The 7th EU Framework The 7th EU Framework Programme for Research & Programme for Research & Technological Development Technological Development

(2007-2013)(2007-2013)andand

International Scientific International Scientific CooperationCooperation

Richard BURGERRichard BURGERScience CounsellorScience Counsellor

Delegation of the European Commission to RussiaDelegation of the European Commission to Russia

April 2010April 2010

LisbonLisbon Strategy & Europe 2020 StrategyStrategy & Europe 2020 Strategy

S&T contribute to the Lisbon objectives (2000):

• economic growth, jobs & knowledge-based economy

• social challenges: fight poverty, improve human health, boost quality of life

• environmental protection

S&T is a priority of Europe 2020: •Smart growth: knowledge-based economy & innovation•Sustainable growth: more efficient, greener & competitive economy•Inclusive growth: high-employment for social & territorial cohesion

3% of the EU’s GDP should be invested in R&D (!)

European R&D Framework European R&D Framework Programmes (FPs)Programmes (FPs)

=> Largest publicly funded competitive R&D programme worldwide (annual budget €7,2bln)

=> Basic rule of trans-national collaboration=> Thematic programmes in all technology areas=> Special programmes for researcher mobility, research

infrastructure, SMEs, capacity building=> A defined budget for a defined number of years and a

set of priorities for scientific research=> A set of strategies and tools to implement them

FP is the financial instrument for the EU research strategy

1984: First Framework Programme (1984-1987)

1987: Second Framework Programme (1987-1991)

1990: Third Framework Programme (1990-1994)

1994: Fourth Framework Programme (1994-1998)

1998: Fifth Framework Programme (1998-2002)

2002: Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)

2007: Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013)

EU Framework Programmes: EU Framework Programmes: The story so far...The story so far...

Decision no 1982/2006/ec of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18/12/2006 on the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development & Demonstration Activities (2007-2013)

General architecture of FP7General architecture of FP7 Opportunities for international Opportunities for international scientific cooperation in FP7scientific cooperation in FP7

International Cooperation in FP7International Cooperation in FP7

Objectives:• Support competitiveness of EU industry

through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields of science

• Address specific problems facing third countries on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit

• Use S&T cooperation to reinforce the European Community’s external relations and other relevant policy

FP7 – “Specific Programmes”FP7 – “Specific Programmes”

Cooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human Potential

JRC (nuclear)

Ideas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear)

Euratom

+

FP7: main elementsFP7: main elements

Budget € 53 billion (2007–2013) Collaborative research € 34 billion (Cooperation) Frontier research European Research Council € 7.5 billion (Ideas) Human potential; mobility € 4.8 billion (People) Research Infrastructures & for SMEs benefit € 4.3 billion (Capacities) Joint Research Centre € 1.7 billion Nuclear fusion, nuclear fission and radiation protection € 2.7 billion

(Euratom)

Reminder:The European Commission currently manages about 5-10% of total public spending in R&D in the European Union

The European Union currently invests about 1.9% of GDP in research

10 Thematic Priorities1. Health (€ 6 billion)2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology (€ 2 billion)3. Information and communication technologies (€ 9 billion)4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production

technologies (€ 3.5 billion)5. Energy (€ 2.3 billion)6. Environment (including climate change) (€ 1.9 billion)7. Transport (including aeronautics) (€ 4.2 billion)8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities (€ 0.6 billion)9. Space (€ 1.4 billion)10. Security (€ 1.3 billion)

Cooperation – Collaborative research

FP7 (2007 - 2013)FP7 (2007 - 2013)

+ Euratom FP7 (2007-2011): fusion energy research, nuclear fission & radiation protection (€ 2.7 billion)

FP7 Cooperation programme:FP7 Cooperation programme: thematic areas (€ million) thematic areas (€ million)

FP7 “Cooperation”FP7 “Cooperation”

Financial Instruments (the most common):Financial Instruments (the most common):

1. Collaborative Projects: Research projects by international consortia that vary in size and scope

2. Coordination Actions & Support Actions: Networking, exchanges, studies, conferences, etc.

3. Networks of Excellence: Joint programmes for long-term cooperation and commitment to integrate resources

FP7 Collaborative Projects (CP)FP7 Collaborative Projects (CP)

• Purpose: research projects, developing new knowledge, new technology, products, including scientific coordination and/or demonstration activities or common resources for research

