Case Studies

• SPINE-2 Complexes: Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health
• Biosim - a new tool in drug development: Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health
• Cancer Degradome: Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health
• EUMAPP, EU Microdose Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Partnership Programme: Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health
• InnoMed, Innovative Medicines for for Europe: Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health
• MoIPAGE, Molecular Phenotyping to Accelerate Genomic Epidemiology: Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health

General Documents

• FP7 - Is it for you?
• Budget - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/what_en.html#budget
• Draft Grant Agreement - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls-grant-agreement_en.html
• Funding schemes - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/what_en.html#funding
• Research themes - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/what_en.html#themes
• General provisions - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#provisions
• Eligible countries - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#countries
• Cooperation with Third Country Participants - http://www.fp7uk.co.uk/site/resources/documents/THIRDCOUNTRIESInfosheetAugust2009.pdf
• Eligible consortia - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#consortia
• Appointment of independent experts - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#appointment
• R&D Tax Credits - http://www.berr.gov.uk/dius/innovation/randd/randd-tax-credits/page11350.html

Submitting a proposal

• Calls (for proposals, for experts, for services and competitive calls) - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/when_en.html#calls
• Adoption roadmap - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/when_en.html#roadmap
• Financial rules/forms of grants - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/how_en.html#financial
• IPR - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/how_en.html#ipr
• Consortium agreement - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/how_en.html#consortium
• The co-decision procedure for the approval and adoption of FP7 - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/flowchart_en.html

FP7 legal basis:

• FP7 EC[ZIP]
• FP7 Euratom [ZIP]
• SP Cooperation [ZIP]
• SP Ideas [ZIP]
• SP People [ZIP]
• SP Capacities [ZIP]
• SP Nuclear Research [PDF]
• EC Rules for participation [ZIP]
• Euratom Rules for participation [ZIP]

Legal documents for implementation:

• FP7 Grant Agreement – List of Special Clauses
• Rules for proposal submission[ZIP]
• ERC Rules for proposal submission [ZIP]
• Standard model grant agreement [HTML]
• ERC model grant agreement [HTML]
• ERC Guide for Peer reviewers [PDF]
• Marie Curie model grant agreement [HTML]
• Rules on verification of existence, legal status, operational and financial capacity [PDF]
• Financial Viability Check Tool [XLS]

Guidance documents:

• Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation [PDF]
• Flat rates subsistence [PDF]
• FP7 Periodic Report [HTML]
• Guide to Financial Issues [PDF]
• FP7 Beneficiaries information package [ZIP]
• Guide for beneficiaries [PDF]
• Guide to IPR [PDF]
• Checklist for the Consortium Agreement [PDF]
• DESCA (Development of a simplified consortium agreement for FP7 - Model v1
• EICTA Model Consortium Agreement Template for Integrated Projects
• FP7 Description of Work Template
• Negotiation guidance notes
• Guidance Notes on Audit Certification
• Guidance Notes on Project Reporting
• Guidance notes and templates for Project
  Technical Review involving Independent
  Expert(s)
• Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities and Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations
• Amendments guide for FP7 grant agreements
• Third Country Guide

Ethics Review:

• Ethics check list [HTML]
• Supporting documents [HTML]