Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 1http:// KORANET Pilot Joint Call ILN meeting Brussels, September 24th 2009

Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 2http:// Specificity of European RTD projects with Korea Small and very new European experience on the Korean side (going beyond already existing purely bilateral cooperation) Need for training on FP7/ERA-NET scheme Need for explaining what is expected from Korean partners

Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 3http:// Common standards for the selection & funding of RTD projects Identification of priorities and preferred funding schemes of the programme owners on the basis of a questionnaire (-> elaboration of the global structure of the Pilot Joint Call) Discussion and validation of a KORANET Concept Paper by all partners -> common understanding Publication of the KORANET PJC in all countries Clear definition of the standards Problem of a common understanding (what and who can be financed, by which means, what is the amount of funding…)

Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 4http:// Ensuring the selection of the best proposals Through a very good selection of the evaluators (e.g. avoiding conflicts of interest, national balance, thematic expertise) Two-step evaluation procedure (min. 2 written peer reviews per proposal – one Korean, one European; then selection panel consisting of European and Korean panelists) Funding parties need to endorse the result of the evaluation before the (individual national) funding of the selected proposals Problem: how to reach a relatively important number of proposals? - > keep the PJC topic large and broad (esp. with a ‘smaller’ country such as Korea)

Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 5http:// Easy, transparent systems - attractive to funding organisations Lessons learnt from other joint calls: keep the process as simple as it can be, thorough planning of all steps and common understanding of joint call of all funding partners necessary Eligible costs: one package for all partners National contact point system with a joint call secretariat for a better communication with national applicants Proposal submission and written peer review: electronic (PT-Outline, already successfully used with other calls)

Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 6http:// Budgetary aspects What is funded? Mainly mobility/workshops/smaller other costs PJC -> small funding ( euros per year per project for 2-year projects) Avoid imbalance of budget allocated to the joint call by each funding partner Virtual common pot Confirmation letters of the funding parties announcing the respective contribution to the budget (12/2009)

Korean Scientific Cooperation Network with the European Research Area 7http:// Thank you! Céline Delacourt-Gollain