Transcript Grant Information Search

Grant Information Search
Dr. E. K. Ingbian
Associate professor
(Department of Food Science and Technology)
Directorate of Research and Development
University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
Presentation outline
• Introductory comments
 Research grant
 Study Fellowship
 Scholarship
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Funding opportunities/bodies
The Unique features of the EU
The Seventh Frame work (FP7)
Conclusion
Introduction
• Introductory comments
Research grant
Study Fellowship
Scholarship
Funding Opportunities
• Many- a few examples:
 International foundation for Science
 Social Science Research Council
 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
 The Canadian International Food Security Research
Fund
 Canada-Africa Research Exchange Grants (CAREG)
 International Development Research Centre (IDRC),
Canada
 The European Union
The unique features of the EU
• €667m allocated to Nigeria for 2008-2013
• 45% allocation is underspent
• Over 400 funding programmes
[email protected] www.europeangrants.com
• Supports over 165 countries outside the 27
member countries
• Nigeria is an important partner for the EU
Grant Sectors (Examples
Training & Education
Disability
Women
The Environment
Young People
Health
Culture
Calls-Announcement of Grant Schemes
• CORDIS website
http://cordis.europa.eu
• Published in the EU official Journal
Published call
Published call
The framework programme
• The framework programme started in 1984.
• The programme aims to strenghten the
innovation ability of EU and provides funding
and collaborative services for researchers in
member states.
• The Seventh Framework programme (FP7)
FP7: the Basics
FP7 Structure
The Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7)
• The seven year programme of the seventh
Framework Programme (FP7)
• Duration: 2007-2013
• Objective: To establish the European Research
Area (ERA) and become the most dynamic
competitive knowledge-based economy in the
world
FP 7 at a glance
• EU’s main funding tool for supporting research and
technological development
• 2007-2013
• Total budget of over € 50 Billion
• Supports research in selected priority areas
• Objectives
– to strengthen the scientific and technological base of
European industry
– to encourage international competitiveness, while
promoting research that supports EU policies.
FP7 Structure
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Cooperation: Collaborative Research –
Ideas: Frontier Research – Frontier Research
People: Marie Curie Actions
Capacities: Research Capacity– Marie Curie
JRC non-nuclear research
Budget: €50,521 billion
Capacities, 4 097
People, 4 750
JRC (EC), 1 751
€ million
Ideas, 7 510
Cooperation,
32 413
Cooperation
• Core of FP7
• Promotes collaborative research in Europe and
beyond
• Aims to gain leadership in key scientific and
technological areas
• Supports cooperation between universities, industry,
research centres and public authorities
• 10 themes
Cooperation
10 Themes:
• Health
• Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology
• Information & communication technologies
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new
production technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including climate change)
• Transport (including aeronautics)
• Socio-economic sciences and humanities
• Space
• Security
Ideas
• Supports “frontier research”
• All areas of science and technology – “bottom-up”
approach
• Selection based on scientific excellence only
• Individual research teams (or collaboration)
• Implemented via the European Resaerch Council
(ERC)
Ideas - Objectives
Stimulate excellence in frontier research in Europe and
attract researchers to Europe:
• invest in bright and promising researchers and
new ideas and unusual approaches
• stimulate competition at the European level
• offer incentives to individual researchers
• improve career opportunities and provide conditions for
early independence of young researchers
• increase competition, recognition and international
visibility for excellent individual scientists and scholars
in Europe
People
• Provides support for researcher mobility and
career development
• For both researchers inside and outside the EU
• Objective – to make Europe more attractive to
the best researchers
• Implemented via a set of Actions
Capacities
Aims to strengthen Europe’s research capacities
through:
• Research Infrastructures
• Research for the benefit of SMEs
• Regions of Knowledge
• Research Potential
• Science in Society
• Specific Activities for International Cooperation
Eligibility
• Any company, university, research centre or
other legal entity established in:
– a Member State
– Associated Country
– Third Country
may participate provided that the minimum
conditions have been met
• FP7 General:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/
Information Sources
• EU research:
• http://ec.europa.eu/research
• Information on research programmes and
projects
• http://cordis.europa.eu
• Information request
• http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries
Policy issues
• Green and white papers, reports and press releases
• http://europa.eu/documents/comm/index.htm
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EU legislation
http://eur-lex.europa.en/en/index.htm
Statistics on wide range of data
http://europa.eu.int.comm.eurostat
European Research Area
http://cordis.europa.eu/era/concept.htm
Additional support Information
• Network of National Contact Points
(http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en)
 provides guidance, practical information and
assistance on all aspects of participation in FP7.
 Covers different national traditions, working
methodologies, research landscapes and funding
schemes.
Conclusion
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You too can get the support
There is more to it than you have heard/seen
You can do more
This is just the beginning
Thank you for your attention