1. What is FP7? Julian Randall, NCP Energy and Transport

2. Growth and Jobs Lisbon Strategy
make Europe the most competitive economic space in the world
Research
Growth
and Jobs
Education
Innovation
7th Framework Programme FP7 ( )
Innovation and Competitiveness Programme CIP
Life Long Learning LLL

3. Joint Research Centre JRC
FP7 – Structure
Total Budget: € 53.4 billion for 7 years
COOPERATION
IDEAS
PEOPLE
CAPACITIES
Total Budget: 53’272 mio €
EURATOM
Joint Research Centre JRC

4. The 4 main components of FP7
all types of research and development activities
> top-down
I. Cooperation
frontier / basic research
> bottom-up
II. Ideas
human potential & science careers, & fellowships > bottom-up
III. People
research and innovation capacities > largely top-down
IV. Capacities

5. COOPERATION 4 specific FP7 programmes Cooperation
Billion €
Cooperation
10 thematic programmes
€ 32.4
Ideas
basic research (ERC)
€ 7.5
People
Mobility (Marie Curie actions)
€ 4.7
Capacities
7 horizontal axes
€ 4.1

6. COOPERATION
at least 3 independent partners in 3 different Member States (MS) or Associated Countries (AC)
10 thematic programmes
top-down: EC defines topics and format (‘funding scheme’) of projects

7. Cooperation – 10 Thematic Programmes

8. IDEAS Cooperation 10 thematic programmes € 32.4 Ideas
4 specific FP7 programmes
Billion €
Cooperation
10 thematic programmes
€ 32.4
Ideas
basic research (ERC)
€ 7.5
People
Mobility (Marie Curie actions)
€ 4.7
Capacities
7 horizonal axes
€ 4.1

9. IDEAS – Basic Research
support for individual researchers or teams, led by a Principal Investigator (PI)
ERC Starting Independent Research Grant (2-10 yrs after PhD)
ERC Advanced Investigator Grant (experienced top scientists)
all fields of science are eligible (3 panels)
investigator-driven, bottom-up
excellence is the only criterion
host organisation to be located in an EU Member State (MS) or Associated Country (AC)

10. PEOPLE (Marie Curie actions)
4 Specific FP7 programmes
Billion €
Cooperation
10 thematic programmes
€ 32.4
Ideas
basic research (ERC)
€ 7.5
People
Mobility (Marie Curie actions)
€ 4.7
Capacities
7 horizonal axes
€ 4.1

11. PEOPLE aiming at supporting individuals any topic
trans-nationality = go abroad! (or come back)
no age limit for researchers (but research experience)
actions open to researchers worldwide
individual fellowships 
host-driven actions

12. CAPACITIES Cooperation 10 thematic programmes € 32.4 Ideas
4 Specific FP7 programmes
Billion €
Cooperation
10 thematic programmes
€ 32.4
Ideas
basic research (ERC)
€ 7.5
People
Mobility (Marie Curie actions)
€ 4.7
Capacities
7 horizontal axes
€ 4.1

13. CAPACITIES
47% : Support for existing & for new Research Infrastructures (top-down)
30% Research for and by SMEs (bottom-up)
23% Other programmes (e.g. Science in Society)
largely organised along the lines of the Cooperation programmes

14. So far, so good, but …
… where do I fit in?

15. Project Idea Where do my plans fit in?
What is my main aim?
Where do my plans fit in?
career development (my own or that of others)?
People, Ideas
work in an international group of researchers? develop new strategies, technologies, substances?
Cooperation, Capacities
First of all, for a successful participation you need to make sure your project idea fits as precisely as possible to the work programme of the particular thematic domain in FP7 and to the call text.

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