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CORDIS and FP7

5 steps to succeed

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Do you need to know:

• When and what FP7 funding is available?

• Which are the first FP7 integrated projects (and who runs them)?

• How to check the relevance of your idea and where to seek further assistance to submit a proposal?

Do you want to:

• Get the news on European research developments?

• Advertise your skills to potential partners?

• Promote your scientific achievements abroad?

CORDIS can help!

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CORDIS Objectives

• Offer free access to information on European research

• Ease participation in programmes and activities

• Enhance research results exploitation

• Provide stakeholders with an interactive platform

http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html

CORDIS - general

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UsersInformation providers

• Research organisations

• SMEs and large companies

• National administrations

• Policy makers

• Intermediaries

• Support organisations

• Journalists

• European Commission services

• External organisations

• Member States, Accession and Associated Countries

• Regional authorities

CORDIS - general

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FP7 service is most visited

1 000 000 pages viewed

300 000 documents downloaded

Over 30 000 experts registered as evaluators

Monthly figures

CORDIS - general

CORDIS is used in more than 150 countries

Member States – 82 % of CORDIS users

Association and Candidate Countries – 9 %

Small companies – 13 %

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Participate

Prepare

Understand

Benefit

How can organizations benefit from CORDIS in FP7?

Write (Evaluation)

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http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

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Easy navigation and “step-by-step” approach

Practical InformationNews

Events

Site mapAccess to thematic services

Quick links

Do you know?

Understand

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Key features of the FP7 service

Comprehensive information on FP7 activity areas

Step by step approach

User-friendly Calls service

Easy access to documents and tools

Explanations and guidance for new comers

Quick links to local assistance support

News coverage on FP7 implementation

Understand

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http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/understand_en.html

Understand FP7

• Quick overview of the FP7 structure to better understand scope and instruments

• Direct access to key information, documents and budget figures

• FP7 Glossary

Understand

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http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/participate_en.html

How to participate in a project in FP7?

• This section provides a summary of main aspects on how to participate in and benefit from new programmes

• Key information on who, when, what and how to run a project

• Access to contractual information and follow up requirements

Understand

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Take the step by step approach, to help you with:

• Selecting your topic

• Getting the new instruments right

• Knowing your role in the consortium and the future contract

•Preliminary trouble shooting

Follow CORDIS News, Express and magazines

Register for e-mail alerts

Understand

Tips for better understanding

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You can:• Receive automatic notifications on the new calls• Follow all CORDIS updates to a given topic:

• Events • Projects• Partners• Research Results• And more…

Understand and prepare

Use CORDIS e-mail alert services

You can change/delete or multiply your profiles at any time

Registration is needed: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/appmanager/participants/portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=myorganisations

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Allows you to set very precise requirements

1 – Choose advanced search mode for the relevant database

2 – Set your search parameters

3 - Save

Understand and prepare

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Participate

Prepare

Understand

Write(evaluate)

Benefit

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Dedicated FP7 activity services

• Easy access to ongoing FP6 projects

• Adding the first examples of FP7 projects

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.html

Prepare

Check if your idea is new

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Identify partners

in given regions or with previous experience

Prepare

Some catalogues of FP6 projects published online

http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=map.home

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CORDIS Partners Service

•A free communication channel to promote your skills

• Interactive – you can update your information at any time

• Details of thousands of requests from companies, research centres, universities in Europe and the world

PrepareIntroduce your organization as potential partner

http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/home_en.html

Promote your organisation

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Be visible to others looking for partners

• Automatic display of partner requests for each specific call

• Dedicated interface for partners from Accession and Candidate Countries

• E-mail alert for updates

http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/search_en.html

CORDIS Partners Service

Prepare

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CORDIS Partners Service

• Around 4800 organisations interested in partnerships for European research projects

• 504 from Slovenia• 102 from the Czech Republic• 72 from China

Prepare

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Participate

Prepare

Understand

Write (evaluate)

Benefit

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Key information on deadlines and budget

documents are downloadable or can be sent by e-mail

Useful documents on the call and on FP7 in general

Submission of your proposal through the EPSS

Quick links to all features

Link to research areas covered

Participate

Calls Service

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Use the electronic submission tool (EPSS)

• A simple way to work online with your partners

• Available on each call page

• Allows you to use the preparation and submission tools separately

• To be extended for the management of projects

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?

fuseaction=UserSite.FP7SubmitProposalPage

Participate Some tips

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Participate

Prepare

Understand

Benefit

Write

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Evaluation – how to write a proposalEvaluation – how to write a proposal

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Eligibility checksPerformed by Commission

Date and time of receipt of proposal on or before deadline for receipt

– Firm deadlinescompleteness of the proposal

eligible number of partners

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Moderators

Oversee work of Evaluators (appointment letter, guidelines, code of conduct)

Organize the panel and its workEnsure coherence and consistency between the score

and evaluation remarksMay advise on

background on previously-supported or on-going projects

relevant supplementary information (directives, regulations, policies, etc)

Facilitate discussions to reach consensus

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Evaluators

Provide independent, impartial and objective advice to the Commission

Conform to the “Code of Conduct for independent experts appointed as evaluators”

Sign confidentiality and conflict of interest declaration

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Code of Conduct

Confidentiality - No information or documents to leave

the building! No mobile telephones!

Impartiality, objectivity, independence

Conflicts of interest, direct and indirect links - to be declared !

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Proposal evaluation

Outcome of proposal evaluation

–Individual evaluation sheets - signed by evaluators

–Consensus reports - signed by all evaluators

–Evaluation Summary Report (not signed) sent to the proposers

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Participate

Prepare

Understand

Benefit

Write

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Benefit

Did you know?

• CORDIS is not just about access to research funding.

• It is a gateway and platform to support the evaluation, the promotion and the exploitation of your results

http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

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• Showcase of technology offers from exploitable research results

• Displayed by FP7 priority themes

• Browsable for business, science and society applications

• Republished in CORDIS Focus and syndicated to other web-sites

• Updated weekly in five languages

• Interactivehttp://cordis.europa.eu/marketplace/home.html

Benefit

Technology Markeptlace Service

Not restricted to EU-funded offers and results

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•Supply a certain technology or innovation to complete your business or a business application for your technology

•the Network brings together research and commercial applications

•Updated weekly

• Interactive

http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/services/technology-transfer

BenefitTechnology Transfer Service

Not restricted to EU-funded offers and results

REFERENCE DATE: Calls 2007 - 21 Apr 08

COOPERATION / all thematic areas

ALL SELECTED COUNTRIES: 3604 APPLICATIONS (in proposals submitted)

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REFERENCE DATE: Calls 2007 - 21 Apr 08

COOPERATION / TOTALAPPLICATIONS MAIN LISTED - REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION 105.549.687 €

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EC CONTRIBUTION COUNTRY CONTRIBUTION

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Other EC funded projects

EuropeAid Projects:> Asia-Invest> Asia-Link> Asia Pro Eco> Asia-EU University Network Programme> Annual Action Programmes > Annual Work Programmes for Grants

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm

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Thank you for your attention!

Email: cordis-helpdesk@publications.europa.eu

http://cordis.europa.eu/guidance/helpdesk/home_en.html

For further information

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