7th Framework Programme
Birkbeck, University of London
23 November 2011
Philippa Shelton
philippa.shelton@bbsrc.co.uk
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Framework Programme 7
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What is FP7?
FP7 is 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 main ‘Specific Programmes’
FP7 Overview
• Main EU-level tool for meeting ‘European Research Area’ objectives
• Aims to build the ‘knowledge triangle’ (research, innovation, education)
• Designed to complement activities in EU Member States, as well as other
EU policies
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Lifelong Learning
Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
National funding
• FP7 contains a significant international dimension
FP7 Funding Opportunities
Co-operation – collaborative research
Plus JRC
and Euratom
Capacities
Health
Research Infrastructures
Food, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Biotechnology (FAFB/KBBE)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production
Technologies (NMP)
Research for the Benefit
of SMEs
Energy
Research Potential
Environment (including Climate Change)
Science in Society
FP7 Overview
Transport
Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities (SESH)
Space
Security
Ideas – European Research Council
Starting Independent Researcher Grants
Advanced Investigator Grants
Proof of Concept: new, for existing grant holders only
ERC Synergy Grants new
CSAs / Calls for Tender on ERC
Regions of Knowledge
Activities of International
Co-operation
Coherent Development
of Policies
People - Marie Curie
Individual Fellowships & Reintegration Grants
Initial Training Networks, Innovative Doctoral
Programmes, European Industrial Doctorates
Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
COFUND and Researcher’s Night
FP7 Who is Eligible for Funding?
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Who is eligible for funding?
FP7 - Eligibility
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*, Faroe
Islands*, FYR Macedonia*, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*,
Moldova*, Montenegro*, Norway*, Serbia*, Switzerland and
Turkey*
*except Euratom
FP7 - Eligibility
Country eligibility
Eligible
for EC funding
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JRC
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Legal entities in
EU member states
or ‘Associated Countries’ (AC)
Legal entities in
International Co-operation
Partner Countries (ICPC)
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International
European
Interest
Organisations
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International organisations & non-ICPC third countries, only if:
- Mentioned in Specific Programme or Work Programme, OR
- Essential for carrying out the action, OR
- Provided for in a bilateral agreement with the EC
Other countries / organisations (but with NO FUNDING from the EU)
FP7: Timetable
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP7 Co-operation Calls
Recent Calls: Co-operation (1)
Joint/General Activities
Theme
Call identifier
Deadlines
FAFB
FP7-KBBE-2012-6
15/11/2011
ICT
FP7-ICT-2011-8
FP7-ICT-2011-9
FP7-2012-ICT-GC
FP7-ICT-2011-C
17/01/2012
17/04/2012
01/12/2011
Various until
31/12/2012
NMP
FP7-NMP-2012-LARGE-6
FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6
FP7-NMP-2012-SME-6
FP7-NMP-2012-CSA-6
08/11/2011
08/11/2011
08/11/2011
24/01/2012
SSH
FP7-SSH-2012-1
FP7-SSH-2012-2
02/02/2012
02/02/2012
Space
FP7-SPACE-2012-1
23/11/2011
Security
FP7-SEC-2012-1
23/11/2011
FP7 Co-operation Calls
Recent Calls: Co-operation (2)
Joint/General Activities
Call / Call identifier
Themes
Deadlines
ERANET Call
HEALTH/FAFB/NMP/SSH/
ENERGY/TRANSPOT
28/02/2012
FP7-2012-NMP-ICT-FoF
NMP/ICT
FP7-2012-NMP-ENV-ENERGY-ICTEeB
NMP/ENV/ENERGY/ICT
FP7-2012-GC-MATERIALS
TRANSPORT/NMP
01/12/2011
01/12/2011
01/12/2011
FP7 Capacities Calls
Recent Calls: Capacities
Theme
Call identifier
Deadlines
Research
Infrastructures
FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1
23/11/2011
Research for the Benefit FP7-SME-2012
of SMEs
06/12/2011
Regions of Knowledge
FP7-REGIONS-2012-2013-1
31/01/2012
Research Potential
FP7-REGPOT-2012-1
03/01/2012
Science in Society
FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2012
22/02/2012
INCO
FP7-INCO-2012-1 (INCO-NET)
FP7-INCO-2012-2 (BILAT)
15/11/2011
15/11/2011
FP7: Application Process
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
General Trends to Expect until 2013
Innovation Union priorities
ERC - Introduction
• Future FP7 calls will reflect Innovation Union priorities
• Likely to see more topics which lay the basis for innovation
• Examples: Eco-innovation call in Environment, ERC Proof of
Concept, Demonstration in Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Involving industry
• More topics which specify that SMEs must be involved
• For example, topics in FAFB theme with minimum budget to SMEs
• Also a focus on dissemination and communication of results
Higher budget
• FP7 budget structured to increase in 2012 and 2013
• Likely to see more proposals submitted, but more funded as well
• Effect of national funding situation on both application numbers
and budget?
