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Framework Programme 7:Structure, Participation and Preparation

University of St Andrews9th November 2006

Christina MillerEuropean AdvisorUK Research [email protected]

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Medical Research Council

Natural Environment Research Council

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Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils

Mission

UKRO’s mission is to promote effective UK participation in EU-funded research programmes, higher education programmes, and other related activities by:

• supporting sponsors and subscribers through early insight andbriefing on developments in European programmes and policies;

• disseminating timely and targeted information on EU fundingopportunities;

• providing high quality advice, guidance and training on applyingfor and managing EU projects;

• exchanging information between the UK research and higher education community, the Institutions of the European Union, and other countries participating in EU programmes.

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• Web site: http://www.ukro.ac.uk

• Tailored Information Services: http://ims.ukro.ac.uk

• Enquiry service

• Annual visit from an UKRO European Advisor

• Specialist training courses and information events

• Annual conference for European officers

• Meeting room in Brussels

• National Contact Point for FP Mobility programmes

• Monthly British Council European RTD Insight publication

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Framework Programme 7:Structure

Understanding FP7 Policy

• FP7 is designed to complement activities in Member States, as well as other Community actions to implement the Lisbon objectives

• 7-year programme (2007 -2013)• Budget of €50 521 million (excluding EURATOM)

• Complements other programmes:• Competitiveness and Innovation Programme• Education and Training• Structural Funds

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Hierarchy of Legal Documents

Framework Programme

Rules of Participation

Specific Programmes*

Model Grant Agreement

Work Programmes Guides for Proposers

Application Forms

PARLIAMENT/COUNCIL(CO-DECISION)

COUNCIL(WORKINGGROUPS)

PROGRAMMECOMMITTEES

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* Not formally co-decision, but Parliament have an opinion which is taken into account

Summarised Structure of FP7F

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Health

Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Information and Communication Technologies

Energy

Environment (including Climate Change)

Transport

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production

Technologies

Space

Research Infrastructures

Research for the BenefitOf SMEs

Regions of Knowledge

Research Potential

Science in Society

Activities of InternationalCo-operation

Coherent Developmentof Policies

Initial Training of ResearchersLifelong Learning and Career Development

Industry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysThe International Dimension

Specific Actions

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

Advanced Investigator Grants

Co-operation

Ideas – European Research Council (ERC)

Capacities

People – Marie Curie

Security

Also: JRC and EURATOM

FP7 Specific Programmes

Co-operation – Collaborative Research (€32 365 million)

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• Transnational co-operation, from collaborative projects and networks to the co-ordination of research programmes

•Integrated into the themes:

• International co-operation between the EU and third countries (ICPC) is an integral part of this action

• scientific support to policy work and emerging areas are also to be governed under each of the ten themes.

•Work programmes are in preparation….•Calls for proposals•Commission specified topics & funding schemes. •Evaluation criteria.

International Co-operation

• All topics open to International Co-operation in addition to minimum numbersSpecific International Cooperation Actions (SICA) • Specific International Co-operation focus with a named ICPC area• Require a minimum of 2 Member States or Associated States and 2 ICPC

International Cooperation Partner Countries listed Annex 1 Western Balkans countriesMediterranean Partner countriesEastern European and Central Asian countriesAfrica Caribbean PacificLatin AmericaAsia

Who is eligible for funding?• Legal entities established in ICPC

• International organisations and non-ICPC third countries, only if:

• Provided for in Specific Programme or Work Programme, OR

• Essential for carrying out the action, OR

• Provided for in a bilateral agreement with the EC

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+ Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection

1. Health €6 050 M

2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology €1 935 M

3. ICT €9 110 M

4. Nanosci, Nanotech, Material & Production Tech €3 500 M

5. Energy €2 300 M

6. Environment (including Climate Change) €1900 M

7. Transport (including Aeronautics) €4 180 M

8. Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities € 610 M

9. Space €1 350 M

Collaborative Research

10. Security €1 430 M

Funding Schemes FP6 – FP7F

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IP

STREP

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Collaborative Projects

Proposed FP7 Funding Schemes

Networks of Excellence

Coordination and Support actions

FP6 Instruments

Collaborative Research Projects

• Minimum Requirements: Three independent participants from three different Member States (MS) or Associated countries (AC)

• Focus: Research Projects to develop new knowledge, new technology, products or common resources for research:• Small or medium scale (up to ~ €3 million)• SME collaborative projects (40% budget to research

intensive SMEs)• Larger integrating projects (up to ~ €15 million)

• More Small to Medium Scale projects at start of FP7

• The size, scope and internal organisation of projects will vary from field to field and from topic to topic.

