Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development

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Sixth Framework Programme for Research and
Technological Development

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Framework Programmes

• Leading role for initiating and organizing
  multidisciplinary research and cooperation inside
  Europe and beyond
• Motivation
• high level research is increasingly complex and
  interdisciplinary
• high level research is increasingly costly
• high level research requests a constantly
  increasing "critical mass"

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Budget of Framework Programmes (Billion )
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Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)

• March 2000 Lisbon Council
• Europe as the most dynamic knowledge-based
  economy in the world by 2010
• European Research Area leading to innovation
  through RTD
• FP6 as the main instrument
• GERD 3 of GDP by 2010

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GERD as of GDP
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Financial support

• Research and technological development and
  innovation activities 50
• Demonstration 35
• Training 100
• Management of consortium 100

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Cost models

• FC (Full Cost) Eligible direct costs Eligible
  indirect costs (overheads)
• All participants except physical persons
• FCF (Full Cost-Flat Rate) Eligible direct costs
  20 of eligible direct costs for overheads
• SMEs
• AC (Additional Cost) Eligible additional directs
  costs 20 of eligible additional direct costs
  for overheads
• Physical persons, non-commercial/non-profit
  organizations

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Instruments

• Integrated Projects, IPs
• Networks of Excellence, NoEs
• Joint implementation of the national programmes
  (Article 169 of the EU Treaty)
• Traditional instruments
• Specific Targeted Research Projects, STREPs
• Coordination Actions, CAs
• Specific Support Actions, SSAs

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Integrated projects

• Designed to generate KNOWLEDGE required to
  implement the priority thematic areas
• Integrating the critical mass of activities and
  resources needed to achieve ambitious, clearly
  defined scientific and technological objectives
• Spanning large parts of the spectrum from basic
  to applied research in a multidisciplinary nature
• Up to several tens of millions of Euro
• Between three to five years

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Networks of excellence

• Designed to strengthen the excellence on a
  particular research topic by networking together
  the critical mass of resources and expertise
  needed to provide European leadership and to be a
  world force on that topic
• Aimed primarily at creating a durable INTEGRATION
  of the research capacities of the network
  participants while advancing the knowledge on the
  topic
• Up to several tens of millions of Euro
• Between three to seven years

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Specific targeted research projects

• Sharply focused to gain new knowledge either to
  improve considerably existing products and
  services or develop new ones
• Up to several millions of Euro
• Between two to three years

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Coordination actions

• Intended to promote and support the networking
  and coordination of research and innovation
  activities aiming to improve integration
• Less than one million Euros

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Specific support actions

• Intended to support the implementation of FP6 and
  help prepare for future EU research policy
  activities
• Less than one million Euros

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Participants

• Member countries
• (Associated) Candidate countries
• Associated countries
• International cooperation target countries
• Consortia must be comprised of minimum 3
  partners, of which at least 2 should be from
  member or associated candidate countries

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Contact and sources of information

• National coordination office
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• http//www.fp6.org.tr
• CORDIS
• http//www.cordis.lu