FP7 Submission and Evaluation
Process Overview
Call opens
One/two stage
e-submission
Feedback
(ESR)
Eligibility
Check
Individual
Evaluation
Panel
Review/ Consensus
Post-evaluation
Ranking
Report to
PC
Negotiation of
Proposals
Key documents
Call Fiche (specific)
Focus
Work Programme (usually annual)
Guide for Applicants (call and funding scheme
specific)
Submission
EPSS Guide
FP7 Overview
Rules on Submission and Evaluation
Model Grant Agreement, Model Consortium
Agreements, Consortium Agreement check list
Updatable Financial, Negotiation, IPR,
Certification and Reporting Guidelines
Rules of Participation
FP7 and Specific Programme Text
Background
FP7: Co-operation
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP7 – Co-operation - Themes
1. Health
SME
Policy
Emerging
Needs
International
Cooperation
Collaborative
Research
€6 100 M
2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology €1 935 M
3. ICT
€9 050 M
4. Nanosci, Nanotech, Materials & Production Tech €3 475 M
5. Energy
€2 350 M
6. Environment (including Climate Change)
€1 900 M
7. Transport (including Aeronautics)
€4 160 M
8. Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities
€ 623 M
9. Space
€1 430 M
10. Security
€1 400 M
Project Stage – Proposal Prep
FP7 Project Types
FP7 Co-operation and Capacities have 5 main project types:
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Collaborative Projects
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S/M Scale Collaborative Projects (Small CP/ Strep)
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Large Scale Collaborative Projects (Large CP/ IP)
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Networks of Excellence (NOE)
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Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)
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Co-ordinating (CSA-CA)
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Supporting (CSA-SA)
These may also have extra conditions:
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Specific International Co-operation Actions (SICA)
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Research for the benefit of specific groups (SMEs/CSOs)
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Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
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ERA-NETs (and ERA-NET Plus)
Other project types:
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Any area of FP7 or outside - Calls for tender
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FP7 Ideas - European Research Council (ERC)
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FP7 People - Marie Curie Actions
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Others linked with FP7 – calls run by existing ERA-NETs (and ERA-NET Plus)
projects, Galileo, EDCTP, JTIs, Joint Programmes….
FP7 Co-operation: Socio-economic
Sciences and Humanities
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FP7 Co-operation - SSH
Socio-economic sciences
and humanities
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
3. Major trends in society and
their implications
7. Foresight activities
4. Europe in the world
8. Horizontal actions
FP7 Co-operation - SSH
SSH Approach for 2010-2013
New approach:
• Identifies important Societal Challenges for the EU
to be addressed by specific set of research actions
• Work Programmes will still include some topics to be
addressed by smaller collaborative projects and CSA
But:
Main funding scheme to be used = Collaborative Projects
(Large Scale Integrating Research Projects)
• Four to five years in duration
• Minimum EC contribution = € 5,500,000 (note –
less than in previous calls)
• At least 7 partners from 7 MS/ACs
SSH 2012 call
FP7 Co-operation - SSH
• Based on four priorities
• Innovation Union in support of smart growth
• Inclusive and sustainable growth
• Reshaping the European economy & strengthening the political
unity of the EU
• Support for developing the external policies of the EU
• Two calls:
• one for large-scale projects (FP7-SSH-2012-1): €39 million
• one for small-medium-scale projects and CSAs (FP7-SSH-20122): €48 million - maximum funding limits in WP for all topics
• Funding allows for one project per large-scale challenge,
one-two per topic
• Deadline for both calls = 2 February 2012
2012 – Societal Challenges
FP7 Co-operation - SSH
Education systems in the 21st century
Governance of cohesion and diversity in urban contexts
Making longevity an asset for economic and social
development
Families in transitions
Human rights in the EU external relations and internal
policies
Exercising EU citizenship; removing barriers
SSH – 2009 results by activity
FP7 Co-operation - SSH
Activity
Submitted
Funded Success rate
Growth, employment &
63
competitiveness in a knowledge
society
4
6.35%
Combining economic, social &
environmental objectives in a
European perspective
95
5
5.26%
Major trends in society & their
implications
133
6
4.51%
Europe in the World
55
4
7.27%
The citizen in the EU
81
5
6.17%
Socio-economic & scientific
indicators
13
2
15.38%
