Funding opportunities for (foreign) researchers · from curriculum vitae and academic bibliography (superior quality is mandatory – depending on the discipline, this can be inferred

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Funding opportunities for (foreign) researchers

BIW Assistentendag

11 June 2010

K.U.Leuven Research Coordination Office

Stijn Delauré ([email protected])

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Your interest in this meeting?

• Funding opportunities for what?

– outgoing

– incoming

– recruiting

• Level of application?

– PhD

– Postdoc

– Academic

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Overview

• Introduction

• Position @ K.U.Leuven

– Postdoc

• FWO

• BOF

• Marie Curie

• IWT

– Professor

– Research staff

• Project funding opportunities

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Research Coordination Office

I. Service - inform / support– information on research funding (www.kuleuven.be/gedoc), workshops

– support and trainings on project proposal writing

– research database (www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/onderzoeksdatabank)

– publication data (https://lirias.kuleuven.be)

– helpdesk on funding opportunities

– 016 – 32 40 65 www.kuleuven.be/research/contact/doc.html

II. Funding– BOF: K.U.Leuven special research fund

– IOF: K.U.Leuven industrial research fund

III. K.U.Leuven research policy

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DOC contacts

+32 16 32 40 44Veerle BruggemanLiaison Research Groups, Hercules 3

+32 16 32 37 25 Veva De SamblanxgeDOCumenteerd, communication

+32 16 32 04 47Nele BeutelsFWO (Research Foundation Flanders)

Topic DOC contact Phone number

BOF (K.U.Leuven research fund) Marian Schoenmaekers +32 16 32 84 17

IOF, SBO (industry liaison) Bruno Hoste +32 16 32 09 40

BOF-ZAP, Hercules 1&2, IWT-SB Christelle Maeyaert +32 16 32 41 94

EU & international research (EU liaison) Stijn Delauré +32 16 32 09 44

Policy; SBO, CREA, IWT, Hercules 3, IDO Gerard Cielen +32 16 32 40 63

Doc schools, TBM, Baekeland Klara Gijsbers +32 16 32 40 91

K.U.Leuven Association, Tetra, Hercules, CWI Inge Lerouge +32 16 32 09 41

Contract monitoring & finances Myriam Van Loock +32 16 32 40 71

Academic bibliography & bibliometry Herlinde Leemans +32 16 32 40 87

Data management Marleen De Becker +32 16 32 37 26

http://www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/contact/doc.htm

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Positions @ K.U.Leuven

Academic professor

Research expert

Research manager

(IOF fellows included)

University Research Staff (BAP)

Level 1

Level 3 (sr.)

Level 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Postdoctoral

scientistPostdoctoral fellow FWO - BAP

Postdoctoral research fellow IWT - BAP

Postdoctoral fellow BOFshort/longterm -BAP

Postdoctoral assistent - AAP

Senior clinical investigator FWO - BAP

Research associate - BAP

PhD

ZAP

Fin

an

cin

g

Associate

professorProfessor Full professorAssistant

professor

BOF-ZAP Research professor

‘Tenure Track’

Level 1Level 2

Level 3 (sr.)

Extra TT (Fl. Gov.)~Groupstrategy

Regular ZAP

New position or exit

Evaluation based on specific KULeuven criteria

Permanent appointment

Evaluation by financier

Grants, fellowships FWO/IWT

‘2nd-stream funding’

University funding‘1st-stream funding’

University funding

‘2nd, 3d, 4th-stream’ funding

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Postdoctoral scientist

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Postdoctoralscientist

Postdoctoral fellow FWO - BAP

Postdoctoral research fellow IWT - BAP

Postdoctoral fellow BOFshort/longterm -BAP

Postdoctoral assistent - AAP

Senior clinical investigator FWO - BAP

Research associate - BAP

PhD

New position or exit

Evaluation based on specific KULeuven criteria

Permanent appointment

Evaluation by financier

Grants, fellowships FWO/IWT

‘2nd-stream funding’

University funding‘1st-stream funding’

University funding

‘2nd, 3d, 4th-stream’ funding

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Postdoc ?

