EuSoCo - Project Blog and some of our possible funding options

EuSoCo Meeting Trento Spetember 25, 2009

Sebastien Clerc-Renaud Institute for Financial Services, Hamburg

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Work done to date

2005 - Idea behind EuSoCo as EU-wide research2006 - First trilingual background paper2007 - Building individual & institutional support2008 - Initial Nogler & Reifner commentaries2009 - Collecting information, developing the

Blog as an exchange platform and organising the First Meeting (Trento – today)

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Partners involved in the projectExperts Organisation MS (9) Main Law area

Meeting(25.09)

Prof. Luisa Antoniolli Università degli Studi di Trento IT consumer credit yes

Prof. Emmanuel Dockès Université Paris X FR labour yes

Prof. Geraint Howells University of Manchester UK consumer credit yes

Prof. Nick Huls Erasmus School of Law NL contract / credit yes

Prof. Eva Kocher Europa-Universität Viadrina DE labour / consumer yes

Prof. Brigitta Lurger Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz AT contract -

Claes Martinson Göteborg University SE consumer -

Andrea Nicolussi Universität Milano IT contract yes

Johanna Niemi National Research Institute of Legal Policy FI consumer credit -

Prof. Luca Nogler Università degli Studi di Trento IT labour yes

Frey Nybergh University of Helsinki FI contract / consumer yes

Prof. Elena Perez Carrillo Universidade De Santiago de Compostela ES commercial / IPR yes

Marcus Pilgerstorfer Old Square Chambers UK labour yes

Prof. Iain Ramsay University of Kent UK consumer credit -

Prof. Udo Reifner iff Institut für Finanzdienstleistungen e.V. DE consumer credit yes

Prof. Maurice Tancelin Free lancer (ex-Université Laval) CA contract -

Prof. Toni Williams University of Kent UK consumer -

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Project Funding Opportunities

EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)Approach national research funding bodies

and foundationsOther suggestions…

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FP7 - BasicsThe Seventh Framework Programme for research

and technological development (FP7) is the European Union’s main instrument for funding research in Europe.

FP7 applies to the years 2007-2013 Is the result of years of consultation with the

scientific community, research, policy making etc.Emphases on consortia of European partners,

collaboration across borders, open coordination, flexibility and excellence of research.

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FP7 - ProgrammesFP7 includes several specific programmes: Cooperation – fostering collaboration between industry and

academia to gain leadership in key technology areas. Ideas – supporting basic research at the scientific frontiers

(implemented by the European Research Council). People – supporting mobility and career development for

researchers both within and outside Europe. Capacities – helping develop the capacities that Europe needs to

be a thriving knowledge-based economy (6 specific knowledge areas, including Research Infrastructures, Research for the benefit of SMEs, Regions of Knowledge, Research Potential, Science in Society and International Cooperation activities).

Nuclear research

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FP7 – Cooperation Programme The core of FP7 Fosters collaborative research across Europe and other partner countries,

according to several key thematic areas: Health; food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology; information and communications technologies; nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies; energy; environment (including climate change); transport (including aeronautics); socio-economic sciences and the humanities; space and security.

Recent concern that there should be a lower number of partners in consortia and a greater focus on smaller projects than was the case under the FP6.

Perspective: FP7 has a budget of €53.2bn over its seven-year lifespan of which Cooperation = €32.4bn of which Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities = €610mn

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FP7 – EU Funding schemesAcross all themes, support to trans-national cooperation will be implemented via:

On the basis of calls for proposals: 1. Collaborative projects

Support for research projects by consortia , different countries, aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology, products, demonstration activities or common resources for research. The size, scope and internal organisation of projects can vary from field to field and from topic to topic. Projects can range from small or medium-scale focused research actions to large scale integrating projects for achieving a defined objective.

2. Networks of ExcellenceSupport for a Joint Programme of Activities implemented by a number of research organisations integrating their activities in a given field, carried out by research teams in the framework of longer term cooperation. The implementation of this Joint Programme of Activities will require a formal commitment of the organisations integrating part of their resources and their activities.

3. Coordination and support actionsSupport for activities aimed at coordinating or supporting research activities and policies (networking, exchanges, trans-national access to research infrastructures, studies, conferences, etc.). These actions may also be implemented by means other than calls for proposals.

4. Individual projects: Support for “frontier” research 5. Support for training and career development of researchers 6. Research for the benefit of specific groups (in particular SMEs)

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Socio-economic sciences and the humanities’ (SSH)

July 2009:calls for proposals within the SSH research programme were published within the Work Programme 2010. Deadline for receipt of the proposals for the first calls is 2 February 2010. (No Topics for EuSoCo)

Funding SSH will contribute to an in-depth, shared understanding of the complex and interrelated socio economic challenges confronting Europe.

Research will help EC study and provide answers to questions related to: growth, employment and competitiveness; social cohesion, social, cultural and educational challenges in an enlarged EU; sustainability, environmental challenges, demographic change, migration and integration,

quality of life and global interdependence.

