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Framework Programme 7
Overview
Arian Zwegers
DG Information Society and Media Software & Service Architectures & Infrastructures
FP7 seminar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, 15 January 2007
Questions
• Who has ever written a successful proposal?
• Who has ever been in a European research project?
• Who has ever been involved in a proposal?
• Who knows what European research is about?
• Who does not know anything about European research programmes?
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
R&D Expenditure as % of GDP
Source: Eurostathttp://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NS-05-002/EN/KS-NS-05-002-EN.PDF
0.33
0.97
1.11
1.31
1.35
1.87
1.93
1.99
2.19
2.50
2.68
2.76
3.15
3.51
4.27
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Cyprus
Hungary
Spain
China
Czech Republic
UK
EU25
EU15
France
Germany
Korea
US
Japan
Finland
Sweden
• Other regions spend more on R&D than Europe• Large differences within Europe
R&D expenditure by industry
Source: Financial Times, 21 March 2005
• EU’s R&D by businesses• Top 50 spenders in the world
ICT
ICT R&D expenditure
• Europe is spending less than other regions in ICT R&D
• Public ICT Spending is Fragmented across Europe
Framework Programmes
29.2
93.3
48.8
European Union USA Japan
0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2%
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
The Netherlands
Sweden
Finland
European Union
United States
Japan
Annual ICT R&D Expenditure (% GDP)Comparative spending on ICT R&D in 2000
(Billion Euro)
ICT
Budgets of the EU Framework Programmes (1984-2013)
NB: Budgets in current pricesSource: Annual Report 2003, plus FP7 revised proposal
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2000
4000
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1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
€ m i l l i o n
What’s new?
• Main new elements compared to FP6:– Duration increased from four/five to seven years– Annual budget increased significantly– Basic research (~ €1 billion per year)– New structure: cooperation, ideas, people,
capacities– Flexible funding schemes– Joint Technology Initiatives– Simpler procedures– Logistical and administrative tasks external
structures
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
International Co-operation
Science in Society
Research Potential
Regions of Know- ledge
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research Infrastruc- tures
CAPACITIES
Marie Curie ActionsPEOPLE
European Research CouncilIDEAS
9. Security &
Space
8. Socio-econom
ic Research
7. Transport
6. Environment
5. Energy
4. Nano, M
aterials, Production Techn.
3. ICT
2. Food, Agriculture
Biotechnology
1. Health
CO
OPER
ATIO
N
7th Framework Programme (2007- 2013)
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/
€ 32 B
€ 7.5 B
€ 4.7 B
€ 4.2 B
FP7 2007-2013 ‘Cooperation’ budget
I. CooperationBudget
(€ million, current prices)
1. Health 6 1002. Food, agriculture and biotechnology 1 9353. Information and communication technologies 9 0504. Nanotechnologies, materials and
production3 475
5. Energy 2 3506. Environment 1 8907. Transport 4 1608. Socio-economic research 6239. Security and space 2 830Total 32 413
* Not including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €1 751 million
*
Cooperation European Technology Platforms
http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/home_en.html
What are they Industry-led public-private partnerships that bring together industry, research community and public authorities in areas of strategic economic importance for Europe
Objective World class performance in research and innovation in ICT by closing the gap with Europe’s leading competitors
Focus on user value and end-to-end solutions, on convergence, innovation, standards, interoperability, spectrum, IPRs, international cooperation
www.nem-initiative.org
www.emobility.eu.org
www.isi- initiative.eu.org/
www.nessi- europe.com
Large Scale EU Partnerships
joining the future
ICT
Cooperation Joint Technology Initiatives
May take the form of joint undertakings – Article 171 of the Treaty
‘The Community may set up joint undertakings or any other structure necessary for the efficient execution of Community research, technological development and demonstration programmes’
• JTIs aim to: – establish long-term public-private partnerships in
research at European level in fields of high industrial and policy relevance
– co-ordinate research efforts and respond to industry needs
– lead to flagship projects for European competitiveness
Cooperation Joint Technology Initiatives
• JTIs build on European Technology Platforms (ETPs):– in a small number of cases, scale and scope of Strategic
Research Agendas of ETPs require implementation through dedicated legal structure
