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EU-LAC HEALTH has received funding from the European Union`s Seventh Framework

Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 281459.

Tips and Tricks

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Bruno Mourenza NCP SC1 “Health, Demographic change and Wellbeing”

APRE - Italy



HOW TO READ THE Work PROGRAMME?

Call

Topic

Work programme



Understanding the call topics: example

'PM 02 – 2017‘

'Specific challenge‘ sets the context, the problem to be

addressed, why intervention is necessary

'Scope‘ delineates the problem, specifies the

focus and the boundaries of the potential

action BUT without describing specific

approaches

'Expected impact‘ describe the key elements of what is

expected to be achieved in relation to

the specific challenge

'Type of action'



Three assets to decide to participate

Innovation capacity

Funding opportunity

in the WP

Available resource

Your Idea


Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 281459. 6

Topic

Title/ACRONYM

Objective The aim of the proposal is to… The key research question/challenge is to…

Background/short

description

• Why bother? What problem are you trying to solve? • Is it a European priority? Could it be solved at National level? • Is the solution already available? • Why now? What would happen if we did not do this now? • Why you? Are you the best people to do this work?

Results/impact • Expected results - what will come out of the project? Who will use the results?

• Why do they want to use the results? • How are you planning the transfer of results? • What will be changed? Post project situation

Activities/phases (science part)

Project consortium

Duration/cost

Ask for an ABSTRACT or develop one. One page proposal



Participant Portal and SEP: general overview of the system.

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Participant Portal – general information

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

The Participant Portal is the

single entry point for

electronic administration

of EU-funded research and

innovation projects, and

hosts the services for

managing your proposals

and projects throughout their

lifecycle.



Participant Portal –main functions

Non-registered users may:

search for funding

read the funding guide & download the legal documents

check if an organisation is already registered

get the information on expert database

contact the support services or check FAQs

Registered users may:

submit the proposal

sign the grant

manage their project throughout its lifecycle

register as an expert

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Funding opportunities

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How to participate



The path from the topic to… the writing of a successful proposal

Coherence with the

call Structure of the

proposal Clarity in the writing



Coherence with the call

Answer to ALL! the questions indicated in the topic Use terminology relevant to the context of the Programme and the call



Strictly follow the proposal template

Introduce (new) concepts at the beginnig, explain and work out

(do not introduce new concepts afterwards)

Refer to public data (statistics) if relevant

Refer to previously funded projects (innovation can be a follow-up)

Short and dense text (use the figures)

Structure of the proposal



Use standard and concise English

Make the text clear, well structured, and fluent (use bold text, underline,…)

Insert only information relevant to the project

Clarity in the writing



Keep in mind that…

Evaluator has few hours to read your proposal and evaluate it!!!



Useful tips!

• Build the team carefully, devoting the proper amount of time to make up the consortium!.

• Multidisciplinary: Different roles for partners.

• Balance in the composition of the team and of Research and Innovation (if IA).

• No friends of friends, «friends of friends» just okay in social networks.

• Importance of industrial partners within the consortium.

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Useful tips!

• NO Frankenstein effect!

• At least 2 weeks, before the

submission, to

carefully reading the proposal

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Fluidity & consistency of the text



Evaluators (I) Look for…the magic recipe

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You fully answer to the challenge in the call

Clear aims (motivation and hypothesis)

Realistic objectives

What is the current knowledge in the particular field (state-of-the-art)

Who are the users and how will they benefit? Clear methodology

Appropriate and relevant partners with necessary skills

Scientific language but also divulgative!



# Suggestion: Tips and tricks

Partner Search:

Personal contacts

Cordis

Events Specific

websites*

NCPs

Google



BE VISIBLE! • Publish your profile and look for your potential

partner in the thematic research partner

platforms relevant for

HEALTH issues

1. FIT FOR HEALTH ( SC1)

http://www.fitforhealth.eu/

2. ICT Idealist Partner Search

http://www.ideal-ist.eu/partner-search/pssearch

3. Nanosciences and nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production technologies Partner search

https://www.nmp-partnersearch.eu/index.php

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http://www.fitforhealth.eu/







National Contact Points in International Partner Countries

Most international partner countries nominated a NCP for H2020

NCPs will ensure that H2020 becomes known and readily accessible to all potential applicants.

NCPs are informed about any training, event on H2020, organized by the EC, the MS or by the project HNN2.0.



Thanks for your attention!

APRE Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea

via Cavour, 71 00184 - Roma

www.apre.it Tel. (+39) 06-48939993

Fax. (+39) 06-48902550

Bruno Mourenza

Health NCP [email protected]

http://www.apre.it/

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