STAC Extended meetingCoordination/Support Action on Fusion

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General Introduction and BackgroundEuropean Commission

Research DGYvan Capouet

Head of RTD-J-4Fusion Agreements

– Present rationale of the coordination and support action

– Provide guidance on the needs of the programme

– Provide all information/guidance on the call for proposals

– Encourage the formation of appropriate consortia

– Provide initial guidance for the proposers

Objectives of this meeting

RATIONALE FOR COORDINATION AND SUPPORT ACTIONS IN THE EURATOM

WORK PROGRAMME 2007

The Euratom Work Programme 2007 defines the technical scope of actions to be funded and provides information on the implementation arrangements.

It provides for a mix of specific instruments as well as three coordination and support actions.

Unlike the specific instruments, coordination and support actions are managed through calls for proposals.

They are open to entities that are not participating through the specific instruments (including international participants).

Their aim is to strengthen the interfaces of the fusion community with related scientific communities, to support and coordinate critical mass cooperation between the associations and EFDA with relevant institutions active in the provision of essential cooperation/services to the fusion community (provision of essential data).

Call Information FP7 – Fusion - 2007

Date of Publication: 22 May 2007 Deadline: 23 October 2007 3 Topics: Fusion education, Materials research, Fusion data Indicative budget (3 topics): 5 Mio € Timetable: Evaluation - November 2007

Selection – December 2007 Negotiations of contract – beginning of 2008 Contracts signature : early 2008

Rate of support: to be negotiated, up to 100% Forms of grant: reimbursement of eligible costs

(including flat rates on indirect costs)

CSA on Fusion Data

Objective: to support the provision of essential data commonly needed for diagnostics and modeling across the programme.

Expected impact: - improved capability to interpret results of experiments

- improved predictive capability for ITER - support the general objectives of the programme

Possible scope: - activities to identify needs of the community in relation to databases

- activities to facilitate access to existing databases

- activities to update and develop databases in targeted areas

Support action

Purpose: normally focused on one specific activity Participation: at least one legal entity (consortium feasible) Activities:

Support and dissemination, studies, fact finding, monitoring Strategy and policy development, working in experts group, information

and communication, management of the consortium, Seminars, workshops, conferences Preparation of technological development policy, development of synergies

with other policies Stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of SMEs, small

research teams and newly developed research centers in the thematic area, setting up of research-interactive clusters,..

Transnational Access to infrastructure Duration: up to 2-4 years

Coordination action

Purpose: consistent set of activities focusing on coordination of research activities and policies

Participation: at least 3 legal entities established in different EU Member States

Activities: Networking, coordination and dissemination activities Conferences, meetings, workshops, studies, exchange of personnel Definition, organisation and management of joint initiatives

Typical duration: up to 2-4 years

Eligibility criteria

Proposal received before the deadline of the call(submitted through a special web-based service, EPSS)

At least three participants for a coordination action

At least one participant for a support action

Proposal have to relate to the topic on the Work Programme

Proposal is complete (administrative forms and proposal description)

Evaluation criteria

Scientific and technological excellence Quality and effectiveness of the coordination/support action mechanisms

and associated work plan For coordination, contribution to the coordination of high quality research

Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management Quality of the consortium as a whole including complementarity, balance

and relevance Appropriateness of the allocation and justification of the resources to be

committed (budget, staff, equipment) Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of

project results Appropriateness of measures for spreading excellence, exploiting results,

and dissemination knowledge, through engagement with stakeholders

International cooperation

Open to the participation of countries having concluded the necessary agreements

Also open at the project level, on the basis of mutual benefit and subject to the acceptance by the consortium, to the participation of entities from third countries and of international organizations for scientific cooperation.

Title of the presentation

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