– normal FP instruments not sufficient
Other possible themes to be identified later…
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy
Future
Aeronautics and Air Transport
Global Monitoring for Environment
and Security
Embedded systemsInnovative Medicines
for the Citizens of Europe
Towards new Nanoelectronics
Approaches
Ideas – Frontier Research
• Key driver to innovation and economic performance
• European Research Council (ERC)– Autonomous scientific governance (Scientific
Council)• Support investigator-driven frontier research
over all areas of research– Support projects of individual teams– Excellence as sole criterion
• European added-value through competition at European level
• Budget ~ €1bn p.a. (2007-2013 ~ €7.46)
People – Marie Curie Actions
• Initial training of researchers– Marie Curie Networks
• Life-long training and career development– Individual Fellowships– Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes
• Industry-academia pathways and partnerships– Industry-Academia Knowledge–sharing Scheme*
• International dimension– Outgoing & Incoming International Fellowships– International Cooperation Scheme– Reintegration grants; – Support to researcher ‘diasporas’
• Specific actions– Mobility and career enhancement actions– Excellence awards
Capacities – Research Capacity
• Research infrastructures• Research for the benefit of SMEs• Regions of Knowledge• Research Potential• Science in Society• Coherent development of policies• Activities of International Cooperation
1. Research Infrastructures
• Support to existing research infrastructures:– Integrating activities– Research e-infrastructures
• Support to new research infrastructures:– Construction of new research
infrastructures and major updates of existing ones
– Design studies
2. Research for the benefit of SMEs
• Research for SMEs• Research for SME associations• Encourage and facilitate SME
participation across FP7
• + under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP):– Support services provided by networks to
encourage SME participation in FP7 (awareness, identification of needs, assistance)
3. Regions of Knowledge
• Through the development of regional ‘research-driven clusters’
Two objectives for all European regions:
Strengthen their capacity forinvesting in RTD and carrying
out research activities
Produce research strategies that contribute
to regional economic development
4. Research Potential
• Two objectives for EU’s convergence and outermost (RUP) regions
• To fully realise the European Research Area in the enlarged Union
• Through:– Transnational two-way secondments and recruitment of
staff– Development of research equipment and the material
environment – Workshops and conferences for knowledge transfer– ‘Evaluation facilities’
Unlock and develop their research capacities
Foster an increase
in their participation to
Community research activities
5. Science in Society
• Strengthening the European science system (inc. scientific advice)
• Broader public engagement on science-related questions• Promoting better science through ethics research
and ethical review• Science and technology and their place in society• Gender research, gender dimension, and the role of women
in research• Science education – curiosity and the participation
of young people• Policy for the role and engagement of universities• Communication between scientists, policy-makers, media
and the public
6. Coherent Development of Research Policies
• Monitoring and analysis of research related public policies/industrial strategies:– Information and intelligence service (ERAWATCH)– Industrial research investment monitoring– Indicators on research activity and its impact on the
economy
• Coordination of research policies:– Implementing the Open Method of Coordination– Bottom-up initiatives undertaken by several
countries and regions (OMC-NET)
7. Activities of International Cooperation
• ‘Horizontal’ support actions and measures not carried out in the Cooperation or People programmes
Two interdependent objectives:
Support competitivenessthrough strategic partnerships with third countries in selected
fields
Address specific problems that third countries face or
that have a global character,on the basis of mutual interest
and mutual benefit
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
Preparation of Work Programmes
01/2006 04/2006 10/2006
ProposedOrientations
(IST Dirs)
Proposed Priorities
Full text for discussion
with ISTC
CommissionDecision
Full text for opinion
Consul- tation ReportsDraft
ISTAG Reports
Marimon Panel Report
FP&SP text
Report National Directors Meeting
Cons. ISTAG Reports
10/2006 11/2006
WP published
Call(s) published
06/2006 07/2006
5 year Assess-
ment
IPPA reports
TP Roadmaps
http://cordis.europa.eu.int/fp7/roadmap.htm
ICT
ICT Work Programme 2007-2008
Futu
re a
nd E
mer
ging
Te
chno
logi
es