• Size & resources: the number of participants and volume of resources should be compatible with overall objective and manageability

• Indicative average duration: 24-60 months• Activities: Research, Demonstration, Management of the

consortium, other activities (dissemination, training)

FP7 “Cooperation”: FP7 “Cooperation”: Collaborative Collaborative research / International co-operationresearch / International co-operation

““Third Countries”:Third Countries”:

Industrialised countries FP7-associated countries and EU-candidate countries

(Turkey, Switzerland, Norway etc.) International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC):

ACP, Asia, Eastern European & Central Asian countries (including Russia), Latin America, Mediterranean partner countries, Western Balkan countries

FP7 “Cooperation”:FP7 “Cooperation”: Collaborative Collaborative research / International co-operationresearch / International co-operation

Two ways for 3rd countries to participate:

Opening of all FP7 themes to 3rd countries, including to Russia

Specific international cooperation actions within each theme

1. “Opening” of all activities The minimum number of participants shall be 3 independent legal

entities established in three different EU Member States or Associated Countries

2. Specific international co-operation actions (special rule)The minimum number of participants shall be 4 independent legal entities of

which:– at least 2 are established in two different EU Member States or Associated

countries and – at least 2 are established in International Cooperation Partner Country (Russia)

coming from 2 different regions

Collaborative research / International co-operationRULES OF PARTICIPATION

Third Countries as COMPULSORY partners

Third Countries as ADDITIONAL partners

FP7 “Cooperation”FP7 “Cooperation”

FP7 “Cooperation” –FP7 “Cooperation” –Collaborative researchCollaborative research

1. Opening of FP7 themes to third countries1. Opening of FP7 themes to third countries

Minimum 3 different EU member states (MS) or FP7-associated countries (AC)

Beyond this minimum, all 3rd countries can participate

ICPC, including Russia, will be funded Industrialised countries funded only if

indispensable for the project

FP7 “Cooperation” –FP7 “Cooperation” –Collaborative researchCollaborative research

2. Specific international cooperation actions2. Specific international cooperation actions

Calls for proposals dedicated to ICPC in each theme

Minimum 4 participants from different countries: 2 ICPC + 2 MS or AC

ICPC participants, including Russia, will generally be funded

Call

EvaluationNegotiation

Implementation Proposal

Exploitation /Dissemination

FP7 Project Life CycleFP7 Project Life Cycle

FP7 Evaluation criteriaFP7 Evaluation criteria

FP7 Specific programmes and work programmes specify principles & criteria for evaluation:

• S&T quality (on the topics addressed by the call)• Implementation (management structure, consortium, resources)• Impact (as specified in the work programmes)

Evaluation by independent experts

Access rights to Background

Access rights to Foreground

For carrying out

the project

Yes, if a participant needs them for carrying out his own work under the project

Royalty-free, unless otherwise agreed before

acceding to the grant agreement

Royalty-free

For use purposes

(exploitation + further

research)

Yes, if a participant needs them for using his own Knowledge

Either fair and reasonable conditions or royalty-free to be agreed.

FP7 Rules relating FP7 Rules relating to Intellectual Propertyto Intellectual Property

Access Rights

ExamplesExamples of thematic priorities of thematic priorities & FP projects with Russia’s participation (I)& FP projects with Russia’s participation (I)

Aeronautics & air transport•The “greening” of air transport •Increasing time efficiency •Customer satisfaction and safety •Improving cost efficiency •Protection of aircraft and passengers •Air transport of the future

Example: FP6 HISAC project =>=> to explore technical feasibility of an environmentally compliant small size supersonic transport aircraft through a multidisciplinary optimisation approach and focused technological improvements (noise, NOx emissions, time etc.)Duration: 54 months (completed)Project Cost: 26.2 million euro (project funding: 14.25 million euro) 36 partners from Europe incl. 3 organisations from Russia (Snecma, EADS, Alenia Aeronautica, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt, Rolls-Royce PLC, CNRS, Volvo Aero, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, CIAM, TsAGI)

ExamplesExamples of thematic priorities of thematic priorities & FP projects with Russia’s participation (II)& FP projects with Russia’s participation (II)

Environment (including climate change) for:•predicting climate, ecological, earth and ocean systems changes; •tools and technologies for monitoring, prevention and mitigation of environmental pressures and risks including on health; •sustainability of the natural and man-made environment.