Important period in scientific career

• Valorisation of PhD results (if necessary)

• Development of research profile

� defining research field

� acquiring expertise

� international network

• Development of professional career

� acquiring other skills and competencies

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Academic and Technical competences

Research planning & design

Methodological skills & statistical analysis

Interpretation of data

Reporting skills/Writing skills

Project management & budget

Fund raising

Teaching skills

Knowledge of languages

Research domain expertise

Intellectual competences

Conceptual thinkingAnalytical thinking

Ability to make a synthesisCritical judgement

Interdisciplinary thinkingLearning skills & and eagerness to

learn

Self management competences

Autonomous workingGoal-oriented /Result-oriented

PerseveranceCoping with stress situations

Knowing how to plan, schedule, organise & setting priorities

Pragmatic thinking and actingProblem solving

Leadership & innovation management

Leadership skills, people management

Strategic ThinkingCreativity & innovation skillsInitiative & entrepreneurship

FlexibilityInternational Focus

Communication competences

Interpersonal skills, communication skillsTeamwork

Diplomatic skillsNetworking

Presentation skillsSelf confidence & assertiveness

Competence profile

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(International) mobility

• We want you to go…

– Get (more) independent

– Become (more) excellent

• …and to come (back)

– Fresh blood

– Fresh insights in sciences

– Complementary expertises

– International network

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Personal funding for postdoc

Basic research, all domains1-02-20113 yrs (1x

renewable)

Max 5 y postdoc or max age of 36 y

All nationalities

FWO postdoc

researcher

Basic research, all domainst.b.a.2-5 yearLong : no PhD of K.U.Leuven, min 1 and

max 6y post-doc or at least min. 3y not at

K.U.Leuven (except 6 months temporarily)

Valorisation oriented

3 types: Spin-off, Research

transfer to company,

Valorisation within institute

06-09-20102 yrs

(+ max 1 yr)

Post-doc sciences or civil ir, bio ir, physician

or veterinary with min 4y relevant research

experience ; masterdiploma with min.

distinction

Member of European union

IWT

postdoctoral

research fellow

Fundamental clinical

research

1-02-20115 yrs, half

time

(1x renew.)

Physician-specialist, pharmacist-specialist

clinical biology with PhD and at least 80%

appointment at university hospital

FWO Senior

Clinical

Investigator

Min. 1year postdoc or 4 years relevant

research experience

PhD

Short : PhD K.U.Leuven max. 2 post-doc, all

nationalities

Criteria

17-08-2010

/

t.b.a.

Deadline

Basic research, all domains1-3 yMarie Curie

ind. fellowships

Financing on different types

of research projects

/Project funding

Postdoc assist.

Basic research, all domains

Parallel application at FWO

1 yearBOF

postdoctoral

fellow

short/long term

ProjectDurationType

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FWO postdoctoral grants

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• Research Foundation –Flanders

• Flemish government

• Funding for

– PhD students (scholarship)

– Postdocs (salary)

– Research projects

– Travel grants

• Since 80 years

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Funding for Postdoctoral researchers:

– “Postdoctoraal mandaat” (3 years, renewable)

– “Visiting Postdoctoral fellowship” (3-12 months)

– “Fundamenteel Klinisch Mandaat (5 years, renewable)

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Postdoctoraal mandaat

• 3 years (1x renewable)

-> extended in case of pregnancy, parental leave, long

illness

• Salary: doctor-assistent

• Bench fee (€ 4.000 / year)

• Commuting expenses (public transport + bike)

• Possible to stay abroad

• Possibility of parttime appointment (eg 20% docent)

• Educational tasks for a maximum of 2 yearly hours.

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Conditions

AllResearch fields

Should be obtained before June 1st,

2010

PhD

All nationalitiesNationality

< 36 years old (Oct 1, 2010)

OR not having obtained your PhD

more than 5 years ago

(special rules in case of pregnancy or

parental leave)

Age

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Your average chance

36-40 % chance to get a scholarship!

PDMK-ers: 50-70%

Your individual chance

Individual chances can be different

Have an influence yourself!

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Application:

• Apply by the web

• before February 1st!

• no interview

• In Dutch or in English

• The description of the project is always in English

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Register by the web

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Different tabs

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3 referees:• Promotor

• Non-K.U.Leuven ZAP of Belgian university

• Foreign ZAP

•-> no member of scientific commission or co-author (3years)

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Committees New from January 1st 2010

•29 specific panels

•1 interdisciplinary panel

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Research project:

• As attachment (pdf)

• In English (project outline max. 3 pages)

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Other attachments:

• copy of all university diplomas + available scoresheet

-> to be done by February 15th

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Extra tips:

• Start in time, not much later than the first working week of

January

• You can adapt your application until you submit/send it

(Don’t forget to submit)

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• Criteria for ranking:

1. Research capacities of the candidate• Publications

• Scientific independence / mobility

-> depends on your research field!