Cognitive systems, robotics andinteraction
Network and service infrastructures
Components, subsystems and embedded systems
Digital content and knowledge
ICT for health
Intelligent car and sustainable growth
ICT for independent living and inclusion
End-to-end systems for Socio-economic goals
Tech
nolo
gy ro
adbl
ocks
ETPs
i2010 Flagships
ICT
Challenge 1 ‘Pervasive & Trusted Network & Service Infrastructures’
The Network of the Future • Ubiquitous network infrastructures and
architectures• Optimised control, management and
flexibility of the future network infrastructure
• Technologies and systems architectures for the Future Internet
ICT in support of the Networked Enterprise• Solutions for inter-enterprise
interoperability and collaboration• Supporting massively distributed
networked devices• Intra-enterprise collaboration
Service & Software Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering
• Service architectures• Service/SW engineering approaches• Strategies and technologies enabling
mastery of complexity, dependability and behavioural stability
• Virtualisation tools, system software, middleware and network-centric operating systems
Networked Media • Interoperable multi-media network &
service infrastructures • End-to-end systems• Roadmapping and conference support
€ 200 M€ 30 M
€ 85 M
€ 120 MSecure, dependable and
trusted infrastructures • Security & resilience in network infrastr.• Security & trust in dynamic and
reconfigurable service architectures • Trusted computing infrastructures• Identity management and privacy
enhancing tools
€ 90 M
ICT
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
Terminology changes
FP6 ⇒ FP7IST ⇒ ICT
Contract ⇒ Grant AgreementContractor ⇒ Beneficiary
Proposer ⇒ ApplicantInstrument ⇒ Funding scheme
Financial Guidelines ⇒ Financial Rules
INCO ⇒ ICPC
Audit Certificates ⇒ Certificate on the financial statements
What’s new
• Increased funding rates• Flexible funding schemes• Rationalisation of Audit Certificates• The Unique Registration Facility (not yet)• The Joint Guarantee Fund• The Risk Sharing Financial Facility• Logistics and administrative tasks external
structures• Work Programmes & Call for Proposals
adopted at the same time each year• “Frontier research”, JTIs & ERANET+
Minimum conditions for participation
General:• 3 independent legal entities from 3 different Member
States (MS) or Associated countries (Ac)
Specificities• Collaborative projects for specific cooperation actions
(SICA) dedicated to international cooperation partner countries (ICPC) identified in WP: minimum 4 participants of which 2 in different MS or Ac and 2 in different ICPC countries unless otherwise specified in work programme
• Participation of international organisations and participants from third countries if in addition to minima
Consortia
• Consortium agreements obligatory unless exempted by call for proposals, Commission to publish guidelines
• Coordinator acts as efficient interface between consortium and Commission (verifies accession, monitors compliance, receives and distributes EC contribution, keeps financial records and ensures timely delivery of reports)
Specificities• Tacit approval for changes in consortium membership,
except if associated with other changes• Written approval for change of coordinator
Community financial contribution
Eligibility for Funding:• Legal entities from Member States and Associated Countries
or created under Community law (and the JRC)
Specificities• International European interest organisations• Legal entities established in international cooperation partner
countries (ICPC-INCO)
and
• International organisations• Legal entities established in 3rd countries other than ICPC-
INCO, if provided for in Specific Programme or Work Programme or essential for carrying out action; or if provision for funding is provided for in a bilateral agreement between Community and that country
Forms of grant
• Reimbursement of eligible costs
Specificities• Flat rates: a percentage for indirect costs or
scales of unit costs• Lump sum amounts• Combination of the above• Scholarships or prizes
Forms of grants to be used are specified in WP/calls for proposalsICPC participants may opt for lump sum financing
Reimbursement of eligible costs
• Co-financing, no profit• Cost reporting models eliminated
– Participants charge direct and indirect eligible costs • Eligible costs
– Actual; – Incurred during the project; – Determined according to usual accounting and
management principles/practices; – Used solely to achieve project objectives; – Consistent with principles of economy, efficiency and
effectiveness; – Recorded in accounts (or the accounts of third parties);– Exclusive of non-eligible costs– Average personnel costs may be used if consistent
with above and do not differ significantly from actual
Indirect costs
