The 7 th EU Framework Programme for Research

The 7 th EU Framework Programme for Research & Technological Development (2007 -2013) and International Scientific Cooperation Richard BURGER Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Commission to Russia April 2010

Lisbon Strategy & Europe 2020 Strategy S&T contribute to the Lisbon objectives (2000): • economic growth, jobs & knowledge-based economy • social challenges: fight poverty, improve human health, boost quality of life • environmental protection S&T is a priority of Europe 2020: • Smart growth: knowledge-based economy & innovation • Sustainable growth: more efficient, greener & competitive economy • Inclusive growth: high-employment for social & territorial cohesion 3% of the EU’s GDP should be invested in R&D (!)

European R&D Framework Programmes (FPs) FP is the financial instrument for the EU research strategy => Largest publicly funded competitive R&D programme worldwide (annual budget € 7, 2 bln) => Basic rule of trans-national collaboration => Thematic programmes in all technology areas => Special programmes for researcher mobility, research infrastructure, SMEs, capacity building => A defined budget for a defined number of years and a set of priorities for scientific research => A set of strategies and tools to implement them

EU Framework Programmes: The story so far. . . 1984: First Framework Programme (1984 -1987) 1987: Second Framework Programme (1987 -1991) 1990: Third Framework Programme (1990 -1994) 1994: Fourth Framework Programme (1994 -1998) 1998: Fifth Framework Programme (1998 -2002) 2002: Sixth Framework Programme (2002 -2006) 2007: Seventh Framework Programme (2007 -2013) Decision no 1982/2006/ec of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18/12/2006 on the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development & Demonstration Activities (2007 -2013)

l General architecture of FP 7 Opportunities for international scientific cooperation in FP 7 l

International Cooperation in FP 7 Objectives: • Support competitiveness of EU industry through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields of science • Address specific problems facing third countries on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit • Use S&T cooperation to reinforce the European Community’s external relations and other relevant policy

FP 7 – “Specific Programmes” Cooperation – Collaborative research Ideas – Frontier Research People – Human Potential Capacities – Research Capacity + JRC (non-nuclear) JRC (nuclear) Euratom

FP 7: main elements § § § Budget € 53 billion (2007– 2013) Collaborative research € 34 billion (Cooperation) Frontier research European Research Council € 7. 5 billion (Ideas) Human potential; mobility € 4. 8 billion (People) Research Infrastructures & for SMEs benefit € 4. 3 billion (Capacities) Joint Research Centre € 1. 7 billion Nuclear fusion, nuclear fission and radiation protection € 2. 7 billion (Euratom) Reminder: The European Commission currently manages about 5 -10% of total public spending in R&D in the European Union The European Union currently invests about 1. 9% of GDP in research

FP 7 (2007 - 2013) Cooperation – Collaborative research 10 Thematic Priorities 1. 2. 3. 4. Health (€ 6 billion) Food, agriculture and biotechnology (€ 2 billion) Information and communication technologies (€ 9 billion) Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies (€ 3. 5 billion) 5. Energy (€ 2. 3 billion) 6. Environment (including climate change) (€ 1. 9 billion) 7. Transport (including aeronautics) (€ 4. 2 billion) 8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities (€ 0. 6 billion) 9. Space (€ 1. 4 billion) 10. Security (€ 1. 3 billion) + Euratom FP 7 (2007 -2011): fusion energy research, nuclear fission & radiation protection (€ 2. 7 billion)

FP 7 Cooperation programme: thematic areas (€ million)

FP 7 “Cooperation” Financial Instruments (the most common): 1. 2. 3. Collaborative Projects: Research projects by international consortia that vary in size and scope Coordination Actions & Support Actions: Networking, exchanges, studies, conferences, etc. Networks of Excellence: Joint programmes for longterm cooperation and commitment to integrate resources