-> study results are not important anymore

2. Research project• Originality and novelty

• Feasibility

• Goal oriented (and good planning)

-> if you try a 2nd or 3th time, try to improve, show your progression

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• Granting a scholarship:

– Ranking by the panels

– Letter to ask if you will accept the scholarship if offered to

you

– Final granting by the university:

• Grants will be distributed among the three groups

(HW, W&T, BW)

• Final descision (“cut off”) will be made by the “interne

FWO-mandaatcommissie”

(= rector, 3 vice-rectors, vice-rector research policy, 3

research directors)

• Always based on rank order

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11. Michael (UA)

12. Jane (VUB)

13. Louis (UGent)

14. Robert (UGent)

15. Katty (KULv)

16. Mary (UA)

17. Deborah (KULv)

Example: Cult 3 “History”

1. John (KULv)

2. Alex (UGent)

3. Christina (KULv)

4. Sara (KULv)

5. Thomas (UA)

6. Caroline (UGent)

7. Esther (UGent)

8. Mike (KULv)

9. Jenny (VUB)

10.Eric (KULv)

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11. Michael (UA)

12. Jane (VUB)

13. Louis (UGent)

14. Robert (UGent)

15. Katty (KULv)

16. Mary (UA)

17. Deborah (KULv)


1. John (KULv)

2. Alex (UGent)

3. Christina (KULv)

4. Sara (KULv)

5. Thomas (UA)

6. Caroline (UGent)

7. Esther (UGent)

8. Mike (KULv)

9. Jenny (VUB)

10.Eric (KULv)

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11. Michael (UA)

12. Jane (VUB)

13. Louis (UGent)

14. Robert (UGent)

15. Katty (KULv)

16. Mary (UA)

17. Deborah (KULv)


1. John (KULv)

2. Alex (UGent)

3. Christina (KULv)

4. Sara (KULv)

5. Thomas (UA)

6. Caroline (UGent)

7. Esther (UGent)

8. Mike (KULv)

9. Jenny (VUB)

10.Eric (KULv)

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FWO travel grants

not for FWO-IWT fellows

inside EU

travel expensescongress lecture

max 4 wks id. + €66/dayshort stay

min. 4 wks – 12 months

3 months

before mobility

id. + €1650/mthlong stay

FWO travel grant

RemarksDeadlineBudgetDurationType

Conditions:

• Appointment at Flemish university

• At least 1 international publication

• E.E.A.-member or at least 1 year at Flemish university

http://www.fwo.be/Internationale-mobiliteit.aspx

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More information

• www.fwo.be

• Research co-ordination office:

Nele Beutels

016/ 3 20447

[email protected]


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K.U.Leuven PDM-grants short term

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Special Research Fund (BOF) ~50 M€

• CREDO

– continuation

– importance of past research

performance

• SPERO– innovative research

or

– newly appointed researchers or

researchers from outside

K.U.Leuven

– past research performance

not crucial

� GOA

� OT

� Methusalem

� CREA

� IDO

� START I & START II

Mandates postdocs, BOF-ZAP

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Possibilities for funding of postdoctoral mandates

1. F+ fellowships

– Related to a granted research project

– Junior (or senior) fellowships

– Doctorate at another university

– 6 tot 18 months

2. PDM long term

– 3 years abroad

– 1 to 6 years postdoc

– Doctorate at KULeuven or another university

– Maximum 3 years

– Strong scientific profile

3. PDM short term (next slides)

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• Concept

- possibility for further research postdoc

- high quality research

- own group or new one

- strengthening future FWO or related applications

• Duration and salary

- 1 year – full time

- salary at level of doctor-assistant

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Preconditions

• the candidate is the applicant

• support of a KULeuven promoter

• all nationalities, but PhD from K.U.Leuven required!

• ≤ 2 years postdoc on 1st of October of the year in which

the application is filed

• FWO application is filed (if eligible for FWO application

postdoctoral grant 3 years)

• doctoral defense before end of year of application

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Selection criteria

– Mainly: scientific esteem of the candidate, as evident

from curriculum vitae and academic bibliography

(superior quality is mandatory – depending on the

discipline, this can be inferred from high quality peer-reviewed international publications);

– The expected quality of the proposed scientific

research in the period for which the mandate is

applied for

– The likelihood of obtaining a future FWO post-doctoral grant is also taken into consideration, for

candidates who are in accordance with the FWO

post-doctoral grant regulations.

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• Selection on the basis of ranking and within budget

constraints

• By the plenary Research Council

• End of June – official announcements half of July

Success rates:

39%

58 mandates

34%

54 mandates

34%

55 mandates

200720082009

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During your granted PDM

• It is expected to file an FWO application the next year.

• Extension of mandate in case of maternity leave a.o.

• Educational tasks for a maximum of 2 yearly hours.

• Part time appointment possible but needs permission

from the Chair of the Research Council.

• Part of the research can be conducted at a non-

K.U.Leuven institution. Some larger study leaves should receive permission from the Chair of the Research

Council.

