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UK Research Office
• Established in Brussels in 1984
• Staff of 14
• Sponsored by the seven UK Research Councils
• Receives subscriptions from over 140 research organisations
• Services for sponsors and subscribers include:• Query service – advice and guidance by email and telephone
• Bespoke institutional briefing visits
• Website and tailored web- and email-based information services
• Meeting room in Brussels
• Runs training courses and organises Annual Conference
• UK National Contact Point for the ERC and Marie Curie
• Produces European RTD Insight for the British Council
• For more information see www.ukro.ac.uk
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Agenda
• Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7)Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7)
• CooperationCooperation
• CapacitiesCapacities
• European Research Council (ERC)European Research Council (ERC)
• Marie CurieMarie Curie
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
EU funding and the 7th Framework Programme
(FP7)
What is FP7?
• 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 ‘Specific Programmes’
• Designed to complement activities in EU Member States, as well as other Community policies
• Contains significant international dimension
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The EU Framework Programme – Why participate?
• Allows for large-scale collaborations, beyond scope of individual Member States
• Allows increased complexity and specialisation in projects
• Facilitates transnational networks, increasing European competitiveness
• Facilitates cross-border mobility
• Allows for European-level benchmarking
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Research Infrastructures
Research for the BenefitOf SMEs
Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential
Science in Society
Activities of InternationalCo-operation
Coherent Developmentof Policies
Initial Training of ResearchersInitial Training of ResearchersLifelong Learning and Career DevelopmentLifelong Learning and Career Development
Industry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysIndustry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysThe International DimensionThe International Dimension
Specific ActionsSpecific Actions
Starting Independent Researcher Grants
Advanced Investigator Grants
Cooperation
Capacities
Ideas People
+ JRC + Euratom
Health
Food, Agriculture, fisheries, & Biotechnology
ICT
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials, & New Production Technologies
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport
Socio-Economic Sciences & Humanities
Space
Security
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Who is eligible for funding?
EU-27Austria, 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*
*except Euratom
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ICPC CountriesIC
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Working with third countries (=non EU/AC countries), can either be:
- Specified by the CommissionCalled a Specific International Cooperation Action (SICA) that require at least four participants: two in Member States or Associated Countries, two in ICPC- Suggested by the Commission if so, participation of international organisations and participants from third countries is inaddition to normal minimum requirements- Initiated by the researcher if so, participation of international organisations and participants from third countries is inaddition to normal minimum requirements
International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)are listed in Annex 1 of the Work Programme• Kosovo• Mediterranean Partner countries• Eastern European and Central Asian countries• Africa Caribbean Pacific• Latin America• Asia
International Co-operation:Co-operation and Capacities
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http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP7 Finances: Brief Overview
FP Finances – Key Principles• Co-financing principle:
• Usually based on reimbursement of a proportion of direct and indirect costs
• Lump sums or flat rates in certain actions
• Different project types/funding schemes• Collaborative projects
• Research – 75%• Demonstration – 50%• Management/Other – 100%• Special Transitional Flat rate for indirect costs 60%
• EC principles of eligible costs and non-eligible costs• No profit
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Direct Costs:Maximum EC reimbursement rates
FP6 FP7:
Industry
FP7:
Public Bodies,
Universities, SMEs, etc.
RTD* 50% 50% 75%
Demonstration 35% 50% 50%
Management 100%
Other** 100% 100% 100%
ERC 100% direct costs, plus 20% flat rate for indirect costs
Coordination Actions;
Support Actions
100% direct costs, plus up to 7% for indirect costs
Marie Curie Actions Lump sum + flat rates, some actions 10 % for indirect costs
* Activities directly aimed at creating new knowledge, new technology, and products, including scientific coordination.** Training, Consortium ManagementF
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http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP7: Process Overview
Process OverviewF
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Call opens One/two stagee-submission
EligibilityCheck Individual
Evaluation
Panel Review/ ConsensusFeedback
(ESR)
Post-evaluationRanking
Report to PC
Negotiation of Proposals
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP7: Co-operation
1. Health €6 100 M
2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (FAFB) €1 935 M
3. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) €9 050 M
4. Nano-sciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & Production Technologies (NMP)
€3 475 M
5. Energy €2 350 M
6. Environment (including Climate Change) €1900 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
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Collaborative Research
Health Activity Areas
Key Challenges for 2010 Work Programme:
