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Emma Carey

emma.carey@bbsrc.ac.uk

Ways into European funding& FP7 overview

University of Bristol

20 October 2010

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Query service (Majority of) training courses and information events

Annual briefing visits

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Annual Conference

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Subscriber website

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European RTD Insight publication

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Non-FP ways into Europe

European Science Foundation

Programmes include• ESF Research Networking Programmes

• Networking activity bringing together nationally funded research activities for 4-5 years

• ESF Research Conferences• Around 50 supported each year• Covering all scientific domains

• Eurocores (European collaborative research)• Enhancing synergy at a pan-European level by providing a

framework to bring together national research funding organisations and supporting interdisciplinary research in non-traditional areas.

• Forward looks• Research Conferences

Further information:http://www.esf.org

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COST Action – activities(European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research)

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COST supports coordination of scientific networks and dissemination of their results

Nationally funded projects (min. 5 signatories) with ajoint work programme are receive finance for:

• Science management meetings• Scientific workshops and seminars• Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)• Training Schools and Research Conferences• Dissemination

•http://www.cost.esf.org/about_cost

Research Council Schemes

BBSRC International Scientific Interchange Scheme (ISIS):

• Aims to help scientists add an international dimension to BBSRC funded research by making and establishing new contacts with international counterparts

• Funding is available for: • Short Term Travel Award - Normally intended as a first contact-type

meeting. Allows researchers to travel outside the UK to initiate collaboration or prepare proposals with partners for international programmes (such as FP7)

• Long Term Travel Award - For researchers to travel outside the UK for periods of up to 12 months

• Access Award - For stays of up to 1 month in another country to undertake a specific piece of work, access facilities not available in the UK or gain access to new techniques or materials, which would be of benefit to the BBSRC project or the UK research team

• More info: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/international/isis.htmlRes

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Research Council Schemes

EPSRC Overseas Travel Grants

• Grants for international travel and subsistence to study new techniques or develop international collaborations in non-UK centres

• No limit of funding and no closing dates

• Can be used to help start or foster international collaborations to develop high-quality bids to FP7

• More info: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/grants/int/Pages/otgs.aspx

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FP7 - basics

What is FP7?

• Main EU-level tool for meeting ‘European Research Area’ objectives

• Supports new ‘EU 2020’ strategy

• Aims to build the ‘knowledge triangle’ (research, innovation, education)

• Designed to complement activities in EU Member States, as well as other EU policies• Lifelong Learning• Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP)• European Institute of Innovation and Technology• National funding

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FP7 is the EU funding programme for research and technological development•7-year programme (2007 -2013)•New Calls for Proposals each year•Total budget of €50 521 million•Structured into four main ‘Specific Programmes’

EU 2020 Strategy

• The EU 2020 Strategy follows on from the Lisbon Strategy

• Commission's new 10 year strategy aimed at making the EU more dynamic and competitive

• Three key drivers:

• Smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth

• Seven flagship initiatives:

• ‘Innovation Union’

• ‘Youth on the move’

• ‘A digital agenda for Europe’

• ‘Resource efficient Europe’

• ‘An industrial policy for the globalisation era’

• ‘An agenda for new skills and jobs’

• European platform against poverty

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Health

Food, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Biotechnology (FAFB/KBBE)

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Energy

Environment (including Climate Change)

Transport

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities (SESH)

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials

and new Production Technologies (NMP)

Security

Research Infrastructures

Research for the BenefitOf SMEs

Regions of Knowledge

Research Potential

Science in Society

Activities of InternationalCo-operation

Coherent Developmentof Policies

Individual Fellowships & Reintegration GrantsInitial Training NetworksIndustry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysInternational Research Staff Exchange SchemeResearcher’s Night

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

Advanced Investigator Grants

Co-operation – collaborative research Capacities

Space

People - Marie Curie

Plus JRC and Euratom

Calls for Tender on ERC.FP

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Ideas – European Research Council

FP7 Opportunities

Co-operation• Top-down, priority driven research• Open to all types of organisation• Research, training, technology transfer, dissemination• Specific activities for SMEs

Ideas (European Research Council)• Recruitment/retention of staff from any legal entity; PI leads a

research ‘team’; independence and frontier research

People/Marie Curie• Training and career development with any type of host• Specific IAPP action to work between Academia and Industry

Capacities• Regions of Knowledge, SME actions, Science in Society…

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What would you like to get out of FP7

I’d like to work in a collaborative project

with colleagues across Europe in a pre-defined topic

area

I know an excellent researcher in Italy- is there any way they could come to work with me on a project

we desigin?