Example: FP7 IMPACTMIN project =>=> develop new methods and a corresponding toolset for the environmental impact monitoring of mining operations using Earth Observations. Novel technology will be proposed for the combined use of satellite remote sensing, aerial lightweight measurements and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)Duration: 36 months (ongoing)Project Cost: 3.31 million euro (EC funding: 2.61 million euro)10 partners from Europe incl. 1 organisation from Russia (Institute of Mineralogy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

ExamplesExamples of thematic funding priorities of thematic funding priorities & FP projects with Russia’s participation (III)& FP projects with Russia’s participation (III)

Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies (NMP)•Studying phenomena and manipulation of matter at the nanoscale and developing nanotechnologies for the manufacturing of new products & services •Using the knowledge of nanotechnologies & biotechnologies for new products & processes • Developing generic production 'assets' (technologies, organisation and production facilities and human resources) while meeting safety and environmental requirements •Focusing on new technologies, materials and applications to address the needs identified by European Technology Platforms

Example: SOLVSAFE FP6 project => advanced safer solvents for innovative industrial eco-processingSOLVSAFE is a solvent innovation platform aimed at providing European SMEs with cutting-edge scientific knowledge, to introduce radical industrial process changes on the basis of identified environmental and saregy goals:Duration: 52 months (completed)Project Cost: 10.2 million euro (EC funding: 6.08 million euro)21 participants from Europe (incl. one Russian organisation - Institute of Chemistry, Komi Sciences Centre, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

FP7 “People” – FellowshipsFP7 “People” – Fellowships

Objectives Objectives

Reinforce European research with foreign scientists

Build lasting connections through mobile researchers

FP7 “People” – FellowshipsFP7 “People” – FellowshipsMain features For European researchers: Outgoing fellowships with mandatory

return Return/reintegration of European

researchers abroad

For 3rd country researchers Host-Driven actions for 3rd country

researchers Incoming individual fellowships Schemes for neighbouring countries

and those with S&T agreement (e.g. Russia, Ukraine) - EURAXESS

Scientific “diaspora” of Europeans abroad and foreigners in Europe

FP7 “People”: international dimensionFP7 “People”: international dimension

x (1)x° International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

x (4)° Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)

x° Outgoing Internaltional Fellowships (IOF)

“World fellowships”

x (1)x° Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

Industry dimension

x (3)x (3)° Co-funding of regional, national,

international programmes(COFUND)

x (2)° Reintegration Grants

x (2)° Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Life-long training and career development

x (1)x° Initial Training Networks (ITN)Initial training of researchers

Open to 3d country organisa

tions

Open to 3d country

nationals

x (1)x° International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

x (4)° Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)

x° Outgoing Internaltional Fellowships (IOF)

“World fellowships”

x (1)x° Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

Industry dimension

x (3)x (3)° Co-funding of regional, national,

international programmes(COFUND)

x (2)° Reintegration Grants

x (2)° Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Life-long training and career development

x (1)x° Initial Training Networks (ITN)Initial training of researchers

Open to 3d country organisa

tions

Open to 3d country

nationals

(1) FP funding under conditions, only for ICPC or if essential for the project(2) (2) For third country nationals active in the EU/Associated countries(3) (3) include International incoming and outgoing fellowships in 3d country hosts(4) (4) only for the return phase in ICPC

Incoming individual fellowships for top class researchers to upgrade their qualification in the EU and AC and be trained in competences they could not acquire in the home country

• at least four years after graduation (post doc)• to develop cooperation • Proposal is submitted by the researcher together with the host

organisation• For 1 to 2 years• Salary plus contribution towards research related costs• Eventually a 1 year return phase for researchers from ICPC

FP7 “People”: International dimensionIncoming fellowships

Career development / life-long training for EU researchers :

EU outgoing individual fellowships, to be trained in a third country institute or organisation

– at least 4 years after graduation– Funding for up to 3 years in total with 1-2 years abroad– To establish cooperation – Based on a personal ‘career development plan’– Mandatory return fellowship

FP7 “People”: International dimensionOutgoing fellowships

For EU Neighbourhood Countries and Countries with S&T Agreement (and in negotiation)

– Joint exchange programme to/from Europe (not between EU/AS partners)

– 24 - 48 month partnership– To establish or deepen partnership between min 2 research

organisations within EU/associate and one or more organisations in third countries.

