Glossary

Academic sector - consists of public or private higher education establishments awarding academic degrees, public or private non-profit research organisations whose primary mission is to pursue research, and international European interest organisations as they are defined in Article 2 of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation.

Applicant – legal entity submitting an application for a call for proposals. When the application is submitted in name of a consortium then the applicant is the coordinator.

Associated country - a third country which is party to an international agreement with the European Union, as identified in Article 7 of Regulation(EU) No 1290/2013 [Horizon 2020].

Beneficiaries - the legal person, other than the European Commission, who is a Party in the Grant Agreement.

Consortium - union of several or several dozen institutions (schools, research centers, academic institutions, companies (SMEs) and other non-academic institutions), carrying out joint activities / research as part of a single project. The minimum consortium composition depends on the type of action / project type.

Coordinator - the coordinator of a consortium who submits the project in the name of the consortium. In case of successful application it participates in the grant preparation in the name of the consortium and during the project period keeps contact with the European Commission in the name of the consortium.

Cross-cutting actions - used to create new knowledge, technologies, research infrastructure by combining of various individual technologies.

Early-stage researchers - researchers without academic degree and experience of research work less than four years (full-time equivalent).

EU member states - a state that is party to treaties of the European Union and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of European Union membership.

Experienced researcher - researcher with a scientific degree or experience of research work at least four years (full-time equivalent).

Key Enabling Tech­no­logies - а major component of 'Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies' in Horizon 2020 are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems . These multi-disciplinary, knowledge and capital-intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry, for stimulating growth and for creating new jobs.

Nonаcademic sector - any socio-economic actor which does not belong to academic institutions.

Partner organisations - institutions that do not sign the Grant Agreement, are not beneficiaries, but are involved in the project, providing the learning process (without the right to enroll in training; restriction does not apply to the COFUND) and acceptance of the scientists during business trips. At the stage of project proposals preparation partner organisations must give formal consent for participation in the project and the performance of taken obligations.

Small or Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) - a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Recommendation 2003/361/EC. Necessary (but not sufficient) conditions for being an SME are a number of employees smaller than 250 and an annual turnover not exceeding €50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding €43 million. These ceilings apply to the figures for individual firms only. A firm which is part of larger grouping may need to include employee/turnover/balance sheet data from that grouping too.

Third country - a state that is not a member state of the EU.