The EC has supported SSH research over the last four consecutive framework programmes, and has sealed this commitment by dedicating a specific theme to SSH research under FP7.

Should be policy and socially relevant

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SSH research: providing the insights for future solutions

From 2010 there is now a Strategic Research Roadmap, priority is being given to research into the following 8 activities/areas – divided into “societal challenges” and “topics”:

Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society - innovation, competitiveness and labour market policies; social services; services sector

Combining economic, social & environmental objectives in a European perspective - models within Europe; economic and social cohesion; social problems

Major trends in society and their implications - demographic change, reconciling family and work, health and quality of life, youth policies, social exclusion and discrimination; cultural interactions; future of concept of Social Europe

Europe in the world - trade, migration, poverty, crime, conflict and resolution. The citizen in the EU - political participation, citizenship and rights, democracy,

cultural diversities & commonalities, different institutions (laws), role of justice in multilateral governance, attitudes and values.

Socio-economic & scientific indicators - the use & value of indicators in policymaking Foresight activities - the future implications of global knowledge, migration, ageing,

risk and the emerging domains in research and science. Strategic activities - including research for policy support and international

cooperation.

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SSH Research (I)New evolution for the second period 2010-2013:«Road Map»2001-2013 with indicative Societal

Challenges and Topics for the future Work Programmes

«New Approach» focussing a mix of societal challenges and topics to be addressed in the SSH activities

Strengthening «Forward Looking» activitiesPromoting «stock taking» and exploitation of

results «evidence based policy making»

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SSH Research (II)A new approach building on Societal Challenges for the EU Identification of important “Societal Challenges” for the

EU where each of the Challenges is addressed by a specific large scale set of research actions

Minimum requested EC contribution: 6.5 million euros

Still a continued presence of “conventional topics” corresponding to specific aspects of Social Sciences and Humanities

maximum requested EC contribution: 2.7 million euros

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Project Funding OpportunitiesEU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ?

Apply for a topic under 2010 Work programme (very limited) Lobby for inclusion of a relevant thematic/topic in 2011 & 2012

Work programmes (possible)• DG SANCO or DG EMPLOYMENT• Mobilise the European federations (BEUC, ETUC, EU tenants‘ association?)• All EuSoCo partners send our demand for research to their national contacts• We make a presentation of our project in Brussels where we invite DG

Research and other DGs to attend• Action Programme instead of Research Programme may be possible

Approach national research funding bodies and foundations

Other suggestions…

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Collaboration of jurists (e.g. DCFR) I

Began in 1982 with the constitution of the Commission on European Contract Law (CECL) and was furthered by the establishment of the Study Group in 1998 and the Acquis Group in 2002. From 2005 the Study Group, Acquis Group and Insurance Contract Group formed the so-called ‘drafting teams’ of the CoPECL network. The following DCFR is the result of the work of the Study Group, Acquis Group and CECL.

DCFR was financed from diverse sources:• Previous Research Framework Programmes

• National research councils

• Other Donors not yet identified - Study Group on a European Civil Code - see opening pages “Principles of European Law (PEL)” series) and Commission on European Contract Law (see preface of volumes of the Principles of European Contract Law).

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Collaboration of jurists (e.g. DCFR) II

DCFR past EU funding EU Research: FP4

• ‘Common Principles of European Private Law’ (1997- 2002) for the Acquis Group– TMR (Training and Mobility) Network ‘Common Principles of European

Private Law’ of the Universities of Barcelona, Berlin (Humboldt), Lyon III, Münster (co-ordinator of the Network: Professor Reiner Schulze), Nijmegen, Oxford and Turin.

EU Research: FP5• ‘Uniform Terminology for European Private Law’ (2002-2006)

– TMR (Training and Mobility) Network ‘Uniform Terminology for European Private Law’ of the Universities of Barcelona, Lyon III, Münster, Nijmegen, Oxford, Turin (co-ordinator of the Network: Professor Gianmaria Ajani), Warsaw.

EU Research: FP6• ‘CoPECL Network of Excellence’ (2005)

– Joint Network on European Private Law (CoPECL: Common Principles of European Contract Law), Network of Excellence under the FP6, Priority 7 – FP6-2002-CITIZENS- 3, Contract N8 513351 (co-ordinator: Professor Hans Schulte-Nölke, Osnabrück).

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FP7 – the process 1. You have an idea or vision for a research project. 2. Consult the rules for FP7 research. 3. Seek out other EU partners or participants from abroad who share

your vision and with which you can cooperate. 4. Submit your application to the European Commission, according to

the Call for Proposal deadlines and dedicated work programme. 5. The European Commission guarantees proper evaluation of your

submission by 3-7 independent evaluators, who are experts in that field.

6. The Commission will notify you of the evaluation results. If they are positive, contract negotiations will begin.

7. Contract signature and start of the project.*You can also apply to become an evaluator yourself.