Framework Programme 7 Goldsmiths, University of London 14 December 2010 Inga Benner inga.benner@bbsrc.ac.uk

1. Framework Programme 7Goldsmiths, University of London14 December 2010Inga Benneringa.benner@bbsrc.ac.uk http://www.ukro.ac.uk

2. Agenda • Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7) • The 7th Framework Programme • Cooperation • Capacities • Ideas: European Research Council (ERC) • People: Marie Curie • Examples for Non Framework Programme Funding Opportunities

3. UK Research Office • Established in Brussels in 1984 • Staff of 13 • 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. EU funding and the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) 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*, Faroe Islands*, 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% • Special Transitional 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. Collaborative Research FP7 – Co-operation - Themes

21. FP7: Co-operation – Socio-economic sciences and humanities Theme http://www.ukro.ac.uk

22. 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

23. New approach for 2010-2013 FP7 – Co-operation - SSH New approach: • Identifies important Societal Challenges for the EU to be addressed by specific set of research actions • Work Programmes will still include some topics to be addressed by smaller collaborative projects and CSA But: Main funding scheme to be used = Collaborative Projects (Large Scale Integrating Research Projects) • Four to five years in duration • Minimum EC contribution = EUR 6,500,000 • At least 7 partners from 7 MS/ACs

24. SSH 2011 call FP7 – Co-operation - SSH • Consolidates the new approach adopted in 2010 • Societal Challenges accompanied by topics which focus on more short term needs or complement challenges • Overall budget €84 million • Ratio of budget allocation between Challenges to Topics of approximately 50:50 • Budget allows for one project per challenge, one-two per topic • Based on Indicative Strategic Research Roadmap but budget constraints mean reduction of Societal Challenges from 10 to 5.

25. 2011 – Societal Challenges FP7 – Co-operation - SSH

26. 2011 – Example topics for small-medium CPs/CSAs FP7 – Co-operation - SSH

27. FP7: Co-operation – Opportunities for social sciences and humanities in other themes http://www.ukro.ac.uk

28. 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.

29. Topics with SSH relevance FP7 Co-operation: Health HEALTH.2011.3.3-4: A road-map for mental health research in Europe. FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage. The aim should be to address a coordinated and comprehensive approach to promote and integrate research on the biological, epidemiological, social and public health aspects of mental health and well being in Europe. (…) HEALTH.3.3-2: Analysis of integrated strategies for sustainable behaviour change. FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage. The aim is to define generalisable, effective, and sustainable behaviour change interventions that can be effectively translated into health promotion practice. Research on behaviour change in its widest sense is called for. (…)

30. 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)

31. Topics with SSH relevance Objective ICT-2011.1.4 Trustworthy ICT The objective is a trustworthy Information Society based on an ecosystem of digital communication, data processing and service provisioning infrastructures, with trustworthiness in its design, as well as respect for human and societal values and cultures. Projects must ensure strong interplay with legal, social and economic research in view of development of a techno-legal system that is usable, socially accepted and economically viable. Objective ICT-2011.4.2 – Language Technologies There is a growing need for effective multilingual solutions that support business and interpersonal communication and enable people to make sense of online content and services in Europe's many languages. Projects shall address multiple languages and cater for written and/or spoken language as appropriate. (…) FP7 – Co-operation - ICT

32. 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

33. Topics with SSH relevance Topic SEC-2011.6.1-1 Analysis of the security systems in Europe The objective is to explore and compare relevant cultural phenomenon and legal determinations of civil security across Europe, taking into account the existing significant differences between countries and regions. (…) Topic FP7-SEC-2011.6.1-5 Surveillance and the challenges for the security of the citizen(coordinated with the topic SSH.2011.5.1-227 Surveillance and the challenges for democracy and an open society of the 2011 SSH Work Programme.) FP7 – Co-operation - Security

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

35. 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 +)

36. FP7 Capacities – Science in Society http://www.ukro.ac.uk

37. Science in Society - Overview Three main action lines: FP7 – Capacities - SIS • More dynamic governance of Science & Society relationship • Place of S&T in Society • Better engagement science issues • Science system, codes, expertise • Modernising Universities • Strengthening potential, broadening horizons • Gender and research • Young people and science education • Science & Society Communicate • Two-way communication of science & the public, and role of the media

38. Horizontal Actions – topics include: • Involvement of civil society organisations in research (CP) • Regulating emerging scientific and technological developments (CP) • Reinforcing European strategies on access, dissemination & preservation of scientific information in the digital age (CSA) • Clusters of cities of scientific culture for innovation (CSA) • Science-society interaction in the digital technologies era (CP) • Clusters of cities of scientific culture for innovation (CSA) • Innovative methods in science education: teacher training on enquiry-based teaching methods on a large scale in Europe (CSA) FP7 – Capacities - SIS

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

40. 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 • Excellence is the sole criterion • Competitive, flexible funding • Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support) What are the ERC Grant Schemes? • Currently - 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 • New proof of Concept Scheme (early 2011) & possible new scheme (2012 Work Programme in Spring 2011?) ERC

41. 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

42. ERC Grant Schemes Starting Independent Researcher Grants (Starting Grants) • boost the independent careers of excellent researchers • by providing adequate support • at the critical stage where they are starting or consolidating • their own independent research team or programme. • Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget • Annual calls: open late spring and close in autumn • Grants of up to €1.5 million over 5 yrs (€2 million in certain cases) • For latest call, the PI has to be 2-12 years from PhD (extendable to 16.5 years in certain cases) ERC - StG

43. Starting Grant PI Profile Am I a Competitive Candidate? • Expected to have: • already shown potential for research independence & evidence of maturity • produced independently at least one important publication without the participation of their PhD supervisor • Be able to demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements appropriate to their field and career stage, including: • significant publications (as main author) in peer-reviewed major international multidisciplinary journals or leading international journals in their field • May have monographs, invited presentations, granted patents, awards, prizes • Have good leadership potential ERC – StG All this needs to be shown in your application…. …which will include: - scientific leadership profile - a cv - an early achievements track record

44. ERC Grant Schemes Advanced Investigator Grants (Advanced Grants) • encourage substantial advances at the frontier of knowledge • by supporting excellent, leading advanced investigators • to pursue ground breaking, high-risk/high gain research • 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 - AdG

45. Advanced Grant PI Profile • Am I a Competitive Candidate? • Am I an active researcher? • Do I have a track record of significant achievements in last 10 years? • Significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed journals which are multidisciplinary or in their field • If appropriate to your research field, should have: monographs, granted patents, invited presentations, lead expeditions, organised international conference, won awards and prizes, membership of academies… • Am I an exceptional leader in terms of originality and significance of my research contribution? • Content and impact of work • International recognition • May have changed fields or established interdisciplinary approaches • (PI does not need to have a PhD) ERC AdG All this needs to be shown in your application…. …which will include: - a ten year track record - a scientific leadership profile - a cv

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

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

48. 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

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

50. 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