Foresight activities
14
3
21.43%
Strategic activities
17
2
11.76%
TOTAL
471
31
6.6%
Joint Technology Initiatives
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Joint Technology Initiatives
Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)
New Nanoelectronics
Approaches
Innovative Medicines
IMI
ENIAC
Embedded Systems
ICT
ARTEMIS
Aeronautics
and Air Transport
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
CLEAN SKY
FCH
Clean Sky JTI
JTI: Clean Sky
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JTI for Aeronautics and Air Transport
Total cost: €1.6 billion
Industry-led public-private partnership
12 founding industrial members
• Will fund research in ambitious and complex
activities
• Validation of technologies at high readiness levels
at scale that requires substantial public and
private investment
• Several Calls for Proposals each year
People Programme – Marie Curie
Actions
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Marie Curie Actions
FP7 – 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
Definition of researchers
Early-Stage Researchers
0 - 4 years (FTE)
from obtaining degree that
qualified them to embark
on a doctorate
Experienced Researchers
i) in possession of a PhD
or
i) at least 4 years
experience (FTE)
FP7 – Marie Curie Actions
Transnational Mobility
Requirements
• Must not have been resident in host country for more than
12 months in the last 3 years immediately before
application deadline / date of recruitment or secondment
• Mobility rule now applies to all individual fellowships – no
ERG option to remain in same country under CIG
schemes
• New rule for Career Restart Panel – must not have been
in host country for more than 3 of 5 years prior to deadline
• Nationality criteria remains only in IOF scheme, in which
applicants must either be nationals of a MS/AC or have
been residing/carrying out main activity in MS/AC for 5
years before deadline
• ‘Impact’ sub-criterion for individual fellowships:
‘benefit of the mobility to the ERA’
Marie Curie Actions
FP7 – Marie Curie Actions
Overview: Marie Curie Actions
Host Actions
Individual Actions
Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Intra-European Fellowships
Including:
Innovative Doctoral Programmes (new)
European Industrial Doctorates (new)
Incoming International Fellowships
Industry Academia
Partnerships and Pathways
(IAPP)
International Research Staff
Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
+ Co-Fund, Researchers’ Night
Outgoing International Fellowships
Career Integration Grants
FP7 – Marie Curie Actions
Central to all MC projects
The RESEARCHER, their training and mobility
In order to assess eligibility (for project or
fellowship), it is essential that you consider
the following:
• The minimum or maximum amount of research
experience stipulated for the action
• The transnational mobility
requirements for the action
FP7 Marie Curie Actions Calls
Marie Curie Actions - Deadlines &
Budgets
Industry Academia Partnerships and
Pathways
19/04/2012
€80 million
Researchers’ Night
10/01/2012
€4 million
Initial Training Networks (ITN)
12/01/2012
€423
million
COFUND
15/02/2012
€110
million
IRSES
18/01/2012
€30 million
Career Integration Grants (CIG)
06/03/2012
€40 million
Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)
16/08/2012
International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
€120 m
€40 m
440 m
FP7:Capacities
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Activities
FP7 - Capacities
Capacities – Research Capacity
(€4 217 million)
1. Research infrastructures
€1 715m
2. Research for the benefits of SMEs
€1 336m
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 +)
FP7 Capacities:
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
FP7 Capacities
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Policy Background
• SMEs at heart of European industry and the Europe 2020
Strategy
• Playing an increasingly important role in a globalised
economy
• Key component in turning knowledge into products,
processes and services
• EU Member States have their own support actions for
SMEs - EU level actions are necessary to complement
and enhance these
FP7 Capacities
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
• Objective is to provide financial support to SMEs or SME
associations to outsource R & D, with a view to acquiring
IPR, and preferably ownership, of the project results
• Strengthens innovation capacity of SMEs
• Supports SMEs or SME associations in need of
outsourcing research to RTD performers (including
universities and research centres)
• Support given through 3 main calls:
• Research for SMEs
• Research for SME associations
• Demonstration action
FP7 Capacities
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Specific activities
For 2012, three main SME-specific schemes will be
implemented:
Activity 2.1 - Research for SMEs
• Supports small groups of innovative SMEs to solve
common/ complimentary technological problems
• Short-term projects centred on innovation needs of SMEs
• Must demonstrate clear exploitation potential for SMEs
FP7 Capacities
