1. EU Seventh Framework Programme - FP7

2. FP7 overview The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is EU’s main instrument for funding research in Europe FP7 will run from 2007-2013 The programme has a total budget of over € 50 billion

3. + Ideas – Frontier research Capacities – Research capacities People – Researcher mobility Cooperation – Collaborative research Non-nuclear actions by the Joint Research Centre Euratom indirect actions Euratom direct actions by the Joint Research Centre

4. Ideas – Frontier research Capacities – Research capacities People – Researcher mobility Cooperation – Collaborative research

5. Cooperation The Cooperation programme fosters collaborative research across Europe and other partner countries through projects by transnational consortia of industry and academia Research is carried out in ten key thematic areas

6. Cooperation 10 key thematic areas: Health Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology Information and communication technologies Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies Energy Environment (including climate change) Transport (including aeronautics) Socio-economic sciences and the humanities Space Security

7. Ideas – Frontier research Capacities – Research capacities People – Researcher mobility Cooperation – Collaborative research

8. Ideas The Ideas programme supports “frontier research” solely on the basis of scientific excellence Research may be carried out in any research area Projects are implemented by “individual teams” around a “principal investigator” The programme is implemented via the European Research Council (ERC)

9. Ideas – Frontier research Capacities – Research capacities People – Researcher mobility Cooperation – Collaborative research

10. People The People programme provides support for researcher mobility and career development, both for researchers inside the European Union and internationally It is implemented via a set of Marie Curie actions Research may be carried out in any research area

11. People Initial training ITN – Initial Training Networks Life-long training IEF – Intra European Fellowships ERG – European Reintegration Grants COFUND – Co-Funding or Regional, National & International Programmes Industry-Academia IAPP – Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways International dimension IIF – Incoming International Fellowships OIF – Outgoing International Fellowships IRG – International Reintegration Grants IRSES – International Staff Exchange Specific Actions

12. Ideas – Frontier research Capacities – Research capacities People – Researcher mobility Cooperation – Collaborative research

13. Capacities The Capacities programme strengthens the European research capacities. It covers the following activities: Research infrastructures Research for the benefit of SMEs Regions of knowledge Research potential Science in society Specific activities of international cooperation

14. Contact Grants Office for support Jan Marcusson Head of office and legal counsel jan.marcusson@ltu.se Ann Jonsson Specialist R&D finance ann.jonsson@ltu.se Maria Bideke Specialist R&D funding maria.bideke@ltu.se Jenny Lindberg Hans Sundvall Specialist R&D funding – on parental leave spring 2010 Specialist R&D funding – spring 2010 jenny.lindberg@ltu.se hans.sundvall@ltu.sejenny.lindberg@ltu.se Anders Henriksson Specialist R&D funding anders.henriksson@ltu.se

15. For more information visit our web site: www.ltu.se/grantsoffice