1 JPI Cultural Heritage and Global Change and FWO March 8 th, 2012

2 dr. Olivier Boehme Senior Science Administrator

Mission and key facts Mission of Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (Research Foundation – Flanders) Funds fundamental scientific research (“frontier research”) Bottom-up funding in all disciplines Strong selection based on scientific excellence and interuniversity competition (Flemisch universities and, to a lesser extent, research performing organisations) Transparent and equal opportunities

Mission and key facts Funding schemes of the FWO Funding for individual researchers o Pre- and postdoctoral fellowships: bench fees and grants Funding for research teams o Research projects, Big Science, Bilateral agreements, … Supporting mobility, international contacts and collaborations o Travel grants, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowships, Sabbatical leaves, Scientific research communities, Organisation of conferences in Belgium, International coordination actions, collaboration agreements, … Attracting excellent researchers, active abroad, to Flanders o Odysseus, Pegasus Awarding scientific prizes

Mission and key facts Allocation 2010 Allocation over different research domains 2010 Biological Sciences Humanities Social Sciences Medical Sciences Exact and applied sciences Interdisciplinary

Mission and key facts Number of Project applicationsSuccess rate research projects

Mission and key facts Average budget per project per year euro euro euro euro euro euro euro

ERA-NET Participation by FWO  FWO participates in 13 networks ( )  General principles Main goal: joint call fundamental/translational research virtual common pot ca € per call, but this will increase Rules concerning Flemish participants: FWO Regulation on Research Projects

ERA-NET Advantage via virtual common pot international dimension with financial guarantee for Flanders Challenge Thematical approachbottom-up approach FWO

Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI) What is Joint Programming?  EC 07/2008: “towards joint programming in research: working together to tackle common challenges more effectively”  General principle: coördination of national research programmes in order to tackle “grand challenges”  Proces steered by GPC (“Groupe de Programmation Conjointe”)  Implementation: “voluntary guidelines” (framework conditions)

JPI Specific characteristics  About ‘grand challenges”  Measure and ambition  A concept in stead of funding channel: coördination  More homogenity: ‘framework conditions’

JPI Overview ‘First wave’ Neurodegenerative diseases Agriculture, Food security & Climate Change Cultural Heritage, climate change and security A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life ‘Second Wave’ Antimicrobial resistance Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe More Years, Better Lives - The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change Urban Europe - Global Challenges, Local Solutions Water Challenges for a Changing World Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans + Strategic Energy and Technology (SET) Plan

JPI Flanders and Belgium  Consultation and information exchange: o Flanders - Work Group JPI in EU-platform o Belgian Federal level - CIS-GPC  Vlaamse nota (IWT-FWO-EWI) voorgelegd aan Kabinet in mei 2011

JPI Participation by FWO General principles fundamental/translational research virtual common pot At least ca € per call Rules concerning Flemish participants: FWO Regulation on Research Projects Alternative: Contribution in kind with existing projects, with option of top-up and Lead Agency procedure Synergy with ERA-NET

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