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The 7th European Union Framework Programme is the main research funding programme of the EU. ECTS EU Grant Options provides an overview of funding opportunities within the FP7 programme, of particular interest for researchers in the bone field. For more information please refer to the CORDIS website.
FP7 is organised into four main areas:
Cooperation – collaborative research
People – research training and mobility
Ideas – basic research, through the new European Research Council
Capacities – research infrastructures, SME specific measures, international cooperation, regions, policy development
OVERVIEW OF TYPES OF PROJECT
Collaborative projects –these can be small, medium or large-sized projects for undertaking of research, conducted by international consortiums of partners
Coordination Action – networks for coordination of ongoing research, dissemination of results etc
Support Action – smaller projects to assist in the future planning of European research funding policy, impact studies and stimulation of participation (e.g. in new member states and among SMEs)
HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRENT CALLS
Cooperation theme 1 - Health
Calls FP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-1 and FP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-2 are now closed.
Cooperation theme 2 – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage, announced 20 July 2011, closing date 15 November 2011.
Topics of interest:
KBBE.2012.2.2-01: Beneficial effects of bioactive compounds in humans
KBBE.2012.2.2-03: Impact of lifestyle on well-being and diet-related disease
Cooperation theme 3 – ICT
No relevant calls currently open.
Cooperation theme 4 – NMP
FP7-NMP-2012-LARGE-6 announced 20 July 2011, closing date 08 November 2011 for stage 1 proposals
Topics of interest
NMP.2012.1.3-1 Systematic investigations of the mechanisms and effects of nanomaterial interactions with living systems and/or the environment
NMP.2012.1.3-3 Regulatory testing of nanomaterials
NMP.2012.2.2-1 Biomaterials for improved performance of medical implants
FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6
Topics of interest:
NMP.2012.1.3-2 Modelling toxicity behaviour of engineered nanoparticles
Ideas – European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant call to be published during autumn 2011 for closing date in spring 2012.
No restriction on topic.
Capacities - Research for the benefit of SMEs
FP7-SME-2012, announced 20 July 2011, closing date 06 December 2011
No restriction on topic.
Capacities - Research Infrastructures
FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1, announced 20 July 2011, closing date 23 November 2011.
INFRA-2012-1.1.4. Mouse archives and centres for phenotyping mouse models.
INFRA-2012-1.1.5. Facilities for translational research in medicine.
INFRA-2012-1.1.8. Stem cell banks.
INFRA-2012-1.1.9. Large-scale prospective cohort studies.
Capacities – Research potential
Integration of research entities from the EU´s Convergence and Outermost regions in the ERA and enhancement of their innovation potential
FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1, announced 20 July 2011, closing date 03 January 2012
People
Currently open calls
Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN announced 20 July 2011, closing date 12 January 2012
Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES announced 20 July 2011, closing date 18 January 2012
Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (CIG) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG announced 20 October 2011, closing date 18 September 2012
Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IAPP announced 19 October 2011, closing date 19 April 2012
No restriction on research topic.
Joint Technology Initiatives – Innovative Medicines Initiative
4th call is now closed.
For more information please see http://www.imi.europa.eu
COST programme
The COST programme, separate from but complementary to the FP7 programme, funds networks of European scientists (“COST actions”) focusing on specific topics. Funding is available for coordination/networking activities such as conferences, exchanges and publications. The call is continuously open. The next cut off date is 30 March 2012. For more information please refer to the COST website.
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