FP7 the National Picture

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FP7 the National Picture

• Dr Imelda Lambkin

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FP7 2007-2013

• European Commission's instrument for supporting
  RD

FP7 has a budget of over 50 billion It covers
everything from ICT and bio through to energy,
environment, space, security etc If you are
looking for research funding there is something
in it for you If you are looking for something
else its there for you too
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Financial supports
FP7 in Ireland first signs of activity
Evidence of a high level of FP7 proposal
preparation activity on the ground We had given
out more financial support in 1 year of FP7 than
in the whole of FP6
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FP7 in Ireland first evidence
eCORDA dataset 54 Calls to Oct 2007
A strong first year (to Oct 2007!) in keeping
with our target of 600m for FP7
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ICT, health and nanotech account for 65.4 of the
funding
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Higher Education remains the primary beneficiary
with 64.75 of the funding
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TCD received most funding, WIT shows IoTs how to
do it
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UL to date

• Some nice successes
• NMP, ICT, Energy, Transport, People, Research for
  the benefit of SMEs
• Range of rejected proposals for follow up
• Especially Health and Social Sciences
• Need to rethink targeting of the ERC
• And whats in a name?
• University of Limerick
• University of Limerick, Materials and Surface
  Science Institute
• University of LImerick
• University of Limerick, Interaction Design Centre
  (IDC)
• University of limerick
• The University of Limerick

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• Funding to industry looks good at 23.9
• access to 144m worth of RD
• most going to SMEs (83)
• few multinational corporations

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How do we look versus other countries?
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Whats going on that I should know about?

• General FP7 training gt700 attendees at 7 courses
• Theme-specific information days gt2200 attendees
  at gt40 events
• Multiple client-specific activities
• Commissioner Potocnik welcomed to Dublin
• Showcasing Technical Excellence 4 high level
  events in Brussels
• Launch of revamped financial supports
• Travel Support - grants up to a maximum of 3,000
  for multiple visits
• Coordination Support - grants up to a maximum of
  25,000
• Feasibility Study for Companies - grants up to a
  maximum of 25,000
• Proactive Marketing of FP7 Ireland locally and
  internationally

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And UL?

• Travel Support
• 29,721
• Main areas - ICT, NMP, Transport, People-Marie
  Curie
• Coordination Support
• 116,522
• Environment, NMP, Energy, People-Marie Curie
• Relatively modest uptake and the majority were
  first-timers

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Expert Evaluators - UL
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But its a bureaucratic minefield, isnt it?

• In FP7 procedures have been simplified

Perception dates from pre-SFI, PRTLI days -
Irelands researchers are much more sophisticated
now FP7 spans everything from the individual
researcher placement to the 100m consortium
big bureaucracy for a big consortium, small for
small There is loads of support available to
help you at proposal preparation stage and
implementation (100 management costs)
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The National Support Network for FP7

• Dedicated national office at heart of a
  distributed network of delegates and full-time
  contact points
• National Experts assigned to all areas

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All feedback and any examples of best practice
you see in other countries very welcome - we are
looking for new ways of working
353-1-727 2665 imelda.lambkin_at_enterprise-ireland.
com http//www.fp7ireland.com
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Routes Into FP7
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Questions for Irish Researchers 1

• Is FP7 a primary or secondary research route?
• My area of research is not a national priority
  area there are no or few local sources of
  funding
• I am well funded locally, am busy managing my
  research programme with increasing demands on
  me to leverage my organisation recognises
  research income as success, my primary research
  funder is impressed
• I have got to stand up and be counted I need
  visibility on the world stage
• Does FP7 fit with your national research
  strategy?
• Where does it fit with PRTLI targets? Capacity
  building? Where does it fit with SFI targets?
  People? Where does it fit in your EI targets?
  Commercialisation?
• Is it adding on e.g. allowing you to investigate
  an extra-application area or e.g. bringing in the
  people who will write your next grant applications

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Questions for Irish Researchers 2

• FP7 opportunities depend on career stage/maturity
  what stage are you at?
• Coordinator Senior principal investigator
  Principal investigator for the first time
  Project participant Fellowship/placement
• Are you mobile? Inbound or outbound?
• FP7 opportunities are available to your parent
  organisationand to your research funding
  organisation do you need them to apply for
  funding to facilitate your activities?
• Resource provision infrastructure and
  equipment Access to international
  infrastructures Service provision to industry
  Research (and ST) policy best practice
  Dissemination/outreach