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CSICSpanish National Research Council

www.csic.es

A Glance to International Funding Instruments: Funding Opportunities in the European Union

Monica Martin-LanuzaEuropean Communities Unit, CSIC

February 2009

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Table of contentsTable of contents

1. A brief introduction to the CSIC2. European funding policy: a general overview3. FP7- Seventh Framework Programme4. CIP- Competitiveness and Innovation FP5. COST6. SAFER INTERNET PLUS7. EUREKA8. EuroSTARS

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1. A brief introduction to the CSIC1. A brief introduction to the CSIC

1.1. National Research Council

The CSIC (a State Agency) is the Spanish National Research Council and Spain's largest and most important public research organization. With 126 centres and 145 associated units, it is present in all of Spain's Autonomous Regions.

The CSIC’s mission is to promote, coordinate, develop, and disseminate multidisciplinary scientific and technological research in order to contribute to economic, social, and cultural development and the progress of knowledge. Furthermore, it aims to train research personnel and provide advice to public and private institutions on subjects within its areas of expertise

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1.1. National Research Council

CSIC is subdivided into 8 technological areas:


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Food Sciencesand Technology

Food Sciencesand Technology

MaterialsSciences andTechnology

MaterialsSciences andTechnology

Biology andBiomedicine

Biology andBiomedicine

Humanities and SocialSciences

Humanities and SocialSciences

AgriculturalSciences

AgriculturalSciences

ChemicalSciences and Technology

ChemicalSciences and Technology

PhysicalSciences and Technology

PhysicalSciences and Technology

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

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Polar Antarctic Base Juan Carlos I

Vessel for PolarOceanographic Research“Hespérides”

Doñana Biological Reservation

Royal Botanical Garden

Some of CSIC’s large infrastructure

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128 Research Institutes

• 3295 Permanent Researchers

• 1527 Postdoctoral Researchers

• 2780 Predoctoral Fellows

• 3695 Technicians

• 2069 Support personnel

13366 Total Human Resources

899 M€ devoted to research

• 603 M€ from MICINN

• 242 M€ from public sources

• 54 M€ from private sector

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1.2. Participation in FP6- FP7

•It is the first Spanish entity in participation and the fourth at European level:

FP6: 422 projects and 101.571.422€ of EC fundingFP7: 126 project and more than 24.106.328€ of EC funding (last updated in September 2008)


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1.2. Participation in FP6- FP7

•FP7 participation by number of projects and financial schemes

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1.2. Participation in FP7

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1.2. Participation in FP7

•FP7 proposals submitted: 381 applications


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Cooperation

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Capacities

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People

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2. European Funding Policy:

A general overview


A general overview


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A general overview


A general overview


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PRECOMPETITVE STAGECE MONITORING

CENTRAL FUNDINGPROPIERTY OF THE RESULTS:

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PRECOMPETITVE STAGECE MONITORING

CENTRAL FUNDINGPROPIERTY OF THE RESULTS:

PARTNERS AND EU

MARKET IMPLEMETATION STAGECOMMERCIAL AGREEMENTSNATIONAL AND EC FUNDING

PROPIERTY OF THE RESULTS: PARTNERS AND EU

MARKET IMPLEMETATION STAGECOMMERCIAL AGREEMENTSNATIONAL AND EC FUNDING

PROPIERTY OF THE RESULTS: PARTNERS AND EU


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3. FP7- SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME3. FP7- SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME


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3.1. What is FP7?

•The FP main financial tool through which the EU supports research and development activities covering almost all scientific disciplines.

•What may be financed? Frontier of knowledge, technologic development, demonstration activities, innovation activities, improvement of European infrastructures of research, formation of research; almost anything remotely related with science.

•Universities, big companies, SME, public administration, (individual) researchers, (research) institutions, non-European-countries scientists, etc.


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3.2. The main objectives• Knowledge lies at the heart of the European Union's Lisbon

Strategy to become the "most dynamic competitive knowledge-based economy in the world". The 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation - is a core factor in European efforts to meet the ambitious Lisbon goals. Numerous programmes, initiatives and support measures are carried out at EU level in support of knowledge.