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Networks of Excellence

• Minimum Requirements: Three independent participants from three different Member States (MS) or Associated countries (AC)

• Focus: Joint Programme of Activities (JPA)integrating their activities in a given field, in a framework of longer term co-operation.

• Sustainability: formal commitment from the organisations integrating part of their resources and their activities.

• Size & scope will depend on area.• More targeted use than in FP6 – not in all areas • Smaller number of participants (6-12 )• Indicative budgets up to ~ € 12 million

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Co-ordination and Support Actions

• Minimum requirements: at least one legal entity (no limit on place of establishment) (in reality more)

• Focus: Support to activities aimed at co-ordinating or supporting research • Co-ordination Actions: Networking, exchanges, studies,

conferences..• Support Actions: Preparation of future actions, support

to policy, dissemination of results ..

• Project size and scale will vary across the themes ~ up to €1 million

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Health - Activity AreasF

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

1Biotechnology, generic tools

& technologies for

human health

2Translating

research for

human health

3Optimising the delivery

of health care to European

citizens

Child health

Health of the ageing population


SME relevant research

Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology - Activity Areas

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

1. Sustainable production & managementof biological resources

2. Fork to farm – Food, health and well being

3. Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

ICT – Essential InformationF

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Two key areas:

•ICT - crucial to improving Europe’s competitiveness

• creation of jobs and growth

•ICT – tools for addressing societal challenges • the ageing population; health; environment; transport; mobility• Europe to develop and shape technology to ensure that it meets Europe’s demands

ICT- Challenges F

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1. Health

2. Food

3. ICT

4. Nano

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Security and Space

1 - Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures2 – Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics 3 - Components, Systems, Engineering4 - Digital Libraries and Content 5 - Towards Sustainable and Personalised Healthcare 6 - ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency 7 - ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

ANDFuture and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies – Activity Areas

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P 1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies

2. Materials2. Materials

3. New Production 3. New Production

4. Integration of technologies for industrial production 4. Integration of technologies for industrial production

1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Energy - Activity AreasF

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2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Knowledge for energy policy making

Renewables for heating and cooling

Clean coal technologies

Renewable fuel production

CO2 capture and storage

for zero emission power generation

Smart energy networks Hydrogen and fuel cells

Renewable electricitygeneration

Energy savings and energy efficiency

Environment– Activity AreasF

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

1.Climate change,

pollution and risks

3.Environmental technologies

4.Earth

observation & assessment

tools

2.Sustainable management of resources

Transport - Activity AreasF

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

1 Aeronautics and air transport

2 Surface transport

3 Support to the European global

satellite navigation system (Galileo)

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities - Activity Areas

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1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society

2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective

3. Major trends in society and their implications

4. Europe in the world

5. The citizen in the European Union

6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators

7. Foresight activities

8. Strategic activities

Space – Activity AreasF

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Space-based applications at the service of the European Society

• Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)• Applications of Satellite Communications

Other activities: •Space transportation addressing issues of space propulsion• Space technologyimprove competitiveness and assess long term needs• Space sciences for advanced technologies and support International Space Station (ISS)

1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Security - Mission orientated R&DF

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2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

1Security

of citizens

2Security

of infrastructures

and utilities

3 Intelligent

surveillance and

boarder security

4Restoring security

and safety in thecase

of crisis

5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability

6 Security and Society

7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring

* See ESRAB Report of Sept 2006

European Technology PlatformsE

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Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies - EuMaT Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe - ACARE Embedded Computing Systems - ARTEMIS European Construction Technology Platform - ECTP European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council - ENIAC European Rail Research Advisory Council - ERRAC European Road Transport Research Advisory Council - ERTRAC European Space Technology Platform - ESTP European Steel Technology Platform - ESTEP Food for Life - Food Forest based sector Technology Platform - Forestry Future Manufacturing Technologies - MANUFUTURE Future Textiles and Clothing - FTC Global Animal Health - GAH Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Platform - HFP Industrial Safety ETP - IndustrialSafety Innovative Medicines for Europe - IME Integral Satcom Initiative - ISI Mobile and Wireless Communications - eMobility Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications - NanoMedicine Networked and Electronic Media - NEM Networked European Software and Services Initiative - NESSI Photonics21 - Photonics Photovoltaics - Photovoltaics Plants for the Future - Plants Robotics - EUROP Sustainable Chemistry - SusChem Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform - WSSTP Waterborne ETP - Waterborne Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants - ZEP

