News archive - [Call Announcement] FP7 Research Potential / convergence and outermost regions (including WBC)
The General Purpose of FP7 Research Potential:
Stimulating the realisation of the full research potential of the enlarged Union by unlocking and developing existing or emerging excellence in the EU's convergence regions and outermost regions, and helping to strengthen the capacities of their researchers to successfully participate in research activities at Community level are defined as the objective of Research Potential in FP7 Programme.
The Content of this Call:
This Activity will enable highest quality or most promising research entities of significant size (such as University Departments, Faculties, specialised Research Institutes or important size research laboratories with at least 10 permanent experienced researchers) in the eligible regions, qualified in any S&T field within the scope of Community research eligible under the EC FP7, to become actively integrated in the ERA.
All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are eligible for participation.
Type of activities/work:
- Exchange of know-how and experience
- Recruitment by the applicant of experienced researchers
- Upgrading, development or acquisition of research equipment
- Organisation of workshops and conferences
- Dissemination and promotional activities
- optional: Evaluation facility
Deadline: December 17, 2009
Information on funding
Programme:
FP7 Capacities
Specification/themes:
Unlocking and developing the research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions
Call identifier:
FP7-REGPOT-2010-1
Budget for the call:
€ 31 000 000
Deadline:
17/12/2009 17:00
Topics in This Call:
| Activity/ Area | Topics called | Funding Schemes |
| REGPOT-2010-1. Unlocking and developing the research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions | Any research topic covered by the EC FP7 | CSA-SA (Support Action) |
All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are eligible for participation.
More details on the call:
Particular requirements for participation: The projects must be proposed by a single public or private research entity of significant size such as University Departments, Faculties, specialised Research Institutes or important size research laboratories with at least 10 permanent experienced researchers which is established in the EU's convergence regions and outermost regions. These research entities must not be a subsidiary or branch of another legal entity established in a different country. The projects must involve compulsory cooperation with at least 3 outstanding research 'partnering organisations' established in at least 3 different Member States or Associated Countries, other than that of the applicant.
Restrictions on participation: EU Convergence regions and Outermost regions (subject to international instruments associating third countries to the 7th EC Framework Programme, other regions may become eligible for participation; the modalities for the identification of eligible regions would be defined in these international instruments). All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are eligible for participation.
The Community contribution envisaged for Coordination and Support Actions (Support Action (CSA-SA)) will be up to EUR 4 million.
Duration: Projects will last up to 36 months (in case the optional evaluation facility is requested: 42 months)
Consortia agreements: No consortium-agreement is required for this call.
Further information on the programme:
Click here to access the programme website.
For the 2010 Work Programme of Research Potential:
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/wp/capacities/regpot/r_wp_201001_en.pdf
For more information on Research Potential, please go to:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/convergence-regions_en.html
If you would like to get in contact with National Contact Points, you may do it online via CORDIS from this link:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html
Network of National Contact Points (NCPs):
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html
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Entry created by Elke Dall on August 18, 2009
Modified on August 18, 2009
