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Learn about the opportunities for international cooperation in FP7, the budget, structure, and key features of the program. Discover how third countries can participate, targeted calls, and specific actions across different themes.
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International S&T Cooperation in FP 7 The EU Research Framework Programme2007 – 2013 Alessandro DAMIANI European Commission Directorate General for Research – International S&T Cooperation
What is new in FP7? • Duration: 7 years (except EURATOM: 5 years) • Budget: over € 53 billion • New Structure: 4 Specific Programmes: Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities (plus EURATOM and Joint Research Center) • Integration of the international dimension into all Specific Programmes
What is new in FP7? (continued) • European Research Council • Joint Technology Initiatives • Regions of Knowledge • Risk-Sharing Finance Facility • Simplification • Flexible funding schemes
Budgets of the EU Framework Programmes1984-2013 NB: Budgets in current prices. Source: Annual Report 2003, plus FP7 revised proposal
Security + Space Socio-economic Transport Environment Industrial + materials tech. ICT Energy Life Sciences FP1 FP2 FP3 FP4 FP5 FP6 FP7 Changing priorities from FP1 to FP7
International Cooperation in FP7: Main features • More inclusive • More substantial • More integrated • More targeted • More coordinated • More policy driven
1- Associated countries 2- Industrialised countries (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia….) 3- International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): Countries neighbouring the EU (Mediterranean Partner Countries, Western Balkans, Eastern European and Central Asian Countries) Developing countries (ACP, ASIA, Latin America) Emerging economies (e.g. China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa) International Cooperation: Third Countries
7th Framework Programme Participation by legal entities from third countries
All themes open to third countries Minimum 3 different EU Member State (MS) or Associated Countries (AC) Beyond this minimum, all 3rd countries can participate ICPC would generally be funded Industrialised countries funded only if indispensable for the project Targeted calls possible International cooperation in COOPERATION SP
Specific International Cooperation Actions linked to the 10 themes Calls for proposals dedicated to ICPC in each Theme Minimum 4 participants from different countries: 2 ICPC + 2 MS or AC ICPC participants get funding International cooperation in COOPERATION SP (cont.)
ERC grants: open to non-Europeans provided they move to the EU + Associated Countries Participation of Third Countries to be justified on basis of added scientific value/mutual benefit(in addition to the minimum consortium: one legal entity from MS/AC) International Cooperation in IDEAS SP
Marie Curie host driven actions open to non-Europeans International outgoing/incoming fellowships (+return scheme) International reintegration grants International cooperation scheme: partnerships to support exchange of researchers (joint EU+ / Neighbour countries or EU+ / S&T agreement countries) Measures to network expatriate researchers International Cooperationin PEOPLE SP
CAPACITIESSP • Research Infrastructures 1.715 • Research for the benefit of SMEs 1.336 • Regions of Knowledge 0.126 • Research Potential 0.340 • Science in Society 0.330 • Coherent development of research policies 0.070 • Activities of International Cooperation 0.180
Policy Dialogue S&T Cooperation Partnerships Coordination of National Policies & Activities International Cooperation in CAPACITIES SP COOPERATION
FP7 adopted on 18 December 2006 First calls: 22 December 2006 First evaluations/selections: before Summer 2007 First projects to start in the second half of 2007 Timing
Results from FP7 projects in use Projects resulting from FP7 calls operating Official duration of FP7 2007-2013 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 First calls First projects start Last projects start Last projects end Timeframe for FP7 projects 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Further information INCO infodesk: inco@ec.europa.eu INCO portal: http://cordis.europa.eu/inco/home_en.html International Scientific Cooperation Policy: http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en.html
Thank you for your attention! Directorate-General for Research International Scientific Cooperation alessandro.damiani@ec.europa.eu