EU - Horizon 2020 - Acronyms Glossary

FUNDING INSTRUMENTS DESCRIPTIONS

 

Acronym Definition
CSA Coordination and Support Action (also called CA - coordination action, or SA - support action)
CP Collaborative project
ERA-NET Research programme created by network of national and regional actors in a specific area part-funded by EU. Issues its own calls for project proposals using own funding regimes.
PCP Pre-contractual (or commercial) procurement
PPI Public procurement of innovative solutions
SME instrument Funding instrument exclusively for SMEs
CTM Close to Market project, also called integration, demonstration and innovation projects (will all be called innovation projects in the final work programmes)
R&D Research and Development project - will be research project in final WPs
RD&I Research, Development and Innovation projects - will be research project in final WPs
R&I Research and innovation projects, also called capacity projects - will be research project in final WPs
100% project Indication that project is a research project
 70% project Indication that project is a close to market/innovation project

 

 

GENERIC TERMS

 

Acronym Definition
AC Associated Country. Participate in Horizon 2020 funding on equal basis as Member States but are not part of the EU.
COST actions European Co-operation in Science and Technology - funds networking activity elements of multi-beneficiary pan-European research networks (does not fund research).
cPPP Contractual public private partnership - vehicle to pursue technological roadmap in a specific area. Produce dedicated calls for proposals or topics with funding regime as for direct Horizon 2020 calls.
EIP Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme, operated under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) to support innovation in SMEs.
EIT European Institution of Innovation and Technology. Integrates higher education, research and business through multi-partner Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs)
ETP European Technology Platforms: industry led technology fora that develop research road maps
JPI Joint Programming Initiatives between EU Member States in specific areas under which common research and development goals pursued
JRC Joint Research Centre
JTI Joint Technology Initiative. Public private partnerships operating semi-independently. Will issue calls for proposals using their own funding regime which may, or may not match that of direct Horizon 2020 calls
KET Key Enabling Technology - technologies driving innovation (Pillar 2 of Horizon 2020)
LEIT Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Techologies (Pillar 2 of Horizon 2020)
MS EU Member States
MSCA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
NCPs National Contact Points in specific Horizon 2020 areas
PPP Public Private Partnership - vehicles to implement technological roadmaps in particular areas and leveraging of private funding. Implemented either through JTIs or contractual PPPs.
RSFF Risk Sharing Finance Facility (Pillar 2 of Horizon 2020) to assist SMEs in set up phase
SET Plan EU Strategic Energy Technologies Plan
SME Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
TRL Technology Readiness Level - degree of closeness to market - the higher the number the closer to market. Will be used to position some innovation calls in Horizon 2020 Pillars 2 and 3
TT Technology transfer