Writing FP7 proposals November 2008 Astrakan

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Writing FP7 proposalsNovember 2008 Astrakan

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Agenda

• Introduction• Contents of FP7 calls in 2008• FP7 proposal writing• Rules for participation

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Annual FP budgets 1984-2013

Source: EC annual report 2003 & FP7 budget

€ b

illion

Introduction

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model grant agreement Form ACons. AgreementFinancial Reporting Audits, Amendments

pre-proposal proposal project

project orientation in FP7

proofreading: conformity check of part Bpreparatory funding ?

idea

provide early information

‘briefing’ NCP & committees

negotation

Conformity check Forms prep. part AAdministrative, legal and financial issuesIPR, NDA, LoI, MoU…

GPF (Contract Prep Form)Check DoW ; IP and Budget check and advice

contact with EC

pro-act.

Introduction

‘briefing’ EC, PO, participation in ETP

EU Liaisons

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Overview of funding opportunitiesCalls

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm

Introduction

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7th Framework Programme (FP7)

FP7 in general

2007-2013

50.5 billion €

2.7 billion €

3.6 billion €

CooperationCollaborative research

1 2 3 14 5 76 8 109

IdeasFrontier research

PeopleHuman Potential

CapacitiesResearch capacity

7

European Research Council

Marie Curie Actions 654321

JRC non nuclear

EURATOM JRC nuclear

1 2 3 Competitiveness & Innovation

Framework Programme

EURATOM

CIP

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7th Framework Programme (FP7)

FP7 in general

2007-2013

CooperationCollaborative research

1 2 3 14 5 76 8 109

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Cooperation: 10 thematic priorities

1. Health (6050 M€)

2. Food-Agriculture- Biotechnology (1935 M€)

3. ICT (9110 M€)

4. Nanosciences-Materials-NewProduction (3500 M€)

5. Energy (2300 M€)

6. Environment (1900 M€)

7. Transport (4180 M€)

8. Socio-economic sciences & humanities (610 M€)

9. Space (1430 M€)

10. Security (1350 M€)

FP7 in general

Cooperation (32.4 billion €)Cooperation (32.4 billion €)

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Cooperation

•Multi-national, multi-partner projects (~6-8 or 15-20 partners from EU)

•10 theme’s – top-down research topics – industry (SMEs)

Specific conditions 3 partners from 3 MS/AC• 75% funding for RTD in collaborative

projects (100% for coordination & support actions)

Time 2-5 years Budget 0.5–12 Mio € (theme-dep.)

FP7 in general

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2008 call details

European Technology Platforms (ETP)Objective: strengthen public-private partnership

Actions: develop long-term common vision on the research field

build & implement research programme (FP7, public/private funds)

30 Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms

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“SPECIFIC PROGRAMME”COOPERATION

“SPECIFIC PROGRAMME”COOPERATION

“Thematic priority / Theme”1. Health

“Thematic priority / Theme”1. Health

“Topic”1.2.3.1 HIV drug discovery

“Topic”1.2.3.1 HIV drug discovery dependent on dependent on

callcall

1-5 calls in 1-5 calls in 20082008

2007-20132007-2013

Cooperation: FP7 glossary

2008 call details

“Call identifier”FP7-HEALTH-2008-1

“Call identifier”FP7-HEALTH-2008-1

“Activity / Challenge”1.2. Translating research

“Activity / Challenge”1.2. Translating research

“Area / Objective”1.2.3. Major infectious diseases

“Area / Objective”1.2.3. Major infectious diseases

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Structure of FP7 proposal

• Part A: Administrative data + Budget• A1: Summary• A2: Participants• A3: Budget

• Part B: Scientific description• Cover page• Scientific and/or technical quality• Implementation• Impact• Ethical issues – gender aspects

FP7 proposal writing

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Relevant Documents

•Important documents for proposal preparation:

• Call fiche (topics, deadlines)• Work programme (objectives, policy, impact)• Guide for applicants (guidelines on proposal

writing)

•Governing documents• Rules for participation• Financial regulations• Guidelines for evaluators• Guidelines for EPSS – electronic proposal

submission


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Evaluation criteria in FP6 and 7

Yellow Research


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How proposals are evaluated

~Hyperion

100 proposalsELIGIBILITY

Threshold

Commission 10 eliminated

S & T quality >3/5

Implementation >3/5

Impact >3/5External

evaluators50 eliminated

Evaluation by

40 proposals

Prioritise projects

Panel+Commission

20 eliminated

12+8 funded Lists published (rejected – funded – reserve)


