Human Nutrition Research Centre
Funding opportunities within the EU’s 7th
Framework Programme for research and
technological development (FP7)
16th November 2009
Deirdre Dodd, EU Funding Manager
EU Office, URO, BDD
Deirdre.Dodd@ncl.ac.uk
Ext. 8629
Purpose of this session
 To provide an overview of the main structure of
FP7
 To suggest ways in which the different
schemes could work for you and your group
EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research and
technological development (FP7): 2007-2013
Budget
Million EUR
COOPERATION (transnational collaborative research)
32,365
IDEAS (frontier research)
7,460
PEOPLE (MARIE CURIE) (research training)
4,728
CAPACITIES (boosting research & innovation capacity)
4,217
TOTAL
50,521
Each year will have a clearly defined budget allocation starting at €5008
million in 2008 and doubling by 2013
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Cooperation – Ten themes
 Health
 Food, agriculture and biotechnology (KBBE)
 Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
 Nano, Materials, new Production Technologies
 Energy
 Environment (including climate change)
 Transport (including aeronautics)
 Socio-economic sciences and humanities
 Security research
 Space research
Calls opened in July 2009
Annual “Workprogramme” (2010) specifies exact
topics you may apply for
Top-down
Health WP 2010
 Other chronic diseases (WP 2010)
Investigation of the mechanisms of initiation of
allergic response, genetic predisposition,
biomarkers and identification of targets for therapy
….characterisation of potential food allergens…
 Diabetes and obesity – not open until WP 2011
(i.e. call July 2010)
Food, agriculture and biotechnology (KBBE) 2010:
Sustainable agriculture
 Improving European berries production, quality,
nutraceutical and nutritional value
Food, agriculture and biotechnology (KBBE) 2010 Fork to farm: Food, health and well being (i)
Consumers
 Determinants of food choice and eating habits
 Media training for food and nutrition scientists
Nutrition
 Neurological pathways regulating hunger/satiety and gut
behaviour
 Diet and prevention of functional decline of the elderly
 Identifying research needs on malnutrition in Africa
Food processing
 Development of biodegradable food packaging
 Strategies for personalised nutrition
 Health-value-added food products for population groups at risk of
poverty
Food, agriculture and biotechnology (KBBE) 2010- Fork
to farm: Food, health and well being (ii)
Food quality and safety
 Improving integration in food safety research
 Identification of the effect of processing on food
contaminants
 Quality and safety aspects of feed
Environmental impacts and total food chain
 Transparency of food pricing
 Eco-challenges in the food chain of the Latin American
region
European Research Area
 Strengthening cooperation in food safety research in
the enlarged European Union
Looking ahead - Work Programmes 2011: Call
opens July 2010
 WPs 2011 currently being developed by the
European Commission and Programme
Management Committees
 Unofficial drafts will start circulating soon
 In-house FP7 mailing list for notification of early
drafts
 Too late to influence main coverage but might be
possible to get wording “tweaked” (contact national
and/or Commission officials)
How to influence future WPs
Technology Platforms
 Food for Life
 http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/home/welcome.asp
 Plants for the Future
 http://www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/index.htm
 Farm Animal breeding & reproduction
 http://www.fabretp.org/
Other fora
 EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and
Health
 http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determinants/life_style/nutritio
n/platform/platform_en.htm
Cooperation – Partnerships
Mainstream topics:
 Normally, at least 3 different partners in 3 different EU Member
States or Associated Countries (“European countries”)
 Then possible to add international partners where it adds
scientific value
 Partners from International Cooperation Partner
Countries (ICPCs), the developing & emerging countries,
are fully funded on same basis as European partners.
 Industrialised economies can also participate but
generally pay for selves
SICA (Specific International Cooperation Actions) topics:
 Focus on challenges in the ICPCs/areas of mutual benefit
 Partnership varies but often 2 EU + 2 ICPC
EU Member States (MS) and
Associated Countries (AC)
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, (Faroe Islands)
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ICPC countries
Cooperation – funding schemes
Collaborative
Project
(CP)
Restructurin
g research
Network of
Excellence
(NOE)
Normally at least
3 different
partners in 3
different
European
countries
Don’t usually get free choice. Topics identify
which funding scheme/s may be used
Generating
new
knowledge
Coordination &
Support Action
(CSA)
Networking
, studies
etc.
EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research and
technological development (FP7): 2007-2013
Budget
Million EUR
COOPERATION (transnational collaborative research)
32,365
IDEAS (frontier research)
7,460
PEOPLE (MARIE CURIE) (research training)
4,728
CAPACITIES (boosting research & innovation capacity)
4,217
TOTAL
50,521
Each year will have a clearly defined budget allocation starting at €5008
million in 2008 and doubling by 2013
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IDEAS: European Research Council (ERC)
ERC is first pan-European funding agency for “frontier
research”
 Fund the most excellent “Frontier” Research” - basic
science or at intersections of disciplines
Bottom up
(groundbreaking)
 Will fund a Principal Investigator (PI), with team
members if necessary, usually based in single institution
 The PI may be any age, any nationality and may reside
anywhere in the world at the time of application
 The host institution must be located in a Member State
or Associated State.
