The 7th EU Framework Programme for Research (FP7) FP7 Informati on Day in Southeast Asia Bangkok 23 June 2011 Cornelia Schneider EU-Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research INCO NCP for Germany
Outline The 7th Framework Programme: objectives, budget, structure International Cooperation in FP7 Participation in FP7 Benefit of Participation
What is FP7? FP7 is short for: Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development It is: key element of European res earch landscape key tool to respond to Europe s needs in terms of jobs and competitiveness, to maintain leadership in the global knowledge society > main financial tool through which the EU supports research and development activities covering almost all scientific disciplines
EU Research: the story so far 1984: First Framework Programme (1984-1987) 1987: European Single Act - science becomes a Community responsibility; Second Framework Programme (1987-1991) 1990: Third Framework Programme (1990-1994) 1993: Treaty on European Uni on; role of RTD in the EU enlarged 1994: Fourth Framework Programme (1994-1998) 1998: Fifth Framework Programme (1998-2002) 2000: European Research Area 2002: Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006) 2007: Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013) 2011: Proposal for Common Strategi c Framework (CSF) (2014-?)
European Framework Programmes: Budget FP1 3.3 Bn 1984-1987 FP2 4.4 Bn 1987-1991 FP3 6.6 Bn. 1990-1994 FP4 13.2 Bn. 1994-1998 FP5 14.9 Bn. 1998-2002 FP6 17.5 Bn. 2002-2006 FP7 50.5 Bn. 2007-2013
Why Research at EU level? Develop and finance large-scale collaborations Allow increased complexity and specialisation in projects Facilitate transnational networks, increasing the partners competitiveness Facilitate mobility Allow for European-level benchmarking Is intended to have leverage effect (FP7: 5% of research funding across Europe)
FP7 Structure: Specific Programmes Collaborative Research 10 Topics Cooperation People Mobility and Career Development European Research Council, ERC Ideas Capacities 7 Parts + Nuclear Research JRC JRC (non-nuclear) (non-nuclear) JRC JRC (nuclear) (nuclear) Euratom Euratom JRC = Joint Research Center
FP 7 Budget Capacities; 4217 Euratom; 2751 JRC (EC); 1751 People; 4728 Ideas; 7460 Cooperation; 32365 million
Cooperation 32 bn Ideas People Capacities 1. Health 2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 3. Information- and Communication Technologies 4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials 5. Energy 6. Environment (incl. climate change) 7. Transport (incl. aeronautics) 8. Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities 9. Security 10. Space
Cooperation 32 bn Ideas People Capacities Socio-economic Science and Humanities; 610 Security ; 1350 Space; 1430 Health; 6050 Transport; 4180 Environment; 1900 Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology; 1935 Energy; 2300 Information and Communication Technologies; 9110 million Nanosience, Nanotechnologies, Materials; 3500
Cooperation Ideas 7,5 bn People Capacities European Research Counci l (ERC) Objectives and principles: Researchdriven frontier research (bottom-up) Implemented by individual teams Excellence as sole criterion Scientific autonomy Two streams of activity: 1. ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant Scheme (ERC Starting Grant) 2. ERC Advanced Investigator Researcher Grant Scheme (ERC Advanced Grant)
Cooperation Ideas People 4.7 bn Capacities Marie Curie Scheme Objectives strengthening the human potenti al in research and technology stimulating people to enter into researchers profession making Europe more attractive to the best researchers Around 35.000 scientists shall profit Five Areas of Activities: 1. Initial training of researchers 2. Industry-academia pathways and partnerships 3. Co-funding of regional, national and international mobility programmes 4. Intra-European fellowships Outgoing & Incoming International Fellowships International Cooperation Scheme Reintegration grants 5. Marie Curie Awards
Cooperation Ideas People Capacities 4,2 bn 1. Research Infrastructures 2. Research for the Benefit of SMEs 3. Regions of Knowledge 4. Research Potential 5. Science in Society 6. Support to the Coherent Development of Research Policies 7. International Cooperation
Outline The 7th Framework Programme: objectives, budget, structure International Cooperation in FP7 Participation in FP7 Benefit of Participation
International Cooperation in FP7 Objectives Support European competitiveness through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields of science and technology Address specific problems that third countries face or that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit Use S&T cooperation to reinforce the Communitys external relations and other EU relevant policies 50.000 45.000 40.000 35.000 30.000 25.000 20.000 15.000 10.000 5.000 0 3.182 THIRD COUNTRIES 6,6% 48.089 EU MS + AC + OCT Third country main listed applications compared to MS + AC (Cooperation + Capacities + Euratom) Source: EU-COM, Nov. 2010
7th Framework Programme Participation by legal entities from third countries
International Cooperation in FP7 Cooperati on Ideas People Capacities General opening SICAS Targeted opening ERC Grants open to all nationalities IRSES Host fellowships Incoming fellowships INCO INCO-Nets BILATs Infrastructures Coordinated calls Return grants Outgoing fellowships ERA-Nets INCO-LAB Twinning Reintegration phase Expatriate networks ACCESS
Outline The 7th Framework Programme: objectives, budget, structure International Cooperation in FP7 Participation in FP7 Benefit of Participation
Who can apply? What may be financed? Universities and research centers Industrial organisations open to Innovation Sall and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Governmental Organisations International Organisations Foundations Individual applications (People, Ideas, JRC) Basic and market orientated research applied development demonstration activities innovation activities improvement of European infrastructures of research mobility of researchers almost anything remotely related with science.
Basic principles The 7th Framew ork Programme (FP7) Work Programmes Calls Calls Calls CORDIS Peer review Proposal NCPs Grants Researchers
Participation of Southeast Asian researchers Almost all programmes open to third countries Specific International Cooperation actions in themes (SICAs) Funding available for International Cooperation Countries (ICPC) Third countries could be coordinators but have to prove their management capacities Third countries have equal rights (e.g. funding, IPR) and obligations as the EU partners (e.g. financial and scientific reporting, audits) Southeast Asian countries can participate in a broad range of projects and activities Southeast Asian countries in most cases can be funded through FP7 Southeast Asian researchers can be project partners / submit proposals Southeast Asian researchers cooperate with European colleagues on equal level
Outline The 7th Framework Programme: objectives, budget, structure International Cooperation in FP7 Participation in FP7 Benefit of Participation
Why participate in FP7? FP7 provides a unique opportunity to share knowledge, experience and facilities across Europe and beyond: Finance a given project Keep researchers in an institute or hire new ones Improve international network Strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration Widen field of expertise / open new areas of research Access to knowledge and technologies of pan-european consortia Information on future trends in research Raising the scientific profile of South East Asian research within the EU Increase visibility of results in academia & industry etc.
Links and documents: CORDIS http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7 INCO infodesk: inco@ec.europa.eu INCONTACT Portal & Wiki www.ncp-incontact.eu International Scientific Cooperation Policy: http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en.html
Thank you for your attention! For further information, please contact Cornelia Schneider EU-Bureau of the BMBF +49 228 3821-1632 Cornelia.Schneider@dlr.de