All participants: • Actual indirect costs (participants may use a simplified
method of calculation) or• Flat-rate of direct eligible costs excluding
subcontracts and reimbursement of third parties’ costs – to be established by the Commission, currently 20%
Non-profit public bodies, secondary and higher education establishments, research organisations and SMEs unable to identify real indirect costs:
• Flat-rate of 60% of total direct eligible costs (until end 2009)
• Flat rate of minimum 40%, to be established by the Commission (as of 2010)
Maximum funding rates
• Research and technological development activities: – 50% of eligible costs, but up to 75% of eligible costs for:– Public bodies (non-profit)– Secondary and higher education establishments– Research organisations (non-profit)– Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)
• Demonstration activities: – 50% of eligible costs • Other activities: – 100% including e.g. consortium
management• Coordination and support actions: – 100%
– Flat rate indirect costs: 7%
• Receipts are taken into account to determine the final Community financial contribution
• No more 7% limit of funding for management costs as in FP6
Guarantee mechanism
Replaces financial collective responsibility
• Commission establishes and operates a participant guarantee fund
• Contribution to guarantee fund of max. 5% of the EC contribution by each participant, to be returned at the end of the project
• If interests generated not sufficient to cover sums due to EC, retention of max. 1% of EC contribution
• Exemption of retention for public bodies, higher and secondary education establishments, legal entities guaranteed by a Member State / Associated Country
• Ex-ante financial viability checks limited to coordinators and participants requesting > EUR 500.000 (unless exceptional circumstances)
• Guarantee fund replaces financial guarantees
Risk-sharing Finance Facility (RSFF)
• The Community may award a grant to the European Investment Bank (EIB) to cover risk of loans [or guarantees] in support of research objectives set out under FP7
• The EIB shall provide these loans [or guarantees] in a fair, transparent, impartial and equal way
• The Commission may object to the use of the RSFF for certain loans on terms defined in the grant agreement in accordance with the work programme
Funding schemes
3 funding schemes – 5 “instruments”
• Collaborative Projects (CP)*– Small or medium scale focused research actions
(“STREP”)– Large Scale Integrating Projects (“IP”)
• Networks of Excellence (NoE)• Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)
– Coordinating or networking actions (“CA”)– Support Actions (“SSA”)
ICT Workprogramme – 2007/08: • budget pre-allocation to instruments !• *SICA – Specific International Co-operation Actions
ICT
Classification of the instruments
Instrument Purpose Primary deliverable
Scale Funding
IP Objective-driven research
Knowledge Med-high 50-75-100%
NoE Tackle fragmentation
Structuring Med-high 100%
STREP Research Knowledge Low-med 50-75-100%
CA Coordination Coordination Low-med 100%
SA Support Support Low-med 100%
ICT
Collaborative Projects – Integrating Projects
• Research aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology, products, demonstration activities or common resources for research
• Activities in an Integrating Project may cover – research and technology development activities– demonstration activities– technology transfer or take-up activities– training activities– dissemination activities– knowledge management and exploitation– consortium management activities– other activities
• An Integrating Project comprises– a coherent set of activities– and an appropriate management structure
ICT
Collaborative Projects – Integrating Projects
Experience of IPs in FP6• Purpose: Ambitious objective driven research with a
‘programme approach’• Target audience: Industry (incl. SMEs), research
institutions, universities, and end-users
• Typical duration: 36-60 months• Optimum consortium: 10-20 participants• Total EU contribution: €4-25m (average €10m)
• Flexibility in implementation: – Update of workplan– Possibility for competitive calls for enlargement of
consortium
ICT
Collaborative Projects – Focused projects
• Targeting a specific objective in a clearly defined project approach
• Fixed overall work plan with stable deliverables that do not change over the life-time of the project
• Two types of activity or combination of the two:– A research and technological development activity designed to
generate new knowledge to improve competitiveness and/or address major societal needs /or
– A demonstration activity designed to prove the viability of new technologies offering potential economic advantages but which can not be commercialised directly (e.g. testing of prototypes)
as well as– Project management activities (including innovation related