I have an idea for my own project that pushing the

boundaries of my research field

I’d really like to work towards

getting more young people interested in Science across

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Who is eligible for funding?

EU-27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria , Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Associated Countries (FP7)Albania*, Bosnia and Herzegovina *, Croatia*, Faroe

Islands*, FYR, Macedonia*, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*, Montenegro*, Norway*, Serbia*, Switzerland, Turkey*

*except Euratom

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Eligible for EC funding

Other countries / organisations (but with NO FUNDING from the EU)

Legal entities in EU member states

or ‘Associated Countries’ (AC)

JRC

International European Interest

OrganisationsLegal entities in

International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC)

International organisations & non-ICPC third countries, only if:- Mentioned 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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Direct Costs:Maximum EC reimbursement rates

FP6 FP7:

Industry

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Public Bodies,

Universities, SMEs, etc.

RTD* 50% 50% 75%

Demonstration 35% 50% 50%

Management 100%

Other** 100% 100% 100%

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

Coordination Actions;

Support Actions

100% direct costs, plus up to 7% for indirect costs

Marie Curie Actions Lump sum + flat rates, some actions 10 % for indirect costs

* Activities directly aimed at creating new knowledge, new technology, and products, including scientific coordination.** Training, Consortium ManagementF

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Why European-level Research?

• Allows for large-scale collaborations, beyond scope of individual EU Member States

• Allows increased complexity and specialisation in projects

• Facilitates transnational networks, increasing European competitiveness

• Facilitates cross-border mobility

• Allows for European-level benchmarking

• Is intended to have leverage effect:• FP approx 5% of research funding across Europe

• Importance of ‘shared cost’ principle

• Project funding, not core funding

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• Another source of research funding?• A way to boost reputation?• Capacity building – gaining staff/students and

infrastructure?• An opportunity to explore new disciplines?• Technology transfer activities?• Networking of researchers/activities?• Benchmarking of international research?• Any others???

Potential Challenges of EU Engagement

• Awareness of programmes, calls, procedures, rules, deadlines, contractual obligations…etc

• European networks – finding partners

• Heavy application process

• Different financial and legal issues

• Size of projects

• Other experiences???

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1. Health €6 100 M

2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology€1 935 M

3. ICT €9 050 M 

4. Nanosci, Nanotech, Material & Production Tech €3 475 M

5. Energy €2 350 M

6. Environment (including Climate Change) €1900 M

7. Transport (including Aeronautics) €4 160 M

8. Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities € 623 M

9. Space €1 430 M

Collaborative Research

10. Security €1 400 M

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Translating research

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Cross-cutting actions across the Health theme

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology - Activity Areas

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Improved crops and production systems, incl. organic farming;Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture,

forestry and rural development Animal welfare, breeding and production

Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonosesPolicy tools for agriculture and rural development

Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed; Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders;

 Innovative food and feed processing;Improved quality and safety of food, beverages and feed;

Total food chain concept;Traceability

Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added

value industrial products; Novel farming systems;

Bio-catalysts; New-bio-refinery concepts; Forestry and forest based products and processes; Environmental remediation and cleaner processing.

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ICT- Challenges

Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures

Cognitive Systems and Robotics

Alternative Paths to Components and Systems

ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance

ICT for a Lower Carbon Economy

ICT for Learning and Access to Cultural Resources

ICT for Manufacturing and Factories of the Future

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Plus Private Public

Partnerships

Technologies for Digital Content and Languages

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Energy - Activity Areas(Expect Annual Calls & Work Programmes)

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6. Clean coal technologies

5. CO2 capture and storage

7. Smart energy networks

4. Renewables for heating and cooling

3. Renewable fuel production

1. Hydrogen and fuel cells

2. Renewable electricitygeneration

8. Energy savings and energy efficiency

10. Horizontal actions

Plus calls for tender!

