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CORDIS and FP7
5 steps to succeed
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Do you need to know:
• When and what FP7 funding is
available?
• Which are the first FP7 integrated
projects (and who runs them)?
• How to check the relevance of your
idea and where to seek further
assistance to submit a proposal?
Do you want to:
• Get the news on European research
developments?
• Advertise your skills to potential
partners?
• Promote your scientific achievements
abroad?
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CORDIS can help!
CORDIS - general
CORDIS Objectives
• Offer free access to
information on
European research
• Ease participation in
programmes and
activities
• Enhance research
results exploitation
• Provide stakeholders
with an interactive
platform
http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html
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CORDIS - general
Information providers
Users
• European
Commission
services
• External
organisations
• Member States,
Accession and
Associated
Countries
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• Regional
authorities
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• Research
organisations
• SMEs and large
companies
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• National
administrations
• Policy makers
• Intermediaries
• Support
organisations
• Journalists
CORDIS - general
Monthly figures
FP7 service is most visited
1 000 000 pages viewed
300 000 documents downloaded
Over 30 000 experts registered as
evaluators
CORDIS is used in more than 150 countries
Member States – 82 % of CORDIS users
 Association and Candidate Countries – 9 %
 Small companies – 13 %
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How can organizations
benefit from CORDIS in FP7?
Understand
Prepare
Participate
Benefit
Write (Evaluation)
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Understand
Do you know?
Access to
thematic
services
Site map
Easy
navigation
and “stepby-step”
approach
Quick links
News
Practical Information
Events
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
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Understand
Key features of the FP7 service
Comprehensive information on FP7 activity areas
Step by step approach
User-friendly Calls service
Easy access to documents and tools
Explanations and guidance for new comers
Quick links to local assistance support
News coverage on FP7 implementation
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Understand
Understand FP7
• Quick overview of
the FP7 structure to
better understand
scope and
instruments
• Direct access to key
information,
documents and
budget figures
• FP7 Glossary
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/understand_en.html
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Understand
How to participate in
a project in FP7?
• This section provides a
summary of main
aspects on how to
participate in and benefit
from new programmes
• Key information on
who, when, what and
how to run a project
• Access to contractual
information and follow
up requirements
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/participate_en.html
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Understand
 Tips for better understanding
 Take the step by step approach, to help you with:
• Selecting your topic
• Getting the new instruments right
• Knowing your role in the consortium and the future contract
•Preliminary trouble shooting
 Follow CORDIS News, Express and magazines
 Register for e-mail alerts
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Understand and prepare
Use CORDIS e-mail alert services
You can:
• Receive automatic notifications on the new calls
• Follow all CORDIS updates to a given topic:
• Events
• Projects
• Partners
• Research Results
• And more…
 Registration is needed:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/appmanager/p
articipants/portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=myorganisations
 You can change/delete or multiply your profiles at any time
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Understand and prepare
Allows you to set very
precise requirements
1 – Choose advanced search mode
for the relevant database
2 – Set your search
parameters
3 - Save
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Understand
Prepare
Participate
Write(evaluate)
Benefit
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Prepare
Check if your idea is new
Dedicated FP7 activity
services
• Easy access to ongoing
FP6 projects
• Adding the first
examples of FP7 projects
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.html
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Prepare
Identify partners
in given regions or with previous experience
http://cordis.europa.eu/search/ind
ex.cfm?fuseaction=map.home
 Some catalogues of FP6 projects published online
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Prepare
Promote your organisation
Introduce your organization
as potential partner
CORDIS Partners
Service
•A free communication
channel to promote
your skills
• Interactive – you can
update your information
at any time
• Details of thousands
of requests from
companies, research
centres, universities
in Europe and
the world
http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/home_en.html
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Prepare
CORDIS Partners Service
• Automatic display of
partner requests for
each specific call
• Dedicated interface
for partners from
Accession and
Candidate Countries
• E-mail alert for
updates
Be visible to
others looking for
partners
http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/search_en.html
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Prepare
 CORDIS Partners Service
• Around 4800 organisations interested in
partnerships for European research projects
• 504 from Slovenia
• 102 from the Czech Republic
• 72 from China
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Understand
Prepare
Participate
Write (evaluate)
Benefit
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Participate
Quick links to
all features
Calls Service
Key
information on
deadlines and
budget
Link to
research areas
covered
Submission of your
proposal through the EPSS
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documents are
downloadable
or can be sent
by e-mail
Useful documents on the call and
on FP7 in general
Participate
 Some tips
Use the electronic
submission tool
(EPSS)
• A simple way to work
online with your
partners
• Available on each call
page
• Allows you to use the
preparation and
submission tools
separately
• To be extended for the
management of
projects
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=User
Site.FP7SubmitProposalPage
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Understand
Prepare
Participate
Write
Benefit
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Evaluation – how to write a proposal
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Eligibility checks
Performed by Commission
Date and time of receipt of proposal on or before
deadline for receipt
– Firm deadlines
completeness of the proposal
eligible number of partners
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Moderators
Oversee work of Evaluators (appointment letter,
guidelines, code of conduct)
Organize the panel and its work
Ensure coherence and consistency between the
score and evaluation remarks
May advise on
background on previously-supported or
on-going projects
relevant supplementary information
(directives, regulations, policies, etc)
Facilitate discussions to reach consensus
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Evaluators
Provide independent, impartial and
objective advice to the Commission
Conform to the “Code of Conduct for
independent experts appointed as
evaluators”
Sign confidentiality and conflict of
interest declaration
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Code of Conduct
Confidentiality - No information or documents to leave
the building! No mobile telephones!
Impartiality, objectivity, independence
Conflicts of interest, direct and indirect links - to be
declared !
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Proposal evaluation
Outcome of proposal evaluation
–Individual evaluation sheets - signed
by evaluators
–Consensus reports - signed by all
evaluators
–Evaluation Summary Report (not
signed) sent to the proposers
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Understand
Prepare
Participate
Write
Benefit
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Benefit
Did you know?
• CORDIS
is not just
about access to
research funding.
• It
is a gateway and
platform to support
the evaluation,
the promotion
and the exploitation
of your results
http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
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Benefit
Technology Markeptlace Service
• Showcase of technology
offers from exploitable
research results
• Displayed by FP7 priority
themes
• Browsable for business,
science and society
applications
• Republished in CORDIS
Focus and syndicated to
other web-sites
• Updated weekly in five
languages
• Interactive
http://cordis.europa.eu/marketplace/home.html
 Not restricted to EU-funded offers and results
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Benefit
Technology Transfer Service
•Supply a certain
technology or innovation
to complete your business
or a business application
for your technology
•the Network brings
together research and
commercial applications
•Updated weekly
• Interactive
http://www.enterprise-europenetwork.ec.europa.eu/services/technology-transfer
 Not restricted to EU-funded offers and results
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REFERENCE DATE: Calls 2007 - 21 Apr 08
COOPERATION / TOTAL
APPLICATIONS MAIN LISTED - REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION
25.000.000
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Other EC funded projects
EuropeAid Projects:
> Asia-Invest
> Asia-Link
> Asia Pro Eco
> Asia-EU University Network Programme
> Annual Action Programmes
> Annual Work Programmes for Grants
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm
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Thank you for your attention!
For further information
the CORDIS Helpdesk is at your service
http://cordis.europa.eu/guidance/helpdesk/home_en.html
Email: [email protected]
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