Criterion 2: Impact – 20% (4.5/5)Criterion 3: Implementation – 20% (4/5)

Overall: 4.7/5 (94% of marks)

Our Results: ✔


An interdisciplinary, Nottingham-led, consortium of mathematicians, physicists and electrical engineers will provide the design tools for wireless Chip-to-Chip (C2C) communication, which will be essential for this future technology.

Electronic devices of the future will use wireless communication down to the chip level.

The scientific challenges will be tackled with the help of substantial funding from Horizon 2020, amounting in total to 3.4 Mio Euros.

Noisy Electromagnetic Fields - A Technological Platform for Chip-to-Chip Communication in the 21st Century - NEMF21


Timeline:

Nice-Nottingham workshop in Nice

6th July 2014

Consortium complete

8th Aug 2014

WP structure completed

1st Sep 2014 30th Sep 2014

Deadline

II. Structure:

Get the consortium right!

Have a good idea about the structure and the distribution of work …

PERT chart – Milestones – Work Packages

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Work Packages and WP leader – Time scales


II. Writing the Proposal:

•  Read the instructions: elegibility, key words, research area … Preparation:



•  Read the instructions: elegibility, key words, research area … •  Get expert advice.

Preparation:



•  Read the instructions: elegibility, key words, research area … •  Get expert advice. •  Get background facts à relation to other EU initiatives etc.

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•  Read the instructions: elegibility, key words, research area … •  Get expert advice. •  Get background facts à relation to other EU initiatives etc. •  Study the forms – page limit, tables, figures.

Preparation:



•  Read the instructions: elegibility, key words, research area … •  Get expert advice. •  Get background facts à relation to other EU initiatives etc. •  Study the forms – page limit, tables, figures. •  Prioritise à 60% for research excellence – you need to

demonstrate that.

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demonstrate that.

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•  Are you clear about who is doing what? Doing the work:




demonstrate that.

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•  Are you clear about who is doing what? •  Consider writing it alone or with a good friend/collaborator.

Doing the work:




demonstrate that.

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•  Are you clear about who is doing what? •  Consider writing it alone or with a good friend/collaborator. •  Mention all key words …

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demonstrate that.

Preparation:

•  Are you clear about who is doing what? •  Consider writing it alone or with a good friend/collaborator. •  Mention all key words … •  Enjoy it – see it as a creative act!

Doing the work:




demonstrate that.

Preparation:

•  Are you clear about who is doing what? •  Consider writing it alone or with a good friend/collaborator. •  Mention all key words … •  Enjoy it – see it as a creative act!

Doing the work:

Don’t start it if you are not convinced about the project – it is not worth it, not for an FET!

H2020 FET – Open Project 'NEMF21'

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