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Introduction to EU Funding (FP7) for UK Research Organizations

Learn about the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and how it can benefit UK research organizations. Find out about the specific programmes, eligibility for funding, and the process for submission and evaluation.

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Introduction to EU Funding (FP7) for UK Research Organizations

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  1. 7th Framework Programme Birkbeck College16 June 2010Inga Benneringa.benner@ukro.co.uk http://www.ukro.ac.uk

  2. 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

  3. Agenda • Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7) • Cooperation • Capacities • European Research Council (ERC) • Marie Curie

  4. EU funding and the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) http://www.ukro.ac.uk

  5. What is FP7? • 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’ • Designed to complement activities in EU Member States, as well as other Community policies • Contains significant international dimension Introduction to FP7

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. ICPC Countries ICPC

  10. 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 10

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

  12. 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 12

  13. 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 13

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

  15. 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

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

  17. Collaborative Research FP7 – Co-operation - Themes

  18. Health Activity Areas FP7 Co-operation: Health Biotechnology, generic tools & medical technologies for human health Translating research for human health Optimising the delivery of health care to European citizens Key Challenges for 2010 Work Programme: • Providing tools for translational research;   • Structuring translational research in the field of cancer; and • Structuring translational research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

  19. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology - Activity Areas 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/KBBE 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) 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.

  20. ICT- Challenges Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics FP7 – Co-operation - ICT Components, Systems, Engineering Digital Libraries and Content PPPs Energy Efficient Buildings Factories of the Future Green Cars Future Internet Towards sustainable and personalised healthcare ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability & Energy ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

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

  22. Energy - Activity Areas(Expect Annual Calls & Work Programmes) 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

  23. Environment(Expect Annual Calls & Work Programmes) Climate Change, Pollution and Risks FP7 – Co-operation – Environment Sustainable Management of Resources Environmental Technologies Earth Observation (EO) and Assessment Tools for Sustainable Development Plus horizontal activities

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

  25. 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

  26. Space – Activity areas for 2010 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

  27. 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

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

  29. 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 +)

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

  31. 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

  32. Key Points for ERC Grants • Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members • No need for collaboration or to work 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

  33. 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 ~47% 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

  34. 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 ~53% 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

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

  36. 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

  37. Definition of researchers FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  38. Marie Curie Actions Overview FP7 – Marie Curie

  39. Intra-European Fellowships • Training through a research project prepared by an experienced researcher in coordination with the host organisation • 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 • Individual applies with host and project • Next deadline August 2010 FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  40. International OutgoingFellowships • Acquiring new knowledge in the third country – bringing it back to the EU/AS • EU Member or Associated State Nationals only • Only fellowship that retains a nationality criterion • 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months in third country • Mandatory return phase of 1 year • Individual applies with host FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  41. International IncomingFellowships • Experienced researchers based in third countries come to EU/AS • 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS • Individual applies with host, contract between EC and host • Knowledge-sharing FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  42. European Re-integration Grants • (Re)-integration into research career following a period of transnational mobility • Applicants must have already benefited from a Marie Curie fellowship under FP6 or FP7 - 18 months minimum FTE • The European Re-integration Grant: • Supports a research project of 2- 3 years • Contributes to the research costs • Researcher applies with host institution • Start within 12 months of your fellowship end FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  43. International Re-integration Grants • Integration into research career in Europe following a period of transnational mobility outside Europe for at least 3 years • Support a research project of 2- 4 years • Contributes to research costs • Host institution commits to researcher for duration of the project • Contribute to development of lasting co-operation with scientific community of the third country from which they have returned FP7 – Marie Curie Actions

  44. Initial Training Network (ITN) • A consortium of institutions develops a joint training programme • At least 3 EU Member or Associated States (of which 2 must be MS or Candidate Countries) • Fellowships for 3 months to 3 years • Training focussed on Early Stage Researchers • Industrial participation a requirement • Optional: - recruiting a ‘visiting scientist’ - hold short training events FP7 – Marie Curie - ITN

  45. Industry Academia Pathways & Partnerships (IAPPs) • Partnership – at least one commercial and one non-commercial entity • Staff exchange – early stage or experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff andresearch managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years • Recruit experienced researchers for between 2 months and 2 years • Organise common workshops/conferences • Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months FP7 – Marie Curie - IAPP

  46. International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) • Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries • At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country • Secondment between 0 – 12 months • Project duration of 24 – 48 months • Commission contribution: EUR 1800/researcher/month for EU/AC secondments FP7 – Marie Curie - IRSES

  47. Further Information – 1 UKRO Website: http://www.ukro.ac.uk UKRO information services: http://ims.ukro.ac.ukUse advanced search function on the UKRO Information Services! ERC Website: http://erc.europa.eu UK Marie Curie NCP: mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk UK ERC NCP: erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk Other NCPs: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms Cordis FP7 pages: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html EPSS Helpdesk: e-mail: support@epss-fp7.org Tel: +32 2 233 3760 Links

  48. 7th Framework Programme Birkbeck College16 June 2010Inga Benneringa.benner@ukro.co.uk http://www.ukro.ac.uk

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