 Investigator driven - all research fields covered
ERC – two schemes
Starter Grants
PI must be 2-10 years
from award of PhD at
date of publication of the
call
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Advanced Grants
Established PIs with
track record of
significant
achievement in last 10
years
Projects may be up to 5 years in duration
Funding 100% direct costs + 20% flat rate for overheads
Extremely competitive – success rate around 10%
Starter Grants – call partially open with remaining
deadline in November and December
 Advanced Grants – call currently open with staggered
deadlines in early 2010
EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research and
technological development (FP7): 2007-2013
Budget
Million EUR
COOPERATION (transnational collaborative research)
32,365
IDEAS (frontier research)
7,460
PEOPLE (MARIE CURIE) (research training)
4,728
CAPACITIES (boosting research & innovation capacity)
4,217
TOTAL
50,521
Each year will have a clearly defined budget allocation starting at €5008
million in 2008 and doubling by 2013
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Marie Curie: The actions
Bottom up
Initial Training Networks
(ITNs)
Transnational partnerships of at least 3 different European institutions,
host training programmes for training early stage researchers (<5yrs),
doctoral training
Industry-Academic
Partnerships &
Pathways (IAPP)
At least academic and one industrial partner in two different European
countries for exchange of staff and optional recruitment of experienced
researchers
Life-long training and
career development
 Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
Marie Curie World
Fellowships
Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Reintegration Grants
European Reintegration Grant (ERG): For previous MC fellows
International Reintegration Grants (IRG): For returning EU nationals
Initial Training Networks (ITNs)
 Typically, transnational partnerships of at least 3 different
organisations in 3 different EU MS or AC (normally 6-10 partners)
 Direct or indirect involvement of private enterprises essential
 Formed around a coherent research training programme in a well
defined S&T area (can be used to fund a doctoral programme)
 Improve career prospects of researchers (the “fellows”) within
first 5 years’ of research experience, with emphasis on first 4 years
Each fellow must have a well defined research project
 ITN must also provide generic skills training
 Once ITN is selected for funding, the partners can begin to recruit
fellows
 ITN duration normally 4 years: individual fellows 3-36 months (<4
years’ experience) or 2-24 months (4-5 years’ experience)
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Marie Curie: The actions
Initial Training Networks
(ITNs)
Transnational partnerships of at least 3 different European institutions,
host training programmes for training early stage researchers (<5yrs),
doctoral training
Industry-Academic
Partnerships &
Pathways (IAPP)
At least academic and one industrial partner in two different European
countries for exchange of staff and optional recruitment of experienced
researchers
Life-long training and
career development
 Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
Marie Curie World
Fellowships
Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Reintegration Grants
European Reintegration Grant (ERG): For previous MC fellows
International Reintegration Grants (IRG): For returning EU nationals
Marie Curie – Individual Fellowships
 Intra-European Fellowships for Career
Development (IEF)
 Outgoing International Fellowships for Career
Development (OIF)
 Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
Next deadlines:
Aug 2010
Individual Fellowships:
Common features
 ‘Experienced Researcher’ – must have more than 4
year’s research experience and/or a PhD at the time of
the deadline
 ‘Research project’ - a named individual researcher and
a supervisor in a named host institution (academic or
industrial) jointly submit an application for a defined
research project
 ‘Mobility’ - The researcher is always expected to move
country.
Individual fellowships
Researcher
Host organisation
Duration
Intra-European
Fellowships
(IEF)
Of any nationality,
based in a European
country
In a different
European country
1-2 years
International
Outgoing
Fellowships
(IOF)
Must be a European
national
Outgoing phase:
in a “third” country
outside Europe;
1-2 years
Mandatory return
phase: in Europe
1 year
International
Incoming
Fellowships
(IIF)
Of any nationality,
based in a “third
country”
In Europe
1-2 years
For nationals of
ICPC countries,
optional reintegration phase
up to 1 year
ICPC = International Cooperation Partner Countries
(developing & emerging economies)
Marie Curie: The actions
Initial Training Networks
(ITNs)
Transnational partnerships of at least 3 different European institutions,
host training programmes for training early stage researchers (<5yrs),
doctoral training
Industry-Academic
Partnerships &
Pathways (IAPP)
At least academic and one industrial partner in two different European
countries for exchange of staff and optional recruitment of experienced
researchers
Life-long training and
career development
 Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
Marie Curie World
Fellowships
Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Reintegration Grants
European Reintegration Grant (ERG): For previous MC fellows
International Reintegration Grants (IRG): For returning EU nationals
Marie Curie International Research Staff
Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
 Objective is for European institutions to form enduring
international relationships with institutions in countries
with which Europe has a strategic partnership
 Minimum partnership: at least 2 institutions in different
European countries and at least one institution in a
country covered by European Neighbourhood Policy
(ENP) or S&T Agreement
 Project formed around an identified research theme
 Partnership can then exchange staff (PhD students,
experienced researchers, managerial, technical staff).
