Funding Mechanisms Insight Research Centre Prag Sharma Business Development Manager Prag Sharma June 2014 Insight Centre Structure SFI Centre funding CP . . . . Platform Research & Operations CP CP EI funding CP CP . . . . CP . . . CP . Platform Research CP CP CP CP CP Decision Analytics Linked Data Media Analytics Recommender Systems Personal Sensing Reasoning Semantic Web Horizon 2020 CP: Collaborative Projects Prag Sharma www.insight-centre.org Industry engagement models Horizon 2020 SFI EI Centre Call Innovation Voucher Collaborative Projects ICT Spokes Call open Technical Feasibility Study The SME Instrument Spokes Call "xed Innovation Partnership ….. Prag Sharma www.insight-centre.org SFI funding Targeted Projects / Spokes Research Platform Prag Sharma •  Projects with societal impact •  Targeted Projects – double your cash contributions •  Spokes Calls – Up to 70% funded Example of a €50,000 project: €20,000 SFI €10,000 Cash €20,000 In-kind www.insight-centre.org EI funding Company size Small Medium Large Type of Research Small company Medium company Large company Industrial Collaborative Research 80% 75% 65% Experimental Collaborative Development 60% 60% 50% 50% 40% 40% Prag Sharma 80% 75% 65% •  Projects with direct commercial •  Projects with direct impact commercial impact •  Irish-based •  Irish-based companies •  companies Up to 80% funding funding •  Up to 80% www.insight-centre.org H2020 €80bn Excellent Science (32%) Industrial Leadership (22%) + EIT, JRC, Widening, SwfS (8%) Societal Challenges (38%) €100m in non-exchequer funding to Ireland Prag Sharma www.insight-centre.org SME Instrument •  Targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise •  Only SMEs will be allowed to apply for funding and support •  Single company support possible •  No obligation for applicants to sequentially cover all three phases; each phase open to all SMEs •  70% funding (exceptions possible) •  Preferential treatment for subsequent financing (EU Financial Instruments: loan and equity facilities) Prag Sharma www.insight-centre.org Why work with Insight? >Access to 250 researchers across 6 universities Reach >International relationships >Leveraged funding Impact Expertise >New products and services >Licence opportunities >Experts in specialist domains >Spin-Outs >Established research networks >Experience with industry collaborations Prag Sharma www.insight-centre.org