Priority 3 Call for proposals 2004

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Priority 3 Call for proposals 2004
Antoaneta Folea Unit Nanosciences and
Nanotechnologies Directorate Industrial
Technologies Research Directorate-general Europea
n Commission
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m/research/fp6/index_en.html http//www.cordis.lu
/nanotechnology
antoaneta.folea_at_cec.eu.int
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Participation in FP6 projects What does this mean
?...
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Participation in FP6 projects What does this mean
?...
Selection of the topic
Selection of the partners
Co-ordinator
Knowledge of the rules
To be successful
Knowledge of how to write a proposal
Partner
Selection of a good co-ordinator
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How to make contacts ?

• The network of  friends of our friends 
• Conferences !!
• Publications
• List of funded projects on the EC website (e.g.
  nano-projects)
• Send direct emails !!!
• Search for partners on CORDIS (http//fp6.cordis.
  lu/fp6/partners.cfm)
• National Contact Points (NCP)
• - list of NCPs in Europe (http//www.cordis.lu/fp
  6/ncp.htm)
• - Romanian NCPs (e.g. Ms Letitia Clara Stanila,
  claras_at_mct.ro)

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To participate in FP6 ? Not THAT difficult
if we know how it works
Ministry(ies) ? Institutes / Universities ? ?
Departments
Directorate(s) General(s) ? Directions ? ? Units
NPRDI
FP6
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Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority
4 Priority 5 Priority 6 Priority 7
DG RTD Direction F DG INFSO Direction C DG
RTD Direction G DG RTD Direction H DG RTD
Direction E DG RTD Direction I DG RTD
Direction K
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How it works
Directorate General Research (DG RTD)
Directions A, B, C, , L
Strategy and politics Thematic,
Scientific Admin and finance
Units
e.g. Directorate G Industrial
Technologies (Ezio Andreta) Unit G1 Strategy and
policy (Nick Hartley) Unit G2 Products,
processes, organisations (Herve Pero) Unit G3
Materials (Jose Lorenzo Valles) Unit G4
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies (Renzo
Tomellini) Unit G5 Administration and finance
(Bernd Reichert) Unit G6 Research fund for coal
and steel (Pierre Vannson)
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Source http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research
/pdf/organisation_en.pdf
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How it works Proposal
When starting a proposal, we need to know

• When is the deadline ? ? Is it enough time to
  prepare the proposal ?
• What idea ? ? do I know which are the topics
  addressed by the call ?
• What type of instrument is more suitable for my
  idea ? ? do I know which are the instruments
  and the differences between them ?
• Who should I contact ? ? do I know researchers
  acting in the field of the topic ?
• Do I want to be a co-ordinator or just a partner
  ?
• Who can help me in setting up the proposal ? ?
• ? me
• ? my organisation (colleagues, financial dept.,
  legal dept.)
• ? consultancy firm
• ? Romanian NCPs
• ? National representative at EC

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Calls for proposals in 2004 Priority 3

• Call Code Instrument Deadline
  Budget
• 
  (provis.)
• NMP-NI-3 IP and NE March 2, 2004 (1st
  stage) 245 M
• June 22, 2004 (2nd stage)
• NMP-TI-3 STREP, CA, SSA May 12, 2004 (single
  stage) 105 M
• NMP-SME-3 IP for SMEs March 2, 2004 (1st
  stage) 80 M June 22, 2004 (2nd
  stage)
• NMP-STEEL-3 IP March 17, 2004 (single stage)
  25 M
• (20 for P3)
• IST-NMP-3 IP,NE,STREP to be defined
  180 M
• (90 for P3)

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Topics Next Call 2004
AREA 1 Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies

• Focus on 9 topics
• Self-organisation and self-assembling (STREP)
• Molecular motors (STREP)
• Expanding knowledge in size-dependent phenomena
  (SSA)
• New knowledge on interfaces for new
  applications (STREP)
• Nanostructured surfaces (IP)
• Industrially relevant production of
  nanoparticles (IP)
• Characterisation/ manipulation, devices
  techniques (STREP)
• Impact on human health and environment (SSA
  CA)
• Ethical, legal, social aspects of research in
  nanotechnology (SSA)

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Topics Next Call 2004
AREA 2 KB multifunctional materials

• Focus on 10 topics
• Understanding materials phenomena (NE, CA)
• Modelling and design of multifunctional
  materials (STREP)
• Materials processing by radically innovative
  techn. (STREP)
• Development of nanostructured materials (IP)
• Intelligent biomaterials for tissue repair /
  regeneration (STREP)
• Tribology-related surface eng. for
  multifunctional materials (IP)
• Bio-inspired and Organic/Inorganic Hybrid
  materials (STREP)
• Higher perf. multi-materials for macro-scale
  applications (IP)
• Measurement and testing of new multi-
  functional materials (CA)
• Mapping and foresight activities (SSA)

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Topics Next Call 2004
AREA 3 New Production Processes / Devices

