The 7th Framework Programme is the EU's main funding program for research and innovation from 2007-2013, with a budget of €53 billion. It aims to promote scientific excellence, transnational cooperation, and international participation through various programs like Collaborative Research, Frontier Research, Human Potential, and Research Capacity. Major thematic areas for collaborative research include health, ICT, energy, environment and more. The Ideas program funds frontier research through the European Research Council. Marie Curie Actions provide funding for fellowships and career development.

1. The European Union’s
7th Research Framework Programme
What’s in it for me ?
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2. Benefits from EU research and innovation
Reduce fragmentation, enable cross-border pooling of resources to achieve
critical mass and diffusion of knowledge
Promote competition in research and innovation, thereby raising levels of
excellence
Pool resources to support and undertake major projects, infrastructures etc.
Build international cooperation and raise international attractiveness of EU
research and innovation
Provide a sound scientific basis for European policy challenges (e.g.
knowledge economy, sustainable development, security etc)
Promote the development of a strong and flexible European Research Area
including free flow of knowledge, researchers etc
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3. EU research: the story so far
1952: ECSC treaty; first projects started March 1955
1957: Euratom treaty; Joint Research Centre set up
1983: ESPRIT programme (ICT)
1984: First Research Framework Programme (1984-1987)
1987: Second Research Framework Programme (1987-1991)
1990: Third Research Framework Programme (1990-1994)
1994: Fourth Research Framework Programme (1994-1998)
1998: Fifth Research Framework Programme (1998-2002)
2002: Sixth Research Framework Programme (2002-2006)
2007: Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013)
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4. 7 th EU Research FP basic
principles
Scientific Excellence
Transnational cooperation
Public calls, peer review evaluation,
competitive selection
Cost-sharing
Participants own the results
Open to international participation
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5. The 7th EU Framework Programme
(2007-2013)
Collaborative Research Frontier Research
Human Potential Research Capacity
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6. 7 th Framework Programme (2007 – 2013)
EURO 53 billion
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7. Cooperation Programme – Collaborative
Research
10 Thematic Priority Areas
1. Health 6050 M€
2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology 1935 M€
3. Information and Communication Technologies 9110 M€
4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and 3500 M€
new Production Technologies
5. Energy 2300 M€
6. Environment (including Climate Change) 1900 M€
7. Transport (including Aeronautics) 4180 M€
8. Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities 610 M€
9. Space 1430 M€
10. Security 1350 M€
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8. Ideas Programme – Frontier Research
The European Research Council – first pan-European funding
organization for basic research
Investigator driven research /bottom-up approach. No thematic priorities
Grants for young and senior individual researchers, of any nationality,
and their teams, up to five-years. No consortia, no networks. Grant
packages: Starting grant: up to 2.0 mio ( 132 Mio INR)/Advanced grant:
up to 3.5 mio (231 mio INR)
Promotes high-quality research through competition for funds at
European level, also open to researchers from outside Europe
Scientific excellence is the only criterion for success
European Research Council website: erc.europa.eu
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9. Calendar for forthcoming ERC calls for proposals*
Starting Independent Researcher Grants Call for
Proposals to be published on 19 July 2011 - ERC
Starting Grants:
Competition targeted at early-career research leaders, of any
age, with 2-12 years of experience after their PhD. Applicants
can be of any nationality as long as they are working, or moving
to work, mainly, in Europe. Team members can also be located
and work in Countries outside Europe.
Open to proposals in any field of research (from Social Sciences
and Humanities to Life Sciences and Physical Sciences).
Call budget : 729.97 Mio Euro (50 bn INR) . Individual grant : up
to 2 Mio euros (132 Mio INR) Indicative deadlines : October 2011
(for Physical Sciences/Engineering) and November 2011 (for Life
Sciences/Social Sciences and Humanities) * To be officially confirmed when the calls are published
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10. Marie Curie Actions - Fellowships programme
(Programme named after Marie Sklodowska-Curie, double
Nobel Prize winners (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911)
Life long training and career
development:
Initial training Intra European Fellowships
Networks for Early stage researchers Co-funding of national programmes
European Reintegration Grants
International dimension
Industry dimension Outgoing fellowships
Industry-academia partnership and Incoming fellowships
pathways International reintegration grants
International Staff Exchange
Programmes
Specific actions
Such as: ‘Researchers’ Night’; Marie Curie Awards, ERA-More; networking of NCPs
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11. Marie Curie Actions – opportunities
http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions
5623 opportunities advertised, including 243 Marie Curie vacancies (18 May
2011)
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12. Marie Curie Actions –
Calls for Proposals currently open
Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships
 Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF
 Date of Publication 16 March 2011
 Deadline 11 August 2011 at 17:00 Brussels local time
 Indicative Budget: 40 M€
 For more information:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=396
Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships
 Call identifier FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF
 Date of Publication 16 March 2011
 Deadline 11 August 2011 at 17:00 Brussels local time
 Indicative Budget: 40 M€
 For more information:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.PeopleDetailsCallPage&call_id=397
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13. Capacities – Research Capacity
This part of the FP will enhance research and innovation
capacities throughout Europe and ensure its optimal use
through:
Development of research infrastructures
Research for the benefit of SMEs
Supporting development of regional research-driven clusters
Unlocking research potential in the EU region
Bringing science and society closer
Activities of targeted international cooperation to support
international participation across the whole of FP7
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14. How to get started?
Find
a call
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7
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