European Seventh Framework Programme

(FP7)

Samantha McGregor

NCP for FP7 SSH (Theme 8)

Stephanie Remola

NCP for FP7 SIS

What is FP7?

• 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development

• 2007 – 2013• Budget of over €50 billion• Two main strategic objectives:

• to strengthen the scientific and technological base of European industry;

• to encourage international competitiveness while promoting research that supports EU policies.

FP7 Structure: The ‘building blocks’

2010 Work Programme Statistics: Submissions

2010 Work Programme Statistics: Success Rates

CooperationTen thematic priorities:

• Health - €6,100m

• Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnologies (FAFB) - €1,900m

• ICT - €9,100m

• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & New Production Technologies - €3,500m

• Energy - €2,350m

• Environment (incl. Climate Change) - €1,900m

• Transport - €4,160m

• Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities – €610m

• Space - €1,400m

• Security – no budget available

2010 Work Programme Statistics: Cooperation Success Rates

UK Participation in FP7

Country Number of Projects % of Total

UK 4,373 41.3

Germany 3,924 37.0

France 3,310 31.2

All Countries 10,598

FP7 Finance: Key Principles

• Co-financing: reimbursement of direct, indirect and third-party costs (%/lump sums/flat rates)

• No profit• No commercial activities• Different project types/funding schemes• EC principle of eligible and non-eligible costs• Use your institution’s accounting processes

SSH&SIS funding schemesSSH Collaborative project (Large) large scale integrating research

projects

SSH&SIS

Collaborative Project (S&M) small/medium scale focused research projects

SSH&SIS

Coordination and supporting Actions (CSA)

Support to coordinating or supporting policies: Coordination or networking actions(CA)Support Actions (SSA)

FP7 Finance:Maximum Reimbursement Rates

RTD 75% (50% for industry)

Demonstration 50%

‘Other’ (including dissemination, training, networking, coordination, impact studies, project management)

100%

Identifying Project Partners:Who do I need in my consortium?

• Partners must be well-matched to activities outlined in proposal

• Appropriate balance of sectors i.e. academia, industry, civil society, user groups etc.

• Consideration of the impact of the project

• Consideration of EU added-value

• In line with European Commission recommendations where applicable

• Don’t recruit project partners for the sake of appearance – this will be obvious!

Identifying Project Partners:Who is eligible?

• EU-27:

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

• FP7 Associated countries:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey

• International Cooperation Partner Countries (SICA only)

Identifying Project Partners: Who is eligible?

Identifying Project Partners:What can I do?

• Use your NCP (me!)• Complete a partner search form here:

http://www.net4society.eu/public/pss (SSH)• Join the net4society Research Directory (SSH)• http://tinyurl.com/32udzlf (SIS)• CORDIS website – past projects • UKRO representative• Utilise existing contacts

Application Process

Final Work Final Work Programme Programme

Consortium

ConsortiuConsortium m

agreement agreement

ApplicationApplication

ActivitiesActivities

Budget Budget Decision (Via Decision (Via

EC or Co-EC or Co-ordinator)ordinator)

ESR ESR RankingRanking

ConsortiumConsortium agreementagreement

AuthorisationAuthorisation NegotiationNegotiation

Preparation Preparation of Grant of Grant

agreement agreement Project Project

StartStart

Grant Grant Agreement Agreement Project Project

accountaccount

Staff Staff recruitmentrecruitment

ConsortiumConsortium agreementagreement

Evaluation Criteria

S/T Quality Scientific and or technological excellence(relevant to the topic addressed by the call)

ImplementationQuality and efficiency of the implementation and the management

Impact Potential Impact through the development and dissemination and use of project results

• Soundness of concept, andquality of objectives• Quality and effectiveness ofthe support actionmechanisms, and associatedwork plan

Appropriateness of themanagement structure andprocedures• Quality and relevantexperience of the individualparticipants• Quality of the consortium as awhole (includingcomplementarily, balance)[only if relevant]• Appropriateness of theallocation and justification ofthe resources to be committed(budget, staff, equipment)

• Contribution, at the European[and/or international] level, tothe expected impacts listed inthe work programme underthe relevant topic/activity• Appropriateness of measuresfor spreading excellence,exploiting results, anddisseminating knowledge,through engagement withstakeholder

3/5 3/5 3/5

For more information…

• NCPs - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html• UKRO - http://www.ukro.ac.uk/• European Commission -

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