Framework 7 Advisor's Exercises
 

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Exercise 1 (The Role of the Framework 7 Advisor)
bulletFind Calls open on the official website of Framework 7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home.html
bulletFind NCP in your area (in your country) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html 
bulletFind your National R&D Office in Brussels on  www.iglortd.org 
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European Commission Staff Directory http://ec.europa.eu/staffdir/plsql/gsys_tel.display_search?pLang=EN

bulletHow would you support Beginners www.hyperion.ie/beginners.htm

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Exercise 2 (The Fundamentals of Framework 7)
bullet Register on http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org//Suscriptions.html
bullet Subscribe to Research EU http://ec.europa.eu/research/research-eu/ (Free)
bulletCheck CORDIS News for activities in your research area http://cordis.europa.eu/news/en/home.html 
bulletIs there a European R&D Association www.hyperion.ie/euassociations.htm

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Exercise 3 (The Research Priorities)

Check Background to 'Cooperation' Programme
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Priority 1: Health

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Priority 2: Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

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Priority 3: Information and Communication Technologies

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Priority 4: NMP ( Nano   Materials    Production Technologies)

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Priority 5: Energy

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Priority 6: Environment and Climate Change

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Priority 7: Transport (including Aeronautics)

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Priority 8: SSH (Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities)

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Priority 9: Space and Security

 
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ERA-Net Plus

Check Background to 'Ideas ' 
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Frontier Research

Check Background to 'People ' 
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Marie Curie Fellowships

Check Background to 'Capacities ' 
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Research Infrastructures

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Research for SMEs and Associations

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Regions of Knowledge

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Research Potential

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Science and Society

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International Cooperation (INCO)

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Contribution to EU Policies

Check Background to 'Euratom ' 
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Euratom

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Exercise 4 (Background to Framework 7)
bulletCheck Europa Search Engine for relevant policy reports http://europa.eu/geninfo/query/advSearch_en.jsp 
bulletCheck OECD for relevant reports  www.oecd.org 
bulletCheck IPTS for relevant foresight reports www.jrc.es 
bulletCheck for relevant Technology Platforms www.hyperion.ie/technology-platforms.htm
bulletCheck for relevant ERA-Net projects Search on  http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm
bulletCheck COST Action Reports on  http://www.cost.esf.org/   

Exercise 5  (Finding Partners)

bullet Put your details on CORDIS Partner Search Service http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/
bulletWhich countries have signed Associated Agreements? http://cordis.europa.eu/inco/agreements_fp7_en.html  
bulletFind EU International Scientific Cooperation Policy with China http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en.cfm 
bulletWhich organisations already have projects in your area http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm
bulletIs there an EU R&D Associations representing your area www.hyperion.ie/euassociations.htm 
bulletIs there a COST Action in your area? http://www.cost.esf.org/ 
bulletFind a scientist on Science Search Engine www.scirus.com

 

Exercise 6 (Evaluating Proposals)

bulletPut your name in the FP7 Expert Evaluator Database  https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm?fuseaction=wel.welcome 
bulletDid anyone from your organisation evaluate proposals in  Framework 7? http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/experts_en.html
bulletDid anyone from your organisation evaluate proposals in Framework 6? http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/experts.htm

Exercise 7 (Writing the Proposal)
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Write a One Page Proposal for your project www.hyperion.ie/onepageproposal.htm  

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Plan the Division of Work between Partners ( Word Template )

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Exercise 8 (Implementation of a Project)
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Draw Skills Diagram + Pert Chart for your project ( PowerPoint File )

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Draw Gantt Chart for your project( Excel File )  

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Exercise 9 (Legal and Financial Rules)

bulletRules of Participation (FP7) ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/calls/ecrules_en_pdf.zip
bullet Model Grant Agreement (Jan 2007) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls-grant-agreement_en.html 
bulletFinancial Guidelines ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/financialguide_en.pdf 
bullet DESCA (Simplified Consortium Agreement for FP7) www.desca-fp7.eu 
bullet FP7 Negotiation Guidelines ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/negotiation_en.pdf

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