How to Attract Research and Teaching Funding from Private
and Public Institutions
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Lisbon strategy (2000): “To become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion “
Research
Growth and Jobs
Education Innovation
Growth and jobs
Encourage coordination of national policiesEffective comparative research at EU-levelEfficient dissemination of research results
Resources are pooled to achieve critical massLeverage effect on private investmentsInteroperability and complementarity of big science
Stimulate training, mobility and career development of researchersImprove S&T capabilitiesStimulate competition in research
Why Research & Development at a European level?Pooling and leveraging resources
Better integration of European R&D
Fostering human capacity and excellence in S&T
Member States (blue):Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,Denmark, Germany, Estonia,Greece, Spain, France, Ireland,Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta,Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland,Sweden, United Kingdom,Bulgaria and RomeniaAssociated Countries (white):Switzerland, Iceland, Israel,Liechtenstein and NorwayCandidate Countries (green):Croatia, the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia and Turkey.Potential candidate countries(yellow):Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo
Who may participate
Structure of ICT FundsEuropean
Programmes:Direct Funding
Maximum financed by project 50%
Mixed ProgrammesIndirect funding
Maximum financed 75%50% national, 50% EU
National Grants
Applying directly to the EU Commission
Applying to national & regional authorities
National/Regional
Funds
EUFunds
Applying to national &
regional authorities
FP7Life-long learning programmeCIPJusticeCulture 2007Media 2007
Cohesion FundStructural fund EIB EIFFishery Policy Life +…
National programmes,
not cofinanced by EU Funds
Main Programmes
Lifelong Learning- Comenius- Erasmus- Leonardo- Grundtvig
Marco Polo
€ 0.8 Billion€ 50.5 Billion € 2.1 Billion
€ 4.2 Billion
€ 0.3 Billion€ 0.4 Billion
Volume of the available funds
What are eligible costs?
• Actual costs• Incurred during the duration of the action• According to usual accounting and
management principles• Must be recorded in accounts
Examples: Personnel, travel & subsistance, consumables, durable equipment, management
Basic principles of EU funding programmes
What are typical funding rates?
• EC contribution may vary from 30 -100% depending on the activity type and the organisation type
• Participants usually have to arrange own co-financing!!
What makes an excellent project?
• Perfect match with the work programme• Long term perspective• Project is not too confidential• Seeking for more than only funding source• Clearly advances the state of the art• Has a clear market or strategic impact on
a EU level• Seeking for European collaboration
“To stimulate economic growth across the European Union (and beyond!), reinforcing Microsoft’s commitment to regional success by fuelling a competitive
and innovative business environment for SMEs & LRGs as well as enhancing public-private partnerships.”
• Joint initiative of Microsoft + strategic partners to provide• awareness, consulting & support • to help SMEs & LRGs – partners & customers to• successfully apply for• international, national, regional & local grants for • ICT related investments (innovation, R&D)
Microsoft’s response to Lisbon Strategy: EUGA
Driving Consortiums
EUGA
Telecoms
Banks
BusinessAssociations
ITPlayers
Chambers ofCommerce
Local Agencies in Member Statesspecialized in ICT Funds
EU Grants AdvisorWebsite
Bridge/LendingInstruments
IntermediaryBanks
EU Funds
GrantsSchemas
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The EUGA engine
EUGA in a nutshell
EU GRANTS ADVISOR (EUGA)• Programme started in February 2005
• Developed by Microsoft, HP & Intel and diverse local participants: banks, telecoms providers, Chambers of Commerce and other groups.
• SMEs, local & regional governments are able to increase their awareness/understanding of EU funds and take advantage of a facilitated application process for funds for which they are eligible.
“The EU Grants Advisor is something that we have now got in 18 countries and it has been very, very successful.”Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Europe 2006 February 1, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal
EUGA PROGRAMME – FACTS
19 Local Consultants17 Local Agencies200 Business Partners18 On-Line Databases9.931 identified grants 900 projects in the pipeline1.000 collaborating SMEs 89% success rate in grants applications380 M€ of funding generated
The EUGA “engine”
Dedicated & localized Implemented into the national SBC Overview of all ICT related public funding
Profound, individual consulting by … In-house consultants (LTC) – preliminary analysis, eligibility check Local grants consulting agencies – application writing
PPP - together with banks, telco`s, MNA, Chambers, Ministries, associations... Joint communication & marketing effort Credibility Best practice sharing & grants discussion with authorities At EMEA level and in every country
Grants database – AWARENESS
Grants consulting – HANDS-ON SUPPORT
Consortium – ADVOCATING
Partner in EUGA: PNO/econet ConsultantsOur challenge:“The best in grants” for us means that PNO/econet can meet and exceed
quality standards and success rates of the most important EU grants, compared to our international competitors.”
PNO Consultants in numbers:
• 25 years of experience in Europe• 16 countries• 400 full time employees• EUR 25 million revenue in 2006• 3.600 satisfied clients in Europe• Continuously growing offices Europe-wide
• 51 partners: 9 top vehicle manufacturers, 8 suppliers and other industries, 4 SMEs, 13 uni’s and 13 research institutes, 4 representative organisations from 12 EU Member States.
Aprosys focuses on scientific and technology development in the field of passive safety (crash safety). The general objective of APROSYS is the development and introduction of critical technologies that improve passive safety for all European road users in all-relevant accident types and accident severities.
FP6- Transport IP “Aprosys” Integrated Project on Advanced Protection SystemsIntegrated Project on Advanced Protection Systems Project in short
• Costs € 29.8 m€ – EU contribution 18 m€.
• Start date: 01-04-2004. • Project duration: 5 years
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