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• Environment and Health (€18m)• Natural Hazards (€18m)

Sustainable Management of Resources• Conservation and sustainable management of natural

and man-made resources and biodiversity (€41m)• Management of marine environments (€16m)

Environmental Technologies• ET for observation, simulation, prevention, mitigation,

adaptation, remediation & restoration of natural & man-made resources (€68m)

• Protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage, including human habitat (8m)

• Technology assessment, verification and testing (€0m in 2011)

Earth Observation (EO) and Assessment Tools for Sustainable Development

• EO systems and methods for the environment and sustainable development (€20m)

• Forecasting methods & assessment tools for sustainable development over different scales of observation (€13m)

Plus horizontal Activities (€1m)

All budgets TBC

Transport Activity Areas

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Socio-economic sciences and humanities

6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators

5. The citizen in the European Union

7. Foresight activities

4. Europe in the world

3. Major trends in society and their implications

1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society

2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives

in a European perspective

8. Horizontal actions

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at the service of European Society

Space-based applications at the service of European Society

Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration

- Research to support space transportation and key technologies

Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration

- Research to support space transportation and key technologies

Cross-cutting activitiesCross-cutting activities

Security - Mission orientated R&DF

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5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability

6 Security and Society

7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring

ERCIntroduction to the ERC: Aims and Structure

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What is the ERC?

What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation• Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars• Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13)

What are the aims of the ERC?• Encourage highest quality research in Europe

• Excellence is the sole criterion

• Competitive, flexible funding• Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support)

What are the ERC Grant Schemes?• Currently - Starting Grants and Advanced Grants

• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team members• Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of

research, on the basis of scientific excellence• New (pilot) scheme – 2012 Work Programme in Spring 2011?• The ERC also has calls for tender for studies on the ERC itself

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ERC Grant Schemes

Starting Independent Researcher Grants (Starting Grants)

• boost the independent careers of excellent researchers

• by providing adequate support

• at the critical stage where they are starting or consolidating

• their own independent research team or programme.

• Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget• Annual calls: open late spring and close in autumn• Grants of up to €2 million over 5 yrs (but normally €1.5 million)

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Advanced Investigator Grants (Advanced Grants)

• encourage substantial advances at the frontier of knowledge

• by supporting excellent, leading advanced investigators

• to pursue ground breaking, high-risk/high gain research

• Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget

• Annual calls: open in autumn and close in spring

• Grants of up to €2.5 million over 5 yrs (€3.5 million in certain cases)

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People Programme – Marie Curie Actions

Objectives and Policy Context:

• Make Europe more attractive to researchers• Structuring effect on the European Research Area

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

• Strengthen human potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research

in Europe

• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility• €4.7 Billion

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• Skills and competence development at all stages of research career

• Open to all research areas addressed under the Treaty plus possibility of targeted calls

• Strong participation from enterprises• Reinforce international dimension• Appropriate gender and work/life balance• Good working environment, transparent

recruitment and career development

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Overview of Marie Curie Actions

Host Actions Individual Actions

Initial Training Networks

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

Intra- European Fellowships

International Incoming Fellowships

International Outgoing Fellowships

New! Career Integration Grants

Also funded: Researcher’s Night, CO-FUND

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Capacities – Research Capacity (€4 217 million)

1. Research infrastructures €1 715m

2. Research for the benefits of SMEs €1 336m

3. Regions of Knowledge € 126m

4. Research Potential € 340m

5. Science in Society € 330m

7. Coherent dev. of research policies € 70m

6. International co-operation € 180m

Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)

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Approaching Proposal Writing

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Call One/two stagee-submission

EligibilityCheck Individual

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Panel ReviewConsensusFeedback

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CommissionRanking

Report to PC

Negotiation of Proposals

From the political text to the Topics in the Work programme

‘High-level’Expert Groups

ECPolitical context

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Programme Committee

WorkProgramme

Agencies

Technology-Platforms

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Other Sources (FP Projects, literature,

conferences...)Other

CommissionServices

ENV.2009.1.1.5.1 - Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa (east to west), quantification of impacts and assessment of adequate adaptation measures

The quality of seasonal forecasts and decadal climate change predictions should be improved over the Sub-Saharan African region (east to west) through better use and development of forecasting models on seasonal to decadal climatic scales. It will increase our confidence in the simulated sensitivity of rainfall perturbations due to changes of increased greenhouse gases, land-use, etc. Furthermore, a better understanding of climate impacts and improved forecasting capabilities are needed in key sectors such as water resources and agriculture. With these tools and taking into account the socio-economic aspects of African societies, the vulnerability to inter-annual variations and longer trends in climate can be evaluated. This in turn will lead to adaptation strategies for which their feasibility and associated costs will be assessed. This topic needs to have a strong involvement of the African research community.

