How to Write a Competitive Proposal for Framework 6
Useful Websites
Short Summary of Course (Click here)
Key Policy Websites www.hyperion.ie/keywebsites.htm
Beginner's Websites www.hyperion.ie/beginners.htm
Templates for Proposals www.hyperion.ie/templates.htm
Analysis of Successful FP6 Proposals www.hyperion.ie/fp6results.htm
Framework 6 Proposal Statistics www.hyperion.ie/fp6statistics.htm
Statistics on Instrument size www.hyperion.ie/instrumentstatistics.htm
Analysis of Financial Guidelines (Click here)
Chapter 1: Introduction
Framework 6 (Official Website) www.cordis.lu/fp6/
Step by Step guide to Framework 6 www.cordis.lu/fp6/stepbystep/home.html
Cordis News and Rapidus can be found on www.cordis.lu
Framework 6 on Europa http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/index_en.html
European Commission Staff in DG Research http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/organisation_en.html
European Commission Staff Database http://europa.eu.int/comm/staffdir/plsql/gsys_page.display_index?pLang=EN
National Contact Points (FP6) www.cordis.lu/fp6/ncps.htm
Useful European Union Publications
CORDIS Focus http://www.cordis.lu/focus/
RTD Info http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/rtd-adr.html
Innovation and Technology Transfer http://www.cordis.lu/itt/itt-en/home.html
Euroabstracts www.cordis.lu/euroabstracts/en/home.html
RTD Publications http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/pub_rtd.html
Enterprise Europe http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/library/enterprise-europe
RESEARCH EUROPE (Commercial) www.ResearchResearch.com
EU Bookshop http://bookshop.eu.int
Chapter 2: Background to Framework 6
Key Websites for background policies www.hyperion.ie/keywebsites.htm
Europa General Search Engine http://europa.eu.int/geninfo/info-en.htm
OECD www.oecd.org
IPTS (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies www.jrc.es)
Laeken Council Report (Good summary of key issues facing the EU) http://europa.eu.int/comm/laeken_council/index_en.htm
EU Grants and Loans http://europa.eu.int/grants/index_en.htm
Environmental Policy/Funding http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm
EU Competitiveness Report 2002 http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/index.htm
Green Paper on Innovation http://europa.eu.int/en/record/green/gp9512/ind_inn.htm
Towards a European Research Area http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/area.html
The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies www.jrc.es
The Futures Project http://futures.jrc.es/menupage-b.htm
Eurostat http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/
5 Year Assessment Report (Dec 2004) http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/reports/2004/fya_en.html
Expert Panels for Framework 5 and 6
External Advisory Groups (EAG)(FP5) http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp5/eag-names.html
External Advisory Groups (EAG)(FP6) www.cordis.lu/fp6/eags.htm
Experts and Specialist Personnel http://www.cordis.lu/fp5-openings/home.html
EURAB http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/eurab/index_en.html
5 Year Assessment Reports http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/panels.htm
Annual Monitoring Reports http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/monitoring/
DG Research Annual Report http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/report2000.html
COST Actions www.cordis.lu/cost/
Chapter 3: How Proposal are Evaluated
Expression of Interest Search Form http://eoi.cordis.lu/search_form.cfm
Framework 6 Evaluation Manual www.cordis.lu/fp6/eval-guidelines/
Call for Experts (Organisations and Individuals) http://emmfp6.cordis.lu
Database for Evaluators www.cordis.lu/experts/fp6_candidature.htm
Pre-Registration of Proposals http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/pre_registration.htm
Chapter 4: The Research Priorities
Framework 6 Research Priorities http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/activities.htm
Background Policy Reports for FP6 Research Priorities www.hyperion.ie/fp6websites.htm
Background Policy Report to Research Prioirities (Alphabetical Order) www.hyperion.ie/topics.htm
Foresight in Framework 6 http://www.cordis.lu/rtd2002/foresight/home.html
Chapter 5: The Instruments (Types of Contracts)
Framework 6 Instruments http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/instruments.htm
Review of Instruments (Marimon Report) http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/instruments_review/home.html
General information on Instruments on www.cordis.lu/rtd2002/
Networks of Excellence and Integrated Projects http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/networks-ip.html
Networks of Excellence (US National Science and Technology Centres) http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/start.htm
Networks of Excellence (Swiss National Centres of Competence in Research) http://www.snf.ch/en/rep/nat/nat_ccr.asp
Canadian Networks of Excellence www.nce.gc.ca
FET Networks of Excellence (FP5) http://www.cordis.lu/ist/fetnoe.htm
Sample Integrated Project (FP6) www.eumorphia.org
Toolbox for CRAFT Proposals www.taftie.org
Marie Curie Host Websites http://mc-opportunities.cordis.lu
Existing Research Infrastructures http://www.cordis.lu/improving/infrastructure/themes.htm
Research Infrastructures in Framework 6 http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/nfp/infrastructures.html
Coordination Actions (Thematic Networks and Concerted Actions) Search in http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep/FP5/FP5_PROJl_search.html
Article 169 of the Amsterdam Treaty http://europa.eu.int/abc/obj/treaties/en/entoc.htm
Article 169 Pilot Project: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/edctp.html
Article 169 EDCTP project www.edctp.org
Article 169 http://www.cordis.lu/coordination/art169.htm
Chapter 6: Legal and Financial Rules
Model Contract (FP6) http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/working-groups/model-contract/index_en.html
Model contracts http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/modelcontract/
Model Contract Group http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/model-contract-group/
