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How to write (and manage) a research project. Agenda of the Seminar. The funding opportunities with particular attention to FP7 : 14.00 – 14.45 ( Blasetti , Fermeglia) Writing a proposal : steps, structure of the document, PERT, Gantt, resource allocation… 14.45 – 15.30 (Fermeglia)
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Agenda of the Seminar • The funding opportunities with particular attention to FP7: 14.00 – 14.45 (Blasetti, Fermeglia) • Writing a proposal: steps, structure of the document, PERT, Gantt, resource allocation… 14.45 – 15.30 (Fermeglia) • Managing team and role of scientific background: 15.30 – 16.00 (Blasetti) • Break 16.00 - 16.30 • How to manage a research project: meetings, coordination, deliverables, milestones, administrative issues. 16.30 – 17.00 (Fermeglia) • Annual report, final reports: 17.00 – 17.45 (Blasetti) • The point of view of the project officer: evaluation before and during the project: 17.45 – 18.30 (Sergo) • Questions & answers
The funding opportunities … with particular attention to FP7 Maurizio Fermeglia & Cecilia Blasetti
R&DFunding in Italy • In Italy most of the government funding for R&D is under the responsibility of MIUR Ministry of University and Research • MIUR funding channels are • general funding to higher education institutions: Includes the Ordinary Fund for Higher Education (FFO) provided by to both public and private universities; • the "Fondoordinario per ricerca e sviluppo" (Ordinary Fund for R&D), which represents the core funding of the public non-university institutes. • Both channels are included in the yearly national financial law. No funds are transferred from the state to the local administrations for performing R&D activities
Targeted or Thematic Funding • PNR National Research Programme 2005-2007 defines priorities: • quality of life, • sustainable competitive growth, • environment and energy • Mediterranean cultures in the global system. • MIUR Ministry of University and Research funds these macro objectives through • direct support to setting up private-public partnerships • establishing networks of excellence.
Targeted or Thematic Funding • All of these actions are funded on the basis of competitive procedures through a variety of instruments: • COFIN Fund for the co-financing of research activities of universities,through nationally relevant research projects; • FIRB Basic Research Investment Fund; • FAR Fund for the promotion of Research; • FISR Special Integrative Fund for Research; • PON, research programmes in the Southern regions, aiming at structural changes within the larger strategy of the Development Plan for the Mezzogiorno; • PUS Funds for the diffusion of scientific culture.
PRIN - COFIN • free projects and grants include the Prin-Cofin • COFIN fund for the co-financing of research activities of Universities, financed by on a competitive basis • It funds basic research of universities and PROs • this is the most representative competitive mechanism under this typology. • the evaluation procedures are based on peer reviewing, integrated by external experts.
MIUR – Fund of promotion of research • FAR, Fund for the promotion of Research, for supporting applied research developed by firms also in collaboration with universities. • is mainly devoted to private organisations. • But it also deals with collaborative projects, and a small part of the funds go to public research organisations • This fund is provided on competitive bases and cofunding from industry is foreseen • Evaluation procedures are carried out by a special committee with the support of special experts.
MIUR – Basic research investment fund • Firbprogramme Basic Research Investment Fund (FIRB) devoted to funding basic research performed by universities, PROs, firms and other private organisations • the evaluation is based on peer reviewing with the involvement of international experts. • FAR principally acts through two types of instruments: • subsidies • repayable loans.
Ministry of Economic Development - FIT • FIT (Fund for technological innovation) of Ministry for Economic Development is more specifically devoted to precompetitive development activities • pilot projects and projects to build prototypes with non incremental changes • It can also finance mixed activity of R&D, if research activity is not predominant in development.
Other fundings • Industria2015 (Ministry of Economic development) • Only in this period • Collaboration Industry - Academia • For selected areas • Energy efficiency • Sustainable mobility • New technologies for life • New technologies for Made in Italy • Technologies for Cultural heritage • Ministry of health • Specific projects for young researchers • Foundations and similar • AIRC, Telethon,… • Banks …. • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation …
Regional Funding (FVG) • Law n. 47 (formerly law 30) • Collaboration between Industry – academia • Industry is responsible of the project • University is sub contractor • … many limitations • ... Applied research and technology transfer (at most!) • Law “Bertossi” • Same as before • More ‘research’ oriented • Interreg ITA-xxx (Mixed funding Italy – xxx – EU) • Specific themes • Complex administrative management due to high level of burocracy