FP 7 Collaborative Projects (CP) • Purpose: research projects, developing new knowledge, new technology, products, including scientific coordination and/or demonstration activities or common resources for research • Size & resources: the number of participants and volume of resources should be compatible with overall objective and manageability • Indicative average duration: 24 -60 months • Activities: Research, Demonstration, Management of the consortium, other activities (dissemination, training)

FP 7 “Cooperation”: Collaborative research / International co-operation “Third Countries”: § Industrialised countries FP 7 -associated countries and EU-candidate countries (Turkey, Switzerland, Norway etc. ) § International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): § ACP, Asia, Eastern European & Central Asian countries (including Russia), Latin America, Mediterranean partner countries, Western Balkan countries

FP 7 “Cooperation”: Collaborative research / International co-operation Two ways for 3 rd countries to participate: § Opening of all FP 7 themes to 3 rd countries, including to Russia § Specific international cooperation actions within each theme

FP 7 “Cooperation” Collaborative research / International co-operation RULES OF PARTICIPATION 1. “Opening” of all activities The minimum number of participants shall be 3 independent legal entities established in three different EU Member States or Associated Countries Third Countries as ADDITIONAL partners 2. Specific international co-operation actions (special rule) The minimum number of participants shall be 4 independent legal entities of which: – at least 2 are established in two different EU Member States or Associated countries and – at least 2 are established in International Cooperation Partner Country (Russia) coming from 2 different regions Third Countries as COMPULSORY partners

FP 7 “Cooperation” – Collaborative research 1. Opening of FP 7 themes to third countries § Minimum 3 different EU member states (MS) or FP 7 -associated countries (AC) § Beyond this minimum, all 3 rd countries can participate § ICPC, including Russia, will be funded § Industrialised countries funded only if indispensable for the project

FP 7 “Cooperation” – Collaborative research 2. Specific international cooperation actions § Calls for proposals dedicated to ICPC in each theme § Minimum 4 participants from different countries: 2 ICPC + 2 MS or AC § ICPC participants, including Russia, will generally be funded

FP 7 Project Life Cycle Exploitation / Dissemination Implementation Negotiation Call Proposal Evaluation

FP 7 Evaluation criteria FP 7 Specific programmes and work programmes specify principles & criteria for evaluation: • S&T quality (on the topics addressed by the call) • Implementation (management structure, consortium, resources) • Impact (as specified in the work programmes) Evaluation by independent experts

FP 7 Rules relating to Intellectual Property Access Rights Access rights to Background For carrying out the project Access rights to Foreground Yes, if a participant needs them for carrying out his own work under the project Royalty-free, unless otherwise agreed before acceding to the grant agreement Royalty-free Yes, if a participant needs them for using his own Knowledge For use purposes (exploitation + further Either fair and reasonable conditions or royaltyresearch) free to be agreed.

Examples of thematic priorities & FP projects with Russia’s participation (I) Aeronautics & air transport • The “greening” of air transport • Increasing time efficiency • Customer satisfaction and safety • Improving cost efficiency • Protection of aircraft and passengers • Air transport of the future Example: FP 6 HISAC project => => to explore technical feasibility of an environmentally compliant small size supersonic transport aircraft through a multidisciplinary optimisation approach and focused technological improvements (noise, NOx emissions, time etc. ) Duration: 54 months (completed) Project Cost: 26. 2 million euro (project funding: 14. 25 million euro) 36 partners from Europe incl. 3 organisations from Russia (Snecma, EADS, Alenia Aeronautica, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt, Rolls-Royce PLC, CNRS, Volvo Aero, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, CIAM, Ts. AGI)

