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1. EU funding for Science resesearchersRoyal Holloway18 October 2010Inga Benneringa.benner@bbsrc.ac.uk http://www.ukro.ac.uk

2. Agenda • Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7) • FP7 Cooperation & Capacities • Ideas: European Research Council (ERC) • People: Marie Curie

3. UK Research Office • Established in Brussels in 1984 • Staff of 14 • Sponsored by the seven UK Research Councils • Receives subscriptions from over 140 research organisations • Services for sponsors and subscribers include: • Query service – advice and guidance by email and telephone • Bespoke institutional briefing visits • Website and tailored web- and email-based information services • Meeting room in Brussels • Runs training courses and organises Annual Conference • UK National Contact Point for the ERC and Marie Curie • Produces European RTD Insight for the British Council • For more information see www.ukro.ac.uk UK Research Office

4. UKRO Information Services UK Research Office

5. UK Research Office

6. The 7th Framework Programme (FP7) – an Overview http://www.ukro.ac.uk

7. What is FP7? • FP7 is the EU funding programme • for research and technological development • 7-year programme (2007 -2013) • New Calls for Proposals each year • Total budget of €50 521 million • Structured into four ‘Specific Programmes’ • Main EU-level tool for meeting ‘European Research Area’ objectives • Designed to complement activities in EU Member States, as well as other EU policies • Lifelong Learning • Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP) • European Institute of Innovation and Technology • National funding • FP7 contains a significant international dimension FP7 Overview

8. The EU Framework Programme – Why participate? • Allows for large-scale collaborations, beyond scope of individual Member States • Allows increased complexity and specialisation in projects • Facilitates transnational networks, increasing European competitiveness • Facilitates cross-border mobility • Allows for European-level benchmarking EU Research

9. Key Policy Drivers The EU 2020 Strategy (replaces the Lisbon Strategy) • Commission's new 10 year strategy aimed at making the EU more dynamic and competitive • Three key drivers: • Smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth • Seven flagship initiatives: • ‘Innovation Union’ • ‘Youth on the move’ • ‘A digital agenda for Europe’ • ‘Resource efficient Europe’ • ‘An industrial policy for the globalisation era’ • ‘An agenda for new skills and jobs’ EU Research

10. Research Infrastructures Research for the Benefit Of SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science in Society Activities of International Co-operation Coherent Development of Policies Initial Training of Researchers Starting Independent Researcher Grants Lifelong Learning and Career Development Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways Advanced Investigator Grants The International Dimension Specific Actions Cooperation Capacities Introduction to FP7 People Ideas + JRC + Euratom

11. Who is eligible for funding? 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) • Albania*,Bosnia and Herzegovina *, Croatia*, FYR Macedonia*, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*, Montenegro*, Norway*, Serbia*, Switzerland, Turkey* *except Euratom FP7 Overview

12. ICPC Countries ICPC

13. International Co-operation:Co-operation and Capacities • Working with third countries (=non EU/AC countries), can either be: • - Specified by the Commission • Called aSpecific International Cooperation Action (SICA) that require at least four • participants:two in Member States or Associated Countries, two in ICPC • - Suggestedby the Commission • if so, participation of international organisations and participants from third countries is in • addition to normal minimum requirements • - Initiated by the researcher • if so, participation of international organisations and participants from third countries is in • addition to normal minimum requirements • International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) • arelisted in Annex 1 of the Work Programme • Kosovo • Mediterranean Partner countries • Eastern European and Central Asian countries • Africa Caribbean Pacific • Latin America • Asia FP7 Overview 13

14. FP7 Finances: Brief Overview http://www.ukro.ac.uk

15. FP Finances – Key Principles • Co-financing principle: • Usually based on reimbursement of a proportion of direct and indirect costs • Lump sums or flat rates in certain actions • Different project types/funding schemes • Collaborative projects • Research – 75% • Demonstration – 50% • Management/Other – 100% • Specific Flat rate for indirect costs 60% • EC principles of eligible costs and non-eligible costs • No profit FP7 Financial Issues 15

16. Direct Costs:Maximum EC reimbursement rates FP7 – EC Contribution * Activities directly aimed at creating new knowledge, new technology, and products, including scientific coordination. ** Training, Consortium Management 16

17. FP7: Process Overview http://www.ukro.ac.uk

18. Process Overview Call opens One/two stage e-submission Eligibility Check Individual Evaluation FP7 Submission and Evaluation Panel Review/ Consensus Feedback (ESR) Post-evaluation Ranking Negotiation of Proposals Report to PC

