Richard Burger Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Union to Russia 23 April 2010

1. EU Framework R&D programmes: general recommendations & information tools Richard Burger Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Union to Russia 23 April 2010

2. Outline of this presentation • Participation in EU R&D Framework Programmes: some useful tips • Where can I get more information & support?

3. Tips for a “good” proposal (I) • Good science is not enough: comply with all evaluation criteria, not only the scientific ones! • Ask independent colleagues to do mock evaluations, based on the published evaluation criteria! • Make a reference to the general /political/ context of your proposal/application (e.g. 4th common EU-RU space in research, education & culture, EC-RU S&T Cooperation Agreement) • Become an evaluator for European programmes yourself! Register at http://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7 It gives you insight into how proposals should be prepared for being successful.

4. Tips for a “good" proposal (II) • Show your competence & comparative advantages in the scientific field; mention your recent & most relevant publications. Not only major research institutions get involved, also smaller ones participate in FP projects, if they have expertise. • Check CORDIS web-site regularly for new calls & for partner search • Most important step in joining an FP project: Find the right partner at the right time! =>For partner search: build on contacts already established through projects supported by INTAS, TEMPUS, ISTC, and within bilateral scientific programmes with EU Member States.

5. Tips for a “good" proposal (III) • Project partners should be aware that there are different cultures and different academic traditions, which can cause problems. (e.g. speed of reply to incoming e-mails) • Personal contacts are the single most important factor in the formation of new project consortia! =>Make yourself & your organization known; participate in meetings and pursue active networking. Attend brokerages, conferences, workshops. • !If you are not successful with a proposal, keep trying! Re-work & re-submit proposals, based on evaluation comments received.

6. Partnering Source: Paul Drath and Olga Pekushkina, Singleimage Limited (UK)

7. Partnering Source: Paul Drath and Olga Pekushkina, Singleimage Limited (UK)

8. Frequent weaknesses in project proposals • Authors do not follow the guidelines • Proposal is incomplete, or not clearly presented, and/or too long • Scientific "state of the art"insufficiently described and/or relevant references are missing • Objectives are not focussed enough • Proposed research is not novel • No/too little justification of why the research is relevant – scientifically and/or socio-economically • Expected results (deliverables) are unclear • Authors do not properly understand the question on "risk" • English is too poor to be properly understood • Project is too ambitious for time-scale and/or for funding • In experimental projects: insufficient funds for equipment, consumables / unclear if the required resources are available • Costs in some categories unexplained or not matching the needs (too high or too low) • Unclear management (e.g. coordination meetings, communication, inter-play between teams) • Expertise of teams overlaps or does not match the requirements for the tasks allocated to them • No or insufficient publication lists of the participating teams • No plans for dissemination of results etc.

9. Where can I get more information & support? Network of Russian FP7 National Contact Points CORDIS -> Community Research & Development Information Service http://cordis.europa.eu Network of Russian FP7 National Contact Points : CORDIS -> Contacts -> FP7 contacts in third countries -> Russia • Food/Agriculture/Biotechnology -> A.N.Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Acad. of Science • Health -> Moscow State University, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Moscow • Nanotechnology -> Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Russian Acad. Science • ICT -> Institute of Operational Systems, Moscow • Social-economic sciences & humanities -> Centre for Science Research & Statistics, Moscow • Transport/Aeronautics -> Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI), Zhukovsky • Environment -> Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow • Energy -> RUSDEM-EE, Moscow • Research Infrastructures -> Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, Moscow • Mobility->State University–Higher School of Economics, Centre for International Projects, Moscow • International cooperation -> State University – Higher School of Economics • SMEs -> the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises, Moscow • Ideas SP -> Saint Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences

10. CORDIS http://cordis.europa.eu INFO on: FP7 CALLS PARTNERS CONTACTS PROJECTS + events + other useful info

11. Web-site of the EU Delegation to Russiawww.delrus.ec.europa.eu Where can I get more information? (II) Areas of cooperation => S&T

12. Where can I get more information? (III) Compendium on Science & Research Cooperation between the European Union and the Russian Federation www.delrus.ec.europa.eu/en/p_593.htm

13. Where can I get more information &and support? (IV) Some other useful information resources & cooperation supporting platforms: “Gate2RuBIN” (RUITC-RA-RTTN) partner in CIP Enterprise Europe Network www.gate2rubin.ru/ “incrEAST” - web portal to international S&T cooperation with Eastern European and Central Asian countries www.increast.eu/ S&T Gate RUS.EU – web-portal to identify and analyse the S&T Potential of EU-Russia Cooperation www.st-gaterus.eu FP7 ISTOK-SOYUZ project – Information Society Technologies to Open Knowledge for Eastern Europe & Central Asia www.istok-soyuz.eu FP7 E-Ural project – EU-Russia cooperation in the area of environment www.e-ural.vsu.ru/en

14. Thank you for your attention. Richard Burger Delegation of the European Union to Russia <Richard.Burger@ec.europa.eu>