FP6 Non priority-specific activities

2 Marie Curie fellowships fellowships for researchers to do research projects in another country than their own –for early stage to (very) experienced researchers –applications by hosts or individual researchers –project duration: months ‘bottum-up approach’, no priority areas often small scale projects

3 Overview of MC fellowships Host Fellowships for Early-Stage Conferences and Training Courses Research Training Networks Chairs Advanced Lifelong Training and Excellence Early-Stage Training Profile of Fellows  4 years experience or Ph.D. < 4 years experience TeamsAwards International Fellowships Host Fellowships for Transfer of Knowledge Development Action Industry-Academia Partnership Intra-European Fellowships Return and Reintegration

4 RTD-2 SME-1 SME-2 SME-3 EU grant RTD-1 A limited number of SMEs from different countries with specific problems or needs assign a significant part of the research and technological development to RTD performers. Project duration: 1 to 2 years Total project budget: 0,5 to 2 M.Euro SME proposers are owners of IPR Prototype development Co-operative Research (CRAFT) RTD-1

5 IO-1 IO-2 RTD-2 RTD-1 SME Coregroup Collective Research RTD performers conduct research on behalf of industrial associations or groupings to expand the knowledge base of large communities of SMEs, improving their general standard of competitiveness Project duration: 2 to 3 years Total project budget: 2 to 5 M.Euro Industrial organisations are owner of IPR Dissemination of results EU grant

6 Co-operation with third countries Almost every country in the world can take part Almost all third country is eligible for funding Three major routes: –285 mEuro funding for participation over each of the individual priorities –315 mEuro for specific measures for Russia/NIS, West-Balkan, Mediterranean Partner countries, Developing countries via separate workprogramme –Marie Curie fellowships Double check eligibility of your consortium