19. FP7: Co-operation http://www.ukro.ac.uk

20. Project types • Types and project names can vary in the different FP7programmes and from theme to theme • Minimum eligibility criteria (participants, budget, duration) but usually no fixed maximum limits • In CO-OPERATION: • Small, medium or large-scale Collaborative Projects • Co-ordination and Support Actions and Networks of Excellence • ERA-NETs and ERA-NET Plus – opportunity to participate on “second level” FP7 Co-operation Project Types

21. Collaborative Research FP7 – Co-operation - Themes

22. Health Activity Areas FP7 Co-operation: Health Biotechnology, generic tools & medical technologies for human health Optimising the delivery of health care to European citizens Translating research for human health Main areas to be covered in 2011: • How lifestyle affects health and how this can this be mitigated. • Supporting clinical trials to verify safety and efficacy. • Increasing competitiveness of European health-related industries and services. • Global health issues.

23. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology - Activity Areas 2.1 Sustainable production & management of biological resources Enabling research, including the ‘omics’, converging technologies, biodiversity; Improved crops and production systems, incl. organic farming; Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture, forestry and rural development Animal welfare, breeding and production Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonosesPolicy tools for agriculture and rural development FP7 – Co-operation – FAFB 2.2 Fork to farm: food, health and well being Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed; Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders;  Innovative food and feed processing; Improved quality and safety of food, beverages and feed; Total food chain concept; Traceability ...Build a Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)… 2.3 Life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added value industrial products; Novel farming systems; Bio-catalysts; New-bio-refinery concepts; Forestry and forest based products and processes; Environmental remediation and cleaner processing.

24. ICT- Challenges Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures Cognitive Systems and Robotics FP7 – Co-operation - ICT Alternative Paths to Components and Systems Plus Private Public Partnerships Technologies for Digital Content and Languages ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance ICT for a Lower Carbon Economy ICT for Manufacturing and Factories of the Future ICT for Learning and Access to Cultural Resources Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

25. NMP - Activity Areas FP7 – Co-operation – NMP Integration of Technologies for Industrial Application

26. Energy - Activity Areas 1. Hydrogen and fuel cells 5. CO2 capture and storage FP7 – Co-operation - Energy 6. Clean coal technologies 2. Renewable electricity generation 7. Smart energy networks 3. Renewable fuel production 8. Energy savings and energy efficiency 4. Renewables for heating and cooling Plus calls for tender! 9. Knowledge for energy policy making 10. Horizontal actions

27. Environment – Activity Areas - 2011 • Climate Change, Pollution and Risks • Pressures on Environment and Climate (€37m) • Environment and Health (€18m) • Natural Hazards (€18m) • Sustainable Management of Resources • Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity (€41m) • Management of marine environments (€16m) FP7 – Co-operation – Environment • Environmental Technologies • ET for observation, simulation, prevention, mitigation, • adaptation, remediation & restoration of natural • & man-made resources (€68m) • Protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage, including human habitat (8m) • Technology assessment, verification and testing (€0m in 2011) • Earth Observation (EO) and Assessment Tools for Sustainable Development • EO systems and methods for the environment and sustainable development (€20m) • Forecasting methods & assessment tools for sustainable development over different scales of observation (€13m) Plus horizontal Activities (€1m) All budgets TBC

28. Transport Activity Areas Ga Galileo FP7 – Co-operation - Transport

29. Socio-economic sciences and humanities FP7 – Co-operation - SSH 1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society 5. The citizen in the European Union 2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective 6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators 7. Foresight activities 3. Major trends in society and their implications 8. Horizontal actions 4. Europe in the world

30. Space – Activity areas for 2011 Space-based applications at the service of European Society FP7 – Co-operation – Space Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration - Research to support space transportation and key technologies Cross-cutting activities

31. Security - Mission orientated R&D 4 Restoring security and safety in the case of crisis 2 Security of infrastructures and utilities 3 Intelligent surveillance and border security 1 Security of citizens FP7 – Co-operation - Security 5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability 6 Security and Society 7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring

32. FP7 Co-operation 2011 Joint Calls • Oceans of Tomorrow - Joining research forces to meet challenges in ocean management (FAFB, Energy, Environment, Transport) • Public Private Partnerships: • Green Cars initiative (Transport, NMP, Energy, ICT, Environment) • Factories of the Future (ICT and NMP) • Energy Efficient Buildings (NMP, Energy, Enviroment, ICT) FP7 – 2011 Joint Calls

