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1. Collaborative Projects (CP)
2. Networks of Excellence (NoE)
3. Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)
For reference: See FP7 Countries
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1. Collaborative projects (CP)Minimum conditions: At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a member state (MS) or associated country (AC), and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC. Support to research projects carried out by consortia with participants from different countries, aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology, products, demonstration activities or common resources for research. The size, scope and internal organisation of projects can vary from field to field and from topic to topic. Projects can range from small or medium-scale focused research actions to large-scale integrating projects for achieving a defined objective. Projects may also be targeted to special groups such as SMEs. The Funding Scheme allows for two types of projects to be financed: a) “small or mediumscale focused research actions”, b) “large-scale integrating projects". a) Small or medium-scale focused research actions (STREP) Targeting a specific objective in a sharply focussed approach; they shall have a fixed overall work plan where the principal deliverables are not expected to change during the lifetime of the project. Their content will consist of either of the following two, or a combination of the two: a) a research and technological development project designed to generate new knowledge which would improve European competitiveness and/or address major societal needs b) a demonstration project designed to prove the viability of new technologies offering potential economic advantage but which cannot be commercialised directly (e.g. testing of product-like prototypes) and naturally c) project management activities. Such type of projects could also include innovation-related activities, in particular with respect to the management of the knowledge produced and the protection of intellectual property.
b) Large-scale integrating projects (IP) Larger scale actions, including a coherent integrated set of activities tackling multiple issues and aimed at specific deliverables; there will be a large degree of autonomy to adapt content and partnership and update the work plan, whereas appropriate. Their content will consist of a combination of most or all of the following (indents a and/or b being a must): a) objective-driven research and development, i.e. clearly defined scientific and technological objectives, aiming at a significant advance in the established state-of the-art; in addition, typically of multidisciplinary character b) a demonstration project designed to prove the viability of new technologies offering potential economic advantage but which cannot be commercialised directly (e.g. testing of product-like prototypes) c) innovation activities relating to the protection and dissemination of knowledge, socioeconomic studies of the impact of that knowledge, activities to promote the exploitation of the results, and, when relevant, "take-up" actions; these activities are inter-related and should be conceived and implemented in a coherent way d) training of researchers and other key staff, research managers, industrial executives (in particular for SMEs), and potential users of the knowledge produced within the project. Such training activities should contribute to the professional development of the persons concerned e) any other specific type of activity directly related to the project’s objectives (as identified in the relevant work programme or call for proposals) f) project management activities.
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2. Networks of Excellence (NoE)Minimum Conditions: At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a MS or AC, and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC. Support to a Joint Programme of Activities implemented by a number of research organisations integrating their activities in a given field, carried out by research teams in the framework of longer term co-operation. The implementation of this Joint Programme of Activities will require a formal commitment from the organisations integrating part of their resources and their activities. The funding scheme will support the long-term durable integration of research resources and capacities (researchers, services, teams, organisations, institutions) in fields of strategic importance for European research, through the establishment of a single virtual centre of research, in order to overcome demonstrable, detrimental fragmentation, thus strengthening European scientific and technological excellence on a particular research topic. Networks of Excellence will aim at consolidating or establishing European leadership at world level in their respective fields by integrating at European level the resources and expertise needed for the purpose. This will be achieved through the implementation of a joint Programme of Activities (JPA) aimed principally at creating a progressive and durable integration of the research capacities of the network partners while at the same time advancing knowledge on the topic. Since Networks of Excellence are aimed at tackling fragmentation of existing research capacities, they should be implemented provided that:
The implementation of the Joint Programme of Activities will require a formal commitment from the organisations integrating part or the entirety of their research capacities and activities. The Joint Programme of Activities (JPA) is the collective vehicle for achieving the durable integration of the research resources and capacities of the Network of Excellence. In order to do so, the JPA should consist of a coherent set of integrating activities that the participants undertake jointly. The JPA will have several components: |
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1. Activities aimed at bringing about the integration of the participants research activities on the topic considered, such as: |
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2. Jointly executed research to support the durable integration, e.g. systemic development, or development of common tools, or at filling gaps in the collective knowledge portfolio of the network, in order to make the research facilities useable by the network. (NB: in addition to this research, participants in a network will pursue their “own institutional portfolio”, including research, development or demonstration in the area covered by the network itself. The latter research, development or demonstration activities are not part of the “joint programme of activities” and thus will not be part of the eligible costs of the network) |
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3. Activities designed to spread excellence, such as: |
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4. All the network’s activities should be carried out within a coherent framework for the management of the consortium linking together all the project components and maintaining communications with the Commission. |
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3. Coordination and support actions (CSA)Support to activities aimed at coordinating or supporting research activities and policies (networking, exchanges, trans-national access to research infrastructures, studies, conferences, etc). These actions may also be implemented by means other than calls for proposals. The Funding Scheme allows for two types of actions to be financed: a) "co-ordination or networking actions”, b) “specific support actions". a) Coordination or networking actions (CA) Coordinating or networking actions will always have to be carried out by a consortium of participants, normally three from three different countries. The coordination or networking actions cover the following activities:
and, if necessary,
The coordination and networking actions normally stretches over a longer period. b) Specific support actions (SA) Specific support actions may be carried out by a single participant, which can be based in any member state, associated country or a third country. Therefore there are no restrictions on the size of the consortium. Although normally awarded following calls for proposals, there are also the possibilities to award specific support actions through public procurement carried out on behalf of the Community or to grant support to legal entities identified in the Specific Programmes or in the work programmes where the Specific Programme permits the work programmes to identify beneficiaries. The objective of specific support actions are to contribute to the implementation of the Framework Programmes and the preparation of future Community research and technological development policy or the development of synergies with other policies, or to stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of SMEs, civil society organisations and their networks, small research teams and newly developed or remote research centres in the activities of the thematic areas of the Cooperation programme, or for setting up of research intensive clusters across the EU regions. The specific support actions can be of different types covering different activities:
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