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What was
the Sixth Framework Programme ? |
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FP6 was the European Union’s main instrument to promote and support research and development
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With a budget of €17 883 million – an increase of 17% on the Fifth Framework Programme – FP6 represented the EU’s third largest operational budget, after the Common Agricultural Policy and the Structural Funds.
Compared to previous EU Framework Programmes, FP6 marked a radical shift in approach, ambition and scope.
FP6 aims to contribute to the creation of a true “European Research Area” (ERA).
ERA is a vision for the future of research in Europe, an internal market for science and technology.
It fosters scientific excellence, competitiveness and innovation through the promotion of better co-operation and coordination between relevant actors at all levels. Economic growth increasingly depends on research, and many of the present and foreseeable challenges for industry and society can no longer be solved at national level alone.
At their summit in Lisbon in March 2000, all european heads of state and governments called for better leveraging of European research efforts through the creation of ERA. |
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WHAT WERE THE RULES FOR PARTICIPATION? |
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| The “Rules for participation” were those that govern the practical implementation of all EU research activities under the FP. These “Rules” set out detailed provisions in relation to issues such as: |
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The type and country of origin of organisations that may apply for EU funding; |
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The minimum number of partners that need to be involved in a project proposal, for the project to be eligible for EU support; |
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The type of instruments that will be used in the FP; in SCRATCH case, it is mainly the STREP (Specific Targeted Research Project); |
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The type of funding that can be foreseen for any selected project; |
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Principles for the evaluation of submitted proposals; |
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Rules governing the contracts that the Commission will offer to successful applicants; |
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Rules for the dissemination and use of research results obtained in EU funded research projects, etc. |
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THE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS |
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The proposal process is triggered by the call.
Calls are published in official invitations for researchers to submit project proposals for a specific area of the Framework Programme at a specific date, usually about three months after the call.
Calls specify very clearly what is required. Proposals that do not meet the specifications in the call will be disqualified.
In addition to the description of the thematic areas, topics or research objectives, calls comprise information on the following items: |
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Closure date(s) |
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Indicative budget and its distribution per area and/or instrument |
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Minimum number of participants |
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One-stage or two-stage submission and evaluation procedure |
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Non-standard evaluation criteria |
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Indicative delays for evaluation and selection of proposals |
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