Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Maastricht European Research Funding for Senior Researchers in Practice

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Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Maastricht European Research Fundingfor Senior
Researchers in Practice

• Albert Schram, PhD
• Advisor Research Funding
• a.schram_at_efb.unimaas.nl

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Agenda Messages

• (5 min) Albert Schram Trends in research
  financing and themes
• (15 min) Sebastiaan Huntjens Research Funding
• Critical factors for success
• Project management
• (15 min) AS Research Funding in Practice
• Research funding at FEBA in practice
• (10 min) QA
• Lunch broodjes

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Structure of this presentation
II- How to become Successful in Contract research
I- Support for researchers
III- Support Needs
Introduction
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Introduction

• KNAW/NWO (2nd stream), and Corporate and EU
  research funding (3rd stream) will be structural
  funding source for research.
• Faculty targets for EU funding have been set.
• In the contract of all academic staff at Dutch
  University have acquisition of contract research
  as one of their principal tasks.

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Mission of Advisor Research Funding

• In coordination with other support offices,
  assist FEBA researchers with their funding
  applications with the aim of developing their
  professional careers as researchers.

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Part II- How to start

• Identify who won Projects  in your area in
  Framework 7
• Find open calls cordis.europa.eu/fp7/and read
  work programmes
• Participate in National Contact Point Training
  sessions on proposal writing and project
  management

• Join the Relevant EU Association
• Apply to become an Expert Evaluator

http//www.hyperion.ie/beginners.htm http//www.hy
perion.ie/fp7websites.htm
FOR MORE INFO...
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How to organize support

• Instructions to explore opportunity and
  conditions
• Go/No Go (Green light) decision by head of
  department
• Proof reading of proposal
• Use one-stop-shop (coordination) advisor(s)
  research funding

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How to be successful

• Ask for support and find out past success ratios
• Apply project management skills
• Assign resources
• Project writer
• Consultant
• Make Gantt project time planning
• Organize consortium meeting (if applicable)

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Part III Possible support needs

• Knowledge about funding opportunities?
• Writing support?
• Project management support?
• Acquiring influence in Brussels?

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Support for Researchers

• Faculty Economics and Business Administration
• http//www.personeel.unimaas.nl/a.schram/
• Maastricht University Kenniscentrum
  Contractonderzoek en PNO consultants
• http//www.contractonderzoek.nl
• National
• Min. Economic Affairs - EG Liason
  http//www.egl.nl
• Min. Economie IWT http//www.europrogs.be
• European
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries

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Thank you for you attentionRemarks or questions?

• Albert Schram, PhD
• Advisor Research Funding
• A.Schram_at_efb.unimaas.nl
• Tel. [phone]

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Part I - Research Project Process
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II
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IV
III
Ambition
Opportunity
Proposal ConsortiumDevelopment(Evaluation)
ContractualRegulations
Projectexecution
Process
FP7 as funding agency for research. Specific
areas activity lines and themes that provide
funding for research on a European level
During the execution of the project there is a
continuous financial and management control of
the project, and the coordinator has to stay in
contact with partners as well as the EU.
Researcher has a research question (hypothesis)
with a scientific and societal relevance
After submission, when a proposal is granted, the
negotiations with the EU start and a consortium
agreement between the partners in the project has
to be drawn up.
The scientific ambition needs to be translated
into a research proposal and, in collaboration
with other European partners (Scientific and
Industrial), the researcher has to write down a
detailed description of the plan of work.
EU approach
Information on FP7 Instruments (ASKCC) FP7
Calls for proposals (ASKCC) FP Work programs
(ASKCC Non-FP7 opportunities (AS)
Individual coaching (AS) Proposal Clinic
(ASKCC) Junior researchers Acquisition Power
course (KCC) Senior Researchers Research
Funding Information Sessions (ASKCC)
Project management Control processes
(KCC) Auditing and reporting support
(KCC) Support in forms and procedures
(KCC) Tax law expertise (KCC)
Support in negotiation process (description of
work) (KCC) Best practices and support in
defining the consortium agreement
(KCCAS) Confidentiality and Intellectual
Property Rights Agreements (KCCAS)
Best practices Database on project proposals
(including reviews) (KCC) Established networks
(KCCAS) - Former projects - European
technology platforms - External advisory groups
- Project officers - Several information
sources Support in writing several parts of the
proposal (dissemination, innovation, training,
management, finances, gender, ethics, )
(ASKCC) Regular reviews of draft proposals (AS)
Maastricht University approach
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Ambition
Ambition

• Ambition depends on researchers stage in life
  cycle
• Research Proposal writing is about
• Science and Technology Excellence, and
• Impact of Project
• Tailor made support can be offered

ST excellent Impact (users)

• Individual coaching (AS)
• Proposal Clinic (ASKCC)
• Junior Researchers Acquisition Power course
  (KCC)
• Senior Researchers Research Funding Information
  Sessions (AS)

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Opportunity
Opportunity

• Research skills and researchers networks help
  identify opportunities
• Also look for non-FP7 opportunities

FP7-Collaboration themes FP7 PEOPLE activity
lines

• Individual coaching (AS)
• Proposal Clinic (ASKCC)
• Junior Researchers Acquisition Power course
  (KCC)
• Senior Researchers Research Funding Information
  Sessions (AS)

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Proposal
III
Proposal ConsortiumDevelopment(Evaluation)

• Use former project proposals

The scientific ambition needs to be translated
into a research proposal and, in collaboration
with other European partners (Scientific and
Industrial), the researcher has to write down a
detailed description of the plan of work.
Best practices Database on project proposals
(including reviews) (KCC) Established networks
(KCCAS) - Former projects - European
technology platforms - External advisory groups
- Project officers - Several information
sources Support in writing several parts of the
proposal (dissemination, innovation, training,
management, finances, gender, ethics, )
(ASKCC) Regular reviews of draft proposals (AS)