• Framework programmes' (FPs) have been the main financial tools through which the European Union supports research and development activities covering almost all scientific disciplines. FPs are proposed by the European Commission and adopted by Council and the European Parliament following a co-decision procedure. FPs have been implemented since 1984 and cover a period of five years with the last year of one FP and the first year of the following FP

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• The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) bundles all research-related EU initiatives together under a common roof playing a crucial role in reaching the goals of growth, competitiveness and employment; along with a new Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), Education and Training programmes, and Structural and Cohesion Funds for regional convergence and competitiveness. It is also a key pillar for the European Research Area (ERA).

• The amended FP7 proposals from the European Commission, following the budget agreement between the European Council and European Parliament amount to a total of EUR 50,521 million, partitioned among the specific programmes as follows: Cooperation EUR 32,413 million , Ideas EUR 7,510 million , People EUR 4,750 million , Capacities EUR 4,097 million , JRC (non-nuclear) EUR 1,751 million, Euratom (to

2011) EUR 2,751 million.


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3.3. AIMS

1. To strengthen the scientific and technological base of European industry

2. To encourage its international competitiveness, while promoting research that supports EU policies.

The broad objectives of FP7 have been grouped into four categories: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. For each type of objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main areas of EU research policy. All specific programmes work together to promote and encourage the creation of European poles of (scientific) excellence.


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3.4. Financial Support

FP7 aims to increase the investment on the scientific research up to 3% of European GDP, so that Europe has most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy.

Basic Research 100%

R+D activities50%75%

Demonstration 50%

FormationDevelopment

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3.5. CO-FINANCING

The basic principle of funding in FP7 is co-financing. TheCommission does not “purchase” research services by placingcontracts and paying a price, rather, it gives grants to projects, thus contributing a certain percentage to the overall costs.

% maximum reimbursement rates to elegible costs:

50% research and technological development activities exceptnon-profit public bodies, SMEs, research organisations, highereducation establishments up to 75%.

50% for demonstration

100% in activities such as consortium management,networking, training, coordination, dissemination, etc.


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3.6. STRUCTURE

The broad objectives of FP7 have been grouped into four categories: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. For each type of objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main areas of EU research policy. All specific programmes work together to promote and encourage the creation of European poles of (scientific) excellence. The non-nuclear research activities of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) are grouped under a specific programme with individual budget allocation.

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3.7.1. STRUCTURE: COOPERATION

The specific programme on 'Cooperation' supports all types of research activities carried out by different research bodies in trans-national cooperation and aims to gain or consolidate leadership in key scientific and technology areas. FP7 allocates EUR 32 413 million to the Cooperation programme. The budget will be devoted to supporting cooperation between universities, industry, research centres and public authorities throughout the EU and beyond.

The Cooperation programme is sub-divided into ten distinct themes. Each theme is operationally autonomous but aims to maintain coherence within the Cooperation Programme and allowing for joint activities cutting across different themes, through, for example, joint calls.


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3.7.1. STRUCTURE: COOPERATION

• Health• Food Agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology• Information and communication technologies• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new

production technologies• Energy • Environmental (including climate change)• Transport (including aeronautics) • Socio-economic sciences and the humanities• Space• Security


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3.7.2. STRUCTURE: IDEASInvestigator-driven ‘frontier research’, within the framework of activities commonly understood as ‘basic research’, is a key driver of wealth and social progress, as it opens new opportunities for scientific and technological advance, and is instrumental in producing new knowledge leading to future applications and markets.

The objective of the specific programme ‘Ideas’ is to reinforce excellence, dynamism and creativity in European research and improve the attractiveness of Europe for the best researchers from both European and third countries, as well as for industrial research investment, by providing a Europe-wide competitive funding structure, in addition to and not replacing national funding, for ‘frontier research’ executed by individual teams. Communication and dissemination of research results is an important aspect of this programme.


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3.7.3. STRUCTURE: PEOPLE In the Seventh Framework Programme, the 'Marie Curie Actions' have been regrouped and reinforced in the 'People' Specific Programme. Entirely dedicated to human resources in research, this Specific Programme has a significant overall budget of more than € 4,7 billion over a seven year period until 2013, which represents a 50% average annual increase over FP6.

