FP7 RESEARCH FUNDS

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FP7 RESEARCH FUNDS

• A Brief Summary

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FP7 a snapshot

• What FP7 hopes to achieve
• Who can participate
• The structure
• Environment
• Funding schemes
• Evaluation
• European Technology Platforms
• Useful links

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Europe's Challenges
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RD as GDP
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EU Countries

• EU-27
• Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
  Republic,
• Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
  Greece,
• Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania,
  Luxemburg, Malta,
• Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
  Slovakia,
• Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
• Associated Countries (FP7)
• Croatia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway,
  
• Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia

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ICPC countries
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International Co-operation

• Participation of international organisations and
  participants
• from third countries in addition to minimum
  requirements
• International Cooperation Partner Countries
  (ICPC)
• listed in Annex 1 of the Work ProgrammesWestern
  Balkans countries
• Mediterranean Partner countries
• Eastern European and Central Asian countries
• Africa Caribbean Pacific
• Latin America
• Asia

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FP7
Co-operation Collaborative Research
Ideas Frontier Research
(ERC)
People Human Potential (Marie
Curie)
Capacities Research Capacity
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Collaborative Research
1. Health 6 050 M
2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 1
935 M

3. ICT 9 110 M 
4. Nanosci, Nanotech, Material Production
Tech 3 500 M
Policy Work
RD Needs
INCO
5. Energy 2 300 M
6. Environment (including Climate Change)
1800 M
7. Transport (including Aeronautics) 4
180 M
8. Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities
610 M
9. Security 1 430 M
10. Space 1 350 M
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• 1.
• Climate change,
• pollution
• and risks

• 3.
• Environmental
• technologies

• 2.
• Sustainable
• management
• of resources

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Theme Environment(including Climate Change)

• Introduction of new activities in FP7 on
• Environment and Health research
• Activity on Environmental Technologies
• Sustainable Development including Sustainable
  Consumption and Production
• Earth Observation activities

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Theme Environment(including Climate Change)

• One single submission/ evaluation procedure
  deadline 2nd May 2007
• Evaluation of proposals
• Individual evaluation May-June 2007
• Consensus meetings July 2007
• Launch of negotiations September 2007
• Signature of first grant
• agreements from December 2007
• Publication of 2nd call Oct-Nov 2007

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Funding Schemes

• Specified for each topic
• Collaborative research
• large scale integrating projects (4-7 mio. )
• small- or medium-scale focused research
  projects
• (max. 3.5 mio. / max. 2 mio. in 6.4.2)
• Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICA)
• Network of Excellence (4-7 mio. )
• Coordination and support actions
• coordinating type (incl. ERA-NETs max. 2 mio.
  )
• supporting type
• Research for the benefit of specific groups (CSO
  - max. 2 mio. )
• NB Funding thresholds in WP 2007 eligibility
  criteria

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New approach for FP7 (1)

• FP 7 projects should integrate when relevant
• Policy relevance/ Emerging policy needs
• Socio-economic dimension of the topic
• Third country participation
• SME participation
• Dissemination activities (science-society,
  research-policy)

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Importance of cross-thematic approaches, such as

• Climate Change Energy, Technologies
• Environment Health Health, Food
  Agriculture, Nanotechnologies
• Natural Resources, including biodiversity Food,
  Agriculture Biotechnology
• Marine Research Transport, Food Agriculture

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Research in support to policies in FP7

• Will continue to be central in the Environment
  Theme
• Research in support to policies is embedded in
  the Themes and implemented through standard calls
• Impacts on policy shall be clearly defined in the
  expected impact in the Work Programme and
  therefore part of evaluation criteria
• Flexibility in the WP to accommodate unforeseen
  policy needs (e.g. epidemics, emerging concerns
  about food safety, natural disaster responses)

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Policy support inEnvironment WP 2007

• puts special emphasis on
• Policy relevant research and emerging needs
  through such topics as
• Full costs of climate change
• European network on human biomonitoring
• Assessing the ecological status of water bodies
• Performance indicators for health, comfort and
  safety of the indoor built environment
• Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies
  in water policies

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SME participation inEnvironment WP 2007

• puts special emphasis on
• Encouraging SME participation, especially in the
  activity Environmental Technologies, through
  such topics as
• Innovative technologies and services for
  sustainable water use in industries
• In-silico techniques for hazard-, safety-, and
  environmental risk assessment
• New technologies for waste sorting
• Low resource consumption buildings and
  infrastructure

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Dissemination inEnvironment WP 2007

• puts special emphasis on
• Communicating and disseminating research
  results/outcomes, through such topics as
• Exploitation and dissemination of climate change
  results and public perception
• Fostering improved co-operation between marine
  science and the private sector
• Consolidation and dissemination of results
  related to cultural heritage
• Transnational co-operation among NCPs

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Conservation and sustainable management of
natural and man-maderesources and biodiversity

