1. Freia Van Hee NCP Joint Programming and ERA-Nets Presentation of 8 March 2012 Fund for Scientific Research - FNRS ULB

2. F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY POINTS F.R.S.-FNRS: I NTERNATIONALISATION F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING C ULTURAL H ERITAGE R ESEARCH IN FWB

3. O UR MISSIONS Develop basic research (bottom-up!)  What ? : individual researchers (PhD, post-docs, permanent), research projects, equipment, international mobility  Criterion: scientific excellence Support all fields of science : exact sciences, life sciences, human and social sciences Promote scientific excellence: ~20 prizes a year Range of funding programmes F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY P OINTS (1)

4. 3 CALLS / YEAR January – February: Call for ‘mandates’ : fellowships at PhD and post-doc level, permanent contracts June-July: Call for collaborative research projects and grants September-November: Call for research infrastructure F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY P OINTS (2)

5. ~160 M€ in 2011; 91,6 % of public funding F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY P OINTS (3)

6. Funding ~ 151 M€ for research in 2011 ~2500 Researchers hosted in universities ( PhD, Post-docs, senior ) F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY P OINTS (4)

7. Distribution of our researchers in the different fields of science F.R.S.-FNRS: KEY POINTS (5)

8. F.R.S.-FNRS: KEY POINTS (6) A transparent two-step ex-ante evaluation procedure; database of 2450 experts (2/3 out of WBF); 14 international scientific panels In average, 3,5 individuals experts per proposal (1st step: remote evaluations)

9. F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY POINTS F.R.S.-FNRS: I NTERNATIONALISATION F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING C ULTURAL H ERITAGE R ESEARCH IN FWB

10. A range of instruments to support researchers’ international activities F.R.S.-FNRS: I NTERNATIONALISATION (1) Funding instruments for mobility Financial support for transnational research ESF instruments ERA-NET (+) calls JPIs « Administrative » support for EU actions ESFRI (infrastructures) ERA-NET (+), JPI ERC calls Euraxess International bi-trilateral agreements

11. F.R.S.-FNRS: I NTERNATIONALISATION (2) NameDomainCalls ASPERA 1 ASPERA 2 Astrophysique des particules ASTRONETAstronomie CHIST-ERA CHIST-ERA2 ICT2010 - 2 projets : 200,000€ Complexity-NetScience de la complexité2009 - 1 projet: 140,000€ ERA-CAPSBiologie moléculaire des plantes ERA-ChemistryChimie2008 - 1 projet :371,500€ 2010 - 1 projet 197,500€ E-Rare 1 E-Rare 2 Maladies rares 2011 - 3 projets :330,000€ ERASysBioBiologie des systèmes2010 - 1 projet/réseautage : 10,000€ EUROPOLARSciences polaires2009 : 1 projet 173,000€ HERA JRP HERA Cultural Encounters Sciences humaines 2012 – 1 projet : 200.000 €* NuP-NETPhysique nucléaire Total :1,622,000€ - 8 projets

12. F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY POINTS F.R.S.-FNRS: I NTERNATIONALISATION F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING C ULTURAL H ERITAGE R ESEARCH IN FWB

13. Identification of scientific experts, mapping exercices Study on the scientific potential of the FWB Participation in the CIS-GPC Dissemination of information and answering of questions F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING (1) A CTIVITIES OF F.R.S.-FNRS IN J OINT P ROGRAMMING

14. Monitoring of 10 JPIs Participation in joint calls: JNDP : « A call for European research projects for the optimisation of biomarkers and harmonisation of their use between clinical centres », budget: 200.000 EUR/3 years FACCE JPI Knowledge Hub: « A detailed climate change risk assessment for European agriculture and food security », budget: 37.500 EUR/3 years F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING (2) A CTIVITIES OF F.R.S.-FNRS IN J OINT P ROGRAMMING

15. Participation in a call, e.g. JPI is subject to criteria: criticall mass of researchers in FWB compatibility with the portfolio of the F.R.S.-FNRS (basic research in all scientific domains) compatibility with the rules and regulations of F.R.S.-FNRS (international peer review, virtual common pot) availability of funding Budget: generally 200.000 EUR/project for 3-4 years: staff, equipment, consumables, travel Eligibility: researcher affiliated to a FWB university and with a permanent contract F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING (3)

16. F.R.S.-FNRS: K EY POINTS F.R.S.-FNRS: INTERNATIONALISATION F.R.S.-FNRS & J OINT P ROGRAMMING C ULTURAL H ERITAGE R ESEARCH IN FWB

17. 5 universities ULg ULB UMons UCL FUNDP tangible and intangible cultural heritage research C ULTURAL H ERITAGE R ESEARCH IN FWB (1)

18. > 10 research units: C ULTURAL H ERITAGE R ESEARCH IN FWB (2)

19. For more information: www.FRS-FNRS.be freia.vanhee@frs-fnrs.be