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EU Marie Curie fellowships

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• Why (international) mobility?– to build your own reputation, get independent from supervisor

– to be complementary to the work done at K.U.Leuven

– to get new connections all over the world

• Where?– science should lead you: search a professor/research group with a good

reputation (not 2nd class); visit the group/lab first

• How long? – reflection: “minimum 1 year, preferably 2 years”

– academic career: ~6 months (it’s not about time, but about independence)

• Funding?– partial funding from here (be aware: some requires you to return)

– good research groups have (some) money for good post-docs!

• Visum and admin requirements– start timely and check it carefully!

International mobility: reflections from postdocs

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Research visits abroad

geDOCumenteerdgeDOCumenteerd online:online:

www.kuleuven.be/gedoc

EURAXESS database: EURAXESS database:

ec.europa.eu/euraxess

various fellowships, mostly between 1-12 months

(Fulbright, von Humbold, Newton, Hong Kong fellowship, BAEF,…)

https://www.kuleuven.be/gedocumenteerd/k/s/inhoud/beupos.html

Fellowships

foreign institutes

Marie Curie fellowships and reintegration grantsEU

research stay at university abroad, conditions depending on specific agreement with partner

university

http://www.kuleuven.be/internationaal/akkoorden/centraal_bilateraal_overzicht.html

Bilateral

agreements

allowed to stay abroad (portable)

submission for approval necessary – approval when in line and useful for research as granted

BOF PDM or IOF

fellow

not for FWO-IWT inside EU

max 4 wks

Min. 4 wks – 12 months

3 months beforetravel expenses

id. + €66/day

id. + €1650/mth

congress lecture

short stay

long stay

FWO travel grant

RemarksDeadlineBudgetDurationType

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7th Framework Programme

Collaborative research

10 thematic areasFrontier Research (ERC)

Capacities4097

People4750

Marie Curie Actions

Research

Capacity

Cooperation32413

JRC : 1751 Euratom

2751

Ideas7510

Nuclear

Research

2007-2013: 50.5 billion€

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FP7-People

Industria-academia pathways & partnerships – IAPP Industria-academia pathways & partnerships – IAPP

Life-long training and career developmentLife-long training and career development

International dimensionInternational dimension

Marie Curie initial training of researchers – ITNMarie Curie initial training of researchers – ITN• Training network for young researchers (~doctoral schools)

• Intra-European Fellowship (postdoc mobility in EU)

• European Reintegration Grant (return grant)

• Outgoing/Incoming Fellowships (postdoc mobility + return)

• International Reintegration Grant (return grant)

• International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

• Support for training & career development for researchers

• Universities/colleges + industry (in particular SMEs)

host-driven,

postdocs

host-driven,

industry-academia

individual,

PhD students1st y postdocs

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Individual Fellowships

• stronger track records, on average at least 1 year postdoc

• “personal career development plan”: what do I want to learn during the

fellowship, and how am I going to pursue this?

• training through research, but also complementary activities

Specific conditions

Next deadline: 17 August 2010Budget: living + mobility + travel + career allowance

Duration: min. 1 – max. 3 years

• 7th Framework Programme (FP7), PEOPLE subprogram, Marie Curie Actions

• Have a look at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/home_en.html

• Objective 1: to promote career development of experienced (postdoctoral) researchers

• Objective 2: to promote transfer of knowledge from outside to Europe (brain gain)

• Intra-European and International Outgoing and Incoming fellowships, Reintegration grants

• on average 4 weeks needed (but start earlier !)

• Scientific/Technical Quality – Training – Implementation – Impact

Preparation/effort

Success rate: 25-34% (reintegration: >80%)Contact: Stijn Delauré, Klara Gijsbers, DOC

Postdoc = fellow

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IWT Research fellowships

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IWT Research Fellowships

• Introduction

– IWT offers top researchers a chance to contribute to the

valorisation process of scientific research results towards

companies

– Novelty research with utility perspectives

– Personal mandates: education of the researcher in applicability

of the research or scientific knowledge

– Bridging academic research, academic and industrial promoter

– No O&O project (emphasis on academic side)

– 3 Types of mandates

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IWT Onderzoeksmandaten

grant, www.iwt.be2 years (+ 1 year) BudgetTime

- permanente indiening

- short outgoing stays possible

Next deadline

• preparation spin-off

• transfer basic research to private

company

• Exploitation within research institute

Specific types

applicantParticipation possibilities

• Research mandate for experienced postdoctoral researchers

• Focus on exploitation of scientific research results in private sector

• Applied research

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• Profile mandate

– Type 1: OZM aims @ preparing spin-off

– Type 2: OZM aims @ transfer of ‘basisonderzoek’ from

research institute to company, with effective implementation by

company; activities primarily @ company

– Type 3: OZM aims @ (preparation of) valorisation of research

results within the research institute

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• Profile mandate

Type 1 & 2: Emphasis or orientation on:

– Economic value

– Facilitating mobility between actors

– Activities in broader sense:

• Applied research development and O&O project support programmes

• Development of entrepreneurship & entrepreneurial skills

• Business plan contribution and preparatory work

– Emphasis is on research!