1. Providing tools for translational research;
2. Structuring translational research in the field of cancer; and
3. Structuring translational research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.
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Hea
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Biotechnology, generic tools
& medicaltechnologies
for human health
Translating research
for human health
Optimising the delivery
of health care to European
citizens
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology - Activity Areas
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Sustainable production
& management
of biological resources
Fork to farm:food, health and
well being
Life sciences, biotechnology and
biochemistry for sustainable
non-food products and processes B
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Enabling research, including the ‘omics’, converging technologies, biodiversity;
Improved crops and production systems, incl. organic farming;Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture,
forestry and rural development Animal welfare, breeding and production
Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonosesPolicy tools for agriculture and rural development
Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed; Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders;
Innovative food and feed processing;Improved quality and safety of food, beverages and feed;
Total food chain concept;Traceability
Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added
value industrial products; Novel farming systems;
Bio-catalysts; New-bio-refinery concepts; Forestry and forest based products and processes; Environmental remediation and cleaner processing.
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ICT
ICT- Challenges
Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures
Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics
Components, Systems, Engineering
Digital Libraries and Content
Towards sustainable and personalisedhealthcare
ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion
ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability & Energy
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
PPPsEnergy Efficient
BuildingsFactories of the
FutureGreen Cars
Future Internet
NMP - Activity AreasF
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Integration of Technologies for Industrial Application
Energy - Activity Areas(Expect Annual Calls & Work Programmes)
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9. Knowledge for energy policy making
6. Clean coal technologies
5. CO2 capture and storage
7. Smart energy networks
4. Renewables for heating and cooling
3. Renewable fuel production
1. Hydrogen and fuel cells
2. Renewable electricitygeneration
8. Energy savings and energy efficiency
10. Horizontal actions
Plus calls for tender!
Environment(Expect Annual Calls & Work Programmes)
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Climate Change, Pollution and Risks
Sustainable Management of Resources
Environmental Technologies
Earth Observation (EO) and Assessment Tools for Sustainable Development Plus horizontal
activities
Transport Activity Areas
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Socio-economic sciences and humanities
6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators
5. The citizen in the European Union
7. Foresight activities
4. Europe in the world
3. Major trends in society and their implications
1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society
2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives
in a European perspective
8. Horizontal actions
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Space – Activity areas for 2010F
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Space-based applications at the service of European Society
Space-based applications at the service of European Society
Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration
- Research to support space transportation and key technologies
Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration
- Research to support space transportation and key technologies
Cross-cutting activitiesCross-cutting activities
Security - Mission orientated R&DF
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of citizens
2Security
of infrastructures
and utilities
3 Intelligent
surveillance and
border security
4Restoring security
and safety in thecase
of crisis
5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability
6 Security and Society
7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
FP7:Capacities
ActivitiesF
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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
7. Coherent dev. of research policies € 70m
6. International co-operation € 180m
Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)
What is the ERC?