– Short term exchanges (up to 1 year per person)– Partner institutes select their staff for exchange (Researchers,

management, technical staff )

FP7 “People”: IRSES – International Staff Research Exchange Scheme

FP7 “Capacities” programme

• Research infrastructures• Research for the benefit of SMEs• Regions of Knowledge• Research Potential• Science in Society• Coherent development of policies• Activities of International Cooperation

Of particular interest for

“third countries”

FP7 “Capacities” – Research for the benefit of SMEs

Research for SMEs: Low to medium technology SMEs with

little or no research capability Research intensive SMEs that need to

outsource research to complement their core research capability

Research for SME associations: SME associations representing their members

and their common technical problems

bottom-up approach, no thematic focus

FP7 “Capacities” – Science in Society

• Supporting multidisciplinary research addressing science-society interactions as a system;

• Capacity building of civil society organisations and their involvement in research;

• Combining Science in Society expertise with the science policy design and implementation belonging to other specific S&T fields.

• To support investigator-driven frontier research over all areas of research

• By individual teams• Excellence as sole criterion• Autonomous scientific governance• Simple, user-friendly delivery• Team Leader (“Principal Investigator”) assembles his/her

research group; freedom to choose the research topic. Individual teams to consist of researchers without “artificial” administrative constraints; thus members may be drawn from one or several legal entities, from within or across national boundaries, including 3rd countries

FP7 “Ideas” – European FP7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC)Research Council (ERC)

FP7 “Ideas” – European FP7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC): Research Council (ERC):

GrantsGrants • Up to 5 years

• Two-step application procedure (due to large number of expected applications)

• Peer-review panels determine proposals to be funded and applicable budgets

• Simple grant preparation for most projects

• Flexibility and portability

• Short annual reports plus detailed final report

• Support researchers at the start of their first independent research team

• Provide a structure for transition from working under a supervisor to independent research

• Supply grants to support the creation of excellent new teams

• Annual budget foreseen ~ € 300 million • Estimated ~ 200 Starting Grants per year

• Calls envisaged every year as from 2007

FP7 “Ideas” – European FP7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC):Research Council (ERC):

Starting GrantsStarting Grants

• Designed to support excellent investigator-initiated research projects by established investigators

• Should complement the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established their independence as team leaders

• Calls envisaged every year as from 2008

FP7 “Ideas” – European FP7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC):Research Council (ERC):

Advanced GrantsAdvanced Grants

• Principal Investigator• 27 EU member states • FP7-associated countries (e.g. NO, IS, CH, IL), incl.

ACC (RO, BU, TR, HR)• Team Members

• 27 EU Member States • FP7-associated countries (e.g. NO, IS, CH, IL), incl.

ACC (RO, BU, TR, HR)• International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) • Industrialised countries, e.g. Australia, Canada,

Japan, USA

FP7 “Ideas” – European FP7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC):Research Council (ERC): International DimensionInternational Dimension

Richard BURGERScience Counsellor Delegation of the European Commssion to Russia<Richard.Burger@ec.europa.eu>

EU Web Site: http://cordis.europa.eu/ , http://cordis.europa.eu/ , including Russian National Contact Points

Mobility (fellowships) http://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actionshttp://europa.eu.int/eracareershttp://europa.eu.int/mc-opportunities/

FP7http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/

Information

• European Research Portal: www.ec.europa.eu/research

• General information on the Seventh EU Research Framework Programmes:www.ec.europa.eu/research/fp7

• Specific information on research programmes, projects and FP7 Call documents:www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7

• General information requests:www.ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries

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Russia’s participation in all FP6 Thematic Priorities (i) (*)

(*) As of 02 July 2007

Russian Federation: participants in FP6 projects (signed + draft) in thematic priorities

AERO7.47 %

CITIZENS2.94 %

COOR0.68 %

FOOD2.04 %

INCO20.14 %

INFRASTR7.24 %

INNOVATION0.23 %

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LIFESCIHEALTH5.88 % MOBILITY

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NMP10.86 %

NUCACT1.13 %

POLICIES4.98 %

RAD PROT1.13 %

SME1.36 %

SOCIETY0.45 %

SUPPORT0.45 %

SUSTDEV18.78 %

“Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems” has been the most popular thematic priority for Russian participants (after INCO) having attracted almost one fifth of all FP6 participants from Russia