Agree Common

Vision

Define StrategicAgenda

ImplementStrategicAgenda

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Fuel Cells

Embedded SystemsICT

Aeronauticsand Air Transport

Innovative Medicines

New NanoelectronicsApproaches

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

Joint Technology Initiatives


Ideas – Frontier Research (€7 460 million)

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• New to FP7• To enhance competition at EU level for ‘Frontier

Research’• Frontier Research = creating new knowledge and

developing new understanding• Starting Independent Research Grant – First Call• Advanced Investigator Grant – Second Call• ERC Website http://europa.eu.int/erc/index_en.cfm• Frontier research actions (ERC) – at least one legal

entity established in a MS or AC

ERC First Call‘Starting Independent Research Grant’

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Call First due to be launched Dec 06/Jan 07, annual calls to 2013

Call budget Around €300 million ~ 200 grants

Eligibility Between 2 and 8 years post PhD (some allowance for maternity and other reasons), any nationality but must be based in EU or Associated State, any legal entity (incl industry)

Project Size € 100,000 to €400,000 per year up to 5 years

Evaluation Panels

Projects submitted to 20 panels split across Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering

Evaluation Process

Two stage, strict page limits for each stage, reserve of 20% to promote interdisciplinarity

Evaluation Criteria

Potential of the Principal Investigator,Quality of the research project and the research environment

ERC Panels – Starting Grants

SH1 Individuals and organisations: Economics, management, demography, geography, urban and environmental studies

SH2 Institutions, behaviour, values and beliefs: Anthropology, sociology, political sciences, law, communication, social studies of science and technology

SH3 The human mind and its complexity: Cognition, linguistics, psychology and philosophy

SH4 Cultures and cultural diversity: Literature, visual and performing arts, music and cultural studies

SH5 The study of the past and cultural artefacts: Memory, history and archaeology

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ERC Panels – Starting grants

PE1 Mathematical foundations: Pure and applied mathematics, theoretical computer science

and mathematical physics.

PE2 Fundamental constituents of matter: High energy, particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic,

molecular, gas and optical physics.

PE3 Structures and reactions: Condensed matter (structure, electronic properties, fluids,…),

statistical physics, nanosciences, reactions.

PE4 Material sciences and methods: Material sciences, molecular architecture, analytical

chemistry, synthesis (both inorganic and organic) and theory, physical and environmentalchemistry, method development.

PE5 Information and communication: Informatics and information systems, communication

technology, computer science, intelligent systems.

PE6 Engineering sciences: Electronics, product design, process design & control,construction methods, fluid and solid mechanics, energy systems, bio-engineering.

PE7 Universe sciences: Astro-physics/chemistry/biology/geology; solar system; stellar,galactic and extragalactic astronomy; cosmology; space sciences, instrumentation.

PE8 Earth system science: Physical geography, geology, geophysics, oceanography,climatology, ecology, global change, biogeochemical cycles, natural resources.

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ERC Panels – Starting Grants

LS1 Molecular, cellular and developmental biology: Biochemistry, molecular biology, metabolism, cell biology, signal transduction, embryology, structural biology

LS2 Genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and systems biology: Molecular genetics, cell genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, computational biology, biostatistics, biological modelling

LS3 Organismic physiology, including infection and immunity: Organogenesis, organ physiology, endocrinology, ageing, toxicology, parasitology, microbiology, virology, immunology

LS4 Neurosciences: Neurobiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, systems neurosciences, neuroimaging

LS5 Evolutionary, population and environmental biology: Evolution, adaptation, population biology, biodiversity, ecotoxicology, marine biology, radiation biology, environmental risks, environmental medicine

LS6 Applied medical and health sciences: Clinical medicine, public health, psychiatry, surgery, epidemiology, biomedical engineering, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, medical ethics

LS7 Applied biology and bioengineering, including agricultural sciences and biotechnology: genetic engineering, GMOs, synthetic biology, plant biology, fisheries, forestry, environmental biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, biomaterials, biohazards.

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People – Human Potential (€4 728 million)

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• To make Europe more attractive to researchers• Part of integrated strategy to strengthen human

potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers, from Europe and the whole

world, to carry out their research in Europe• Structuring effect on the European Research Area

through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers

• Builds on FP6 Marie Curie Actions

FP7 Marie Curie Actions

Initial training of researchersMarie Curie Networks

Life – long training and career developmentIndividual fellowships and Re-integration Grants

Co-financing or regional/ national/ international programmes

Industry-academia pathways and partnershipsIndustry academia knowledge sharing scheme

International dimensionOutgoing/ Incoming international fellowships and Re-integration Grants

International co-operation scheme

Specific ActionsAwards

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Community Contribution

• Is likely to include: • Salary costs (living, mobility, travel and career

exploratory allowance) [n/a for reintegration grants]

• Contribution to research costs- Networking costs and organisation [host actions only]- Contribution to management costs- Other eligible costs possible [only category eligible for

reintegration grants]

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European Charter and Code

• European Charter for Researchers addresses the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers and their employers or funding organisations.

