How to Write a Competitive Proposal for Framework 7 COURSE PRESENTER Seán McCarthy Hyperion Ltd sean.mccarthy@hyperion.ie Course Websites /fp7websites.htm 1-1 (Version 16) 1-2 Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Annexes COURSE CONTENTS A Quick Overview of Framework 7 Who s Who in Framework 7 The Research Programmes + CIP The Funding Mechanisms Legal and Financial Rules How to Find the Best Partners How Proposals are Evaluated How to Write the Impact of the Project Implementation of the Project A Strategy for Writing the Proposal Annex 1: Part B of Framework 7 Proposal Annex 2: Evaluation Criteria for FP7 Proposals Course Websites /fp7website.htm
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WHO IS ON THE COURSE? Who attended a previous Hyperion training course? Beginners (Framework 7)? Partner in a proposal? National Contact Points? Coordinator of a proposal? People with a rejected proposal? Framework 7 Advisors? Administrators? Research Managers? Consultants? Companies? Regional Organisations? Basic Research? People who have evaluated Framework proposals? Trainers? 1-5 SME(Small and Medium Sized Enterprise) NCP(National Contact Point) How to Stay up-to-date with Framework 7 OFFICIAL WEBSITES DAILY MONTHLY Magazines + enewsletters OTHERS THE BEST 1-6 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home.html http://ec.europa.eu/research/future/index_en.cfm Cordis News http://cordis.europa.eu/news/en/home.html Cordis Rapidus http://cordis.europa.eu/guidance/email.htm CORDIS Focus http://cordis.europa.eu/focus/en R&D Organisations in Brussels www.iglortd.org EU R&D Associations /euassociations.htm Research Europe(Commercial) www.researchresearch.com Your organisation s own FP7 Webpage National Contact Points http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html Register on www.ipr -helpdesk.org World Class Science (and be known in Brussels) Working as an Expert, Networks, Conferences, Projects..
The Structure of Framework 7 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Framework 6 Framework 7 10. Security+ Call 1 Call 2 ------ Call n 1. Health Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 ------ Call n Funding Schemes Collaborative Research Networks of Excellence Co-ordination/Support Research for SMEs Marie Curie Fellowship Frontier 1-7 Research Grant Proposal Writing Rules and Procedures Selecting Partners Proposal Guidelines Proposal Evaluation Evaluation Criteria Scientific Excellence Implementation Impact Structure of the Course Getting Ready for Framework 7 Secrets of FP7 (Module 1) Research Priorities (Module 3) Legal /Financial (Module 5) Who s Who in FP7 (Module 2) Funding Schemes (Module 4) Selecting Partners (Module 6) Call for Proposals Writing a Proposal (Module 10) 1-8 Evaluation of Proposals Evaluation Process (Module 7) Impact (Module 8) Implementation (Module 9)
Structure of Framework 7 1. Health 1-9 Cooperation 2. Food, agriculture/fisheries, biotechnology 3. Information/communication technologies 4. Nanosciences + nanotechnologies, Materials+newProduction technologies 5. Energy 6. Environment and climate change 7. Transport (including aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences + the humanities 9. Space 10. Security SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise) JRC (Joint Research Centre) Ideas Frontier Research (European Research Council) People Marie Curie Fellowships Capacities SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science and Society Inco (Horizontal) Development of Policies Euratom (2007-2011) JRC 1-10 Framework 7 50.5 Billion (2007-2013) Cooperation 32365 million 1. Health 6050 million 2. Food. 1935 million 3. ICT 9110 million 4. NMP 3500 million 5. Energy 2300 million 6. Environment.. 1800 million 7. Transport 4180 million 8. SSH 610 million 9. Space 1430 million 10.Security 1350 m SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise) JRC (Joint Research Centre) Ideas 7460 million Frontier Research (European Research Council) People 4728 million Marie Curie Fellowships Capacities 4217 m SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science and Society Inco (Horizontal) Development of Policies Euratom 2751 m JRC 1751m