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Willem Wolters, Wageningen International Helpdesk

Getting prepared for FP7 - Universities’ Participation in FP7: Towards Full Costs Support Prague, 5 May 2006. Willem Wolters, Wageningen International Helpdesk. Contents. Seventh F ramework Programs in brief Tooling up for FP7 Some tips and tricks. Framework Programs in brief.

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Willem Wolters, Wageningen International Helpdesk

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  1. Getting prepared for FP7- Universities’ Participation in FP7: Towards Full Costs SupportPrague, 5 May 2006 Willem Wolters, Wageningen International Helpdesk

  2. Contents • Seventh Framework Programs in brief • Tooling up for FP7 • Some tips and tricks

  3. Framework Programs in brief • Competitiveness of European industry • In service of Community policies • Implementation of Lisbon agenda

  4. Framework Programs, evolution • Excellent science at European level (FP1/2) • Support of EU policies (FP3) • Social-economic relevance (FP4) • Exploitation of results (FP5) • European Research Area (FP6) • Implementing of Lisbon agenda (FP7)

  5. Evaluation criteria • Relevance to the objectives of FP6 • R&D excellence • Strategic impact • Quality of the consortium • Quality of the project management • Mobilisation and effectiveness resources

  6. Ability to identify costs • Effectiveness of EC contribution • Effectiveness of own resources • Sustainability of university funding

  7. Seventh Framework Programs (FP7) • Budget (48-55 billion Euro) • Duration 2007 – 2013 • More themes and topics • From ‘basic’ up to applied research • Diversification of instruments, less large projects • Favourable reimbursement of costs, if capable of ..

  8. FP7, structure • Cooperation (follow-up FP6) • Ideas (basic/frontier research) • People (Marie Curie fellowships) • Capacities (SMEs, regions etc.)

  9. FP7, Cooperation: ten themes • Health (6 billion €) • Food, agriculture and biotechnology (2 billion €) • Information & communication technologies (9.1 billion €) • Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies (3.5 billion €) • Energy (2.2 billion €) • Environment (incl. climate change) (1.9 billion €) • Transport (incl. aeronautics) (4.1 billion €) • Socio-economic sciences & humanities (0.6 billion €) • Security • Space (2.8 billion € for Security + Space)

  10. FP7 under construction • Principles and thematic priorities known • No Work Program or calls published yet • Nevertheless, make up your mind now! • Getting prepared for FP7!

  11. Tooling up for FP7 • Why a European Adventure? • European university/faculty/team strategy

  12. Why a European adventure? • Funding • Contacts and networks • Complementary disciplines • Recruitment of young researchers • Public relations • Knowledge, skills, products, markets etc. • Contributing to European strategy • Do you really need a EU-project?

  13. European university/faculty/team strategy • Define scope and focus • Investigate contacts and networks • Qualify as complementary and reliable partner • Commit supportive organisation and resources • Match ambition, capabilities and opportunities

  14. Wageningen UR as an example • Leaderships in strategic domains • Partner in niches of strategic interest • Invest in various contacts and networks • Mobilise skills for international activities • Top up of own resources by EC contribution

  15. Some tips • Select your fields of strategic interest • Draw up road map tapping opportunities FP7 • Investigate availability of skills, resources etc.

  16. Some tricks • Create awareness / concerns • Get attention of senior management • Focus on and train your best people • Show NCPs / Ministries etc. your ambition • Trace coordinators / partners of your interest

  17. Further information • Towards FP7: http://www.cordis.lu/fp7/ • CORDIS: http://www.cordis.lu • National Contact Point: http://www.czelo.cz/

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