• The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers aims to improve recruitment, to make selection procedures fairer and more transparent and proposes different means

of judging merit.

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Capacities – Research Capacity (€4 217 million)

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•Research infrastructures €1 850M

•Research for the benefits of SMEs €1 336M

•Regions of Knowledge €126M

•Research potential €370M

•Science in Society €280M

•International co-operation €185M

•Coherent development of research policies €70M Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)


• Existing research infrastructures • Integrating activities• Based on FP6 Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives• Includes transnational access, joint programme of activities• Calls with bottom-up elements and targeted elements (related to

the thematic activities under ‘Co-operation’)

• ICT based e-infrastructures• Targeted calls• GÉANT, GRID, Super-computing• Encourage adoption by user communities• Global connectivity

• New research infrastructures/or major upgrades, based on the work of ESFRI:- Design studies- Support for construction of new infrastructures (preparatory and

construction)• Support measures including support to emerging needs.

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Science in Society

• Expansion of FP6 work• Support creation of social and cultural environment that

allows successful and exploitable research to be carried out

• 1st Action Line: A more dynamic governance of the science and society relationship

• 2nd Action Line: Strengthening potential broadening horizons

• 3rd Action Line: Science and Society CommunicateFP

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• Regional priority setting and definition of S & T Co-operation policies

• Enhancement and development of S & T Co-operation Partnership including structural activities and networks

• Supporting co-ordination of national policies and activities on international S & T co-operation• Candidate counties• ICPC countries

Western Balkans countriesMediterranean Partner countriesEastern European and Central Asian countriesACPLatin AmericaAsia

• Industrialised third countries

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Framework Programme 7:Participation

FP7 Participation – Key Points

• Instruments become Funding Schemes• Financial Guidelines become Financial Rules• Model Contract becomes Model Grant Agreement• Under eligible costs - ‘necessary’ replaced with ‘used

solely to achieve project objectives’• INCO becomes ICPC (International Cooperation Partner

Country)

• Changes to Finance and Reporting expected in FP7

• Electronic submission throughout

• Consortia given freedom (as in FP6) to self-manage to a large extent

• Some new areas to deal with, which may present new issues e.g. ERC networks, Security research

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Rules of Participation for FP7

Framework Programme

Rules of Participation

Specific Programmes

Model Grant Agreement

Work Programmes Guides for Proposers

Application Forms

PARLIAMENT/COUNCIL(CO-DECISION)

COUNCIL(WORKINGGROUPS)

PROGRAMMECOMMITTEES

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FP7 Finances

Based on co-financing, no-profit1. Usual method to be reimbursement of eligible costs

2. May also use flat-rate and lump sum financing

• Proportion of all eligible direct and indirect costs – available to all

• Proportion of all eligible direct costs, using an average/simplified indirect cost rate – available if in accordance with usual practices

• Proportion of all eligible direct costs, with a flat rate for indirect costs – available to all, although flat rate higher for universities, public bodies, SMEs

• Flat rates for indirect costs under discussion

• May vary between funding schemes

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Maximum Reimbursement RatesF

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Industry

FP7 –

Public Bodies,

Universities, SMEs, etc.

RTD 50% 50% 75%

Demonstration 35% 50% 50%

Other* 100% 100% 100%

ERC Proposing 100% direct costs plus 20% flat rate for indirect costs

* Co-ordination and Support Actions, Training, Management

Flat rates and Lump sum

• Can be combined with reimbursement of eligible costs

• Flat rate option for indirect costs

• Flat rates using ‘scale of unit’ costs: • Marie Curie

• Simplification versus financial clarity

• Lump sums:• Networks of Excellence –

• €23,500 per researcher per year

• periodic payments based on results

• Co-ordination and Support Actions

• ICPC participants may be able to opt for lump sum payments

• Also scholarships and awards

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Where does fEC fit in?