The 'People' Specific Programme acknowledges that one of the main competitive edges in science and technology is the quantity and quality of its human resources. To support the further development and consolidation of the European Research Area, this Specific Programme's overall strategic objective is to make Europe more attractive for the best researchers.

The 'People' Specific Programme will be implemented through actions under five headings:Initial training of researchers to improve mostly young researchers, Life-long training and career development, Industry-academia pathways and partnerships, International dimension and Specific actions.


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3.7.4. STRUCTURE: CAPACITIES

The Commission’s proposals for the FP7 Capacities programme aim to enhance research and innovation capacities throughout Europe and ensure their optimal use. The Capacities programme is provided with a budget of EUR 4 097 million to operate in seven broad areas:

Research infrastructures Research for the benefit of SMEsRegions of knowledge and support for regional research-driven clusters Research potential of Convergence Regions Science in society Support to the coherent development of research policies International cooperation


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3.7.5. STRUCTURE: EURATOM

Under the Euratom Treaty, the European Commission will continue to support civil nuclear research, through a separate FP7 with duration five years (2007-2011). The amended proposals for FP7 Euratom are organised in two specific programmes corresponding to the indirect actions on fusion energy research and nuclear fission and radiation protection, and the direct research activities by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).

For more information regarding the specific programes and calls please visit: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm


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3.8. BUDGET BREAKDOWN


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4.1 Highlights

The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises. With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as its main target, the programme will support innovation activities (including eco-innovation), provide better access to finance and deliver business support services in the regions. It will encourage a better take-up and use of information and communications technologies (ICT) and help to develop the information society. It will also promote the increased use of renewable energies and energy efficiency.


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4.1. PROGRAMMES1. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP)

The EIP is one of the specific programmes under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). With this programme, the European Commission seeks to support innovation and SMEs in the EU

EIP focuses in particular on the following objectives:

• Facilitate access to finance for the start-up and growth of SMEs and encourage investment in innovation activities.

• Create an environment favourable to SME cooperation, particularly in the field of cross-border cooperation.

• Promote all forms of innovation in enterprises.


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4.1. PROGRAMMES1. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP)

• Support eco-innovation.

• Promote an entrepreneurship and innovation culture.

• Promote enterprise and innovation-related economic and administrative reform.

EIP is based on different finance instruments and actions.


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2: Information Communication Technologies Policy support Programme (ICT PSP).

The ICT Policy Support Programme (or ICT PSP) aims at stimulating innovation and competitiveness through the wider uptake and best use of ICT by citizens, governments and businesses.

For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm

3: Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE)

Promotes : •Energy efficiency & rational use of resources (SAVE)•New & renewable energy sources (ALTENER)•Energy efficiency and new and renewable energy sources in transport (STEER)

IEE is based on two instruments:–Promotion and dissemination projects –Market Replication Projects


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4.2. BUDGETFrom 2007 to 2013 there is a budget allocation of €3.621 millions.

60 % of the global budget (€2 170 millions) is allocated to EIP, of which €430 millions are dedicated to eco-innovation. 20 % (€730 millions) of the global budget is allocated to ICT-PSP, and other 20 % (€730 millions) to IEE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CIP:

http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/cip/docs/070705_cippresentation.pdf


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5. COST5. COST


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5. COST5. COST

Founded in 1971, COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research, allowing the co-ordination of nationally funded research on a European level. COST Actions cover basic and pre-competitive research as well as activities of public utility

COST mission is to strengthen Europe in scientific and technical research through the support of European cooperation and interaction between European Researchers. It also aims to maximise European Synergy and added value in non-competitive and pre-normative research. COST has 34 member countries and enables scientists to collaborate in a wide spectrum of activities grouped under nine key scientific Domains.

Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences Food and Agriculture Forests, their Products and Services Materials, Physical and Nanosciences Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies Earth System Science and Environmental Management Information and Communication Technologies Transport and Urban Development Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health


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5. COST5. COST

5.1. COST ACTIONS The member countries participate on a "à la carte" principle, in that only

countries interested in the Action participate. Activities are launched following a "bottom-up" approach, meaning that the initiative of launching a COST Action comes from the European researchers themselves.

