New and traditional instruments in FP6

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New and traditional instruments in FP6

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Bucharest, 2nd-3rd of September 2004
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Agenda

• General participation rules
• Integrated Project (IP)
• Network of Excellence (NoE)
• Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP)
• Coordination Action (CA)
• Specific Support Action (SSA)

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General participation rules

• Co-funding

• The European Commission shares the risks and
  costs of your research activities the percentage
  of co-funding depends on the type of activity and
  the instrument chosen.

• Trans-nationality

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GPRTrans-nationality

• Research projects shall be submitted by a
  consortium consisting of
• At least 3 different independent legal entities
  (public, private, non profit organizations)
• From 3 different Member States or Associated
  States, of which at least 2 shall be Member
  States or Associated Candidate Countries.

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GPRTrans-nationality

• Member States

• Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech
  Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
  Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
  Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The
  Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic,
  Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
• Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey
• Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway,
  Switzerland, Iceland

• Associated Candidate Countries

• Associated Countries

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GPRTrans-nationality

• What about third countries?
• Participation Over and above the minimum number
  of participants any legal entity established in a
  third country may participate in RTD activities
  without EU funds.
• Exception
• Participant from third Countries may receive a
  Community financial contribution if provision is
  made for this under an RTD activity or if it is
  essential for carrying out the indirect action.

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GPRTrans-nationality
What about INCO countries?

• Participation INCO target countries can
  participate with EU funds within the limits of
  the budget allocated for them (285M for all the
  7th priorities)

Which are the INCO Country groups?
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GPRTrans-nationality

• Developing Countries African , Caribbean,
  Pacific Countries, Asia and Latin America
• Western Balkan Countries (exCroatia, Albania
  etc)
• Mediterranean Partner Countries
• Russia and the Other New Independent States
• The complete list is available at
  http//www.cordis.lu/fp6/inco.htm

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GPRTrans-nationality

• What about international organizations?
• International European interest organization
  Member States
• Other international organization
• ? Above the minimum number of participants and
  without EU funds,
• ? Participation with funds if provision is
  made for this under an RTD activity or if it is
  essential for carrying out the indirect action.

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Summarising

• Minimum requirements
• 3 bodies from Member, Candidate or Associated
  States (of which at least 2 from MS,CS)
• Enlarged consortium
• Other bodies from Member, Candidate or
  Associated Countries (with funds)
• INCO Countries (with funds)
• Third Countries and international organizations
  (without funds)

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Instruments

• New instruments
• Integrated Project (IP)
• Network of Excellence (NoE)
• Traditional instruments
• Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP)
• Coordination Action (CA)
• Specific Support Action (SSA)

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Integrated Project (1)

• Objectives
• increasing Europe's competitiveness
• addressing major needs of society
• Expected results
• new products and processes, problem solving,
  applicable knowledge
• Activities research, demonstration,
  dissemination, training
• and management activities
• Consortium minimum 3 partners from 3 different
  MS or AS, of which 2 must be MS or ACC.

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Integrated Project (2)
International
Ethical, legal and social aspects
Technological transfer and exploitation of the
results
Training
RTD 4
RTD 5
Management
RTD 1
RTD 3
RTD 2
Demonstration
Clear defined research objectives
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Integrated Project (3)
Autonomy Implementation plan with detailed plan
for the coming 18 months
Evaluation evaluation of the written proposal
hearing of applicants
Financial regime grant to the budget-
contribution to actual costs needed with autonomy
to distribute grant between partners. -
Management costs funded 100 - Costs certified
by independent auditor
Flexibility option for adding new partners
through competitive calls
Responsibility joint responsibility for
technical implementation as well as for financial
liability
IPR regime simplified and more flexible (same
for all instruments)
Duration 3 to 5 years
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Network of excellence

• Objectives
• To strengthen ST excellence on a particular
  research topic.
• To overcome the fragmentation of EU research by
• networking together the critical mass of
  resources
• networking the expertise needed to provide
  European leadership
• NoE will also have a mandate to spread excellence
  beyond the boundaries of its partnership
• Expected results
• Creation of virtual excellence centres in Europe
• Generate progressive and long lasting integration
  
• through a joint programme of activities

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Network of excellence (2)

• Activities
• Co-ordinated programming and adaptation of the
  participants activities in research,
• Joint use of research infrastructures, and
  adaptation of the existing facilities with a view
  to their shared use,
• Exchanges of personnel, opening of positions to
  researchers from other members of the network,

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Network of excellence (3)

• Staff mobility,
• Integrated management of knowledge and
  intellectual property,
• Reinforcement of electronic information and
  communication networks to support interactive,
• Management of the network.
• Consortium min. 3 partners from 3 different MS
  or AS, of which 2 must be MS or ACC.