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Specific activities (continued)
Activity 2.2 - Research for SME Associations
• Helps to develop techncal solutions to common problems
• Focus on specific industrial sectors or segments of the
value chain
• Covers areas such as conforming to EU norms, standards
and regulatory requirements
• Project duration of several years
• Must also involve a number of individual SMEs
FP7 Capacities
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
Specific activities (continued)
Activity 2.3 - Demonstration action (piloted in 2011 call)
• To support projects which enable SMEs to carry out
demonstration activities before a product enters the
market
• Activities can include: testing of product-like prototypes,
implementation of new technical solutions or market
studies/business plans
• SME must take the lead within the consortium
• Project duration foreseen to be 1.5 to 2 years
• In 2012 call, this is only open to SMEs/SME Associations
which have previously participated in successful projects
FP7 Capacities
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
2012 Call
Participation requirements:
• At least 3 participants must be independent SMEs
established in at least 3 EU Member States or FP7
Associated Countries
• At least 2 participants must be RTD performers
independent from any other participant
• Other legal entities, such as other enterprises or endusers that make a particular contribution to the project
and to solving specific problems or needs of SMEs may
participate, though not in a dominant role
FP7: Finances
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP Finances – Key Principles
• Co-financing principle:
FP7 Financial Issues
• Usually based on reimbursement of direct and indirect costs
• Lump sums or flat rates in certain actions
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Balancing EC and own contribution
No need for ‘hard cash’ own contribution
No profit
No commercial activities
Different project types/funding schemes
EC principles of eligible costs and non-eligible costs
Remember that fEC is not the same as full reimbursement
Intro to FP7 Finances
Maximum reimbursement rates*
FP7 –
Industry
FP7 –
Public Bodies,
Universities,
SMEs, etc.
RTD
50%
75%
Demonstration
50%
50%
Other**
100%
100%
** Co-ordination and Support Actions, Training, Management
FP7 Funding Schemes
FP7 – Funding Schemes
Co-operation
Theme
Collaborative
Projects
(S/M)
Collaborative
Projects
(L)
Co-ordination
and Support
Actions
Health
Max €6 million
(eligibility criteria)
Must be from €6 to
12 million
(eligibility criteria)
Limits depend on
call (eligibility
criteria)
ICT
No firm limits
No firm limits
No firm limits
Socio-Economic
Sciences
Max €2.7 million
(eligibility criteria)
Min €6.5 with min
7 partners
(eligibility criteria)
No firm limits but
call specific
2011
The future: Horizon 2020
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Proposed Horizon 2020 Structure
Development
2020
Horizon 2020
of Horizon
Development of
Tackling Societal Challenges
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Health, demographics changes and well being
Food security, sustainable agriculture and the bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action and resource efficiency including raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
Excellent Science Base
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European Research Council (ERC)
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Marie Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks
• Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies:
• ICT; Nanotechnologies; Advanced Materials; Biotechnology;
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing; and Space
• Access to risk finance
• Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Euratom (2014-2018)
FP7: Further Information and Links
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
Sources of Information
FP7 – Further information
UKRO Website: http://www.ukro.ac.uk
UKRO information services: http://ims.ukro.ac.uk
Use 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
Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html
Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technologyplatforms
Further Information
FP7 - Further Information
• CORDIS FP7 Pages:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home.html
• FP6 funded projects:
http://cordis.europa.eu/citizens/projects.htm
• DG Research
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index_en.cfm
• Technology Platforms:
http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms
•Register as an evaluator…
https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7
Further Information
FP7 – Further Information
• EPSS Helpdesk
• E-mail: support@epss-fp7.org
• Tel: +32 2 233 3760
• IPR helpdesk Website
• http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/
• Participant Portal
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/ho
me/
• European Commission FP7 Ethics Website
• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ethics_en.html