Opportunities” is a document compiled within task 2.3, “Networking the networks” in the frame of the EU-financed project “NET4SOCIETY – Trans-national co-operation among National Contact Points for Social-economic sciences and the Humanities”. It wants to make researchers from the socio-economic sciences and humanities who are familiar with Theme 8 “Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities” aware that there are indeed opportunities for socio-economic research and humanities research in all the other areas of the 7th European Research Framework Programme (FP7).

Find here topics extracted from the four specific programmes of FP7: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities which researchers from socio-economic sciences and humanities might find of interest. Not all topics that mention SSH related subjects or themes are included, but only those that contain SSH related themes with strong relevance (compared with marginal relevance) to the SSH community. This is not an ‘all inclusive’ but a ‘targeted’ approach. This document includes the SSH relevant topics in FP7 calls opened in the period of July 2010.

Since, in line with the relevance criterion mentioned above, this document does not list all SSH relevant topics in the FP7 specific programmes, researchers are strongly advised to screen the Work Programmes themselves in order not to lose out on research opportunities offered to their specific interest. Also, the Work Programmes need to be read in more detail to be aware about the overall approach of the Theme, the context of the topics, rules of participation and other specific requirements. Of special importance are budget thresholds and funding schemes. These and any other relevant information can be found in the specific Work Programme and in the Guide for Applicants. On CORDIS all the relevant documents can be downloaded on the page dedicated to open calls.

This analysis of SSH relevant topics in other thematic areas of FP7 will be updated following the publications of new calls in the specific programmes of FP7.

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