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Network of excellence (4)
Virtual European network based on a Joint
Programme of Activities
Clear defined objectives of the JPA for the whole
duration of the project
Detailed description of the JPA for the first 18
month
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Network of excellence (5)
Autonomy Joint Programme of Activities with
detailed plan for the coming 18 months
Evaluation evaluation of written proposal
hearing of applicants
Financial regime fixed grant for integration
based on (number of researchers) x (per capita
grant) x (years) with autonomy to distribute the
grant between partners. At least one financial
audit within the auditable period.
Flexibility options for adding new partners
Responsibility joint and several responsibility
for technical implementation as well as for
financial liability
IPR regime simplified and more flexible (same
for all instruments)
Duration 5 years or more
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Network of excellence (5)
In addition to the amount calculated on the base
of the table, an additional amount of 4000 per
year (up to a maximum of 10 of the grant for
researchers) will be granted for each registered
doctoral student in the network.
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Specific Targeted Research Projects

• Objectives
• European competitiveness/ needs of society /
  community policies
• Expected results
• Knowledge or improvement of existing products,
  services or processes
• Activities research, demonstration and
  management
• Consortium min. 3 partners from 3 different MS
  or AS, of which 2 must be MS or ACC.

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Specific Targeted Research Projects (2)
Duration typically between 2 and 3 years
Autonomy NO Detailed plan for the whole project
is requested
Evaluation evaluation of written proposal
Flexibility NO No possibility for adding new
partners during the lifetime of the project
Financial regime grant to the budget-
contribution to actual costs needed - Management
costs funded 100 - Costs certified by
independent auditor
Responsibility joint and several responsibility
for technical implementation as well as for
financial liability
IPR regime simplified and more flexible (same
for all instruments)
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Coordination Action

• Objectives
• Supporting and promoting the networking and
  coordination of research and innovation operators
• Activities
• Organization of conferences, meetings,
  performance of studies, exchange of personnel,
  exchange and dissemination of good practices,
  setting up common information system and expert
  groups
• Consortium min. 3 partners from 3 different MS
  or AS, of which 2 must be MS or ACC.

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Coordination Action (2)
Autonomy NO Detailed plan for the whole project
is requested
Duration 2/3 years
Evaluation evaluation of written proposal
Flexibility NO No possibility for adding new
partners during the lifetime of the project
Financial regime grant to the budget-up to
100 of actual costs
Responsibility joint and several responsibility
for technical implementation as well as for
financial liability
IPR regime simplified and more flexible (same
for all instruments)
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Specific Support Action

• Objectives
• Supporting the implementation of FP6,
• Helping the preparation of future framework
  programme
• Stimulating,encouraging and facilitating the
  participation of SME, small research teams,newly
  developed and remote research centres,
  organization from Candidate countries
• Activities
• Conferences, seminars, studies and analysis,
  working and expert groups, operational support
  and dissemination, information and communication
  (or a combination of these as appropriate)

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Specific Support Action (2)
Consortium either a single or a larger number of
participants
Duration from some months to 2/3 years
Autonomy NO Detailed plan for the whole project
Evaluation evaluation of written proposal
Flexibility NO No possibility for adding new
partners during the lifetime of the project
Financial regime grant to the budget-up to
100 for support and management action
Responsibility joint and several responsibility
for technical implementation as well as for
financial liability
IPR regime simplified and more flexible (same
for all instruments)
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• Thank you for your attention!
• Anca Nicolescu
• Agency for the promotion of European research
• Rome, Italy
• nicolescu_at_apre.it