Examples of thematic priorities & FP projects with Russia’s participation (II) Environment (including climate change) for: • predicting climate, ecological, earth and ocean systems changes; • tools and technologies for monitoring, prevention and mitigation of environmental pressures and risks including on health; • sustainability of the natural and man-made environment. Example: FP 7 IMPACTMIN project => => develop new methods and a corresponding toolset for the environmental impact monitoring of mining operations using Earth Observations. Novel technology will be proposed for the combined use of satellite remote sensing, aerial lightweight measurements and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Duration: 36 months (ongoing) Project Cost: 3. 31 million euro (EC funding: 2. 61 million euro) 10 partners from Europe incl. 1 organisation from Russia (Institute of Mineralogy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

Examples of thematic funding priorities & FP projects with Russia’s participation (III) Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies (NMP) • Studying phenomena and manipulation of matter at the nanoscale and developing nanotechnologies for the manufacturing of new products & services • Using the knowledge of nanotechnologies & biotechnologies for new products & processes • Developing generic production 'assets' (technologies, organisation and production facilities and human resources) while meeting safety and environmental requirements • Focusing on new technologies, materials and applications to address the needs identified by European Technology Platforms Example: SOLVSAFE FP 6 project => advanced safer solvents for innovative industrial eco-processing ÞSOLVSAFE is a solvent innovation platform aimed at providing European SMEs with cutting-edge scientific knowledge, to introduce radical industrial process changes on the basis of identified environmental and saregy goals: Duration: 52 months (completed) Project Cost: 10. 2 million euro (EC funding: 6. 08 million euro) 21 participants from Europe (incl. one Russian organisation - Institute of Chemistry, Komi Sciences Centre, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

FP 7 “People” – Fellowships Objectives § Reinforce European research with foreign scientists § Build lasting connections through mobile researchers

FP 7 “People” – Fellowships Main features For European researchers: § § Outgoing fellowships with mandatory return Return/reintegration of European researchers abroad For 3 rd country researchers § § Host-Driven actions for 3 rd country researchers Incoming individual fellowships Schemes for neighbouring countries and those with S&T agreement (e. g. Russia, Ukraine) - EURAXESS Scientific “diaspora” of Europeans abroad and foreigners in Europe

FP 7 “People”: international dimension (1) (2) (3) (4) FP funding under conditions, only for ICPC or if essential for the project (2) For third country nationals active in the EU/Associated countries (3) include International incoming and outgoing fellowships in 3 d country hosts (4) only for the return phase in ICPC

FP 7 “People”: International dimension Incoming fellowships Incoming individual fellowships for top class researchers to upgrade their qualification in the EU and AC and be trained in competences they could not acquire in the home country • • • at least four years after graduation (post doc) to develop cooperation Proposal is submitted by the researcher together with the host organisation For 1 to 2 years Salary plus contribution towards research related costs Eventually a 1 year return phase for researchers from ICPC

FP 7 “People”: International dimension Outgoing fellowships Career development / life-long training for EU researchers : EU outgoing individual fellowships, to be trained in a third country institute or organisation – at least 4 years after graduation – – Funding for up to 3 years in total with 1 -2 years To establish cooperation Based on a personal ‘career development plan’ Mandatory return fellowship abroad

FP 7 “People”: IRSES – International Staff Research Exchange Scheme For EU Neighbourhood Countries and Countries with S&T Agreement (and in negotiation) – Joint exchange programme to/from Europe (not between EU/AS partners) – 24 - 48 month partnership – To establish or deepen partnership between min 2 research organisations within EU/associate and one or more organisations in third countries. – Short term exchanges (up to 1 year person) – Partner institutes select their staff for exchange (Researchers, management, technical staff )

FP 7 “Capacities” programme • • Research infrastructures Research for the benefit of SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science in Society Coherent development of policies Activities of International Cooperation Of particular interest for “third countries”

FP 7 “Capacities” – Research for the benefit of SMEs Research for SMEs: § Low to medium technology SMEs with little or no research capability § Research intensive SMEs that need to outsource research to complement their core research capability Research for SME associations: § SME associations representing their members and their common technical problems bottom-up approach, no thematic focus

FP 7 “Capacities” – Science in Society • Supporting multidisciplinary research addressing science-society interactions as a system; • Capacity building of civil society organisations and their involvement in research; • Combining Science in Society expertise with the science policy design and implementation belonging to other specific S&T fields.

