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The European Union’s7th Research Framework

Programme

What’s in it for me ?

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Benefits from EU research and innovation

Reduce fragmentation, enable cross-border pooling of resources to achieve critical mass and diffusion of knowledge

Promote competition in research and innovation, thereby raising levels of excellence

Pool resources to support and undertake major projects, infrastructures etc.

Build international cooperation and raise international attractiveness of EU research and innovation

Provide a sound scientific basis for European policy challenges (e.g. knowledge economy, sustainable development, security etc)

Promote the development of a strong and flexible European Research Area including free flow of knowledge, researchers etc

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EU research: the story so far

1952: ECSC treaty; first projects started March 1955

1957: Euratom treaty; Joint Research Centre set up

1983: ESPRIT programme (ICT)

1984: First Research Framework Programme (1984-1987)

1987: Second Research Framework Programme (1987-1991)

1990: Third Research Framework Programme (1990-1994)

1994: Fourth Research Framework Programme (1994-1998)

1998: Fifth Research Framework Programme (1998-2002)

2002: Sixth Research Framework Programme (2002-2006)

2007: Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013)

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7th EU Research FP basic principles

Scientific Excellence Transnational cooperation Public calls, peer review evaluation,

competitive selection Cost-sharing Participants own the results Open to international participation

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Collaborative Research Frontier Research

Human Potential Research Capacity

The 7th EU Framework Programme The 7th EU Framework Programme

(2007-2013)(2007-2013)

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7th Framework Programme (2007 – 2013)

EURO 53 billion

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Cooperation Programme – Collaborative Research

10 Thematic Priority Areas1. Health 6050 M€2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology 1935 M€3. Information and Communication Technologies 9110 M€4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and

3500 M€ new Production Technologies5. Energy 2300 M€6. Environment (including Climate Change) 1900 M€7. Transport (including Aeronautics) 4180 M€8. Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities 610 M€9. Space 1430 M€10. Security 1350 M€

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Ideas Programme – Frontier Research

The European Research Council – first pan-European funding organization for basic research

Investigator driven research /bottom-up approach. No thematic priorities

Grants for young and senior individual researchers, of any nationality, and their teams, up to five-years. No consortia, no networks. Grant packages: Starting grant: up to 2.0 mio (132 Mio INR)/Advanced grant: up to 3.5 mio (231 mio INR)

Promotes high-quality research through competition for funds at European level, also open to researchers from outside Europe

Scientific excellence is the only criterion for success

European Research Council website: erc.europa.eu

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Calendar for forthcoming ERC calls for proposals*

Starting Independent Researcher Grants Call for Proposals to be published on 19 July 2011 - ERC Starting Grants:

Competition targeted at early-career research leaders, of any age, with 2-12 years of experience after their PhD. Applicants can be of any nationality as long as they are working, or moving to work, mainly, in Europe. Team members can also be located and work in Countries outside Europe.

Open to proposals in any field of research (from Social Sciences and Humanities to Life Sciences and Physical Sciences).

Call budget : 729.97 Mio Euro (50 bn INR). Individual grant : up to 2 Mio euros (132 Mio INR) Indicative deadlines : October 2011 (for Physical Sciences/Engineering) and November 2011 (for Life Sciences/Social Sciences and Humanities)

* To be officially confirmed when the calls are published

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Marie Curie Actions - Fellowships programme

Initial trainingNetworks for Early stage

researchers

International dimension Outgoing fellowshipsIncoming fellowships

International reintegration grants International Staff Exchange

Programmes

Life long training and career development:

Intra European FellowshipsCo-funding of national programmes

European Reintegration Grants

Industry dimensionIndustry-academia partnership and

pathways

Specific actionsSuch as: ‘Researchers’ Night’; Marie Curie Awards, ERA-More; networking of

NCPs

(Programme named after Marie Sklodowska-Curie, double Nobel Prize winners (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911)

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Marie Curie Actions – opportunities

http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions

5623 opportunities advertised, including 243 Marie Curie vacancies (18 May 2011)

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Marie Curie Actions – Calls for Proposals currently open

Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF Date of Publication 16 March 2011 Deadline 11 August 2011 at 17:00 Brussels local time Indicative Budget: 40 M€ For more information:http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?

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Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF Date of Publication 16 March 2011 Deadline 11 August 2011 at 17:00 Brussels local time Indicative Budget: 40 M€ For more information:http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?

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Capacities – Research Capacity

This part of the FP will enhance research and innovation capacities throughout Europe and ensure its optimal use through:

Development of research infrastructures

Research for the benefit of SMEs

Supporting development of regional research-driven

clusters

Unlocking research potential in the EU region

Bringing science and society closer

Activities of targeted international cooperation to support

international participation across the whole of FP7

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How to get started?

Finda call

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7