INT-ER-LINK workshop I 7 July 2009, Pretoria FP7 requirements with a focus on the Environment Theme NL Environment NCP FP7 requirements with a focus on the Environment Theme Ashna Raghoebarsing NL Environment NCP

1. Project idea & Work Programme 2. Consortium building 3. Proposal writing 4. Proposal submission 5. Selection- & evaluation process 6. Negotiation/ contract 7. Start of project From Idea to Project 1 Year

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Documents Work Programme When can I apply What are the topics How much funding Guide for Applicants How can I apply Which forms Which format

Evaluation criteria S&T quality (3-4/5) Scientific and/or technological excellence Is the research excellent? Implementation (3/5) Quality and efficiency of consortium and management Are the management and financial plans OK? Impact (3/5) Potential impact How will THIS project contribute to Europe?

S&T

1. Scientific and/or technological excellence Read Work Programme (topic) Read Guide for Applicants What will I do? How will I do it? How to present my IDEA as a good PROJECT

1. Scientific and/or technical quality 1.1 Concept and Objectives 1.2 Progress beyond the state-of-the-art 1.3 S/T Methodology and associated work plan

1.1 Concept and objectives Relevance to the topic addressed in the call Does your project meet the topic requirements? Concept of your project What are the main ideas that led you to the proposal? S&T objectives Achievable, measurable and verifiable

Work programme Environment (including climate change) Topic (WP2010) Area Intergrated resource management ENV Integrated management of water and other natural resources in Africa Integrated management of natural resources is a way to maintain ecosystems capacity to produce a broad range of goods and services considering African socio-economic conditions and institutional frames. The project should focus on building long-term lasting human and social capacity for integrated natural resource management. In this perspective the project is for developing new or adapting existent, concepts and operational framework for integrated and sustainable resources management in Africa, taking into account long-lasting changes, in particular climate changes. It should address biodiversity, water, soil, forest, landscapes and ecosystems integrity. Environmental externalities, as well as human use of the environment through settlements, agriculture and other uses, and consequent livelihoods have to be taken into account. These resource management tools should be applicable in a broad range of African environments in different geographical areas, landscapes or river basins. To this end, case studies for inter-comparisons among different situations should be made. The comparison entails the identification, exchange and transfer of information, local best expertise and practices, experience and technologies and innovative approaches, between African situations and between Africa and Europe where applicable. The local traditions, cultural norms and specific acceptance structures have to be fully taken into consideration. The work should complement and possibly build upon related activities carried out by actors with experience in Africa and it should also have a potential for application outside Africa. Any imported technology/practice should carefully be assessed for its environmental and micro- economic impacts and its potential for sustainable use by the local African communities. The project should also identify obstacles to local development modes based on local best practices and local resources also taking into account the African socio-economic and political context. It should also make some recommendations on how these obstacles could be removed. This requires a solid dissemination strategy. The aim is to achieve a fair level of participation for African countries in collaboration with their European partners. This will be considered in the evaluation. (Part of the call for Africa) Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (small- or medium scale focused research project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international cooperation partner countries, up to one project will be retained for this topic. Expected Impact: Since the outcome of the project should be a tool-box for both integrated natural resources management that could be used in a variety of environmental and socio-economic conditions in Africa and assess potential future scenarios as well as proposed policies and programmes, the expected impact is a long-term integrated management of natural resources in line with sustainable development principles and a better capacity for assuring the economic and social well being at local and regional levels.

Work programme Environment (including climate change) Area Intergrated resource management ENV Integrated management of water and other natural resources in Africa Integrated management of natural resources is a way to maintain ecosystems capacity to produce a broad range of goods and services considering African socio-economic conditions and institutional frames. The project should focus on building long-term lasting human and social capacity for integrated natural resource management. In this perspective the project is for developing new or adapting existent, concepts and operational framework for integrated and sustainable resources management in Africa, taking into account long-lasting changes, in particular climate changes. It should address biodiversity, water, soil, forest, landscapes and ecosystems integrity. Environmental externalities, as well as human use of the environment through settlements, agriculture and other uses, and consequent livelihoods have to be taken into account. These resource management tools should be applicable in a broad range of African environments in different geographical areas, landscapes or river basins. To this end, case studies for inter-comparisons among different situations should be made. The comparison entails the identification, exchange and transfer of information, local best expertise and practices, experience and technologies and innovative approaches, between African situations and between Africa and Europe where applicable. The local traditions, cultural norms and specific acceptance structures have to be fully taken into consideration. The work should complement and possibly build upon related activities carried out by actors with experience in Africa and it should also have a potential for application outside Africa. Any imported technology/practice should carefully be assessed for its environmental and micro-economic impacts and its potential for sustainable use by the local African communities. The project should also identify obstacles to local development modes based on local best practices and local resources also taking into account the African socio-economic and political context. It should also make some recommendations on how these obstacles could be removed. This requires a solid dissemination strategy. The aim is to achieve a fair level of participation for African countries in collaboration with their European partners. This will be considered in the evaluation. (Part of the call for Africa) between African situations and between Africa and

Work programme Environment (including climate change) Area Intergrated resource management ENV Integrated management of water and other natural resources in Africa Funding scheme: Collaborative Project (small- or medium scale focused research project) for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international cooperation partner countries, up to one project will be retained for this topic. (3,5 million euro) Expected Impact: Since the outcome of the project should be a tool-box for both integrated natural resources management that could be used in a variety of environmental and socio- economic conditions in Africa and assess potential future scenarios as well as proposed policies and programmes, the expected impact is a long-term integrated management of natural resources in line with sustainable development principles and a better capacity for assuring the economic and social well being at local and regional levels.

