The next call FP Infrastructures-5

FP Infrastructures-5 Call outline (1) All fields of S&T are covered Publication date: 4 November 2004 Call deadline: 3 March 2005 Remote evaluation: March - April 2005 Panel meetings: Brussels, 9-13 May 2005 Results: available in July Negotiations: Sept – Dec First contracts: January 2006

Indicative budget: 145 million € –Integrating Activities (CA, I3): 126 million € –Transnational Access (SSA): 17 million € –Accompanying Measures (SSA): 2 million € Expected proposals: 150 –Integrating Activities (CA, I3): 50 –Transnational Access (SSA): 70 –Accompanying Measures (SSA): 30 3 ranking lists FP Infrastructures-5 Call outline (2)

Expert evaluators: 90 (+ Chairman + Independent Observer) 5 thematic sub-panels for Integrating Activities and Transnational Access One multidisciplinary subpanel for Accompanying Measures Evaluation procedure

Evaluation criteria General criteria: –Relevance to the objectives of the programme –Scientific and Technological excellence –Quality of the management –European added value Results from previous calls taken into account More details in the revised Work Programme

TA - Transnational Access To support opportunities of access to individual major infrastructures (rare in Europe), for transnational user groups Financing covers up to 100% of the Access, Travel & Subsistence, and other related costs Contracts Typically 36 to 48 months EC contribution 100 to 750 k€ per year, not exceeding 20% of the operating costs of the infrastructure

To integrate the European infrastructures of a specific scientific community, promoting their coherent use and development 3 mandatory groups of activities: –Networking activity to catalyse co-ordination and co- operation (common databases, virtual facilities, setting common protocols, training users…) –Transnational Access to one or more infrastructures –Joint Research activities to improve (in quality and quantity) the service provided I3 - Integrated Infrastructures Initiative (1)

Financing covers: –Up to 100% of the Networking activities –Up to 100% of the Access, T&S and related costs –Up to 50% of the Joint Research activities costs Contracts Typically 48 to 60 months EC contribution of several millions € I3 - Integrated Infrastructures Initiative (2)

To integrate the European infrastructures from a given class, by promoting their coherent use and development Networking activities only Financing up to 100% Contracts Typically 48 to 60 months CA – Co-ordination Action

To sustain existing or future mechanisms for a coordinated approach to Research Infrastructures in Europe Financing up to 100% Contracts Typically 12 to 36 months EC contribution k€, for each measure AM – Accompanying Measure (1)

Database studies Foresight studies Exploratory workshops Round-table workshops AM – Accompanying Measure (2)

I3: –All three activities (Networking, Access, Joint Research) are mandatory AM: –Round-table workshops not supported General: –Final threshold increased –Some specific evaluation criteria modified (see revised Work Programme) –Results from previous calls taken into account Main differences between the new call 5 and previous calls