• TRAC system not directly compatible – non-eligible costs need to removed

• Work started at UK Level• Cannot be completed without FP7 agreement (FP7,

RoP and Grant Agreement)• FAQ on UKRO Information Services

• What help can TRAC give to identify other 25%?• Per project vs. per department calculations?• Time sheets

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Proposal Submission

• Electronic submission

• Increased use of two-stage procedures:• Two-stage evaluation

• Two-stage submission

• Guides for Applicants should indicate time-to-contract

• Guidelines for evaluators will be available

• Unique registration facility

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Evaluation

• Evaluated by independent peer review• Basic evaluation criteria:

• Scientific and/or technological excellence

• Relevance to the objectives of the specific programme

• Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project

• Implementation and management

• Scientific excellence as sole criterion for ERC projects

• Detailed criteria in Work Programmes – including weightings and thresholds

• Ethics principles cannot be contravened

• FP7 evaluator database

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Relevanceto the

Programme?

ImplementationExcellencePotentialImpact

Evaluation criteria

Relevanceto the

Programme

S&TExcellence

ManagementQuality

ConsortiumQuality

PotentialImpact

Mobilisationof

Resources

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FP6 IP/STREP

FP7?

Overall threshold 24 / 30

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Draft Criteria – All Projects• S&T Quality

• Clearly defined objectives and quality of the concept• Proposals out of scope rejected before evaluation• S&T quality is key to first stage evaluation

• Impact• Contribution at EU level to impacts listed in Work

Programme for relevant topic/activity• Broader beneficial impacts as per topic objectives

• Implementation• Appropriateness of management structure and

procedures• Quality and management experience

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Draft Criteria – Collaborative Projects

• S&T Quality • Progress beyond state of the art• Quality and effectiveness methodology and work plan

• Impact• Appropriateness of measures for dissemination and/or

exploitation of project results and management of IP

• Implementation• Quality of consortium, complementarity and balance• Appropriate allocation and justification of resources to

be committed (budget, staff and equipment)

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Draft Criteria – NoE

• S&T Quality • Contribution to long-term integration• Quality and effectiveness of JPA and work plan

• Impact• Appropriateness of measures to spread excellence,

exploit results and disseminate knowledge through engagement with external stakeholders and public

• Implementation• Quality of consortium and commitment to deep and

durable institutional integration• Adequate expertise and resources to carry out JPA

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Framework Programme 7:Preparation

What should I be doing now?F

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• The first publications of calls ~ 2 Months?• Commission proposed Specific Programmes and Rules of

Participation• View any drafts of Work Programmes with caution• Changes due from Parliament and Council in Second

readings• Build networks in relevant areas • Consider most appropriate funding schemes (instruments)• Use briefing sessions, websites, briefing documents• Ensure all understand and appreciate the proposed

systems well in advance

10 Key Lessons learned from FP6

1) Read the Commission Work Programme (final version)

2) Use drafts very carefully

3) Plan your electronic submission carefully

4) Ensure consensus in consortium on budget, activities, IPR, decision making and responsibilities

5) Address the evaluation criteria in a balanced way: the science is very important, but impact, balanced budget and good management are also essential considerations

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10 Key Lessons learned from FP6

6) Write a tidy, concise and readable proposal, that offers enough detail and justifications of costs and work packages

7) Share information effectively between Co-ordinator, Participants and Administrations

8) Maintain a good working relationship with the Commission Project Officer

9) Submit reports (incl financial claims) on time

10) Respond quickly to Commission requests for clarifications and refer constantly to the Annex I of the contract

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Benefits of Participation

• Internationalisation of research

• Benchmarking performance in European context

• Range of project types (multi-disciplinary, industrial)

• Networking opportunities – research and teaching

• Opening up new opportunities

• Mobility of staff and students

• Research capacity

• Pan-European university networks

• Links to third ‘stream’ activities

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Further Information

• UKRO• http://www.ukro.ac.uk

• DG Research• http://ec.europa.eu/research

• Cordis• http://cordis.europa.eu

• European Research Council• http://ec.europa.eu/erc/index_en.cfm

• IPR Helpdesk• http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/index.html

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What documents will describe FP7 project conditions?

• FP7 Proposal• FP7 Rules of Participation• Model Grant Agreement• Commission Consortium Agreement guidance• Financial, Reporting and IPR Guidelines• Work programmes• Guides for Proposers• Guidance for Evaluators• CORDIS FP7 pages

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Summarised Structure of FP7F

P7-

Spe

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Pro

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Health

Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Information and Communication Technologies

Energy

Environment (including Climate Change)

Transport

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production

Technologies

Space


Research for the BenefitOf SMEs

Regions of Knowledge

Research Potential

Science in Society

Activities of InternationalCo-operation

Coherent Developmentof Policies

Initial Training of ResearchersLifelong Learning and Career Development

Industry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysThe International Dimension

Specific Actions

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

Advanced Investigator Grants

Co-operation

Ideas – European Research Council (ERC)

Capacities

People – Marie Curie

Security

Also: JRC and EURATOM