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FRAMEWORK PROGRAM 6 ( FP6 )

FRAMEWORK PROGRAM 6 ( FP6 ). FP 6 : f inancial tool to ‘reali ze ’ European Researc h Area (ERA) ERA : aims to coordinate research activities and integrate research policies at national and EU levels. Objectives: INTEGRATING RESEARCH STRENGTHENING ERA STRUCTURING ERA.

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FRAMEWORK PROGRAM 6 ( FP6 )

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  1. FRAMEWORK PROGRAM 6( FP6 ) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  2. FP 6 : financial tool to ‘realize’European Research Area (ERA) ERA :aims to coordinate research activities and integrate researchpolicies at national andEU levels Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  3. Objectives: • INTEGRATING RESEARCH • STRENGTHENING ERA • STRUCTURING ERA Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  4. INTEGRATING RESEARCH Thematic Priorities • Life Sciences, Genomics &Biotechnology for Health, • Information Society Technologies • Nanotechnologies & Nanosciences, Knowledge-Based Multifunctional Materials & New Production Processes & Devices • Aeronautics &Space • Food Quality & Safety • Sustainable Development, Global Change & Ecosystems • Citizens & Governance in a Knowledge-Based Society Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  5. Research Instruments • Integrated Projects (IP) • Networks of Excellence (NoE) • Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  6. STRENGTHENING ERA • Coordination of Research Activities: To establish networks of national and regional research programs (270 million Euro) • Development of Research and Innovation Policies: To promote the consistent improvement of those policies(50 million Euro) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  7. STRUCTURING ERA • Research and Innovation(290 million Euro) • Human Resources & Mobility(Marie Curie Actions) (1,580 million Euro) • Research Infrastructures(655 million Euro) • Science and Society(80 million Euro) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  8. Human Resources and Mobility(Marie Curie Actions) • Host-driven Actions • Individual-driven Actions • Excellence Promotion and Recognition • Return and Reintegration Mechanisms Budget: 1.58 billion Euro Aim: Promotion of international mobility and training of researchers for structuring ERA Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  9. 1. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Research Training Networks (RTN) • Early-Stage Research Training (EST) • Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) • Series of Events (SCF) & Large Conferences (LCF) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  10. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSa)Research Training Network (RTN) • At least 3 institutions in 3 different countries form a network and jointly apply to the Commission • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the hosts • Hosts, after selecting the fellows, offer scientific training within the frame of a collaborative research project for 3 months up to 3 years • Early-stage researchers and experienced researchers with up to 10 years of experience can benefit from RTN ** Deadline: 19 November 2003 (115 million Euro) Conclusion: June 2004 – October 2004 Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  11. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS Financial Support for Researcher: • At least 65 % of the total budget • Fixed salary • Travel expenses • Mobility allowance • Career development allowance • Participation in activities of ‘Transfer of Knowledge’ , education and networking Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  12. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS Financial Support for Host Institution: • Implementation of project and organization • Participation in ToK , education and networking • Expenses of administration and supervision (max 7 %) • Overheads (max 10 %) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  13. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS Evaluation Criteria: • Scientific and technologic content of the common research project • Content and quality of education and ToK program • Quality of partner institutions & network organization • Conformance with aims of the activity • Added value to the EU Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  14. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSb) Early Stage Research Training (EST) • One or more institutions in at least 2 different countries apply to the Commission • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the hosts • Hosts, after selecting the fellows, provide structured scientific and complementary skills for3 months up to 3 years • Early-stage researchers can benefit from EST ** Deadline: 11 February 2004 (70 million Euro) Conclusion: June 2004 – September 2004 Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  15. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS Evaluation Criteria: • Quality of education activities (15 %) • Quality of institution (25 %) • Scientific quality of project (10 %) • Management and feasibility of the project (15 %) • Conformance with aims of the event (20 %) • Added value to the EU (15 %) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  16. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSc) Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) • Development Scheme: Knowledge of EU and candidate countries for developingtheir research potential • Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership Scheme: Cooperation between industry and universities is strengthened through exchange of researchers ** Deadline: 19 May 2004 (45 Million Euro) Conclusion: October 2004 – December 2004 Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  17. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Host institutions apply to Commission • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the hosts • Hosts either select the fellows through international declaration for2 months up to 2 years or send its researchers to another country for 2 months up to 1 year • Experienced researchers can benefit from ToK Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  18. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS Budget and Duration: • Maximum 4 years beginning from the inception date in the contract • 100,000 – 1 million Euro • 34 % for the Industry-Academia Strategic Partnership Scheme • 66 % for the Development Scheme Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  19. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONSd) Series of Events (SCF) andLargeConferences (LCF) • Supports training of researchers and boost the connection between them through series of conferences and trainingevents(researchers from all nationalities can benefit) • Supports attendance of early-stage and experienced researchers tolargeconferences for training (researchers from all nationalities for events held in EU or AS)) • Helps early-stage researchers benefit from the experiences of the more experienced researchers through organizing conferences and training courses Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  20. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Organizers apply to Commission • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the organizers • Organizers select the participants Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  21. HOST-DRIVEN ACTIONS • There must be at least 4 activities in the project (no upper limit) and they must be performed in 4 years time • Events and conferences that are carried out in 6 months time beginning from the deadline will be invalid • They may be arranged at different places Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  22. 2. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Intra-European Individual Fellowships (EIF) • Incoming International Fellowships (IIF) • Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  23. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONSa) Intra-European Individual Fellowships (EIF) • Candidate applies to the Commission jointly with the host institution • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the host • Selected fellow signs an agreement with the host for a period of 1 to 2 years ** Deadline: 18 February 2004 (55 million Euro) Conclusion: June 2004 – October 2004 Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  24. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Promising experienced researchers from EU/Associated States can benefit from EIF, hosted by universities, research centers/enterprises within Europe • EIF offers to give researchers financial means for advanced training through research or to acquire complementary skills at a European organisation most suited to their professional needs. Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  25. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS b) Incoming International Fellowships (IIF) • IIF intends to attract top-class researchers from Third Countries(countries outside EU/Associated States), offering them research training in Europe • IIF provides improvement of cooperation with Third Countries through training their experienced researchers • There is possibility of financial support and reintegration phase for researchers from developing countries and emerging and transition economies ** Deadline: 12 February 2004 (11 million Euro) Conclusion: June 2004 – October 2004 Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  26. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Candidate applies to Commission jointly with the host institution • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the host • Selected fellow signs an agreement with the host for a period of 1 to 2 years(3 years with return phase) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  27. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONSc) Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF) • Candidate applies to the Commission jointly with the host and return institutions • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the return institution • Selected fellow signs a contract with the return institution (where there is obligatory phase of study for the fellow) and have it approved by it ** Deadline: 12 February 2004 (18 million Euro) Conclusion: June 2004 – October 2004 Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  28. INDIVIDUAL-DRIVEN ACTIONS • Fellow stays for1 to 2 years at the host institution for the outgoing phase and half of that period at the return institution • Experienced researchers from EU/Associated States can benefit from OIF • OIF offers opportunity of carrying out research in Third Countrieswith a compulsory return phase for ToK Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  29. 3. EXCELLENCE PROMOTION &RECOGNITION There are 3 initiatives to increase the recognition and promotion of excellence in European research: • Excellence Grants (EXT) • Excellence Awards (EXA) • Excellence Chairs (EXC) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  30. EXCELLENCEa) Excellence Grants (EXT) • Aims to provide support to a team-leader with potential of excellence in a particular scientific field, for the creation and development of transnational research teams • Prospective team leader applies to Commission with the host institution • Commission selects proposals for funding • Commission signs a contract with the host Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  31. EXCELLENCE • Successful teams will be awarded a grant of up to 4 years based on a well-defined research program • Team leader selects the team members and they must sign an agreement with the host organisation (Deadline: 18 May 2004) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  32. EXCELLENCEb) Excellence Awards (EXA) • Aims to give public recognition to the excellence of researchers, having benefited from training and mobility support of the Community for minimum one year • Candidates can propose themselves or may be proposed by others (Deadline: 18 May 2004) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  33. EXCELLENCEc) Excellence Chairs (EXC) • MC Chairs aim to support world-class researchers for encouraging them to restart/continue their studies in Europe • World-class researchers from all nationalities are eligible • The host institution should be in an EU/AS • The applicant applies to Commission jointly with the host institution • Commission selects the chair-holders and signs a contract with the host • Successful candidate signs a separate agreement with the host • (Deadline: 21 January 2004) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  34. 4. RETURN & REINTEGRATIONMECHANISMS • European Reintegration Grants (ERG) • International Reintegration Grants (IRG) Above measures have been put into practice inorder to make mobility more attractive by reducing negativeimpacts on a researcher’s career and making it easier for fellows tocontinue Theirprofessional scientific career in their home country or elsewhere inEurope/Associated State after a training period abroad. Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  35. REINTEGRATIONa) European Reintegration Grants (ERG) • Aims to encourage reintegration of researchers from EU or Associated States, who have previously benefited from a MC action for at least 2years, into professional scientific careers • Researcher applies to Commission together with the host institution 6 months before the end of his/her initial fellowship • Commission selects the successful proposals and signs a contract with the reintegration host Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  36. REINTEGRATION • The grant (must be used within 1 year) goes towards the undertaking a reintegration project • The host must ensure the effective integration of the researcher for at least 2 years (Deadline: 15 January 2004…- 31 October 2004) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  37. REINTEGRATIONb) International Reintegration Grants (IRG) • Aims to encourage researchers from EU or Associated States who have been working outside Europe for at least 5 years to return to Europe to share their knowledge and expertise • Researcher applies to the Commission jointly with the host institution • Commission selects the proposal and signs a contract with the reintegration host Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  38. REINTEGRATION • The grant (must be used within 2 years) goes towards the undertaking a research project • The host institution must ensure the lasting reintegration of the researchers for at least 3 years (Deadline: 15 January 2004…-31 October 2004) Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  39. RELEVANT WEBSITES • http://www.cordis.lu/en/home.html • http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/home.cfm • http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/mobility.htm • http://www.tubitak.gov.tr • http://www.fp6.org.tr • http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/mariecurie-actions Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

  40. Thank you... Office of EU Affairs MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Phone : (0312) 2103832 Fax : (0312) 2101348 E-mail : euoffice@metu.edu.tr Office of EU Affairs-METU 5 December 2003

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