1. European Union Framework Programs for S & T and Business cooperation between East and West Viktoras Mongirdas Conference EastLink 2010 Klaipėda 21.10.2010 Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra

2. FP7 – Structure & Specific Programmes Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7 – EU’s main instrument for funding research Aim: Contribute to EU becoming the world’s leading research area Total FP7 budget M€ 50 521 for 2007 – 2013 timeframe

3. Opportunities offered by FP7 Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra For universities and research centres  Targeted research within multi-partner consortia  Individual basic research projects  Applied research for the benefit of SMEs  Scientific networks (exchange, coordination and integration)  Research by public-private partnerships  Incoming and Outgoing Fellowships  Access to research infrastructures, co-financing of new, unique research infrastructures at the European level  Conferences, studies and exchange of best practice For associations and NGOs  Targeted research within multi-partner consortia  Conferences, studies, exchange of best practice For public agencies and governments  Multinational coordination of national research programmes  Exchange of best practice For SMEs  Targeted research within multi-partner consortia  Funding of research and development projects outsourced to competent research partners  Incoming and Outgoing Fellowships  Conferences, studies and exchange of best practice For large-scale industry groups  Targeted research within multi-partner consortia  Individual basic research projects  Research by public-private partnerships  Incoming and Outgoing Fellowships  Access to research infrastructures and co-financing of new and unique research infrastructures of pan- European interest

4. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: Rules of participation Any company, university, research centre, organisation or individual, legally established in any country, may participate in a collaborative project (known as an indirect action) provided that the minimum conditions laid down in the Rules for Participation in FP7Rules for Participation In general, minimum conditions of eligibility state that: Collaborative actions under Cooperation specific programme: at least three legal entities (defined as organisations or individual researchers as above) must participate, each of which is established in a Member State or Associated country, and no two of which are established in the same Member State or Associated country. All three legal entities must be independent of each other. International cooperation actions under Capacities specific programme: At least four legal entities must participate with at least two of the legal entities of them must be established in Member States or Associated countries and at least two of the legal must be established in international cooperation partner countries, all of them must be independent.

5. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: Who is eligible? 1.Legal entities from Member States and Associated countries or created under Community law (and JRC) 2.International European interest organisations 3.Legal entities established in international cooperation partner (ICPC) countries All Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries hit this group and International organisations, third countries other than INCO ( International cooperation countries ), if provided for in specific programme or work programme; or if essential for carrying out action; or provision for funding is provided for in a bilateral agreement between Community and the third country

6. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: What actions are here? 1. Collaborative projects Support for research projects carried out by consortia with participants from different countries, aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology, products, demonstration activities or common resources for research. 2. Networks of Excellence Support for a Joint Programme of Activities implemented by a number of research organisations integrating their activities in a given field, carried out by research teams in the framework of longer term cooperation. 3. Coordination and support actions Support for activities aimed at coordinating or supporting research activities and policies (networking, exchanges, trans-national access to research infrastructures, studies, conferences, etc.). 4. Support for ‘frontier’ research Support for projects carried out by individual national or transnational research teams. This scheme will be used to support investigator-driven ‘frontier’ research projects funded in the framework of the European Research Council. 5. Support for training and career development of researchers Support for training and career development of researchers, mainly to be used for the implementation of the Marie Curie actions. 6. Research for the benefit of specific groups (in particular SMEs) Support for research projects where the bulk of the research and technological development is carried out by universities, research centres or other legal entities, for the benefit of specific groups, in particular SMEs or associations of SMEs.

7. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: How is financed? General approach Usual method to be reimbursement of eligible costs : R&D: SMEs, non-profit public bodies, secondary and higher education establishments and research organisations: maximum of 75 % of the total eligible costs. R&D: large-scale industry groups: maximum of 50 % Demonstration activities: maximum of 50 % Management activities: maximum of 100 % Other activities: maximum of 100 % (e.g. training, coordination, networking, dissemination) May also use flat-rate and lump sum financing: For beneficiaries from ICPC it is foreseen that they may opt for an EC contribution in the form of lump sums. The sum is appointive according to country income level: Economy of the ICPC Contribution ( EUR/researcher/year) low-income 8,000 lower middle income 9,800 upper middle income 20,700

8. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7 Cooperation Participation of selected countries As of 2009 Participation of >100 countries countries with an S&T Agreement in yellow

9. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: How is financed? Funding schemes Funding SchemeGeneral Description Collaborative ProjectsConsortia with participants from different countries New knowledge, technology, products or common resources for research Size, scope and internal organisation of projects can vary Networks of Excellence (NoE) Joint programmes by organisations integrating activities in a given field Longer term co-operation Formal commitment to integrate resources Coordination & Support Actions Networking, exchanges, trans-national access to research infrastructures, studies, conferences, etc.

10. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: International cooperation – a new approach The theme-oriented international cooperation actions are carried out under the Cooperation programme; Activities of the Capacities programme are designed to support and stimulate the participation of third countries in the Framework Programme as well as provide access opportunities in research programmes managed by third countries; The international actions in the area of human potential are carried out under the People programme.

11. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: “Cooperation” Specific measures and calls targeted for international cooperation SICA – Specific International Cooperation Actions New FP7 instrument aimed at promoting the participation of non-EU Member States or Associated Countries and are available in all thematic areas. SICAs aim at reinforcing the research capacity in non-associated candidate countries and neighbourhood countries and at addressing the needs of developing and emerging economices by means of dedicated cooperative research in given thematic areas. Specific participation criteria apply to 'Collaborative Projects' for SICA topics (participation of a minimum of two Member States or Associated Countries plus two targeted countries). The SICA topics are of mutual interest and identified in the work programmes per theme. Examples from 2011 calls:  Assessing and predicting the combined effects of natural and human-made pressures in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in view of their better governance (ENERGY);  Developing new and improving existing mathematical algorithms for systems biology - cooperation with other related projects from the Eastern Europe/Central Asia (EECA) region (HEALTH);  EU-Russia Partnership initiative in Microbes – Plants Biodiversities (FOOD, AGRI & BIOTECHNOLOGIES)

12. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: “Capacities” Specific measures and calls targeted for international cooperation INCO - Activities of International Cooperation aimed to Bi-regional coordination of S&T cooperation including priority setting and definition of S&T cooperation policies (INCO-NET); Bilateral coordination for the enhancement and development of S&T Partnerships – how to apply? (BILAT, ACCESS4EU); Support the coordination of national and regional policies and activities of Member States and Associated States on international S&T cooperation (ERA-NET). Reinforcing cooperation with Europe's neighbours in the context of the ERA (European Research Area) (FP7-INCO, ERA-WIDE) Strengthening joint European S&T centres in Third Countries (FP7- INCO, INCO-HOUSE) Strengthening European research facilities in third countries (FP7- INCO, INCO-LAB)

13. Tarptautinių mokslo ir technologijų plėtros programų agentūra FP7: “People” Specific measures and calls targeted for international cooperation Industry-academia partnerships and pathways support cooperation between academia and industry. On the business side, participation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is encouraged. Objectives Foster co-operation between non-commercial research organisations & commercial enterprises based on joint research projects. Stimulate long-term collaboration between sectors through secondment of researchers between the public & private research domains. Diverse career possibilities & research experience for researchers, knowledge sharing/cultural exchange. IAPP Participants At least 1 non-commercial organisation (universities, non-profit, and international) At least 1 commercial enterprise (all sizes, incl. SMEs, spin offs, start ups)

14. Tarptautinių mokslo ir technologijų plėtros programų agentūra FP7: “People” Specific measures and calls targeted for international cooperation What does IAPP offer? 100% funding Simple application procedure: short and precise Few reporting requirements – 2 main reports in 4 years Support – in particular NCPs Top class public and private sector evaluators Marie Curie label Networking and conference costs SMEs – equipment contribution Joint Research Project  Research of mutual interest to all partners  Secondments (compulsory) underpin co-operation between partners in different sectors  Possibility to recruit experienced researchers (up to 30% for secondments within 1 country) Networking Activities  Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings  Invitation of external experts  Attendance at international conferences & workshops  Electronic networking (internet webpages, email, video conferencing)

15. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: “Ideas” Specific measures and calls targeted for international cooperation The programme 'Ideas' funds projects based on proposals presented by researchers on subjects of their choice, evaluated only on scientific excellence by peer review. 'Frontier research' will open new ways for technological progress, and aims to resolve social and environmental problems. The ERC (European Research Council) grants are open to researchers from any country in the world. However, the ERC-funded research should be carried out in one of the 27 EU Member States or in one of the associated countries. The ERC grants are open to researchers from both public and private institutions.

16. Where does proposal idea originate? Tarptautinių mokslo ir technologijų plėtros programų agentūra Work programme Science Insights Projects Calls for proposals Scientific & thematic conferences Technolological communicants insights Technological platforms RTD Road maps Self generated, National or EU RTD projects Breakthrough in science (eg. Nano) COST / ERA-Net

17. Calls for proposals As a general rule the Commission has to publish calls for proposals for indirect actions in accordance with the specific requirements laid down in the relevant specific programme (SP) and work programmes (WP) The first FP7 calls have been published on the 22.12.2006 Calls for proposals have clear objectives so as to ensure that the participants do not respond needlessly Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra

18. Work programme Contains  Call context – EU policy on the theme considered  Call topics – topics description, timetables, financing rules and amount Guide for Applicants Contains:  Introduction, the funding schemes, how to apply  Check list, what happens next  Glossary Annex 1: Timetable and specific information for the call Annex 2: Evaluation Criteria & Procedures Annex 3: Instructions for completing « part A » of the proposal Annex 4: Instructions for drafting « part B » of the proposal Rules on submission and evaluation Contains  General rules for submission of proposals via EPSS  Evaluation procedure explanation Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra FP7: How to apply? Core documents

19. Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra Proposal Evaluation Criteria Overall Threshold: 10 S/T QUALITY “Scientific and/or technological excellence (relevant to the topics / activities addressed by the call)” IMPLEMENTATION “Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management” IMPACT “Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results” Score 0-5* Threshold 3 Score 0-5* Threshold 3 Score 0-5* Threshold 3 * half marks are allowed

20. Further information Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra Science, Innovation and Technology Agency Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra www.tpa.lt Cooperation, Capacities - SMEs Viktoras Mongirdas, viktoras.mongirdas@tpa.ltviktoras.mongirdas@tpa.lt People – Marie Curie Actions, Research infrastructures Agnė Palevičiūtė, agne.paleviciute@lmt.ltagne.paleviciute@lmt.lt

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