European Seventh Framework
Programme
(FP7)
Samantha McGregor
NCP for FP7 SSH (Theme 8)
Stephanie Remola
NCP for FP7 SIS
What is FP7?
• 7th Framework Programme for Research and
Technological Development
• 2007 – 2013
• Budget of over €50 billion
• Two main strategic objectives:
• to strengthen the scientific and technological base of
European industry;
• to encourage international competitiveness while promoting
research that supports EU policies.
FP7 Structure: The ‘building blocks’
Cooperation (€32,413m)
Capacities (€4,097m)
Ideas (€7,500m)
People (€4,700m)
JRC (€2,268m)
Euratom (€4,985m)
2010 Work Programme Statistics:
Submissions
Euratom, 0.30%
Capacities,
9.40%
Cooperation, 36.70%
Ideas, 30.10%
People, 23.50%
2010 Work Programme Statistics:
Success Rates
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Cooperation
People
Ideas
Capacities
Euratom
Cooperation
Ten thematic priorities:
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Health - €6,100m
Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnologies (FAFB) - €1,900m
ICT - €9,100m
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & New Production
Technologies - €3,500m
Energy - €2,350m
Environment (incl. Climate Change) - €1,900m
Transport - €4,160m
Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities – €610m
Space - €1,400m
Security – no budget available
2010 Work Programme Statistics:
Cooperation Success Rates
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
UK Participation in FP7
Country
Number of Projects
% of Total
UK
4,373
41.3
Germany
3,924
37.0
France
3,310
31.2
All Countries
10,598
FP7 Finance:
Key Principles
• Co-financing: reimbursement of direct, indirect
and third-party costs (%/lump sums/flat rates)
• No profit
• No commercial activities
• Different project types/funding schemes
• EC principle of eligible and non-eligible costs
• Use your institution’s accounting processes
SSH&SIS funding schemes
SSH
Collaborative project (Large)
large scale integrating research
projects
SSH
&SIS
Collaborative Project (S&M)
small/medium scale focused
research projects
SSH
&SIS
Coordination and supporting
Actions (CSA)
Support to coordinating or
supporting policies:
Coordination or networking
actions(CA)
Support Actions (SSA)
FP7 Finance:
Maximum Reimbursement Rates
RTD
75% (50% for industry)
Demonstration
50%
‘Other’ (including
dissemination, training,
networking, coordination,
impact studies, project
management)
100%
Identifying Project Partners:
Who do I need in my consortium?
• Partners must be well-matched to activities outlined in
proposal
• Appropriate balance of sectors i.e. academia, industry, civil
society, user groups etc.
• Consideration of the impact of the project
• Consideration of EU added-value
• In line with European Commission recommendations where
applicable
• Don’t recruit project partners for the sake of appearance – this
will be obvious!
Identifying Project Partners:
Who is eligible?
• EU-27:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Republic of Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
the UK
• FP7 Associated countries:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia,
Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia,
Switzerland, Turkey
• International Cooperation Partner Countries (SICA only)
Identifying Project Partners:
Who is eligible?
Identifying Project Partners:
What can I do?
• Use your NCP (me!)
• Complete a partner search form here:
http://www.net4society.eu/public/pss (SSH)
• Join the net4society Research Directory (SSH)
• http://tinyurl.com/32udzlf (SIS)
• CORDIS website – past projects
• UKRO representative
• Utilise existing contacts
Application Process
Final Work
Programme
Consortium
agreement
Activities
Application
Consortium
Budget
ESR
Ranking
Decision (Via
EC or Coordinator)
Consortium
agreement
Authorisation
Negotiation
Grant
Agreement
Preparation
of Grant
agreement
Project
account
Project
Start
Consortium
agreement
Staff
recruitment
Evaluation Criteria
S/T Quality
Scientific and or technological
excellence(relevant to the topic
addressed by the call)
Implementation
Quality and efficiency of the
implementation and the
management
• Soundness of concept, and
quality of objectives
• Quality and effectiveness of
the support action
mechanisms, and associated
work plan
Appropriateness of the
management structure and
procedures
• Quality and relevant
experience of the individual
participants
• Quality of the consortium as a
whole (including
complementarily, balance)
[only if relevant]
• Appropriateness of the
allocation and justification of
the resources to be committed
(budget, staff, equipment)
3/5
3/5
Impact
Potential Impact through the
development and dissemination and
use of project results
• Contribution, at the European
[and/or international] level, to
the expected impacts listed in
the work programme under
the relevant topic/activity
• Appropriateness of measures
for spreading excellence,
exploiting results, and
disseminating knowledge,
through engagement with
stakeholder
3/5
For more information…
• NCPs - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
• UKRO - http://www.ukro.ac.uk/
• European Commission http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html