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• Profile mandate

Type 3: Emphasis or orientation on:

– Developing basic research perspectives with valorisation

potential in Flanders

– Sabbatical

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• Conditions for applying

– Scholarship, candidate member of university or SOC

– Utilisation

• Feasibility transfer & valorisation

• Generic quality of research

• Independence candidate vs. company

• Competitive advantage (in case of spin-off)

– End: after 2 years + 1 additional year (max.); @ creation spin-

off; @ start-up O&O; other

– Promotorship: academic and industrial -> research agreement

– Doctoral degree (or equivalent)

– Budget: ‘doctor-assistant’ + 20% bench fee (of bruto

scholarship)

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• Success rate

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• Application

– Content

– Evaluation & Selection

– Criteria

– Execution

– Tips

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• Application

– Content


• ‘Ontvankelijkheid’

• Defence before expert commission

• Expert advice to Board IWT

• Decision by Board IWT

– Criteria

– Execution

– Tips

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• Application

– Content


– Criteria

• Cfr. O&O project evaluations

– Scientific (scientific CV, knowledge & vision, critical mindset) & Valorisation (IPR issues, potential, quality promotor)

– Candidate (personality, entrepreneur, business thinking) & Project (quality, feasibility, approach)

• Scores: excellent-good-mediate-weak

– Execution

– Tips

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• Application

– Content


– Criteria

– Execution

• Start of the mandate

• Follow-up procedures & reporting

• Final report and continuation

– Tips

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• Application

– Content


– Criteria

– Execution

– Tips

• Prepare duly in time

• Interaction with scientific and industrial promoter

• Coherence between science and valorisation

• Use support (TTO)

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• Changes previous calls

– 3 calls per year, next 06/09/2010 (12am)

– No contact with IWT-advisor prior to submission needed

– Template application

– Info sessions & questions

– Simplified reporting

– Electronic and printed submission

• References

http://www.iwt.be/subsidies/onderzoeksmandaten/view

http://www.iwt.be/subsidies

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professor

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Academic professor

Academic professor

ZAP

Fin

an

cin

g

Associate

professorProfessor Full professorAssistant

professor

BOF-ZAP Research professor

‘Tenure Track’

Extra TT (Fl. Gov.)~Groupstrategy

Regular ZAP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

PhD

Tenure Track :

� at least 50 % appointment

� Evaluation after 5y according to ‘general’ and ‘specific’ evaluation

criteria; indications of ‘excellence’. If positive, then automaticallytenured as associate professor.

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Academic professor

Extra TT

(extra BOF fin.)

BOF-ZAP

(BOF fin.)

Regular ZAP

(RE dept/faculty)

Faculty advisory committee

BOFZAP advisory committee

&


First selection by 5 vice-rectors


Evaluation & Advice

Bijzonder Groepsbestuur,

Bijz. AR, RvB

Final decision

100 % Dept./Faculty

50 % Dept./

Faculty ;

100 % after 10y.

100 % Dept./

Faculty

Financing after 5 y.

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BOFZAP (research professor)

• junior BOFZAP - starting researchers with >3 and <7 years postdoc experience,

extendable with max 1 year

- research potential

• senior BOFZAP - advanced researchers with min 7 years postdoc experience- past performance & leadership

Specific conditions

Next deadline:

pre-application: expected September 2010

Budget: app. in one of the

ranks for professor (ZAP),

depending on the

candidate's qualifications

Duration:junior: TT

senior: full professor

• research professorship

• 2 categories: junior BOFZAP and senior BOFZAP

• At least 80% appointment

• extensive research proposal embedded in K.U.Leuven research group

• local promotor @ K.U.Leuven

Preparation /effort

Success rate: 15 positions in

2009, no quota between

junior/senior categories

Contact:

Christelle Maeyaert

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ERC Starting Grants

• Starting Grants: postdoc with excellent track record, high potentials

• Creative ideas, innovative research concept or methodology

• 4 panels: PE, LS, SH, interdisciplinary

• STARTERS (2-6y postdoc) – CONSOLIDATORS (6-10y postdoc)

Specific conditions

Next deadline: annually in fallBudget: up to 2 M€Duration: 5y

• Objective 1: favour brain gain and reverse brain drain

• Objective 2: increase competition for excellence, recognition, intern. visibility

• high-risk / high-gain, bottom-up approach – “groundbreaking research”

• postdocs: Starting Grants – everybody: Advanced Grants (Methusalem-like)

• 3 weeks is a minimum, but start timely (think about setup)

• DOC: proofreading & mock interviews – FBPC: budget

Preparation /effort

Success rate:

• EU average: 5.9%

• K.U.Leuven: 9.1% (25.0% in 2009)

Contact: Stijn Delauré (http://erc.europa.eu/)

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research staff

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University Research Staff

Research expert

Research manager

(IOF fellows included)


Level 1

Level 3 (sr.)

