Koch fp7 - info day - overview

Koch fp7 - info day - overview

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  The European Union’s 7thResearch Framework Programme What’s in it for me ? 1
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  Benefits from EUresearch and innovation Reduce fragmentation, enable cross-border pooling of resources to achieve critical mass and diffusion of knowledge Promote competition in research and innovation, thereby raising levels of excellence Pool resources to support and undertake major projects, infrastructures etc. Build international cooperation and raise international attractiveness of EU research and innovation Provide a sound scientific basis for European policy challenges (e.g. knowledge economy, sustainable development, security etc) Promote the development of a strong and flexible European Research Area including free flow of knowledge, researchers etc 2
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  EU research: thestory so far 1952: ECSC treaty; first projects started March 1955 1957: Euratom treaty; Joint Research Centre set up 1983: ESPRIT programme (ICT) 1984: First Research Framework Programme (1984-1987) 1987: Second Research Framework Programme (1987-1991) 1990: Third Research Framework Programme (1990-1994) 1994: Fourth Research Framework Programme (1994-1998) 1998: Fifth Research Framework Programme (1998-2002) 2002: Sixth Research Framework Programme (2002-2006) 2007: Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) 3
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  7 th EUResearch FP basic principles Scientific Excellence Transnational cooperation Public calls, peer review evaluation, competitive selection Cost-sharing Participants own the results Open to international participation 4
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  The 7th EUFramework Programme (2007-2013) Collaborative Research Frontier Research Human Potential Research Capacity 5
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  7 th FrameworkProgramme (2007 – 2013) EURO 53 billion 6
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  Cooperation Programme –Collaborative Research 10 Thematic Priority Areas 1. Health 6050 M€ 2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology 1935 M€ 3. Information and Communication Technologies 9110 M€ 4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and 3500 M€ new Production Technologies 5. Energy 2300 M€ 6. Environment (including Climate Change) 1900 M€ 7. Transport (including Aeronautics) 4180 M€ 8. Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities 610 M€ 9. Space 1430 M€ 10. Security 1350 M€ 7
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  Ideas Programme –Frontier Research The European Research Council – first pan-European funding organization for basic research Investigator driven research /bottom-up approach. No thematic priorities Grants for young and senior individual researchers, of any nationality, and their teams, up to five-years. No consortia, no networks. Grant packages: Starting grant: up to 2.0 mio ( 132 Mio INR)/Advanced grant: up to 3.5 mio (231 mio INR) Promotes high-quality research through competition for funds at European level, also open to researchers from outside Europe Scientific excellence is the only criterion for success European Research Council website: erc.europa.eu 8
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  Calendar for forthcomingERC calls for proposals* Starting Independent Researcher Grants Call for Proposals to be published on 19 July 2011 - ERC Starting Grants: Competition targeted at early-career research leaders, of any age, with 2-12 years of experience after their PhD. Applicants can be of any nationality as long as they are working, or moving to work, mainly, in Europe. Team members can also be located and work in Countries outside Europe. Open to proposals in any field of research (from Social Sciences and Humanities to Life Sciences and Physical Sciences). Call budget : 729.97 Mio Euro (50 bn INR) . Individual grant : up to 2 Mio euros (132 Mio INR) Indicative deadlines : October 2011 (for Physical Sciences/Engineering) and November 2011 (for Life Sciences/Social Sciences and Humanities) * To be officially confirmed when the calls are published 9
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  Marie Curie Actions- Fellowships programme (Programme named after Marie Sklodowska-Curie, double Nobel Prize winners (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911) Life long training and career development: Initial training Intra European Fellowships Networks for Early stage researchers Co-funding of national programmes European Reintegration Grants International dimension Industry dimension Outgoing fellowships Industry-academia partnership and Incoming fellowships pathways International reintegration grants International Staff Exchange Programmes Specific actions Such as: ‘Researchers’ Night’; Marie Curie Awards, ERA-More; networking of NCPs 10
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  Marie Curie Actions– opportunities http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions 5623 opportunities advertised, including 243 Marie Curie vacancies (18 May 2011) 11
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  Marie Curie Actions– Calls for Proposals currently open Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships  Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF  Date of Publication 16 March 2011  Deadline 11 August 2011 at 17:00 Brussels local time  Indicative Budget: 40 M€  For more information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=396 Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships  Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF  Date of Publication 16 March 2011  Deadline 11 August 2011 at 17:00 Brussels local time  Indicative Budget: 40 M€  For more information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=397 12
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  Capacities – ResearchCapacity This part of the FP will enhance research and innovation capacities throughout Europe and ensure its optimal use through: Development of research infrastructures Research for the benefit of SMEs Supporting development of regional research-driven clusters Unlocking research potential in the EU region Bringing science and society closer Activities of targeted international cooperation to support international participation across the whole of FP7 13
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  How to getstarted? Find a call http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7 14