COST funding covers the coordination costs associated with organising and attending meetings, workshops and conferences; short-term scientific missions as well as publications and other dissemination activities. The research activities themselves (staff, infrastructure etc.) are supported through national funds and are not supported by COST

¿WHO CAN TAKE PART?

Researchers from Research Centres and companies that belong to a country member of COST and are developing a funded project.


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5. COST5. COST

HOW DOES ACOST ACTION START

Any research from a COST member country can be a COST ACTION. To be a COST ACTION there must be an interest from other scientist from other countries to take part in the project (at least from different 5 countries). Interested parties should write down a preliminary document to submit to COST Secretary. The proposal is evaluated by the Technical Committee of the thematic area, if it is positive the proposal will be submitted to the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) for the final approval.

COST member countries are not obliged to be part of all approved COST Actions. For each Action, the member countries express their intention to embrace the Action through the signing of “Memorandum of Understanding“. In addition, this document contains a full description of the characteristics of the Action.


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5. COST5. COST

START OF AN ACTIONCOST Countries that wish to participate in an Action should communicate the names of up to 2 nominated representatives for the Management Committee (MC) of the Action via on-line.

MC is responsible for the scientific planning of the action, implementation and supervision .

COST FUNDING

The funds for COST provided by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007-2013) are EUR 210 million with the possibility of an additional EUR 40 million depending on a positive mid-term evaluation in 2010. COST provides financial support for cooperation efforts of scientific groups across Europe and the coordination of these research networks called “Actions”. Funds will cover the costs of networking activities such as meetings, conferences, workshops, short term scientific exchanges and dissemination activities.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONhttp://cost.cordis.lu/src/home.cfmhttp://www.cost.esf.org/


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6. SAFER INTERNET PLUS6. SAFER INTERNET PLUS


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On 27 February 2008 the Commission adopted a proposal for a new Safer Internet programme. Safer Internet 2009-2013 builds upon the successful Safer Internet plus programme started in 2005 and will have a budget of €55 million. Encompassing recent communications services from the web 2.0, such as social networking, the new programme will fight not only illegal content but also harmful conduct such as grooming and bullying. A new action will aim to build up the knowledge base.

LINES OF ACTUATION

Reducing illegal content and tackling harmful conduct online

Promoting a safer online environment

Ensuring public awareness

Establishing a knowledge base.

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WHO CAN TAKE PART?

1.Participation in the Programme shall be open to legal entities established in the Member States.

2. The Programme shall be further open to the participation of:

(a)legal entities established in European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement;

(b) legal entities established in accession countries and candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Community programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements and Association Council Decisions;

(c) legal entities established in countries of the Western Balkans and the European neighborhood, in accordance with the provisions to be determined with those countries following the establishment of Framework Agreements concerning their participation in Community programmes;

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(d) legal entities established in a third country being a party to an international agreement with the Community, under the terms or on the basis of which it makes a financial contribution to the Programme;

CALL FOR EXPERTS

The call for independent experts is opened till 30th June 2009.

MORE INFORMATION

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm

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7. EUREKA7. EUREKA


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EUREKA is a pan-European network for market-oriented, industrial R&D. Created as an intergovernmental Initiative in 1985, EUREKA aims to enhance European competitiveness through its support to businesses, research centres and universities who carry out pan-European projects to develop innovative products, processes and services.The internationally recognised EUREKA label adds value to a project and gives participants a competitive edge in their dealings with financial, technical and commercial partners.The EUREKA Clusters play a key role in building European competitiveness, driving European standards and the interoperability of products in a wide range of sectors. The result is a clear demonstration of the strength of pan-European teamwork in the European Research Area.The EUREKA Umbrellas are thematic networks which focus on a specific technology area or business sector. The main goal of an Umbrella is to facilitate the generation of EUREKA projects in its own target area.

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Characteristics Whole year open call

Projects Projects are industry-driven, from the ‘bottom up’

Thematic areas There are no thematic lines, nevertheless it is a must an innovative charcter. In addition, Eureka supports the following technological areas: Electronics, It & Telecomms Technology, Industrial Manufacturing, Material & Transport, Other Industrial Technologies, Energy Technology , Chemistry, Physical & Exact Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agriculture & Marine Resources, Agrofood Technology, Measurements & Standards, Technology for protecting humankind & the environment .