activities like protection of knowledge dissemination and exploitation
ICT
Collaborative Projects – Focused projects
Experience of STREPs in FP6 • Purpose: Objective driven research more limited in
scope than an IP• Target audience: Industry incl. SMEs, research
institutes, universities
• Typical duration: 18-36 months• Optimum consortium: 6-15 participants• Total EU contribution: €0.8 - 3 m (average €1.9m)
• Fixed workplan and fixed partnership for duration
ICT
Networks of excellence
• NoEs are an instrument to overcome the fragmentation of the European research landscape in a given area and remove the barriers to integration
• Their purpose is to reach a durable restructuring and integration of efforts and institutions or parts of institutions
• The success of an NoE is not measured in terms of scientific results – …but by the extent to which the social fabric for researchers and
research institutions in a field has changed due to the project,– …and the extent to which the existing capacities become more
competitive as a result of this change• Activities:
– Integrating activities– Activities to support the network’s goals– Activities to spread excellence– Management activities
Networks of excellence
Experience of NoEs in FP6 • Purpose: Durable integration of participants’ research
activities• Target audience: research institutions, universities, mainly
indirectly: industry – trough governing boards etc
• Typical duration: 48-60 months (but indefinite integration!)
• Optimum consortium: 6-12 participants• Total EU contribution: €4-15m (average around €7m)
• Flexibility in implementation: – Update of workplan– Possibility to add participants through competitive calls
Coordination or Networking actions
• Designed to promote and support the ad hoc networking and co-ordination of research and innovation activities at national, regional and European level over a fixed period for a specific purpose
• May combine the following types of activities– Organisation of events (conferences, meetings);– Performance of studies, analysis;– Exchanges of personnel;– Exchange and dissemination of good practice;– Setting up of common information systems– Setting up of expert groups;– Definition, organisation, management of joint or common
initiatives– Management of the action
Coordination or Networking actions
Experience of CAs in FP6• Purpose: Co-ordination of several research activities• Target Audience: Research institutions, universities,
industry incl. SMEs
• Typical duration: 18-36 months• Optimum consortium: 13-26 participants• Total EU contribution: €0.5-1.8m (average €1m)
• Fixed overall workplan and partnership for the duration
Support actions
• Designed to– underpin the implementation of the programme– complement the other FP7 funding schemes, – help in preparations for future Community research and technological
development policy activities and – stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of SMEs, civil society
organisations, small research teams, newly developed and remote research centres, as well as setting up research clusters across Europe
– Cover one-off events or single purpose activities
• May combine the following two types of activities – Organisation of conferences, seminars, working groups and expert
groups;– Performance of studies, analysis;– Fact findings and monitoring;– Carrying out preparatory technical work, including feasibility studies– Development of research or innovation strategies;– Organising high level scientific awards and competitions; – Operational support, data access and dissemination, information and
communication activities
Support actions
Experience of SSAs in FP6 • Purpose: Support to programme implementation,
preparation of future actions, dissemination of results• Target audience: Research organisations, universities,
industry incl. SMEs
• Typical duration: 9-30 months• Optimum consortium: 1-15 participants• Total EU contribution: €0.03-1m (average €0.5m)
• Fixed overall workplan and partnership for the duration
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
Proposals - Call
• Publication in Official Journal (OJ)
• Cordis
• Information days
• National Contact Points
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm
Budget
• In each objective, the budget is pre- allocated per funding scheme
• For example– Objective 1.1 The Network of the Future– Collaborative projects €180m
• of which a minimum of €84m for IP and €42m for STREPs
– Networks of Excellence €14m– Cooperation and support actions €6m
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm
ICT
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
Proposals submission and selection Overview
• Information for proposers• Writing your proposal• Getting help• Submission of proposal• Eligibility check• Evaluation• Selection• Experts
Submission
Selection
Evaluation
Eligible?
