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How to write (and manage) a research project

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Agenda of the Seminar

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The funding opportunities with particular attention to FP7

: 14.00 – 14.45 (Blasetti, Fermeglia)

Writing a proposal

(Fermeglia) : steps, structure of the document, PERT, Gantt, resource allocation… 14.45 – 15.30

Managing team and role of scientific background

: 15.30 – 16.00 (Blasetti) • Break 16.00 - 16.30

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How to manage a research project

issues. 16.30 – 17.00 (Fermeglia) : meetings, coordination, deliverables, milestones, administrative

Annual report, final reports

: 17.00 – 17.45 (Blasetti)

The point of view of the project officer

: evaluation before and during the project: 17.45 – 18.30 (Sergo)

Questions & answers

University of Trieste

The funding opportunities … with particular attention to FP7 Maurizio Fermeglia & Cecilia Blasetti

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R&D Funding in Italy

• In Italy most of the government funding for R&D is under the responsibility of MIUR Ministry of University and Research • MIUR funding channels are – general funding to higher education institutions: Includes the

Ordinary Fund for Higher Education

(FFO) provided by to both public and private universities; – the "Fondo ordinario per ricerca e sviluppo" (

Ordinary Fund for R&D

), which represents the core funding of the public non-university institutes. • Both channels are included in the

yearly national financial law

. No funds are transferred from the state to the local administrations for performing R&D activities

Targeted or Thematic Funding

• PNR National Research Programme 2005-2007 defines priorities: – – – –

quality of life, sustainable competitive growth, environment and energy Mediterranean cultures in the global system

.

• MIUR Ministry of University and Research funds these macro objectives through – direct support to setting up

private-public

partnerships – establishing

networks of excellence

.

Targeted or Thematic Funding

• All of these actions are funded on the basis of competitive procedures through a variety of instruments: –

COFIN

Fund for the co-financing of research activities of universities, through nationally relevant research projects; – – – –

FIRB

Basic Research Investment Fund;

FAR

Fund for the promotion of Research;

FISR

Special Integrative Fund for Research;

PON

, research programmes in the Southern regions, aiming at structural changes within the larger strategy of the Development Plan for the Mezzogiorno; –

PUS

Funds for the diffusion of scientific culture.

PRIN - COFIN

• free projects and grants include the Prin-Cofin • COFIN fund for the co-financing of research activities of Universities, financed by on a competitive basis • It funds basic research of universities and PROs • this is the most representative competitive mechanism under this typology. • the evaluation procedures are based on peer reviewing, integrated by external experts.

MIUR – Fund of promotion of research

• FAR, Fund for the promotion of Research, for supporting applied research developed by firms also in collaboration with universities.

– is mainly devoted to private organisations. – But it also deals with collaborative projects, and a small part of the funds go to public research organisations – This fund is provided on competitive bases and cofunding from industry is foreseen – Evaluation procedures are carried out by a special committee with the support of special experts.

MIUR – Basic research investment fund

• Firb programme Basic Research Investment Fund (FIRB) devoted to funding basic research performed by universities, PROs, firms and other private organisations – the evaluation is based on peer reviewing with the involvement of international experts.

– FAR principally acts through two types of instruments: • subsidies • repayable loans.

Ministry of Economic Development - FIT

• FIT (Fund for technological innovation) of Ministry for Economic Development is more specifically devoted to precompetitive development activities – pilot projects and projects to build prototypes with non incremental changes – It can also finance mixed activity of R&D, if research activity is not predominant in development.

Other fundings

• Industria 2015 (Ministry of Economic development) – Only in this period – Collaboration Industry - Academia – For selected areas • Energy efficiency • Sustainable mobility • New technologies for life • New technologies for Made in Italy • Technologies for Cultural heritage • Ministry of health – Specific projects for young researchers • Foundations and similar – AIRC, Telethon,… – Banks ….

– Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation …

Regional Funding (FVG)

• Law n. 47 (formerly law 30) – Collaboration between Industry – academia – Industry is responsible of the project – University is sub contractor – … many limitations – ... Applied research and technology transfer (at most!) • Law “Bertossi” – Same as before – More ‘research’ oriented • Interreg ITA-xxx (Mixed funding Italy – xxx – EU) – Specific themes – Complex administrative management due to high level of burocracy

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EU Funding

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