FP 7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC) • To support investigator-driven frontier research over all areas of research • By individual teams • Excellence as sole criterion • Autonomous scientific governance • Simple, user-friendly delivery • Team Leader (“Principal Investigator”) assembles his/her research group; freedom to choose the research topic. Individual teams to consist of researchers without “artificial” administrative constraints; thus members may be drawn from one or several legal entities, from within or across national boundaries, including 3 rd countries

FP 7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC): Grants • Up to 5 years • Two-step application procedure (due to large number of expected applications) • Peer-review panels determine proposals to be funded and applicable budgets • Simple grant preparation for most projects • Flexibility and portability • Short annual reports plus detailed final report

FP 7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC): Starting Grants • Support researchers at the start of their first independent research team • Provide a structure for transition from working under a supervisor to independent research • Supply grants to support the creation of excellent new teams • Annual budget foreseen ~ € 300 million • Estimated ~ 200 Starting Grants per year • Calls envisaged every year as from 2007

FP 7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC): Advanced Grants • Designed to support excellent investigatorinitiated research projects by established investigators • Should complement the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established their independence as team leaders • Calls envisaged every year as from 2008

FP 7 “Ideas” – European Research Council (ERC): International Dimension • Principal Investigator • 27 EU member states • FP 7 -associated countries (e. g. NO, IS, CH, IL), incl. ACC (RO, BU, TR, HR) • Team Members • 27 EU Member States • FP 7 -associated countries (e. g. NO, IS, CH, IL), incl. ACC (RO, BU, TR, HR) • International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) • Industrialised countries, e. g. Australia, Canada, Japan, USA

Richard BURGER Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Commssion to Russia

Information EU Web Site: http: //cordis. europa. eu/ , including Russian National Contact Points Mobility (fellowships) http: //europa. eu. int/mariecurie-actions http: //europa. eu. int/eracareers http: //europa. eu. int/mc-opportunities/ FP 7 http: //europa. eu. int/comm/research/future/

Information • European Research Portal: www. ec. europa. eu/research • General information on the Seventh EU Research Framework Programmes: www. ec. europa. eu/research/fp 7 • Specific information on research programmes, projects and FP 7 Call documents: www. cordis. europa. eu/fp 7 • General information requests: www. ec. europa. eu/research/enquiries

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Participation of “third countries” in FP 6

• International co-operation in FP 6: FUNDS 285 M€ for INCO Integrating European Research Specific activities Citizens & governance Sustainable development. . . Food quality and safety Aeronautics and space Nanotechnologies. . . Information society technol. Life Sciences, genomics & biotechnology for health Priority Thematic Areas Structuring the ERA Research & Innovation Training & Mobility Research Infrastructures Science & Society Scientific support to policies New and emerging S/T needs SME activities M€ for INCO 315 Specific measures for international cooperation JRC Strengthening the foundations of ERA

Estimated number of participations of INCO group of countries in INCO and in FP 6 thematic priorities for contracts signed by 02/2006 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 50, 0, ACP ASIA LATIN AMERICA INCO MPC RUSSIA + NIS Thematic PRIORITIES WBC

Estimated EC financial contribution to INCO countries in INCO and in FP 6 thematic priorities for contracts signed by 02/2006 40. 000 35. 000 30. 000 25. 000 20. 000 15. 000 10. 000 5. 000 0 ACP ASIA LATIN MPC RUSSIA + NIS AMERICA INCO Thematic PRIORITIES WBC

Russia’s participation in all FP 6 Thematic Priorities (i) (*) “Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems” has been the most popular thematic priority for Russian participants (after INCO) having attracted almost one fifth of all FP 6 participants from Russia (*) As of 02 July 2007