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FP7 evaluation criteria in detailFP7 proposal writing

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Where to find the gaps and gap-filling-policies:

– Work programme– DG research

– http://ec.europe.eu

– European Research Advisory Board– http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/eurab

– White paper & Green paper– http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white– http://europa.eu.int.comm/off/green

– Technology Platforms: strategic research agendas

– http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms


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Example: ICT call independent living

• action line 3.7: ICT for independent living and inclusion

• call ICT-2007.7.2 • Accessible and inclusive ICT,

subitem Stronger RTD capacity through delivery of proof of concept for ICT solutions facilitating social inclusion of marginalized young people

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INCLUSO's AIMS and GOALS

INCLUSO aims to deliver a verifiable proof that ICT, and more precisely, social software tools, can facilitate social inclusion of marginalized young people. INCLUSO will make suggestions for future research and development, based on desk research, expert input, pilot projects in 4 countries, the development of a measurement tool to screen evolution in social inclusion/exclusion and a business and sustainability model for organizations working with ICT in the area of social inclusion.

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pre-proposal proposal project

3-4 months

conceptevaluation & negotation

Proposal writing: timelines


idea

dead

line

star

t da

te

open

ing

call 3-6 months 2-5 years3-4 monthslong term

pro-active priority briefing of EC

one-page-proposal

circulate among core partners

select partners

distribution of work

consortium meeting

workpackages, management, exploitation & disseminationcompile proposal – proofreading by collegues, DOC, NCPsubmit proposal

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WHO can participate?• Any company, university, research centre,

organisation or individual, legally established in:

• Member States (MS): the EU-27• Associated countries (AC):• Third Countries: not a MS or an AC• ICPC - International Cooperation Partner

Countries

• International organisations and participants from third countries can participate only if in addition to the minima

• Minimum conditions: at least 3 participants from 3 different MS or AC, independent from each other

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International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC)

ACP

- AFRICAN• Angola• Benin• Botswana• Burkina-Faso• Burundi• Cameroon• Cape Verde• Central African Republic• Chad• Comoros• Congo (Republic)• Congo (Democratic Rep. of)• Côte d’Ivoire• Djibouti• Equatorial Guinea• Eritrea• Ethiopia• Gabon• Gambia• Ghana• Guinea• Guinea-Bissau• Kenya• Lesotho• Liberia• Madagascar

• Malawi• Mali• Mauritania• Mauritius• Mozambique• Namibia• Niger• Nigeria• Rwanda• Sao Tome and PrincipeSenegal• Seychelles• Sierra Leone• Somalia• South Africa• Sudan• Swaziland• Tanzania• Togo• Uganda• Zambia• Zimbabwe

- CARIBBEAN• Barbados• Belize• Cuba• Dominica• Dominican Rep.• Grenada

• Guyana• Haiti• Jamaica• Saint Kitts and Nevis• Saint Lucia• Saint Vincent and Grenadines• Suriname• Trinidad and Tobago

- PACIFIC• Cook Islands• Timor Leste• Fiji• Kiribati• Marshall Islands• Micronesia, Federal States of • Nauru• Niue• Palau• Papua New Guinea• Solomon Islands• Tonga• Tuvalu• Vanuatu• Samoa

ASIA• Afghanistan• Bangladesh• Bhutan• Burma/ Myanmar• Cambodia• China• India• Indonesia• Iran• Iraq• Lao People's Democratic Republic• Malaysia• Maldives• Mongolia• Nepal• Oman• Pakistan• Philippines• Sri Lanka• Thailand• Vietnam• Yemen

EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA (EECA)• Armenia• Azerbaijan• Belarus• Georgia• Kazakhstan• KyrgyzRepublic• Moldova

• Russia• Tajikistan• Turkmenistan• Ukraine• Uzbekistan

LATIN AMERICA• Argentina• Bolivia• Brazil• Chile• Colombia• Costa Rica• Ecuador• El Salvador• Guatemala• Honduras

• Mexico• Nicaragua• Panama• Paraguay• Peru• Uruguay• Venezuela

MEDITERRANEAN PARTNER COUNTRIES (MPC)• Algeria• Egypt• Jordan• Lebanon• Libya• Morocco• Palestinianadministered areas• Syrian Arab Rep.• Tunisia

WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES (WBC)• Albania• Bosnia-Herzegovina• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)• Montenegro• Serbia

Annex 1 of the 2007 'Cooperation' Work Programme

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