COOPERATION€32.365bn (~64%)

• Health

• Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Information / Communication Technology

• Nano- Sciences, Technologies, Materials

and new Production Technologies

• Energy

• Environment (including Climate Change)

• Transport (including Aeronautics)

• Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities

• Space and Security

IDEAS€7.46bn (~15%)

Frontier Research

PEOPLE€4.728bn (~9%)

Marie Curie

CAPACITIES€4.217bn (~8%)

• Research Infrastructures• SMEs• Regions of Knowledge• Research Potential• Science & Society• Coherent development of research policies• INCO

2. IDEAS €7.46bn, 15% of budget

Frontier research

• Research at the frontier of knowledge increasingly important to competitiveness and welfare

• Research at and beyond the frontiers of understanding is an intrinsically risky venture

• Characterised by the absence of disciplinary boundaries.

European Research Council

ERC is an autonomous body created to support “frontier research”.

ERC Scientific Council - direct scientific strategy and management of ERC

2. IDEAS €7.46bn, 15% of budget

Supporting "investigator-driven" research.

For research teams competing at an European level, across all scientific and technological fields, including the social sciences and humanities.

Grants will be provided to individual teams from a single institution or several institutions, one country or across borders. Led by a single P.I.

Two funding streams: Starting Independent Research Grant Scheme Advanced Investigator Grant Scheme

Grants funded at 100% total eligible direct costs, plus 20% for indirect costs.

Only evaluation criterion: Scientific ExcellenceScientific Excellence as judged by peer review

2. IDEAS

ERC First Call‘Starting Independent Research Grant’

Call Deadlines two stage process 25 April 2007, 17 September 2007, Annual calls to 2013

Call budget Around €300 million ~ 200 grants

Eligibility Between 2 and 9 years post PhD (some allowance for maternity and other reasons), any nationality, research activity must be based in EU or Associated State, any legal entity (incl industry)

Project Size € 100,000 to €400,000 per year up to 5 years

Evaluation Panels Projects submitted to 20 panels split across Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering

Submission Process Pre-registration of applications, Two stage submission, strict page limits for each part of proposal

Evaluation Criteria Potential of the Principal Investigator, Quality of the research project and the research environment

2. IDEAS

Peer Review• Written reports from referees• Panels of independent highly regarded scientists

& scholars

Evaluation Criteria• P.I. Potential to become world class research

leader• Quality of proposed research project• Research environment

• Website: http://erc.europa.eu/index_en.cfm

COOPERATION€32.365bn (~64%)

• Health

• Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Information / Communication Technology

• Nano- Sciences, Technologies, Materials

and new Production Technologies

• Energy

• Environment (including Climate Change)

• Transport (including Aeronautics)

• Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities

• Space and Security

IDEAS€7.46bn (~15%)

Frontier Research

PEOPLE€4.728bn (~9%)

Marie Curie

CAPACITIES€4.217bn (~8%)

• Research Infrastructures• SMEs• Regions of Knowledge• Research Potential• Science & Society• Coherent development of research policies• INCO

3. PEOPLE €4.73bn, 9% of budget

• To make Europe more attractive to researchers

• Part of integrated strategy to strengthen human potential by:

- Encouraging people to become researchers

- Encouraging researchers, from Europe and the

whole world, to carry out their research in Europe

• Builds on FP6 Marie Curie Actions

• Skills and competence development at all stages of researchers

careers.

Objectives:

• Open to all research areas of interest to the EC

• Mobility – both trans-national and inter-sectoral is a key feature.

• Strong participation from enterprises

• Grant – 100% of eligible costs. Eligible costs vary between actions.

Implementation Principles:

3. PEOPLE

OVERVIEW OF PEOPLE ACTIONS

Host Actions Individual Actions Initial Training Networks Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

Intra- European FellowshipsInternational Incoming FellowshipsInternational Outgoing FellowshipsEuropean Reintegration GrantsInternational Reintegration Grants

Awards

Researchers’ NightsMarie Curie Award

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/home_en.html

HOST ACTIONS

• Initial Training Networks and Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways are Host Actions

• This means:• Host institutions/network applies for a number of

fellows/researchers• Host’s proposal is evaluated• Selected host/network advertises fellowship position and

selects fellows/researchers• Contract duration with host, usually 4 years• Fellows’ stay depending on Action (up to 3 years)

INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS

Aimed at ‘Experienced Researchers’

Skills diversification

Five categories:• Intra-European Fellowships • International Incoming Fellowships • International Outgoing Fellowships • European Reintegration Fellowship• International Reintegration Fellowship

DEADLINES

Initial Training Networks (ITN) 7 May 2007Two stage application

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

14 August 2007

European Reintegration Grants (ERG)International Reintegration Grants (IRG)

(Continuous)25 April & 17 October 2007

Industry-Academia Partnerships & Pathways (IAPP)

31 May 2007

COOPERATION€32.365bn (~64%)

• Health

• Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Information / Communication Technology

• Nano- Sciences, Technologies, Materials

and new Production Technologies

• Energy

• Environment (including Climate Change)

• Transport (including Aeronautics)

• Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities

• Space and Security

IDEAS€7.46bn (~15%)

Frontier Research

PEOPLE€4.728bn (~9%)

Marie Curie

CAPACITIES€4.217bn (~8%)

• Research Infrastructures• SMEs• Regions of Knowledge• Research Potential• Science & Society• Coherent development of research policies• INCO

4. CAPACITIES

• Research Infrastructures 44% €1.85bn

• Research for the Benefit of SMEs 32% €1.34bn

• Regions of Knowledge 3% €126m

• Research Potential 9% €370m

• Science in Society

• Coherent Development of Research Policies

7%

1%

€280m

€70m

• International Cooperation 4% €185m

€4.22bn, 8% of budget

Aims to enhance research and innovation capacities throughout Europe

and ensure their optimal use through the following measures.

Capacities Open Calls

• Research Infrastructures - Support to existing & new infrastructures 2/5/2007

• Research for the Benefit of SMEs - Research for SMEs 4/9/07 Research for SME associations 1/6/07 & 28/11/07 Coordination & support actions 10/5/07

• Regions of Knowledge - Facilitating the emergence of new clusters 24/4/07Analysis, mentoring & integration of research

actors 24/4/07

• Research Potential - International cooperation in any area covered by FP7 24/4/07

• Science in Society - Better understanding of science & technology in society, gender & research, young people & science etc 23/5/07

• International Cooperation - Activities of international coordination 2/5/07

Additional Information

CORDIS FP7 Homepagehttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

Information on Open Callshttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage

Registration of Experts for Research Activitieshttps://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm?fuseaction=wel.welcome