Information for applicants
• Workprogramme 2007-2008• Guide for Applicants• Evaluation forms with notes• EPSS manual• Model grant agreement• Rules on submission of proposals, and
the related evaluation, selection and award procedures
When writing your proposal….1
• Divide your effort over the evaluation criteria– Many proposers concentrate on the scientific
element, but loose marks on project implementation or impact description
• Think of the finishing touches which signal quality work– clear language– well-organised contents, following the Part B
structure– useful and understandable diagrams– no typos, no inconsistencies, no obvious paste-ins,
no numbers which don’t add up, no missing pages…
When writing your proposal….2
• Make it easy for the evaluators to give you high marks. Don’t make it hard for them!
• Don’t write too little; cover what is requested
• Don’t write too much• Don’t leave them to figure out why it’s
good, tell them why it’s good• Leave nothing to the imagination
When writing your proposal….3 Available background documents
• Example ICT, Software Technologies– Strategies and Policies for Global
Leadership– The Effect of Allowing Patents on Computer
Implemented Inventions– The Effect of Public Administrations
Publishing Open Source Software– Impact Assessment
http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/st/studies.htm
ICT
When writing your proposal….4 Available background documents
• Example ICT, Software Technologies– The Software and Services Challenge– Service-Oriented Computing Research Roadmap– NESSI Strategic Research Agenda– The Networked Future Folder– The service engineering area (V2)– Enterprise Interoperability Research Roadmap– Future for European Grids: GRIDs and Service Oriented Knowledge
Utilities– Various workshop reports and other reports
http://cordis.europa.eu/ist/st/reports.htm
ICT
Getting help with your proposal
The ICT theme supports• An Information Desk at many events• Proposers’ days and briefings in Brussels and
elsewhere• ICT Proposers day in Cologne, 1 February 2007• Various specific information days in Brussels, e.g.
Challenge 1 Info Day, 26 February 2007 (tentative)• Partner search facilities• A Helpdesk for proposers’ questions, reachable by
email or phone (and a Helpdesk for electronic proposal submission)
• Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/• And a network of National Contact Points in Europe
and beyond: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp.htm
ICT
Submission
• Fixed deadline calls*– 17h00 Tuesdays
• One stage submission*• Electronic submission only
• (*Special rules for FET Open scheme)
ICT
See Work Programme at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm
Electronic Submission
• EPSS - Electronic Proposal Submission System
• Online preparation only!
• Improved validation checks before submission is accepted
• FP6 Failure rate = ± 1%• Main reason for failure – waiting till the last
minute• Submit early, submit often!
