WITH  LEADING EUROPEAN EXPERT FOR EU RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMMES

dr. Sean Mc Carthyem

HOW TO OBTAIN FP7 FUNDING

WRITING A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL

http://www.evropskahisa.com/konferenca220207ang.htm

LJUBLJANA, February 22 2007

08.30 - 17.00

Conference Hall E 3 - 4, CANKARJEV DOM, 

Prešernova 10, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Sponsored by Microsoft Slovenia

MAIN SPEAKER:

dr. Sean McCARTHY, Hyperion Ireland Ltd., leading european expert for

EU research funding programmes

FIRST SPEAKER

prof. dr. Boris CIZELJ, director of Slovenian Business and

Research Association SBRA in Brussels

INVITED GUESTS

dr. Jure ZUPAN,  Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology

mag. Andrej VIZJAK,  Ministry of the Economy

dr. Ivan ŽAGAR,  Government Office for Local Self-Gov. and Regional Policy

PROGRAMME

08.00 – Registration

08.30 – Introduction

              dr.Boris Cizelj – SBRA; prof. Alenka Orel – EHL

              Invated guests

09.00 – Presentation of EU Grants Advisor (EUGA)

10.00 – Presentation of CORDIS (Virginia Mercouri)

           How to write a competitive proposal for FP7

        dr. Sean McCarthy, Hyperion Ireland Ltd.

Module 1:

A Quick Overview of Framework 7

·        Sources of Information on Framework 7

·        The Structure of Framework 7

·        Terminology used in Framework 7

·        The Secrets of Framework Proposals

Module 2:

 Who's Who in Framework 7

·        Who decided the  Structure of Framework 7

·        Who prepared the workprogrammes for the  Research Priorities

·        Who's Who in the Technology Platforms

·        Background to the Evaluation Criteria

·        Key websites on the Who's Who in Framework 7

Module 3:

The Research Priorities in Framework 7

·        Cooperation ( 10 Research Priorities)

·        Ideas (Frontier Research) (European Research Council)

·        People (Marie Curie)

·        Capacities

·        Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)

Module 4:

The Funding Schemes

·        Collaborative Projects (CP)

·        Networks of Excellence (NoE)

·        Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)

·        Research for SMEs and Associations

·        Marie Curie Fellowships

·        Article 169 and Article 171

·        A strategy for using the different instruments

·        Key websites and statistics on the Funding Schemes

13.00 – 14.00     LUNCH

Module 5:

Legal and Financial Rules in Framework 7

·        The Contract and Consortium Agreement

·        The Financial Rules of Framework 7

·        The Rules on Intellectual Property

·        Key websites and documents on Legal and Financial Rules

Module 6:

How to Find the Best Partners

·        Which countries can participate ?

·        The different roles in the consortium

·        The role of the coordinator

·        How to find best partners.

·        Key websites to select the ‘Strategic Partners’

Module 7: How Proposal are Evaluated

·         

·        Evaluation Criteria for Framework 7 Proposals

·        The Evaluation Process

·        The Evaluation Manual and the Forms used by Evaluators

·        The role of the ‘Expert  Evaluator’ + how to become an 'Expert'

·        Key websites and documents on the Evaluation of FP7 Proposals

Module 8:

How to Write the ‘Potential Impact’ of the Proposal

·        Background to ‘Potential Impact’

·        Template for writing the ‘Impact’

·        Example of ‘Potential Impact’

·        Ten Routes for Exploiting Research Results

·        Websites to write the ‘Potential Impact’

Module 9:

How to Write the ‘Project Implementation'

·        How to Manage R&D Projects.

·        Potential problems managing Framework Projects

·        The Pert Chart, The Gantt Chart

·        Work Package Description

·        The Deliverables Table

·        Work Breakdown per partner

·        Websites, Templates and Webservices for Management of Framework projects

Module 10: How to Streamline Proposal Writing

·        Step by Step guide to preparing a proposal

·        How ideas for research proposals are identified

·        How to kill ‘bad’ ideas

·        The ‘One Page Proposal’

·        How to avoid repetition in R&D Proposals (Templates)

·        Templates to prepare ‘One Page Proposals’

17.00 CONCLUSION

Who is the conference for?

·        Anyone from private or public organizations that is responsible for FP7 project preparation, writing and managing

·        Companies that wish to become more competitive on the European market

·        Universities and other institutions of higher-education

·        Research institutes

·        Regional Development Agencies, Technology Parks, Regional Offices

Why Dr. Sean McCarthy?

·        Dr. Sean McCarthy specialises in the development and delivery of training courses for research managers.

·        Since 1999 more than 19,000 participants have attended his training courses.

·        Dr. McCarthy has presented training courses in 170 different research centres throughout the EU.

·        Since 1980 Dr. McCarthy has been involved in over 150 EU R&D Proposal, over 50 contracts and managed 16 of these.

·        He has acted as scientific evaluator for 10 different EU R&D Programmes.

How to register?

·        Fax:  +386 1 241 72 96

·        E -  registration:  www.evropskahisa.com/conference220207.htm

·        Mail:  Cankarjev dom, kulturni in kongresni center, Presernova 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia or

·        Evropska Hisa Ljubljana, Dunajska 22, SI-1511 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Deadline for registration is February 21, 2007

Cancellations will be accepted in written form until February 16, 2007.  If you cancel prior to this date we will refund the course fee minus 50 EUR administration cost.  If you cancel after February 17, 2007, there will be no refund.

Fee

·        290 EUR (+VAT), 69,495.60 SIT (+VAT)

·        The fee includes presentations from professional presenters, handouts, lunch and refreshments

·        The course fee can be paid to Cankarjev Dom, Presernova 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia to the following account: 

·        TRR:

 SI56  0126 1603 0357 790, reference number 05 641228107- 09824

·        Please bring your receipt of payment to the course

Handouts

All participants will receive a guidebook (translated into Slovene) on how to write a FP7 proposal which has been written by Dr. Sean McCarthy, several additional handbooks and EU publications.

Information

For further information please see web-page or contact

dr.Boris Cizelj (SBRA, Brussels, Tel: +32 2 645 19 11) or Mateja Peric (Cankarjev Dom) at +386 1 241 71 39 or e-mail registration@cd-cc.si

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Slovenia.

REGISTRATION FORM

HOW TO OBTAIN FP7 FUNDING - WRITING A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL

February 22, 08.30 - 17.00, Conference Hall E1-2, CANKARJEV DOM,  Prešernova 10, Ljubljana