FP7 – Nov 2005 1

Towards the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)

European CommissionResearch DG

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History of EU support for Research Infrastructures

In FP2 and FP3: Transnational access

In FP4 and FP5: Networks and RTD projects

In FP6:

– Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives

– Design Studies

– Construction of new Infrastructures

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FP6 support for new Research Infrastructures

19 Design Studies (DS)

9 Construction of New Infrastructures (CNI)

total EU support for DS/CNI: ~120 Mio. €

duration of FP6: 2002-2006

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Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)

Commission’s proposal: 6 April 2005

→ Now debated by Member States (Council ) and European Parliament

→ adoption June 2006 ?

Duration: 7 years ( 2007 to 2013 )

Budget: 72,7 billion euro

Organised in 4 specific programmes

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1. Cooperation → Collaborative trans-national researchactivities

1. Cooperation → Collaborative trans-national researchactivities

3. People → Marie Curie actions and other initiatives3. People → Marie Curie actions and other initiatives

2. Ideas → Basic research implemented through a European Research Council (ERC)

2. Ideas → Basic research implemented through a European Research Council (ERC)

4. Capacities → Research infrastructures, regions of knowledge, science and society, international cooperation,…

4. Capacities → Research infrastructures, regions of knowledge, science and society, international cooperation,…

FP7 2007 – 2013

Specific Programmes

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1. Cooperation programme1. Cooperation programme

• Support research activities carried out in trans-national cooperation

• Funding schemes :

- Collaborative projects

- Networks of Excellence

- Coordination and support actions

- Joint Technology iniatives• Structured in 9 thematic areas

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Thematic areas

1. Health

2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology

3. Information and communication technologies

4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

5. Energy

6. Environment (including climate change)

7. Transport (including aeronautics)

8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities

9. Security and space

1. Cooperation programme 1. Cooperation programme

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• Support to cutting-edge research carried out by individual research teams competing at European level

• Implemented independently of the rest of the Framework Programme by an autonomous European Research Council (ERC)

2. Ideas programme 2. Ideas programme

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3. People programme 3. People programme

Support individual researchers to strengthen European human research potential

- Initial training of researchers

- lifelong training and career development

- Industry-Academia Scheme

- International Cooperation Scheme

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Support the optimum use and the development of Research infrastructures,

Strengthen the research potential of European regions,

Develop the research potential in the EU’s convergence regions,

Science and Society issues,

International cooperation,

Support to SMEs, …

4. Capacities programme4. Capacities programme

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Research Infrastructures Research Infrastructures

Transnational AccessTransnational Access

Integrating activitiesIntegrating activities

Research e-infrastructuresResearch e-infrastructures

Construction of new research infrastructuresConstruction of new research infrastructures

Design studiesDesign studies

Support to existing research infrastructures:

Support to new research infrastructures:

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Construction of new infrastructures

A two-stage process:

The preparatory phase

– restricted calls targeting priority projects (based on the work of ESFRI)

To support construction plans, legal organisation, management structure

The construction phase

– Developed following the satisfactory implementation of the first phase

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FP7 Budget

Themes Health

Biotech, Food, Agri-

culture

Information Society

Nano, Materials,

ProductionEnergy

Environ-ment

Trans-port

Socio-eco-

nomic Re-

search

Space and

Security

COOPERATIONCollaborative

Research8.317 2.455 12.670 4.832 2.931 2.535 5.940 792 3.960 44.432

IDEAS 11.862

PEOPLE 7.129

JRC (EC) 1.817

72.726

CAPACITIES

554

Research for, and by, SMEs

1.901

Science in Society

Research Potential

7.486

Total

554

FP7 EC (current prices)

Regions of Knowledge

International Co-operation

358158

European Research Council

Marie Curie Actions

Research Infrastructures

3.961

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FP7 Timetable

6 April 2005 Commission’s proposal

21 September 2005 Specific programmes’ proposal

December 2005 ? First reading at EP

January 2006 ? Common position at Council

March 2006 ? Second reading and approval at EP

June 2006 ? Adoption

November 2006 ? First calls for proposals

December 2006 ? Launch Conference