The FP7 ICT Programme provides funding for information and communication technology research projects. Eligible participants include research institutions, universities, SMEs and companies from EU member states, associated countries, and some third countries. There are different funding schemes for collaborative projects, targeted research projects, integrated projects, and coordination/support actions. To apply, participants form consortia and submit proposals in response to open calls, with proposals evaluated based on criteria like scientific and technological objectives. Support is available to help find partners and submit successful proposals.

1. What you need to know about
the FP7 ICT Programme
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/programme/home_en.html
Leandro N. Ciuffo – leandro.ciuffo@rnp.br – October 2011

2. WHERE ARE WE?
Cooperationprogramme
Thematicareas
values in M€

3. WHO CAN APPLY?
• Eligible countries
– All EU member states
– Associated countries (ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/third-country-agreements_en.doc)
– Third countries (which includes Latin American countries)
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/wp/cooperation/cooperation-general-annexes201101_en.pdf
– Note: International Cooperation Partner Countriesenjoy similar rights and are subject to
the same obligations as the EU partners of the consortium.
• General conditions
– Research institutions, Universities, SMEs, companies and
organizations, legally established in any country, may participate in a
collaborative project.
– Rules for participation:
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/calls/ecrules_en.pdf
– Note: Not all participants elegibles for FP7 are elegibles for FP7-Cooperation ICT (e.g.
Individual participants). Project partners in the ICT programme can only be legal entities.

4. FINDING A CALL
• Work Programme 2011-12 update
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/docs/3_2012_wp_cooperation_update_2011_wp_ict_en.pdf
• LatestCalls
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation#ict
• NewsfeedandInformationDays
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/newsroom/home_en.html

5. •
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Identifier: FP7-ICT-2011-8
Publication Date: 20 July 2011
ICT CALL 8 – OPEN!
• Budget: € 787 000 000
• Deadline: 17 January 2012 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
• Information package:

6. FUNDING SCHEMES (1/2)
"Funding schemes" are the types of projects, by which FP7 is implemented.
• Collaborativeprojects
Focused research projects with clearly defined scientific and technological
objectives and specific expected results. They are carried out by consortia
made up of participants from different countries, and from industry and
academia.
• Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP)
Objective-driven research projects which aim at generating new
knowledge, including new technology or common resources for research
in order to improve European competitiveness, or to address major
societal needs.
• IntegratedProjects (IP)
Large research projects that comprise partners from the entire value
chain. IP projects will have a comprehensive programme
approach, including a coherent integrated set of activities dealing with a
range of aspects and tackling multiple issues.

7. FUNDING SCHEMES (2/2)
• Coordinationandsupportactions (CSA)
These are actions that cover not the research itself, but the coordination
and networking of projects, programmes and policies.
• Networks ofExcellence (NoE)
Theseare designed for research institutions willing to combine and
functionally integrate a substantial part of their activities and capacities in
a given field, in order to create a European "virtual research centre" in this
field.
• SpecificInternationalCooperationAction (SICA)
This is a special Collaborative Project geared at participants from ICPC -
International Cooperation Partner Countries (e.g. Latin America or Asia).

8. FINDING PARTNERS
• Ideal-ist
http://www.ideal-ist.net
• CORDIS
http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/home_en.html
• e-Match
http://www.ematch.eu
• Network of National Contact Points (NCPs)
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
• RedCLARA’s “Busco Socios”
http://www.redclara.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=623&Itemid=480&lang=es

9. HOW TO WRITE A PARTNER PROFILE
Presentingyourorganisation
• 1. What is my institution’s work experience so far?
This description must include for example products developed, services
rendered and ideally, include a client’s list and a list of successful project in
which the organisation participated. These projects can be commercial
(e.g. development projects) or research projects etc.
• 2. What is the experience of the main personnel?
List 1-3 key persons in your organisation that will be involved or will
support the project proposals.
• 3. Where is my company today?
This explains in which market (geographical and domain) the
organisation is currently acting and what are its competitors.
Describe what is its asset in comparison to competitors.

10. SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
• Proposals may be submitted at any time after a Call opens, until the
deadline.
• A Guide for Applicants is distributed in the Information Package of each
Call.
• A Web-based electronic online tool called EPSS ('Electronic Proposal
Submission Service') is the obligatory channel for submission of proposals.
https://www.epss-fp7.org/epss/
• All organisations participating in a proposal must have a Participant
Identification Code (PIC) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/pp-pic_en.html
• After the deadline for the Call, all the proposals submitted are evaluated by a
panel of independent evaluators. The panel will check the proposals against
a published set of criteria to see if the quality of research proposed is worthy
of funding. The key criteria used for this evaluation are explained in the
Guide for Applicants.

11. FURTHER INFORMATION
• Understand FP7
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/understand_en.html
• Pro-IDEALcoachingcourse
http://www.pro-ideal.eu/training
• B.Bice - Brazilian Bureau for Enhancing the International
Cooperation with the European Union
http://bbice.ibict.br/index/conteudo/cod/261/lan/br/Curso+sobre+o+FP7
“FP8″ willbecalled...
Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

12. CONTACT
Leandro N. Ciuffo
leandro.ciuffo@rnp.br
This presentation was created as a result of the Pro-Ideal “Projec Angels” training.
http://www.pro-ideal.eu/project_angels