Level 2

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3 (sr.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

PhD

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• Background:

– Increase of external funding for research and creation of a new

research environment

– Increase of researchers with consecutive contracts with limited

duration

– No career management for these type of researchers in the

past

• Creation of research management careers in “BAP”

– Final responsibility: ZAP

• Own finality

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Funding and Implementation

• Prerequisite for vacancy = funding!

– 100 % funded by third or fourth flow of funds

– Guarantee fund, according to Belgian labor law

• Implemented in 2008

– Job families

– Career paths

– HR policy

https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/intranet/onderzoekskader/index.html

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Research Manager & Research Expert

• Research Manager

– Initiate, acquire and co-ordinate research projects

– Manage research program and team

– Contribute to strategy of research entity

– Operational and financial management

– Incl. IOF fellows, taking into account its specificity

• Research Expert

– Develop and expand scientific expertise

– Disperse research results

– Valorisation of research results

– Networking

– Put expertise at disposal of organisation in a proactive way

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Career paths

• Vertical growth within job family: 3 levels

– research manager level 1 & 2

– sr research manager level 3

– research expert level 1 & 2

– sr research expert level 3

• Vertical or horizontal growth in other family

Sr

RE

RE

RE

Sr

RM

RM

RM

Sr

RE

RE

RE

Sr

RM

RM

RM

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HR Policy

• Job families, criteria and responsibilities defined

• Recruitment– Vacancy

– Interviews (assessment possible)

• Evaluation & Promotion – New procedures for research staff

• Remuneration package– New salary scales for research staff

– Retirement package (unique for BAP)

– Contracts for indefinite period (definite period possible)

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K.U.Leuven IOF-fellowships

• Introduction

– Industrial Research Fund

– Fund Flemish Government

– K.U.Leuven & Association

– “Bridging the gap with industry”

– “Answering the innovation paradox”

– Invest in strategic basic and applied research

– Valorisation Output: patents, projects, contracts, spin-offs

– Range of funding opportunities: project or mandate based

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• Introduction

• Profile mandate– Scientists …

– with feeling for or interest in innovation, …

– business related aspects and strategy, …

– with valorization experience or knowledge how to valorize, …

– able to build and/or strengthen networks towards industry …

– organizational en managerial talent, …

– supporting and building potential knowledge and related valorization

within a consortium

– and fostering, attracting new financing or projects (IWT, EU, bilateral

contracts, licensing of patents, spin-off creation, etc…)

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• Introduction

• Profile mandate

– …

– ‘Onderzoekskader’ – ‘Research Manager’ ‘IOF Fellow’

• Permanent position

• Career path, potential

• Group insurance

• Follow-up & evaluation points

• Promotion possibilities

– Result areas (8)

– IOF output generated

– Budget: 125.000 euro / y (= personal cost + bench fee*)

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• Introduction

• Profile mandate


– PhD, preferably 2 years postdoc position

– Experience in

• Valorisation (expertise and support)

• Project applications

• Management skills

78


• Introduction

• Profile mandate


• Success rate

36Call 2006

21°69Total M

714Call 2008

49Call 2007

840Call 2005

GrantsApplications

° one stopped due to ZAP position

79


• Introduction

• Profile mandate


• Success rate

• Application

– Submission

• Phase 1: e-sol (by candidate)

• Phase 2: project application (with promotor)

– Evaluation & selection

• Pre-selection (if applicable)

• Evaluation on dossier

• Defence and evaluation (presentation & interview) before IOF-council

• Decision by IOF-council

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• Introduction

• Profile mandate


• Success rate

• Application

– …

– Check with IOF-loket before submitting

– Language: English

– Referees: 8 (4 academic, 4 industrial of which 2 Flanders)

– Info document (download)

– Submission: t.b.a.