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (small- or medium scale focused research project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international cooperation partner countries

Expected impact: Improved quality of the seasonal forecasts and decadal climate change predictions over the Sub-Saharan region (east to west). Improved forecasting capabilities and better understanding of climate impacts in key sectors, such as agriculture and water resources for development of early warning systems for food security, risk management and civil protection in Africa. Development of adaptation strategies and assessment of the feasibility and costs.F

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NMP-2008-1.2-3 Development of technologies for the controlled combustion of nanoparticles

Technical content / scope: The Implementation Action Plan of the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry highlights the potential of nanoparticles for the realisation of improved and/or novel solid fuels. For instance, by making use of high oxidation and redox processes, metallic nanoparticles have a great potential as a source of energy in the form of solid fuels. The Implementation Action Plan also states that at present this idea is theoretical, therefore preliminary research into the viability is necessary, which will hopefully lead to a first generation of solid fuels for the mass market. The expected projects should be focused on and address such research with the view of possible future use in various fields of transportation. Topics that may be addressed are e.g.: how to control the burn rate; production of the most appropriate nanometal clusters; waste oxide recycling; etc. The expected projects may also explore the use of metal oxides as combustion catalyser in engines in various fields of transportation. Safety (including possible explosion) and sustainability issues will also be addressed.

Funding scheme: Small or medium-scale focused research projects.

Specific features: In order to ensure industrial relevance and impact of the research effort, the active participation of industrial partners represents an added value to the activities and this will be reflected in the evaluation.

Expected impact: (i) Solutions going well beyond the state-of–the-art; (ii) stimulation and acceleration of industrial change; (iii) support to European policies; (iv) sustainable development; (v) priority will be given to proposals having appropriate industrial partnership in order to achieve the targeted objectives.

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Issues to consider….

How to address science?What kind of consortium would work well?What could be the impact of the proposal?Who are the potential stakeholders?What is the European dimension?What kinds of costs would you plan for?How can this best be managed?…..other issues?

Key documents

Call Fiche (specific) Focus

Work Programme (usually annual)

Guide for Applicants (call and funding scheme specific)

Submission

EPSS Guide

Rules on Submission and Evaluation Background

Model Grant Agreement, Model Consortium Agreements, Consortium Agreement check list

Updatable Financial, Negotiation, IPR, Certification and Reporting Guidelines

Rules of Participation

FP7 and Specific Programme Text

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Networking, finding partners and building consortia

Co-ordinator or Partner?

Co-ordinator:• Prepares and submits proposal• Links with the Commission and the consortium

members• Monitors compliance on the project• Financial distribution, record keeping, reports to the

Commission• Organises scientific and project management

meetings• Maintains the Consortium agreementPartner:• Works on their work package(s)• Submits reports to co-ordinator

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• Depends on topic• Partners must match activities in proposal• Impact should be a focus here as well• Diverse consortium• EU dimension• Certain target partner types:

Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Civil Society

Organisations (CSOs), Third Country, International Co

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• Commission may offer advice in key areas e.g. Health and SMEs

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• Existing contacts • FP6/ FP7 Projects

• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html

• EU conferences and information days• Project evaluation • Partner searches:

• UKRO can distribute partner profiles• NCPs• CORDIS• IGLO

Note! Use partner searches with caution; Check out track record; Understand motives for getting involved

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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

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Industry-led stakeholder forums on Europe’s key research challenges

Electronic Submission (EPSS)

• Co-ordinator must register on Cordis and be sent password and access details

• PIC code – ask your institution’s European Office• Passes on access to other participants• Complete A forms (admin details)• Upload .pdf file of Part B (10Mb limit)• ‘Submission’ must be selected• Automated check• Can revise up to deadline• Deadline strictly enforced• Technical problems addressed to EPSS helpdesk

