Made in Europe and Horizon Europe – share your thoughts following the first calls

The purposes of the survey are:

- to assess the level of satisfaction of respondents with the new approach related to the call application procedures in Horizon Europe, and collect the relevant feedback (to be communicated to the EC) on ways to make improvements in this context in the future
- to assess the level of satisfaction with the accessibility, clarity and consistence of the information concerning the call process
- to increase the knowledge about the respondents' approaches to searching for potential partners
- to obtain suggestions on the synergies between Made in Europe and other initiatives.

Estimated average duration of survey completion: 10 min.

Survey active during the period December 14, 2021 - February 11, 2022

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* 1. Overall how satisfied are you with the current Made in Europe calls? (1 marks the lowest level of satisfaction and 5 marks the highest level of satisfaction)

Comments, if any:

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* 2. Do you think the different approach to the calls is an improvement in comparison to Horizon 2020?

It is a significant improvement

It is an insignificant improvement

It is more or less the same

It is worse

Comment (if any):

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* 3. When submitting your project proposal in the HE Participants portal, was the procedure clear and consistent for you from the very beginning up till the end or was it unclear and/or have you been affected by some last-minute requirements?

The procedure was clear and consistent

The procedure was mostly clear and consistent

The procedure was mostly unclear and inconsistent

The procedure was unclear and inconsistent

Comments and clarifications (if any):

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* 4. If this is the case, what have you liked more about the current call compared to the previous one(s)?

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* 5. If this is case, what have you disliked in the current call compared to the previous one(s)?

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* 6. Has the new approach made a significant difference/change for you compared to previous one (the calls under Horizon 2020) in the process of drafting your proposal?

Yes, I have perceived a significant change

The change was rather insignificant

No, I have not perceived a change in this context

Comments or clarifications (if any):

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* 7. Do you think the content requirements (number of words and pages for the different sections etc.) was balanced and reasonably distributed?

Yes

Kindly provide explanations to your answer:

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* 8. Was it clear enough that the call was related/belonged to the Made in Europe Partnership?

Yes

Kindly explain, if relevant:

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* 9. Do you have any suggestions regarding the procedures and content of the call that EFFRA should pass on to the European Commission?

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* 10. Kindly rate your level of satisfaction with the information provided to the interested potential applicants - be it on website, during the info-days organized at European and/or national levels etc. (1 marks the lowest level of satisfaction and 5 the highest level of satisfaction)

Comments (if any)

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* 11. Which approach have you used to search for potential consortium partners?

Online brokerage provided at EU and national levels (organized by the national contact points or others, expression of interest on the EFFRA Innovation portal etc.)

Tapping into your existing network based on past projects and consortia

Other approaches (please specify):

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* 12. Do you have any comments or recommendations on the topic of searching for and exploring potential consortium partners? If yes, kindly insert them below:

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* 13. In case you decided not to submit a project proposal and not to join a consortium, what was/were the reason(s) for your decision? (multiple answers here are possible)

I did not find the right partners

Although interested in the call, I was not willing to be the coordinator, and, therefore, did not participate to a consortium

I decided to concentrate on other funding opportunities (national/regional), because the success rates there are higher

Other (please specify)

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* 14. If you are involved in other initiatives (other Partnerships etc.), and see potential synergies with "Made in Europe", kindly provide details and suggestions below, if any:

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* 15. Kindly specify in which of the five Horizon Europe mission(s) you are involved (multiple answers here are possible):

Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters

Mission on Cancer

Mission: A soil deal for Europe

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* 16. Kindly specify which of the five Horizon Europe mission(s) has/have the highest potential of synergies with manufacturing, in your opinion:

Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters

Mission on Cancer

Mission: A soil deal for Europe

Comments (if any)

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* 17. If you would you like to receive periodically EFFRA's Newsletter, kindly provide your name and e-mail address below:

Name

Email Address