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IP short.doc 1

FP6 Integrated

Projects

“FP6Integrated Projects”

A new instrument for supporting objective-driven researchof European dimension(as of November 2002)

europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/networks-ip.html

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IP short.doc 2

FP6Integrated

Projects What is their purpose?

Designed to generate the knowledge required to implement the priority themesby integrating the critical mass of activities and

resources needed

to achieve ambitious clearly defined scientific and technological objectives

Essentially therefore an instrument for supporting objective-driven research of a European dimensionwhere the main deliverable is new knowledge

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IP short.doc 3

FP6Integrated

Projects What activities can be supported?

Activities integrated by an IP may cover the full research spectrummust contain a research component

may contain technological development and demonstration components

may contain a training component

must ensure the effective management of knowledge, and when appropriate its exploitation

all within a unified project management structure

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IP short.doc 4

FP6Integrated

Projects What is the scale of critical mass?

Concerning resources: each IP must assemble the critical mass needed to achieve its ambitious goalsactivities integrated may range up to € several tens of

millionsbut no minimum threshold, provided necessary ambition and

critical mass is achieved

Concerning its partnership: minimum of three participants from three different countriesbut in practice likely to be substantially more

Concerning its duration: typically three to five yearsbut more if necessary to deliver its objectives

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IP short.doc 5

FP6Integrated

Projects

Community support will be in the form of a “grant to the budget”

Paid as a contribution to actual coststhat are necessary for the project

determined according to the usual accounting conventions of each participant

recorded in the accounts of the participants or, if provided in the contract, in the accounts of third parties

excluding indirect taxes, interest…

(Note: As each participant is free to use its own accounting conventions, there will be no pre-defined cost categories as in FP5.)

What type of financial regime?

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IP short.doc 6

FP6Integrated

Projects

A family of three simplified cost modelsFC: full direct and full indirect costs

FCF: full direct costs plus 20% (excluding subcontracts) for related indirect costs

ACF: additional direct costs plus 20% (excluding subcontracts) for related indirect costs

The FCF model will be an option for SMEs only

The ACF model is available only for public bodies and individuals

(Note: An organisation will normally use the same model in all FP6 instruments.)

What are the cost models?

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IP short.doc 7

FP6Integrated

Projects

For full-cost participants, maximum rates are50% for RTD components

35% for any demonstration component

100% for any training component

100% for consortium management

ACF participants are supported at up to 100% of additional costs for all components of the project except for consortium management, which may be at

100% of full costs

Consortium management costs chargeable at 100% may not exceed 7% of the Community contribution

What are the rates of support?

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IP short.doc 8

FP6Integrated

Projects

Annual advances

Annual settlement of paymentseach participant to provide a summary cost statement

supported bya management-level justification of costsa certificate by an independent auditor stating the total costs

incurred

What is the payments regime?

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IP short.doc 9

FP6Integrated

Projects Flexibility and autonomy of implementation

For the implementation plan, each year, the consortiumproposes a detailed plan for the coming 18 months

and may propose to update the overall planboth need approval of the Commission to enter into force

For the Community contributionthe contract will not specify its distribution between

participants nor between activities

For changes in the consortiumthe consortium may itself decide to take in new

participants (though without additional funding) the contract will specify when this must involve a competitive call

the Commission may decide to launch calls to add activities and participants (with additional funding)

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IP short.doc 10

FP6Integrated

Projects Payments and reporting schedule

(example of a 4 year contract)

Activity report

Reported costs

Activity report Detailed work plan

Reported costs Adjusted advance

Activity report Detailed work plan

Reported costs Adjusted advance

Activity report

Reported costs

Detailed work plan

Adjusted advance

Detailed work plan

Initial advance

0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48

Months

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IP short.doc 11

FP6Integrated

Projects Evaluation process

Simplified proposal-makingreflecting evolutionary nature of the project

Evaluation by a strengthened peer-review systempossibly involving two-stage submission and

hearings of applicants…

Key evaluation criteria includeS&T excellence of the proposed project

scale of ambition and potential impact

critical mass in terms of both activities and resources

effectiveness of knowledge management

quality of project management