IRSES: Eligible third countries
Countries with EU S&T agreements
 Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt,
India, Japan, (Rep. of) Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New
Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries
 Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine)
 Mediterranean Partner Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian-administered areas,
Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia)
 Countries in red are International Cooperation Partner
Countries (ICPC) and entitled to request EU funding
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
(IRSES): Example
UK
CHINA
SPAIN
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Marie Curie International Research Staff
Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
 Project can be 2-4 years in duration
 Individual exchanges normally 1-12 months
 Exchanges in and out of Europe must be “balanced”
but the quality of exchanges will be taken into account
 Funding €1900/2100 per exchange month for
European partners and ICPCs but industrialised third
countries must fund their own participation
 Staff continue to be employed at their home institution
 Projects funded: between 3-28 partners
 Success rate in 2009: 65%
Newcastle has
100% success rate!
EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research and
technological development (FP7): 2007-2013
Budget
Million EUR
COOPERATION (transnational collaborative research)
32,365
IDEAS (frontier research)
7,460
PEOPLE (MARIE CURIE) (research training)
4,728
CAPACITIES (boosting research & innovation capacity)
4,217
TOTAL
50,521
Each year will have a clearly defined budget allocation starting at €5008
million in 2008 and doubling by 2013
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CAPACITIES
Research
Infrastructures
Optimising the use and development of existing research
infrastructures; feasibility studies on new RIs; limited
construction/upgrades of RIs
Research for the
benefits of SMEs
Special actions to support SMEs or associations of SMEs that need
to outsource research to “RTD Performers” e.g. universities
Regions of
knowledge
Supporting the development of regional research–driven clusters,
Research
potential
Building research capacity in the EU’s less favoured regions – for
institutions in those regions: linking with partners elsewhere in Europe
(for staff exchanges), recruiting experienced researchers; sending
staff to national/international conferences
Science in
Society
Bringing science and society closer together by encouraging a
European scale reflection and debate on science and technology and
their relationship with society and culture
Research Infrastructures (RIs)
 To enable RIs to provide a better service to the
research community
 Main call for “Integrating Activities” i.e. linking all
infrastructures within a certain class to: engage in
networking activities; do joint research; provide
transnational access
 Selected targeted research areas only
 Expect topic on “Human nutrition resources and food
research facilities” in call to be launched Jan. 2011
Research for Benefit of SMEs
 SMEs with little or no research capacity engage
“RTD Performers”, such as a university, to conduct
research for them (customer-seller relationship)
 Minimum partnership = 3 different SMEs in 3
different EU MS or AC + 2 different RTD Performers
 Completely “bottom up” – all research areas covered
 The RTD Performer receives an agreed price for its
work. The SMEs owns the IPR (some negotiation
possible)
 Can be problematic for universities. Contact G&C for
advice!!
Research Potential (REGPROT)
 Covers any research topic covered by FP7
 Applicant (single proposer) = any public or private
research organisation of a significant size, located in
one of the EU’s less favoured regions or any part of
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM,
Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey
 Link with at least 3 knowledgeable and experienced
“Partnering Organisations” elsewhere in Europe for
two-way secondments of research staff
 Applicant only may recruit experienced researchers;
upgrade/acquire equipment; organise
workshops/conferences
 Remember it’s a capacity building programme!
Cooperation
FP7
Health
Capacities
Food, agriculture and fisheries and biotechnology
(KBBE)
Information & communication technologies (ICT)
Research infrastructure
Nanotechnologies, materials, production
technologies (NMP)
Research for the benefit of SMEs*
Energy
Top-down
Environment (incl. climate change)
Regions of knowledge
Research potential
Top-down &
Bottom-up
Science in society
Transport (aeronautics & surface)_
Socio-economic sciences & humanities (SSH)
People (Marie Curie)
Space
Initial training networks
Security
Industry-academia partnerships
Intra-European fellowships
Ideas (European Research
Council)
Starting Independent Researcher Grants
World fellowships
Bottom-up
Bottom-up
Advanced Investigator Grants
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FP7 Deadlines
Call
Opens
Deadline
Cooperation (KBBE)
open
14.01.10
ERC Starting grant
open
28.10.09 (PSE); 18.11.09 (LS);
09.12.09 (SSH)
ERC Advanced grant
open
24.02.10 (PSE); 17.03.10 (LS);
07.04.10 (SSH)
MC ITN
open
22 Dec ’09
MC Individual fellowships
Mar ‘10
Aug ’10
MC IRSES
Nov ‘09
Mar ’10
MC Integration grants
open
09 Mar ’10; 7 Sep ’10
SMEs
open
03 Dec ‘09
Research Potential
open
17 Dec ’09
What we can do to help
 In-house FP7 mailing list
 In-house FP7 website:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/businessdirectorate/application2award/funding/european/index.php
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EU Office Newsletter
FP7 Support Fund (50% up to £1000)
Sight of early draft workprogrammes
Reading proposals
Sight of model proposals
Individual or group “surgeries”
Find national and Commission contacts
What you can do
 Register as an expert evaluator
https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7
 Register for tailored alerts from UK Research Office
http://ims.ukro.ac.uk
 Attend networking events in Brussels
 Finding partners
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html
Further information
Thank you and any questions!