• 2.1.2.1 Assessing the Ecological Status of Water
  Bodies.
• 2.1.2.2 River basin twinning initiatives as a
  tool to implement EU water initiatives (CP
  Specific Intl Co-op Action)
• 2.1.2.3 Temporary water bodies management
• 2.1.2.4 Integrated resource management in
  international co-operation partner countries
  (CA/SA Specific Intl Co-op Action)
• 2.1.3.1 Geographical transect approach to
  desertification (CP Specific Intl Co- op Action)
• 2.1.4.1 Contribution of biodiversity to ecosystem
  services (CP Specific Intl Co- op Action)
• 2.1.4.2 Use of natural resources the impact on
  biodiversity, ecosystem, goods and services
• 2.1.4.3 Biodiversity values, sustainable use and
  livelihoods (CP Specific International
• Co Co-op Action)
• 2.1.5.1 Urban metabolism and resource
  optimisation in the urban fabric

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Management of marine environments

• 2.2.1.1 Development of advanced ecosystem models
  and methodologies for the management and the
  sustainable use of resources
• 2.2.1.2 Ecology of important marine species
• 2.2.1.3 Habitat-marine species interactions in
  view of ecosystem based management in the deep
  management in the deep-sea
• 2.2.1.4 Dynamic of marine ecosystem in a changing
  environment
• 2.2.1.5 Deep Ocean geophysical and biological
  processes (CA/SA) (CA/SA)
• 2.2.1.6 Investigating Life in Extreme
  Environments (CA/SA) (CA/SA)
• 2.2.1.7 Promoting access to information across
  marine themes (CA/SA) (CA/SA)
• 2.2.1.8 Fostering improved co-operation between
  marine science and the private sector(CA/SA)
  (CA/SA)
• 2.2.1.9 Access to and recovery of marine data
  from previous FP projects projects (CA/SA)
  (CA/SA)

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FP7 WORK PROGRAMMEResearch orientations for
possible inclusion in future calls 2008 and later

• Assessing the Behaviour of River Basins
• Water Quantity and Quality Long term scenarios
• Models for integrated management of water
  resources
• Water Monitoring System
• River Basin Twinning Initiatives
• Mapping and designation of important marine
  habitats
• Soil Monitoring and Observation for Soil
  Management
• Soil Processes and Modelling
• Transect Approach to Desertification
• Soils and ecosystems in a changing world to
  answer future energy challenges
• Soils and International Cooperation Partner
  countries (e.g. the problem of manure)
• Long Term Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment
• Ecological value of Protected Area Networks
  Incentives for Restoration
• Contribute to the Tree of Life

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FP7 WORK PROGRAMME FP7 WORK PROGRAMMEResearch
orientations for possible inclusionin future
calls 2008 and later

• Socio-economic drivers and spatial dynamics in
  coastal areas
• Monitoring and Evaluation of SMA (Spatially
  Managed Areas)
• Deep Ocean geophysical and biological processes
  research on hot hot topics. topics.
• Deep Deep-Sea Biodiversity and ecosystems
  Socio-economic and governance aspects
• Exploration and Exploitation of Gas Hydrates
• How does the marine ecosystem evolve in a
  changing environment?
• Understanding and Forecasting Bio-invasions
  invasions
• Ecosystem assimilative capacity related to
  aquaculture activities
• Impacts of fisheries on evolutionary potential of
  key ecosystem species

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FP7

• The rest of the programme in brief..

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IDEAS - European Research Council (ERC)

• New to FP7
• To enhance competition at EU level for frontier
  research
• Frontier research creating new knowledge and
  developing new understanding
• Two levels
• Starting independent research grant call for
  proposals currently open deadline 25th April
  2007
• Advanced investigator research grant call
  expected autumn 2007

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People Human Potential (Marie Curie)

• Initial training of researchers
• Initial Training Networks
• Life long training and career development
• Individual fellowships and Re-integration Grants
• Co-financing or regional/ national/ international
  programmes
• Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
• Industry academia knowledge sharing scheme
• International dimension
• Outgoing/ Incoming international fellowships and
  Re-integration Grants
• International co-operation scheme
• Specific Actions
• Awards

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Capacities
1. Research infrastructures 1 850m
2. Research for the benefits of SMEs 1 336m
3. Regions of Knowledge 126m
4. Research potential
370m
5. Science in Society
280m
6. International co-operation
185m
7. Coherent dev. of research policies 70m
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3 Key Funding Criteria
Relevance of the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY to EU
challenges
Relevance of the IMPACT To EU challenges
IMPLEMENTATION Quality and Efficiency
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European Technology Platforms
Agree Common Vision
Industry-led stakeholder forums that are
independent from the European Commission Now
more than 30 ETPs
Define Strategic Agenda
Implement Strategic Agenda
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Useful websites

• European research Portal
• www.ec.europa.eu/research
• FP7 General information
• www.ec.europa.eu/research/fp7
• European Technology Platforms
• http//cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/indiv
  idual_en.html
• Specific research programme information
• www.cordis.europa/eu/fp7
• Information requests
• www.ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries

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Contact at UWA
SARAH DYKES EU Funding Manager Email sld_at_aber.a
c.uk Tel [phone]