What’s new in FP7 ?
Main new elements compared to FP6:
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Annual budget from EUR 5 billion ►7 billion
(mostly less in beginning years, more at the end)
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Duration extended to seven years (2007 – 2013)
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Basic research (~ EUR 1.5 billion per year)
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New infrastructures possible
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Simplification of procedures planned
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No additional cost model anymore
FP7 2007 - 2013
Specific Programmes
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Human Potential
Capacities – Research Capacity
+
JRC (non-nuclear)
JRC (nuclear)
Euratom
Cooperation – Collaborative research
9 Thematic Priorities
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Health
Food, agriculture 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
Security and space
+ Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection
Ideas – Frontier Research
 Frontier research
 Support to individual teams, to promote excellence
through Europe-wide competition
 Dedicated implementation structure (Executive
Agency)
 Independent scientific governance (Scientific Council)
 Simplified grant mechanism
ERC Scientific Council
 Independent; respected personalities, reflecting the
full scope of European research
 Responsible for scientific strategy, oversight and
guarantee of quality in scientific decision-making
 Prior to FP7 decision, would act as advisory body in
the development of the “Ideas” programme
People – Human Potential
Initial training of researchers
Marie Curie Networks
Life-long training and career development
Individual Fellowships
Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes
Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
Industry-Academia Scheme
International dimension
Outgoing International Fellowships; Incoming International Fellowships
International Cooperation Scheme; Reintegration grants
Specific actions
Excellence awards
Capacities – Research Capacity
1. Research Infrastructures
Support to existing research infrastructures:
Transnational Access
Integrating activities
Research e-infrastructures
Support to new research infrastructures:
Construction of new research infrastructures and
major updates of existing ones
Design studies
FP7 budget
(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)
Euratom
4061
JRC
1751
Cooperation
32292
Capacities
4291
People
4727
Ideas
7460
FP7 Timetable
6 April 2005
Commission’s proposal
September 2005
Specific programmes’ proposal
January to June 2006
Common position and adoption by
Council
First reading, adoption of both
proposals by EP, amendments
Revised Commission proposals
June 2006
July 2006
Until December 2006
December 2006
2 further readings and approval of
FP7 by EP and Council
Adoption of Work Programmes
January 2006 ?
First calls for proposals
December 2006 ?
Launch Conference
Finally settled in June 2006: the Financial Perspectives
(2007-2013)
Information
EU research: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research
Seventh Framework Programme:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm
www.hyperion.ie/fp7websites.htm
Information on research programmes and projects:
http://www.cordis.lu
RTD info magazine:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/
Information requests:
[email protected]