1.2 Progress beyond the state-of-the-art State-of-the-art Current state-of-the-art and its limitations Expected advance resulting from your project What can you do about it?

1.3 S/T methodology & associated work plan Overall strategy of the work plan WPs, contingency plan, other activities Timing of different WPs Gantt Chart Detailed work description Tables provided by EC, WPs, deliverables, milestones, personnel effort WPs interdependencies Pert diagram

What makes a good S&T proposal?

State of mind You ask the EC to fund your research You help the EU to solve its problems!

Line of reasoning Objectives Problem State of the art Work Packages Deliverables

Implementation

What is implementation? How do I manage a large international project? Who are the partners and what is their role? What do I need to have a succesfull project? What does the project cost?

2. Implementation 2.1 Management Structure and Procedures 2.2 Individual Participants 2.3 The consortium as a whole 2.4 Resources to be committed

2.1 Management & Procedures Organisation structure Organogram Decision making mechanisms Who is responsible for what ? Balance between co-ordinator, management team and partners Matched complexity of the project Steering groups, Advisory boards, Interest groups, etc

Management structure Partner Coordinator WP leader Project staff Partner Steering group Industry group Advisory group

2.1 Management & Procedures Organisation structure Organogram Decision making mechanisms Who is responsible for what ? Balance between co-ordinator, management team and partners Matched complexity of the project Steering groups, Advisory boards, Interest Groups, etc

2.2 Individual Participants Name of the participant Expertise of the participant Role in the project Personnel Track record and international experience

2.3 The consortium as a whole European added value (synergy) Academia, Industry, SME Sub-contractors Other countries Additional partners

2.4 Resources to be committed Overall financial plan Additional major costs (equipment) Other funding

Implementation = Consortium building

Minimum demands European dimension to the project Cooperation Projects: 3 Partners from MS or ACC SICA: 2 partners MS or ACC, 2 partners ICPC Additional demands in Work Programme (SME/Policy relevant topics)!

In reality… Large Collaborative Projects10 – 15 partners Networks of Excellence10 – 15 partners Small/Medium Collaborative Projects 5 – 8 partners CSAs3 – 10 partners

Matching Capabilities European Project – European Level Academia – Industry – NGO Multi-disciplinarily research SMEs are important (preference 15%) Look beyond the EU EU researchers need also African researchers

Your organisation is partner Legal Dept. Your Staff Your Boss YOU Administration

What is your role in the project? Co-ordinator Work Package Leader Task Leader Partner Advisor Sub-contractor

Where to begin?

Advertise yourself What is your goal ? In which project do you want to participate ? What role would you play ? What can you offer the project ?

Finding friends Use your network Who are the major key players in FP6 Networkingrojects: INT-ER-LINK & NCP-TOGETHER European Technology Platforms and Joint Technology Initiatives platforms/individual_en.html FP7 Conferences

Use the NCP Network Dutch scientist EU NCP NETWORK Dutch NCP Swedish NCP Italian NCP UK NCP Spanish NCP Polish NCP France NCP Consortium planning a project

Impact

What will be the impact of your project results? Who will benefit? How will I reach them? How will I profit from my investments?

3. Impact 3.1 Expected impacts 3.2 Dissemination and/or exploitation & IPR

3.1 Expected Impacts Expected impacts listed in Work Programme - Quality of life, Environment, Working conditions etc… How are they going to be achieved and when? - During project or later Added value for Europe - Why does the project require a European approach

Typical Research Project Problem Research Idea Proposal Project Result

Succesful FP7 Research Project Problem Research Idea Proposal Project Result Solution

3.2 Dissemination & IPR Define stakeholders - Academia, Industry, General Public, Consumer Groups Dissemination plan - Websites, Publications, Industrial workshops

Communication Internal communication (Implementation) - Project partners External communication (Impact) - Key actors - Target groups Those that will benefit from and take forward the project results Those that work closely with you in relation to the project

Dissemination plan Definition of aims/objectives and STRATEGY Organisation of the communication Continuous review of communication plan (who, what, why, when and how) (tasks- and responsibility agreement) (evaluation after every project phase)

Various instruments Presentations Face to Face Leaflets Websites Telephone Newsletters Fact Sheets Workshops Training TV/Video/Youtube Newspapers Scientific Journals

Check list Does your planned work fit with the call for proposals? Are you applying for the right funding scheme? Is the proposal eligible? Is the proposal complete? Any ethical issues? Does the proposal follow the required structure? Proposal must be in PDF <10 Mb! Maximum amount of pages (FIRST STEP!!) Uploading AND SUBMIT