Proposal Part A (online)
• A1– Title, acronym, objective etc.– free keywords– 2000 character proposal abstract– previous/current submission (in FP7)
• A2– Legal address/administrator address/R&D address– Clear identification as SME/Public body/Research
centre/ Educational establishment– Proposer identification code PIC (later calls)
• A3– More cost details (direct/indirect costs
distinguished)
Proposal Part B (pdf format only)
• Part B format directly linked to evaluation criteria– Summary– S&T quality (bullet points = sections)
• CP: Concept and objectives• CP: Progress beyond the state-of-the-art• CP: S/T methodology and associated work plan
– Implementation (idem)• CP: Management structure and procedures• CP: Individual participants• CP: Consortium as a whole• CP: Resources to be committed
– Impact (idem)• CP: Expected impacts listed in the work programme• CP: Dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and
management of intellectual property– Ethics
• Section lengths recommended
Overview
Framework Programme,Specific Programmes
Work Programme
Calls
Proposal Writing
Evaluation of proposals
“Rules and Funding Schemes”
Context
FUNDING FUNDING SCENARIO(s)SCENARIO(s)
CommissionCommission
••Official JournalOfficial Journal••CORDISCORDIS••NCPsNCPs
CALL FOR CALL FOR PROPOSALSPROPOSALS
Eligibility Check: CommissionEligibility Check: Commission EVALUATION:EVALUATION: Peer review principles/Peer review principles/
independent expertsindependent experts
MARKING AND MARKING AND PRIORITY ORDER PRIORITY ORDER OF PROPOSALSOF PROPOSALS
Panel (optional)Panel (optional)NEGOTIATIONNEGOTIATION
SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTSIGNATURE OF CONTRACT
INFORMATIONINFORMATIONProgramme CommitteeProgramme Committee
Proposal Selection Procedure
Evaluation criteria scoring
• Scale of 1-5 (and 0)• No weighting
– except FET Open
• Criterion threshold 3/5• Overall threshold 10/15
• (Post-evaluation review for any selected proposals which have ethical issues)
ICT
Evaluation criteria 1. Scientific and technical quality
– Soundness of concept, and quality of objectives (ALL)
– Progress beyond the state-of-the-art (CP)– Contribution to long term integration of high quality S/T
research (NoE)– Contribution to the coordination of high quality research
(CSA)
– Quality and effectiveness of the S & T methodology and associated workplan (CP)
– Quality and effectiveness of the joint programme of activities and associated workplan (NoE)
– Quality and effectiveness of the coordination/support action mechanisms and associated workplan (CSA)
ICT
Evaluation criteria 2. Implementation
– Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures (ALL)
– Quality and relevant experience of the individual participants (ALL)
– Quality of the consortium as a whole• (including complementarity, balance) (CP)• (including ability to tackle fragmentation of the research field and
commitment towards a deep and durable institutional integration) (NoE)
– Appropriate allocation and justification of the resources to be committed (budget, staff, equipment) (CP and CSA)
– Adequacy of resources for successfully carrying out the joint programme of activities (NoE)
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Evaluation criteria 3. Impact
– Contribution at the European or international level to the expected impacts listed in the workprogramme under the relevant activity (ALL)
– Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and management of intellectual property (CP)
– Appropriateness of measures for spreading excellence, exploiting results and disseminating knowledge through engagement with stakeholders and the public at large (NoE and CSA)
ICT
Experts
• New calls for experts for FP7– to individuals– to organisations
• Current FP6 experts will be invited to transfer to FP7*– with a request to update their information
(*if your email address is up-to-date!)
Other Programmes CIP
• Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP)– Downstream parts of research and
innovation• Technology transfer• Implementation and market take-up of existing
new technologies
– Budget: roughly 0.5 billion Euro per year – Priorities ICT Policy Support Programme
for 2007: eGov, eInclusion, eHealth
CIP: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/cip/index_en.htm
How FP7 and CIP complement each other
• Complementary and mutually reinforcing actions
• Competitiveness and dissemination remain key elements of FP7
• Designed to operate side by side in support of Lisbon objectives
• Close coordination
FP7: Dissemination of knowledge and innovation-
related activities (within projects)
CIP: Innovation support networks and take-up of
proven technologies
Other Programmes
• Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund – Objectives:
• to reduce disparities in development and promote economic and social cohesion in the European Union
• to improve the effectiveness of the Community’s structural assistance by concentrating the assistance,
• to promote economic and social cohesion and solidarity between Member States
– Budget: roughly 28 and 2.5 billion Euro per year
• Eureka
Structural Funds: http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l60014.htm Cohesion Fund: http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l60018.htm
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• After a project– Closure– Impact assessment
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