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1. Clarify your own goals for participation2. Research previous and current projects3. Set aside enough time 4. Meet with consortium partners5. (Coordinator) Register in EPSS, update, press

submit6. Work with your institution7. Ask someone to read through your proposal8. Put yourself in the shoes of the evaluator9. Read the Guide for Applicants (per call)10. Write clearly and concisely

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FP7: Timetable

Recent Calls: Co-operation (1)

Theme Call identifier Deadlines

Health FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage

FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage

10/11/10

13/10/10

FAFB FP7-KBBE-2011-5-CP-CSA

FP7-KBBE-2011-5-SME

25/01/11

25/01/11

ICT FP7-2011-ICT-FI

FP7-ICT-2011-FET-F

FP7-ICT-2011-C (FET Open)

FP7-ICT-2011-EU-Russia

02/12/10

02/12/10

31/12/12

14/09/10

NMP FP7-NMP-2011-CSA-5

FP7-NMP-2011-LARGE-5

FP7-NMP-2011-SMALL-5

FP7-NMP-2011-SME-5

FP7-ENV-NMP-2011

FP7-NMP-ENERGY-2011

FP7-NMP-2011-EU-RUSSIA

FP7-NMP-2011-EU-Japan

01/02/11

04/11/10

04/11/10

04/11/10

16/11/10

25/11/10

31/03/11

17/11/10

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Recent Calls: Co-operation (2)

Theme Call identifier Deadlines

Energy FP7-ENERGY-2011-1

FP7-ENERGY-2011-2

FP7-ENERGY-2011-JAPAN

FP7-ENERGY-2011-EXCHANGE

16/11/10

07/04/11

25/11/10

16/11/10

Environment FP7-ENV-2011

FP7-ENV-2011-ECO-INNOVATION-OneStage

FP7-ENV-2011-ECO-INNOVATION-TwoStage

16/11/10

16/11/10

16/11/10

Transport FP7-AAT-2011-RTD-1; FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1; FP7-TPT-2011-RTD-1;

FP7-GALILEO-2011-GSA-1-a

FP7-GALILEO-2011-GSA-1-b

FP7-GALILEO-2011-ENTR-1

02/12/10

16/12/10

05/10/10

16/12/10

SSH FP7-SSH-2010-1

FP7-SSH-2010-2

FP7-SSH-2010-3

02/02/11

02/02/11

02/02/11

Space FP7-SPACE-2010-1 25/11/10

Security FP7-SEC-2011-1 02/10/10FP

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Recent Calls: Co-operation (3)Joint/General ActivitiesCall / Call identifier Themes Deadlines

FP7-ERANET-2011-RTD Energy; General Activities; Health; FAFB; NMP; SSH; Transport

22/02/11

FP7-OCEAN-2011 FAFB, Energy, Env, Trans, 18/01/11

FP7-2011-GC-ELECTROCHEMICAL-STORAGE

NMP, Env, Trans. 02/12/10

Energy-efficient Buildings PPP: FP7-2011-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICT-EeB

NMP, ICT, Energy, Env 02/12/10

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Research Infrastructures

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-2

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25/11/10

Research for the Benefit of SMEs

FP7-SME-2011-1

FP7-SME-2011-2

FP7-SME-2011-3

08/12/10

Regions of Knowledge FP7-REGIONS-2011-1 09/12/10

Research Potential FP7-REGPOT-2010-1 07/12/10

Science in Society FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2011-1

FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2011-EVENTS

20/01/11

25/11/10

INCO FP7-INCO-2011-6

FP7-INCO-2011-7

FP7-INCO-2011-8

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20/07/2010 ERC-2011-StG 20 July 2010PE: 14 October 10

LS : 9 November 10SH: 24 November 10

661.4Winter 10 - Spring 11

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Initial Training Networks (ITN) 26 January 2011

Researchers’ Night 12 January 2011

COFUND 17 February 2011

IRSES 17 March 2011

Reintegration Grant (ERG & IRG) last cut-off dates

7 September 2010

Career Integration Grants 8 March 2011

6 September 2011

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

11 August 2011

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

7 December 2010

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