What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation• Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars• Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13)
What are the aims of the ERC?• Encourage highest quality research in Europe• Competitive, flexible funding• Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support)
What are the ERC Grant Schemes?• Starting Grants and Advanced Grants
• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members• Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of
research, on the basis of scientific excellence• The ERC also has calls for tender for studies on the ERC itselfE
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Key Points for ERC Grants
• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members• No need for collaboration or to work with other countries• Team all usually based at the same institution (in EU/AC), but
possible to have team members in other organisations if strongly justified (anywhere in World - not just EU, AC and ICPC)
• Also for Advanced Grants can have a Co-I (must be from a different discipline to the PI)
• No nationality or mobility requirements
• Investigator driven (bottom-up) substantial advances “Frontier Research”
• Excellence is only peer review criterion• 50% for the PI (must have an outstanding CV, (potential) leadership
profile & track record• 50% for the Research Project
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ERC Starting Grants
Starting Independent Researcher Grants
• aims to provide critical and adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers
• who are at the stage of starting or consolidating their own independent research team or, depending on field, their independent research programme
• researchers applying for an ERC Starting Grant must be able to demonstrate their potential to become independent research leaders
• Now ~47% of Annual ERC Call Budget• Annual calls: open late spring and close in autumn• Grants of up to €2 million over 5 yrs (normally €1.5 million)
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ERC Advanced Grants
Advanced Investigator Grants
• aims to encourage and support excellent, innovative and investigator-initiated research projects
• by leading advanced investigators
• complements the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established themselves as being independent research leaders in their own right
• Now ~53% of Annual ERC Call Budget
• Annual calls: open in autumn and close in spring
• Grants of up to €2.5 million over 5 yrs (€3.5 million in certain cases)
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http://www.ukro.ac.uk
People Programme – Marie Curie Actions
[email protected] or phone 0032 2 230 52 75
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
Marie Curie Actions F
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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)
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Marie Curie Actions OverviewF
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Host Actions Individual Actions
Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Intra-European Fellowships
Incoming International Fellowships
Outgoing International Fellowships
European Reintegration Grants
International Reintegration Grants
Intra-European Fellowships
• Training through a research project prepared by an experienced researcher in coordination with the host organisation
• Researchers based in the EU or Associated Country• Must have spent less than 12 months in the last three
years in the country where the fellowship is undertaken
• 12 – 24 months in an EU Member State or Associated Country
• Individual applies with host and project• Next deadline August 2010
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International Outgoing FellowshipsF
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• Acquiring new knowledge in the third country – bringing it back to the EU/AS
• EU Member or Associated State Nationals only• Only fellowship that retains a nationality criterion
• 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months in third country
• Mandatory return phase of 1 year• Individual applies with host
International Incoming FellowshipsF
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• Experienced researchers based in third countries come to EU/AS
• 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS• Individual applies with host, contract between
EC and host• Knowledge-sharing
European Re-integration GrantsF
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• (Re)-integration into research career following a period of transnational mobility
• Applicants must have already benefited from a Marie Curie fellowship under FP6 or FP7 - 18 months minimum FTE
• The European Re-integration Grant:• Supports a research project of 2- 3 years• Contributes to the research costs • Researcher applies with host institution • Start within 12 months of your fellowship end
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• Integration into research career in Europe following a period of transnational mobility outside Europe for at least 3 years
• Support a research project of 2- 4 years• Contributes to research costs• Host institution commits to researcher for duration of
the project• Contribute to development of lasting co-operation
with scientific community of the third country from which they have returned
International Re-integration Grants
Initial Training Network (ITN)F
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ITN
• A consortium of institutions develops a joint training programme
• At least 3 EU Member or Associated States (of which 2 must be MS or Candidate Countries)
• Fellowships for 3 months to 3 years
• Training focussed on Early Stage Researchers
• Industrial participation a requirement
• Optional: - recruiting a ‘visiting scientist’ - hold short training events
Industry Academia Pathways &
Partnerships (IAPPs)
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Mar
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• Partnership – at least one commercial and one non-commercial entity
• Staff exchange – early stage or experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff and research managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years
• Recruit experienced researchers for between 2 months and 2 years
• Organise common workshops/conferences• Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of whole
project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
• Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries
• At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country
• Secondment between 0 – 12 months• Project duration of 24 – 48 months• Commission contribution: EUR
1800/researcher/month for EU/AC secondments
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Further Information – 1 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: [email protected]
UK ERC NCP: [email protected]
Other NCPs: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms
Cordis FP7 pages: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
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