FP7 Framework Programme Links

The Following are sources of information on the Framework Programme:

Enterprise Ireland FP7 Ireland Information & Support Unit
Enterprise Ireland (EI) has set up a dedicated unit to provide a National Information & Support Service to potential participants in FP7. EI act as the national coordiation unit for Ireland in FP7. It will disseminate information and will work in cooperation with the national representatives for the various specific areas of FP6. It will also participate in the Europe-wide network of National Contact Points providing a mechanism for identifying partners in other countries with whom Irish organisations can collaborate.

CORDIS FP7
Whether you are a newcomer to EU-funded R &D programmes, or an experienced project participant, this service can direct you to all of your FP7 information and participation needs. This portal provides a single entry point to the family of CORDIS web services and tools.

European Research Council
The European
Research Council (ERC) is the first European funding body set up to support investigator-driven frontier research. Its main aim is to stimulate scientific excellence by supporting and encouraging the very best, truly creative scientists, scholars and engineers to be adventurous and take risks in their research. The scientists are encouraged to go beyond established frontiers of knowledge and the boundaries of disciplines.

Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities
Socio-economic sciences and the humanities’ (SSH) is a dedicated programme on socio-economic sciences and humanities research with the seventh Framework cooperation programme.

FP7 Calls for Proposals
The calls for funding proposals under FP7 are available on the CORDIS site .

Net4Society
NET4SOCIETY is the international network of National Contact Points for Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in the 7th European Framework Programme (FP7). National Contact Points (NCPs) are set up to guide researchers in their quest for securing EU funding.

Forfás
Forfás is the National Policy and Advisory Board for Enterprise, Trade, Science, Technology & Innovation in Ireland. It is the body in which the State's legal powers for industrial promotion and technology development have been vested. It is also the body through which powers are delegated to Enterprise Ireland for the promotion of indigenous industry and to IDA Ireland for the promotion of inward investment.

E.U. Research Directorate General
The Directorate General’s mission is evolving as work on the European Research Area (ERA) continues. It can be summarised as follows:

  • to develop the European Union’s policy in the field of research and technological development and thereby contribute to the international competitiveness of European industry;
  • to coordinate European research activities with those carried out at the level of the Member States;
  • to support the Union’s policies in other fields such as environment, health, energy, regional development etc;
  • to promote a better understanding of the role of science in modern societies and stimulate a public debate about research-related issues at European level.

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