Methodological note

• Author: Tornasi, Zeno; Delaney, Niamh
• Pages: 9-10

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0. METHODOLOGICAL NOTE

Data sources

Calls for proposa l: From the start of Horizon 2020 in 2014 until 2019, projects funded

under th e calls foreseen in the respective SwafS work programmes are included in the

analysis (note th at the call s dedicated to National Cont act Points and those man aged by

DG R&I, featuri ng under the ‘other actions’ s ection of the work programmes are

excluded):

Year

Call

2014

SEAC (2 topics) : SEAC-1-2014, SEAC-2-2014

2015

SEAC (1 topic) : SEAC-1-2015

2016

Single call (1 topic): SwafS-15-2016

2017

Single call (1 topic): SwafS-11-2017

2018

Two-stage call (1 topic): SwafS-01-2018-2019-2020

2019

Two-stage call (1 topic)15: SwafS-01-2018-2019-2020

2020

Two-stage call (2 topics): SwafS-01-2018-2019-2020, SwafS-24-2020

Projects: The projects included are those fun ded under the calls listed in Table 1: Number

of Science Education projects in Horizon 2020, as of 15/07/2020. In terms of data sources, the Grant

Agreement notably the Description of Action, project deliverables, r eview reports, project

web sites, project policy briefs as well as i nput from REA Project Officers over-seeing the

implementation of the projects have been the basis of the analysis.

Cluster events: R EA-led events organised in collaboration with DG R&I, brin ging

together projects funded under the same theme, pointed to some recommendations

which are taken up in this report. In 2019, such an event was held for sci ence education

projects.

Reports: Horizon 2020 legal basis, annual work programmes, Interim evaluation of

Horizon 2020, Impact Assessment for Hori zon Europe ar e the p rimary references. Other

relevant documents are referenced directly in the report.

Feedback from the evaluation: Some recommendations made b y experts during the

panel meetings and the independent observers in their reports are also incl uded.

DG R&I Pol icy Officers provided input in terms of key referen ce documents as well as

the objectives of the respective themes and gave feedback on the draft chapters.

15 Grant Agreement Preparation on-going at the time of writing this report so these projects have not bee n included in the

report.