Letter of Intent to Participate in a Proposal http://www.kowi.de/rp/download/loi_en.pdf
Information on Audit Certificates on www.cordis.lu/ist/manage.htm
Contract preparation forms http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/contractpreparation/
EEIG (European Economic Interest Group) http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/company/company/news/783.htm
EEIG Brochure http://www.eito.com/download/EEIG.pdf
Guidelines for Project Co-ordinators www.cordis.lu/growth/
Technology Implementation Plan www.cordis.lu/etip/
IPR Help Desk www.ipr-helpdesk.org
Consortium agreement checklist http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/consortiumchecklist/
Consortium Agreement (UNITE): http://www.unite.be/ca-6.htm
European Court of Auditors http://www.eca.eu.int
Letter of Intent to submit a proposal http://www.kowi.de/rp/download/loi_en.pdf
Chapter 7: Selecting Partners
Who can Participate: www.cordis.lu/inco2/src/participation.htm
EU R&D Associations www.hyperion.ie/euassociations.htm
Existing Coordinators/Partners (FP6) http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm
Existing Coordinators/Partners(FP5) http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep/FP5/FP5_PROJl_search.html
Research Infrastructures http://www.cordis.lu/improving/infrastructure/themes.htm
COST Action Reports www.cost.cordis.lu/src/signatories.cfm www.cordis.lu/cost/
COST (Council Website) http://ue.eu.int/dynadoc/cost_reports.asp
CENSTAR Technical Committees www.cenorm.be
External Advisory Groups (EAGS)(FP6) http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp5/eag-names.html
External Advisory Groups (EAGS)(FP6) www.cordis.lu/fp6/eags.htm
EU RTD Cooperation Agreements www.cordis.lu/inco2/
Research Conferences http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/index_en.cfm
EU Conferences and Events www.cordis.lu/fp5/news.htm
Centres of Excellence (Candidate Countries) www.cordis.lu/inco2/src/coe.htm
EU International Scientific Cooperation Policy http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/index_en.html
South East Europe Information www.seerecon.org
South East Europe Education Network www.see-educoop.net
Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation www.feast.org
National R&D Offices in Brussels www.iglortd.org
EMBL www.embl.org
ESO www.eso.org
CERN www.cern.ch
JRC www.jrc.cec.eu.int
EIRO Forum www.eiroforum.org
Cordis Partner Search Service www.cordis.lu/fp6/partners/
IST (Information Society) Partners www.ideal-ist.net
SME Definition http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/decision_sme_en.pdf
Chapter 8: How to Write the ‘Project Management’ of the Proposal
Templates for Project Management www.hyperion.ie/templates.htm
Chapter 9: How to Write the ‘Impact’ of the Proposal
Defining the State of the Art
Existing EU R&D Contracts http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep/FP5/FP5_PROJl_search.html
The European Patent Office www.european-patent-office.org/espacenet/
For Life Sciences use PUBMED http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
Impact on Technology
The Futures Report http://futures.jrc.es/
The Institute for Prospective Technologies and Studies Reports www.jrc.es
The R&D Scoreboard (Published annually by DTI, UK) http://www.innovation.gov.uk/finance/
European Information Technology Observatory www.eito.com
Impact on the Economy and the Market
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development www.oecd.org (Brilliant!)
The Economist www.economist.com
Market Research Organisations
Dataquest www.dataquest.com
Frost and Sullivan www.frost.com
Ovum www.ovum.com
IDC www.idc.com
Forrester Research www.forrester.com
Impact on Standards
EU Standards Cooperation http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/standards_policy/index.htm#guidelines
CENORM and CENSTAR www.cenorm.be
CENELEC www.cenelec.be
ISO www.iso.ch
ETSI www.etsi.fr (check)
ASTM www.astm.org
Academic Institutions involved in research and training on standardization http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/standards_policy/
Study on the Impact of Standardization www.standardsimpact.org
IEEE Standards in Information Technology www.siit2003.org
IST and Starndards http://www.w3.org/2004/copras
How to Write the ‘Social Impact’ of the Proposal
OECD www.oecd.org/els/social
The Futures Project http://futures.jrc.es/menupage-b.htm has four reports dealing with social issues and R&D.
Society, the Endless Frontier (1996! but ideas are still valid) http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/publ/society_en.html
EU and NGOs http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/ong/en/index.htm
Funding for Exploitation of Results
European Investment Bank www.eib.org
Innovation 2010 Initiative (i2010i) www.eib.org
European Investment Fund www.eif.org
Eureka www.eureka.be
Chapter 10: How to Write the Impact on ‘EU Policy’
Europa (Official EU Website) http://europa.eu.int
SINAPSE (Scientific Advice for Policy) http://europa.eu.int/sinapse/sinapse/index.cfm
Europa General Search Engine http://europa.eu.int/geninfo/query_en.htm
EU Studies and Legislation (ECLAS,IDEA,EUR-LEX) http://europa.eu.int/geninfo/search/databases_en.htm
White Papers http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white/index_en.htm
Green Papers http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/green/index_en.htm
Treaties http://europa.eu.int/abc/obj/treaties/en/entoc.htm
Eurostat http://europa.eu.int/eurostat.html (check)
eEurope Action Plan http://europa.eu.int/comm/information_society/eeurope/actionplan/
European Commission (DG Research) http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/index_en.html
European Parliament http://www.europarl.eu.int/home/default_en.htm
Council of Ministers http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm
STOA http://www.europarl.eu.int/stoa/publi/default_en.htm
CONECCS Database (Lobby Groups) http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/index_en.htm
The Centre for European Policy Studies www.ceps.be
Chapter 11: Strategy for Writing Proposals
The One Page Proposal www.hyperion.ie/onepageproposal.htm
Templates for Pert Chart etc. ( PowerPoint File )
Division of Work between Partners ( Word Template )
