Structure and contents
The Framework Programme is organised around four main specific programmes:
| The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (2007 - 2013)
|
 |
| |
EUR million |
COOPERATION |
32.413 |
| |
Collaborative research in the following themes: |
|
| 1 |
Health |
6.100 |
| 2 |
Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology |
1.935 |
| 3 |
Information and communication technologies |
9.050 |
| 4 |
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies |
3.475 |
| 5 |
Energy |
2.350 |
| 6 |
Environment (including climate change) |
1.890 |
| 7 |
Transport (including aeronautics) |
4.160 |
| 8 |
Socio-economic sciences and the humanities |
623 |
| 9 |
Space |
1.430 |
| 10 |
Security |
1.400 |
|
IDEAS |
7.510 |
| |
European Research Council (ERC) - Frontier research |
|
|
PEOPLE |
4.750 |
| Marie Curie Actions: |
| 1 |
Initial training |
|
| 2 |
Life-long training |
|
| 3 |
Industry-academia partnerships |
|
| 4 |
International dimension |
|
| 5 |
Specific actions |
|
|
CAPACITIES |
4.097 |
| 1 |
Research Infrastructures |
1.715 |
| 2 |
Research for the benefit of SMEs |
1.336 |
| 3 |
Regions of Knowledge |
126 |
| 4 |
Research Potential |
340 |
| 5 |
Science in Society |
330 |
| 6 |
Coherent development of research policies |
70 |
| 7 |
Activities of International Co-operation |
180 |
|
| NON-NUCLEAR ACTIONS OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRENON-NUCLEAR ACTIONS OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE |
1.751 |
|
| TOTAL |
50.521 |
Cooperation
The core of FP7, representing two thirds of the overall budget, is the Cooperation programme. It fosters collaborative research across Europe and other partner countries through projects by transnational consortia of industry and academia. Research will be carried out in ten key thematic areas:
- Health
- Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology
- Information and communication technologies
- Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
- Energy
- Environment (including climate change)
- Transport (including aeronautics)
- Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
- Space
- Security
Ideas
The Ideas programme will support "frontier research" solely on the basis of scientific excellence. Research may be carried out in any area of science or technology, including engineering, socio-economic sciences and the humanities. In contrast with the Cooperation programme, there is no obligation for cross-border partnerships.
Projects are implemented by "individual teams" around a "principal investigator". The programme is implemented via the new European Research Council (ERC). For more information, see erc.europa.eu.
People
The People programme provides support for researcher mobility and career development, both for researchers inside the European Union and internationally. It is implemented via a set of Marie Curie actions, providing fellowships and other measures to help researchers build their skills and competences throughout their careers:
Initial training of researchers - Marie Curie Networks.
Industry-academia partnerships.
Co-funding of regional, national and international mobility programmes.
Intra-European fellowships.
International dimension - outgoing and incoming fellowships, international cooperation scheme, reintegration grants.
Marie Curie Awards.
Capacities
The Capacities programme strengthens the research capacities that Europe needs if it is to become a thriving knowledge-based economy. It covers the following activities:
Research infrastructures.
Research for the benefit of SMEs.
Regions of Knowledge.
Research Potential.
Science in Society.
Specific activities of international cooperation.