Funding Eureka label is an excellency label. Funding is national.

Consortium At least two companies or research centres from other Eureka country.

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EUREKA INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

EUREKA CLUSTER PROJECTS EUREKA ‘Clusters’ are long-term, strategically significant industrial initiatives. They usually have a large number of participants, and aim to develop generic technologies of key importance for European competitiveness, primarily in ICT and, more recently, in energy and biotechnology.

Clusters bring together large companies – very often competitors – along with SMEs, research institutes and universities, sharing both the risk and benefits of innovation. They focus on developing and commercially exploiting new technologies. Their goal? To ensure that Europe retains its leading position in the world market.

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Initiated by industry in close collaboration with national funding authorities, each Cluster has a technological ‘roadmap’ defining the most important strategic domains. Specific goals are achieved through scores of individual projects. A key asset of EUREKA is its flexibility: roadmaps and projects are continuously adapted in response to the rapidly changing technological environment and market demands.

Clusters aim to exploit the technologies developed through existing national and European programmes and play an important role in defining European standards and interoperability.

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EUREKA CLUSTER PROJECTSCATRENE: The recent EUREKA programme CATRENE (Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics) will result in a Technological Leadership for a competitive European ICT industry.Web site: www.catrene.org

EURIPIDES: EURIPIDES is a collaborative industrial R&D programme promoting smart systems and their relevant technologies. The strategy is to promote the development of new products, processes and services using or enabling the use of integrated smart systems based on micro-technology.Web site: www.euripides-eureka.eu

ITEA2: ITEA 2 stimulates and supports projects that will give European industry a leading edge in the area of SiS (in which software represents a significant segment in system functionality, system development cost & risk, system development time).Web site: www.itea2.org

MEDEA+: MEDEA+ is the new industry-initiated pan-European Programme for advanced co-operative Research and Development in Microelectronics.Web site: wwwmedeaplus.org

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EUREKA UMBRELLAUmbrellas are thematic networks within the EUREKA framework which focus on a specific technology area or business sector. The main goal of an umbrella is to facilitate the generation of EUREKA projects in its own target area.

Umbrella activities are coordinated and implemented by a working group consisting of EUREKA representatives and industrial experts. The working group meets on a regular basis.

ECONTEC: Building on the achievements of the two Umbrellas MULTIMEDIA (1996-2005) and EUROLEARN (2002-2005), the ECONTEC Umbrella focuses on ECONTENT Technologies, i.e. on facilitating a smooth interaction and active collaboration between the two main components of the digital media value chain: the digital content users and industries (content owners, aggregators) and the infrastructure (devices, systems, networks) suppliers.Web site:www.contec.org

EUREKA TOURISM: EUREKA TOURISM is the continuation of the former EUROTOURISM Umbrella (E! 2527), running from 2001 to 2004. Web site:www.eurekatourism.eu

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EUROSTARS

Eureka's Eurostars Programme is the first European funding and support programme to be specifically dedicated to SMEs. Eurostars will stimulate them to lead international collaborative research and innovation projects by easing access to support and funding.

A Eurostars project is a European research and development project. It can address any technological area, but must have a civilian purpose and be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service. A Eurostars project is collaborative, meaning it must involve at least two participants (legal entities) from two different Eurostars participating countries. In addition, the main participant must be a research-performing SME from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

A Eurostars project should be market-driven: it must have a maximum duration of three years, and within two years of project completion, the product of the research should be ready for launch onto the market.

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The budget for the programmes EUREKA – EUROSTARS is €800 millions for six years..

Eurostars projects will be funded primarily through national research schemes. The amount of funding and costs eligible for funding will therefore vary between member countries.

The Eurostars Programme addresses a niche market of research and innovation-performing businesses that fulfill the EU-adopted definition of an SME, are based in a Eurostars participating country and that, in addition, invest 10% or more of full-time equivalent or annual turnover in research activities

For more information: http://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/tiles/main.html

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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Thanks for your attention

Monica Martin-LanuzaCSICSerrano 11728006 Madrid, [email protected]

Source of information: CORDIS, CIP, COST, EUREKA, EUROSTARS, CSIC

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