33. FP7:Capacities http://www.ukro.ac.uk

34. Activities Capacities – Research Capacity (€4 217 million) 1. Research infrastructures €1 715m 2. Research for the benefits of SMEs €1 336m FP7 - Capacities 3. Regions of Knowledge € 126m 4. Research Potential € 340m 5. Science in Society € 330m 6. International co-operation€ 180m 7. Coherent dev. of research policies € 70m Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)

35. ERCerc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or phone 0032 2289 6121

36. What is the ERC? What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation • Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars • Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13) What are the aims of the ERC? • Encourage highest quality research in Europe • Competitive, flexible funding • Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support) What are the ERC Grant Schemes? • Starting Grants and Advanced Grants • Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members • Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of scientific excellence • The ERC also has calls for tender for studies on the ERC itself ERC - Introduction

37. Key Points for ERC Grants • Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members • No need for collaboration with other countries • Team all usually based at the same institution (in EU/AC), but possible to have team members in other organisations if strongly justified (anywhere in World - not just EU, AC and ICPC) • Also for Advanced Grants can have a Co-I (must be from a different discipline to the PI) • No nationality or mobility requirements • Investigator driven (bottom-up) substantial advances “Frontier Research” • Excellence is only peer review criterion • 50% for the PI (must have an outstanding CV, (potential) leadership profile & track record • 50% for the Research Project ERC

38. ERC Starting Grants Starting Independent Researcher Grants • aims to provide critical and adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers • who are at the stage of starting or consolidating their own independent research team or, depending on field, their independent research programme • researchers applying for an ERC Starting Grant must be able to demonstrate their potential to become independent research leaders • Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget • Annual calls: open late spring and close in autumn • Grants of up to €2 million over 5 yrs (normally €1.5 million) ERC - Introduction

39. ERC Advanced Grants Advanced Investigator Grants • aims to encourage and support excellent, innovative and investigator-initiated research projects • by leading advanced investigators • complements the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established themselves as being independent research leaders in their own right • Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget • Annual calls: open in autumn and close in spring • Grants of up to €2.5 million over 5 yrs (€3.5 million in certain cases) ERC - Introduction

40. European Research Council (ERC) Indicative Call Schedule Starting Grants: Advanced Grants: FP7 ERC Calls

41. People Programme – Marie Curie Actionsmariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or phone 0032 2 230 52 75 http://www.ukro.ac.uk

42. Marie Curie Actions Objectives and Policy Context: • Make Europe more attractive to researchers • Structuring effect on the European Research Area through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers • Strengthen human potential by: • Encouraging people to become researchers • Encouraging researchers to carry out their research in Europe • Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility • €4.7 Billion FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

43. Overview of Marie Curie Actions People Specific Programme Also funded: Researcher’s Night, CO-FUND

44. Transnational Mobility Requirements • A fellow not have been resident in host country for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately before application deadline / date of recruitment or secondment • Applies to all individual fellowships and fellows recruited for ITNs • Only International Outgoing Fellowships have nationality criteria FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

45. FP7 People: Individual Actions http://www.ukro.ac.uk

46. Intra-European Fellowships • Researchers based in the EU or Associated Country • Must have spent less than 12 months in the last three years in the country where the fellowship is undertaken • 12 – 24 months in an EU Member State or Associated Country • Resuming a career in research • Individual applies with host • Attaining or strengthening professional independence • Skills diversification FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

47. International OutgoingFellowships • EU Member or Associated State Nationals only • PLUS non-nationals in MS/AC for more than 5 years at deadline • 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months in third country followed by mandatory reintegration phase in European host institutions • Individual applies with host • Acquiring new knowledge in the third country – bringing it back to the EU/AS • Contract is between European host institution and Commission for duration of fellowship • Mandatory return phase of 1 year FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

48. International IncomingFellowships • Researchers based in third countries • 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS • Possible 1 year reintegration grant for nationals from International Co-operation Partner Countries (€15,000) • Individual applies with host • Contract between European host institution and EC for incoming phase, and between third country host and EC for reintegration / return • Knowledge-sharing • Mutually-beneficial research co-operation FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

49. Career Integration Grants • Supports integration into research career in Europe • To provide those taking up stable post with own research budget • Should enable transfer of knowledge & building of links with country from which researcher has moved • No requirement to have benefited from MCA previously • Must comply with mobility rule • Support a research project of 2- 4 years • Contributes to the research costs • Researcher applies with host institution • Host commits to researcher for at least duration of project • €25 000 per year flat rate funding FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

50. FP7 People: host actions http://www.ukro.ac.uk