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• Introduction

• Profile mandate


• Success rate

• Application

– …

– Criteria:

• Scientific/technological quality of the candidate

• Scientific/technological quality of the work plan

• Valorisation quality of the candidate (x 2)

• Valorisation quality of the work plan (x 2)

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• Introduction

• Profile mandate


• Success rate

• Application

• References

Website: www.kuleuven.be/iof

IOF-Mandate call: http://www.kuleuven.be/industrieelonderzoeksfonds/intern/fintern/oproepm.htm

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Project funding opportunities

84

Project funding opportunities

• Internal

– Special research fund: BOF

– Industrial Research Fund: IOF

• External

– Research Foundation Flanders: FWO

– Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and

Technology in Flanders: IWT

– IWT – other initiatives (competentiepolen-strategische

onderzoekscentra (VIB, VITO, IMEC, IBBT, SIM, CMI) –NERF)

– ‘Steunpunten beleidsrelevant onderzoek’

– Hercules

– Federal Government

– EU: 7th Framework programme (FP7), ECRP (ESF), European

Research Council (ERC), …

85

FP7FP7FP7FP7ERCProject funding

From basic to applied researchFrom basic to applied researchFrom basic to applied researchFrom basic to applied researchFrom smaller to larger projectsFrom smaller to larger projectsFrom smaller to larger projectsFrom smaller to larger projects FWOFWOFWOFWO IOFIOFIOFIOF Knowledge platforms

Leverage projects

EU EU EU EU innovationinnovationinnovationinnovation----projectprojectprojectprojectCOOPERATION SMEsCIPOTOTOTOT IDOIDOIDOIDOGOAGOAGOAGOA IWT IWT IWT IWT –––– O&OO&OO&OO&OIWT IWT IWT IWT ---- OZMOZMOZMOZMIWT IWT IWT IWT ---- SBOSBOSBOSBOIWT IWT IWT IWT –––– SBOSBOSBOSBOvoortraject (m. f.)voortraject (m. f.)voortraject (m. f.)voortraject (m. f.)

MARIE

CURIE

CREA

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Postdoc roadmap example

PhD period(2000-2005)

Postdoctoral researcher (2005-2008)

IOF Fellow(2008- )

IWT O&O

IOF leverage project

FWO project

IWT SB

IWT OZM

IOF fellowship

FP7 collaborative project

FP7 IRSES

FP7 Marie Curie ITN training network

IWT O&O


IWT Baekelandt

FP7 Marie Curie fellow

FP7 Marie Curie IAPP

Theme 1

Theme 2

BOF OT

Industry project

IWT SBO

- Lined boxes: personal funding of researcher

- Underlined: individual grants for PhD/postdoc

87

Postdoc roadmap example



IOF Fellow(2008- )

IWT O&O



FP7 IRSES


FWO project

IWT SB

IWT OZM

IWT O&O


IWT Baekelandt


IOF fellowship


Theme 1

Theme 2

BOF OT

Industry project

IWT SBO

BASIC RESEARCH

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BOF – K.U.Leuven Special Research Fund

• CREDO project funding

– continuation

– importance of past research

performance

• SPERO project funding– innovative research

– newly appointed researchers or

researchers from outside

K.U.Leuven

– past research performance

not crucial

� GOA

� OT

� Methusalem

� CREA

� IDO

� START I & START II

• BOF = K.U.Leuven fund for basic research (~55M€/y)

• Personal funding DBOF, PDM, F+, BOF-ZAP

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BOF - CREA

• applicant <= 8 years postdoc

• CREAtive research, autonomously guided by the applicant but not isolated

Specific

conditions

Next deadline: October 2010Budget: 80.000 euro/yearDuration: 2 years

CREAtive research because of:

• using new sources or materials

• working with/on a new thought, a new hypothesis, method, methodology or interpretation

• developing a new combination or application of existing principles or methods

No normal project financing can be applied for because the risk is too high

• rather intensive (8 p. project proposal, c.v., publication list)Preparation /effort

Success rate: >20%Contact: Marian Schoenmaekers

Postdoc = promoter

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DOC 2009

IDO – interdisciplinary research programme

• Strategical and sustainable collaboration between interdisciplinary K.U.Leuven groups

• All research themes

Specific conditions • min. 3 ZAP from 2 different research groups with international recognized track record

• scientific added-value (innovative/groundbreaking) and strategicalimportance (internationally recognized research priority)

•Interdisciplinary (distance between the research groups)

Time: 3 of 4 jaar Budget: 250 – 750 k€ / jaar Deadline: Fall 2010

Effort • start timely with setting-up the collaboration with partners from

different research groups

• quite heavy work load

• ZAP: proven track record

Support: Gerard Cielen, DOC Success ratio: gem. 1/5

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• Research Foundation –Flanders

• Basic research

• Flemish government

• Funding for

– PhD students (scholarship)

– Postdocs (salary)

– Research projects

– Travel grants

• Since 80 years

FWO projects

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Funding innovation: roadmap example



IOF Fellow(2008- )

