Knowledge Transfer Network
HORIZON JU Coordination and Support Actions
Basic Information
- Identifier
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA3-1
- Programme
- Digital European Sky Exploratory Research 01
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Closed (31094503)
- Opening Date
- April 7, 2022
- Deadline
- October 13, 2022
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €3,750,000
- Min Grant Amount
- €3,750,000
- Max Grant Amount
- €3,750,000
- Expected Number of Grants
- 1
Description
The support action is expected to result in:
- cross-fertilisation of knowledge from other disciplines that will encourage the exploration of innovative and unconventional ideas and research directions in ATM;
- the establishment and consolidation of a strong links between cutting-edge research, the operational challenges faced by industry and Europe’s policy agenda on transport, digitalisation and sustainability;
- the identification of ‘thematic challenges’ pinpointed by the wider research community and supported by mechanisms such as dedicated workshops and ‘catalyst funding’-focused projects, able to stimulate the movement of exploratory research results to higher levels of maturity and promoting cooperation between academia and the industry;
- the maintenance and continual updating of the knowledge hub (i.e. wiki) set up by the SESAR 2020 ER project Engage, representing a one-stop, go-to source for information and a single European point of entry for ATM knowledge;
- support for the execution of, and contributions to improving, the SESAR Digital Academy initiative, to increase professional/learning opportunities for up-and-coming researchers and the future aviation/ATM workforce, and to foster equal opportunities.
The knowledge transfer network will be responsible for at least the following activities.
- ATM concepts roadmap. The network will produce and maintain a long-term roadmap for innovative and interdisciplinary ATM concepts. This will entail monitoring, identifying and analysing new opportunities for innovative ATM research relevant to the evolution of the European ATM system.
- Take-up. The network will stimulate the transfer of exploratory research results to ATM applications-oriented research and onwards to industrial research.
- Wiki. Building on the one-stop knowledge hub (i.e. wiki) being developed by the current ER project Engage (with an estimated extended grant end date of 30 June 2022), the selected consortium will be in charge of maintaining and updating the wiki with at least the following content:
- a research repository for all research conducted within the framework of the SESAR R&I programmes (SESAR 1, SESAR 2020, Digital European Sky), clustered by themes, strands of research, operational improvements, project names, keywords, etc.
- a mapping of European university programmes, featuring details of undergraduate programmes related to air transport engineering and aviation management, and postgraduate programmes that perform ATM-related research (regardless of the main research field).
- Catalyst funding. The network will be responsible for launching calls for catalyst research projects, managing the call text, the selection process, funding and promotion, and coordinating the participation of the funded projects in key SESAR Digital Academy events.
- SESAR Digital Academy initiative. The network will support the European ATM education and training required to develop new talent with a deep knowledge of future ATM scientific research needs, sustain a supply of bright young research talent in the long term and stimulate the next generation of ATM operational and engineering staff. To achieve this, the selected consortium will carry out at least the following activities.
- It will launch calls for PhD research projects, managing the call text, the selection process, funding and promotion, and coordinating the participation of the funded PhD students in key SESAR Digital Academy events. It will also be responsible for signposting other financial support opportunities for students pursuing PhDs and other postgraduate theses or dissertations on innovative research ideas.
- It will facilitate placements and/or training opportunities, offering students a chance to develop new skills and gain valuable industry experience.
- It will support the promotion of the SESAR Young Scientist Award campaigns, helping to ensure the visibility of the campaign and encouraging aviation students to submit applications.
- It will support the SESAR 3 JU in the preparation and execution of webinars and other similar events (see also the following bullet point).
- Events, publications and website. The network will support the SESAR 3 JU in the preparation and execution of the SESAR Innovation Days, including calls for contributions, selecting papers and posters, promotion, defining the technical programme, chairing panels, identifying speakers including keynote speakers, etc. In addition, the network will organise workshops and symposiums, ATM research summer schools, and digital challenges / hackathons, and will produce newsletters and carry out other actions aimed at the dissemination and sharing of SESAR exploratory research and the network’s results, potentially including the publication of a European ATM periodic academic journal and/or a series of special issues in existing journals. It will also provide support to the SESAR 3 JU in the management of the SESAR web pages (including the SESAR Digital Academy web page), updating them and integrating the latest content.
Eligibility & Conditions
General conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System
2. Eligible countries: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other eligibility conditions: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes
5. Evaluation and award:
- Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in subsection 2.1.3 of the BAWP 2022-2023.
- Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual
The following exception applies:
To ensure a balanced portfolio, grants will be awarded to applications not only in order of ranking but at least also to those that are the highest ranked within set topics, provided that the applications attain all thresholds.
- Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes
Beneficiaries will be subject to the additional exploitation obligations:
For the purpose of complying with the objectives set in the Regulation 2021/2085, the SRIA and the European ATM Master plan, beneficiaries must:
- make available for re-use under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions all relevant results generated in the action, through a well-defined mechanism, in trusted repositories;
- in case the purpose of the specific identified measures to exploit the results of the action is related to standardisation, grant the non-exclusive licence to the results royalty-free;
- in case on linked actions, ensure mutual access to the background and to the results of on-going and closed linked actions, should this be needed for implementing tasks under the linked action(s) or for exploiting results generated by the linked action(s) as defined in the conditions laid down by this (bi)annual work programme and by the call for proposals.
Beneficiaries must acknowledge and incorporate these obligations in the proposal, outlining the efforts they will make towards meeting them and in Annex I to the Grant Agreement.
- Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties. The support to third parties can only be provided in the form of grants. The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is EUR 60 000;
- Grants awarded under this topic will be linked to the following action: HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01.
A collaboration agreement is required.
Beneficiaries will be subject to the following additional dissemination obligations:
- Beneficiaries must make proactive efforts to share on a royalty free basis, in a timely manner and as appropriate, all relevant results with the other grants awarded under the same call.
- Beneficiaries must acknowledge and incorporate these obligations in the proposal, outlining the efforts they will make towards meeting them and in Annex I to the Grant Agreement.
Specific conditions
7. Specific conditions: described in the specific conditions and topics description per Work Area:
- The maximum project duration is 48 months.
- The integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in R&I content is not a mandatory requirement.
Documents
Call documents:
Standard HE CSA application form - Available directly in the Submission system. Please note that only Part A of this template is applicable for this call. For Part B, see below.
SESAR 3 application form (CSA) - Part B — this call-specific application form is also available in the Submission System
Standard evaluation form (HE CSA) - will be used with the necessary adaptations based on the specific award criteria (see BAWP, Annex II, section 2.1.3).
MGA
Additional documents:
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking Bi-Annual Work Programme (BAWP) 2022-2023
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking Multi-Annual Work Programme (MAWP) 2022-2031
HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility
HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 12. Missions
HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 – 13. General Annexes
HE Framework Programme and Rules for Participation Regulation 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
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Latest Updates
Call HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01 has closed on the 13-10-2022.
72 proposals have been submitted.
The breakdown per topic is:
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-1 8
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-2 5
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-3 3
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-4 4
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-5 9
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-6 7
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA1-7 3
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-1 4
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-3 6
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-4 8
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-5 1
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-6 2
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-7 3
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA2-8 7
- HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01-WA3-1 2
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in February 2022.