• Focus on 7 topics
• User-friendly prod. technologies, factory of
  the future (IP, CA)
• New prod. technologies for high added value
  products, exploiting nanoscale precision
  engineering techniques (IP)
• Support to the dev. of new KB added value
  products / services in traditional less RTD
  intensive industries (IP for SMEs)
• Hazard reduction in production plant and
  storage sites (IP)
• Support to the development of new KB and
  sustainable processes and eco-innovation (IP
  for SMEs)
• Safety, environmental technologies for ind.
  production (STREP)
• Increasing "user awareness" for sust.
  consumption (CA, SSA)

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Topics Next Call 2004
AREA 4 (NEW FOCUS) Integration for improved
construction, chemicals, surface transport

• Integrated Projects (IP) for
• Human-friendly, safe and efficient construction,
  
• New generation of multifunctional materials and
  technologies for surface transport,
• Mastering chemicals and creating new
  eco-efficient processes and synthesis routes (NE
  also)
• Also, coordination across Member States (MS) and
  Candidate Countries (ACC) with National Contact
  Points (NCPs) (CA)

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The call that is now open
AREA 5 Cross-priorities activities

• Focus on four topics
• Very low CO2 steel production processes (IP)
• Coordinated call with the Research Fund for Coal
  and Steel
• and
• Integrating technologies for fast and flexible
  manufacturing (IP, STREP, SSA)
• Bio-sensors for better diagnostics (IP,
  STREP)
• Nano-Electronics (IP, NE, STREP)
• Joint call with Priority 2

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Networks of Excellence (NE)
Instruments
Integrated Projects (IP)
Coordination Actions (CA)
Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)
Specific Support Actions (SSA)
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Networks of excellence
New instruments
Integrated projects
versus

• Society problems competitiveness
• Aim at exploitation
• Implementation plan (pre-defined results)
• Limited in time
• Critical mass for problem solving
• EC funds depending on estimated costs

• Strengthen excellence in a research domain
• Aim at integration
• Joint programme of activities
• Seeking continuity
• Autocatalytic knowledge mass for excellence
• EC funds depending on integrated resources

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New Instruments

• Integrated Projects (IP)
• Aim flagship, ambitious, leading to radical
  innovation and transformation of industry in the
  long term
• Strong industrial participation and even
  leadership
• From fixed objectives to new applicable
  knowledge
• Positive image of industrial research
• Include inter-related activities

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New Instruments

• Networks of Excellence (NE)
• Aim Lasting integration of long-term research
  to overcome fragmentation
• Contribution to advancing knowledge for
  sustainability, competitiveness and dynamism of
  EU industry Scientific excellence is imperative
• Include Joint Programme of Activities to induce
  organisational change research included, only if
  contributing to durable integration

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Traditional instruments
Specific support actions (SSA)

• Stimulating cooperation to improve research
  competencies
• EC funds only for coordination activities

• Similar structure as traditional projects
• Research at frontier of knowledge
• EC funds for RTD activities

• Foresight activities
• Interaction with regulators and public authorities

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Traditional Instruments

• Specific Targeted REsearch Projects (STREP) at
  frontiers of knowledge support long-term
  innovation and transformation of industry
• Coordination Actions (CA) - strengthen links
  between national, regional and EC RTD projects,
  co-ordination with EUREKA, COST and ESF actions
  CA ? NE!!!
• Specific Support Actions (SSA) - preparing future
  research activities and scenarios, effective
  communication, road-maps

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NMP calls in 2003 Lessons learnt

• High subscription
• Good ST quality and coverage of topics
• Need for more industrial participation, however
  very good SME participation
• Need for selective use of instruments and
  increased concentration of topics
• Two stage procedure to be simplified
• Need for better training of coordinators as well
  as experts importance of NCPs

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NMP calls in 2004 Whats new? - (i) Revision of
2-stage submission and evaluation procedure

• Simpler, shorter Stage 1 Incomplete outline
• IP NE
• Relevance to call Relevance to call
• Potential Impact Potential Impact
• S/T excellence
• Threshold 12/15 8/10
• 20 pages strict maximum
• Go/No-go after Stage 1 Full proposal in Stage
  2

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WP 2004 and next calls Whats new? - (ii)

• More emphasis on industrial participation
• Selective use of instruments (usually only one
  single instrument per topic)
• More topics addressed by IPs than by NE
• Higher integration of topics (see Area 4)
• Emphasis on integration and multidisciplinarity

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How it works
Proposal
Call for proposals ? Evaluation ? Negotiation ?
Contract
Project
Reports ? Mid Term Report ? Final Report
Technical Financial Management
Technical Management
Technical Financial Management
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National bureaucracy
EC bureaucracy
Proposal Forms A A1, A1.1, A1.1 annex 1,
A1.1 annex 2, A1.2, A2, A2.1, A2.2 Forms B B1,
B2 Forms C Annex 1 Forms D D1, D2, D3,
D4 Project Scientifical Report Financial Report
Deliverables
Proposal Forms A A1, A2, A3 Forms B
B1-8 Project Scientifical Report Management
Report Financial Report Deliverables
13.000 Euro (D, F, T) 20.000 (A, V)
2.000.000 Euro (STREP) 5.000.000 Euro (NoE)
10.000.000 Euro (IP)
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