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FP7 |
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FP7 concentrates on 10 Thematic Priorities
namely: |
| Thematic Priorities |
Budget |
| Health |
6.050 B€ |
| Food, agriculture, fisheries and biotechnology |
1.935 B€ |
| Information and communication technologies |
9.110 B€ |
| Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials
and new production technologies |
3.500 B€ |
| Energy |
2.300 B€ |
| Environment (including climate change) |
1.800 B€ |
| Transport (including aeronautics) |
4.180 B€ |
| Socio-economic sciences and the humanities |
0.610 B€ |
| Space |
1.430 B€ |
| Security |
1.350 B€ |
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| Background |
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The Framework Programme( FP7) is the main
funding scheme by which the European Union supports research
and development in different areas included in the ICT.
The objectives of the Framework Programmes are:
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- To strengthen the scientific and
technological basis of European industry
- To encourage its international competitiveness
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| Since several decades
now, the Framework Programme has been open to participation
from third countries (countries that are not members of the
EU but have a scientific and technological co-operation agreement
with the European Union). India is among the third countries
entitled to participate and receive funding by the Framework
Programme on the same conditions as the Europeans. |
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| The
European and international dimension |
Projects must be transnational: only consortia of partners
from different member and associated countries can apply.
Projects proposed only on a national basis will not be accepted.
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| | Who
can participate? |
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Research organisations (Universities, Institutes, Research Centres, etc.)
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Companies | |
Small or Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs):
SMEs are encouraged to
take part in all thematic areas; 15% of the budget is reserved for SMEs. In addition,
for SMEs intending to innovate without having their own research capacity, the
"co-operative research" instrument is appropriate. |
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SME Associations or groupings:
To boost innovation of whole groups
of SMEs or of sectors dominated by SMEs, the instrument "collective research",
is foreseen. | |
Public administrations:
If the organisation is dealing with research
policy or management of public research programmes, the ERA-NET scheme might be
of interest. | |
World-class researchers:
There are Excellence Grants to enable a promising
researcher to create a team engaged in leading-edge or multi-disciplinary research,
and Chairs for making top-level teaching appointments, in particular to attract
world-class researchers and encourage them to resume their careers in Europe.
Marie Curie Fellowships provide European placements for pre and post-doctoral
researchers and for experienced researchers. | | Institutions
running research facilities of trans-national interest:
The infrastructure
actions are of interest to institutions hosting an important research facility.
They offer support for trans-national access by guest researchers from Europe
or other countries. | |
Others:
Other entities like European Economic Interest Groups (EEIGs),
European interest organisations, international organisations, non-governmental
organisations, end-users, specialist service providers (management, dissemination,
etc.) and many others | | |
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INCITE is supported by the European
Commission under the FP6 IST Programme. |
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