IWT O&O



FP7 IRSES


FWO project

IWT SB

IWT O&O

IWT O&O


IWT Baekelandt


IOF fellowship


Theme 1

Theme 2

BOF OT

IWT SBO

Industry project

93

Industrial Research Fund

• Project types

– Leverage projects

– Knowledge platforms

– Industrial Research Fellows

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Leverage projects

€ 50 000 - 100 0001 year BudgetPeriod

end 2009 and start 2010Next submission date

• Focused and Feasible

• Clear valorization potential

• Direct follow-up financing or return

– Patent application - licensing

– Spinoff : ready to start business

plan

– Create potential for industrial

collaboration or large EU

initiative

– Leverage to Knowledge Platform

– Other

Specific

• Short-term feasability studies

• Bringing scientific concept or technology to point of transferability

95

Leverage projects

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Leverage projects

Victor MoschalkovMagnetische camera

Joost DuflouKrachtsmodellering en

positiecorrectie voor het incrementeel

omvormen

Wim DesmetIndustriële valorisatie van een

numerieke golfgebaseerde

rekentechniek

voor vibro-akoestische analyse in

het midden-frequentiegebied

Bart De Ketelaere

Ontwikkeling en industriële validatie van een generisch systeem voor de on-line

controle van de laskwaliteit van flexibele verpakkingen

Eric ClaesenOntwikkeling en validatie van een

automatische kwaliteitscontrole

voor een appelsorteermachine

Kris WillemsSimultane detectie en identificatie van virale pathogenen

van humaan, dier, plant en invertebraat gastheren via DNA arrays

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Knowledge Platforms

€ 150 000-200.000 /

year

4 years BudgetPeriod

Intention: end 2009

Full application: start 2010

Next submission date

• Knowledge consortium with

valorisation potential

• Answer to industrial demand or new

market

• Interaction platform with market /

users

• Role postdoc(s)

Specific

• Multidisciplinary consortia

• High level strategic basic research

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Knowledge Platforms

Materials, productionProf. Kruth (Productietechnieken, Machinebouw en Automatisering)

Research on advanced industrial production and quality control processes

Food

Prof. Delcour (Centrum voor Levensmiddelen - & Microbiële Technologie)

Bioactive oligosaccharides and peptides of seed plants

NanoIvo Vankelecom (Centrum voor oppervlaktechemie en katalyse)

Functional coatings for advanced optical sensors

HealthGuy Van den Mooter (Lab Farmacotechnologie en Biofarmacie)

Science-driven formulation of pharmacological active substances with

problematic physiochemical properties (FORMAC)

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IOF Fellow(2008- )

IWT O&O



FP7 IRSES

FP7 Marie Curie ITN training networks

FWO project

IWT SB

IWT O&O

IWT O&O


IWT Baekelandt


IOF fellowship


Theme 1

Theme 2

BOF OT

IWT SBO

Industry project

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Capacities4097

People4750

Marie Curie Actions

Research

Capacity

Cooperation32413

JRC : 1751 Euratom2751

Ideas7510

Nuclear

Research

FP7: 2007-2013: 55.2 billion€

FP = EU funding programme for research & development

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FP7-People: Marie Curie Actions

Industria-academia pathways & partnerships – IAPP Industria-academia pathways & partnerships – IAPP

Life-long training and career developmentLife-long training and career development

International dimensionInternational dimension

Marie Curie initial training of researchers – ITNMarie Curie initial training of researchers – ITN• Training network for young researchers (~doctoral schools)

• Intra-European Fellowship (postdoc mobility in EU)

• European Reintegration Grant (return grant)

• Outgoing/Incoming Fellowships (postdoc mobility + return)

• International Reintegration Grant (return grant)

• International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

• Support for training & career development for researchers

• Universities/colleges + industry (in particular SMEs)

host-driven,

postdocs

host-driven,

industry-academia

individual,

PhD students1st y postdocs

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Initial Training Networks

Living allowance

+ mobility + management

4 years

exchange of individual fellows: 3 m – 3 y

Budget Time

Stijn Delauré, DOC

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess

More info

10 Febr 2011Next deadline

• network of ≥ 3 MS/AC

• trans-national, intra-European

• participation of private sector required

Specific conditions

Host-driven: professor is applicantParticipation possibilities

• International & inter-disciplinary cooperation; bottom-up approach

• Training programme for career development (research & other skills : management,

presentation, industrial strategy, IPR, …)

• Predominantly for PhD students (“early stage researchers”) + junior postdocs(“experienced researchers”; max. 5 years research career)

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Initial Training Networks: examples

• BIOBUSINESS

– Prof Daniel Berckmans

– Research field: animal health

and welfare monitoring

• MID-FREQUENCY

– Prof Wim Desmet

– Research field: vibration and

accoustics, mechanical eng.

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Industry-Academia (IAPP)

0.2-1.2M€, incl. living allowance + mobility + networking + equipment (10%)

3-4 years; personnel exchange: 2m – 2y

BudgetTime

Stijn Delauré, DOC - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people

Small projects, high success ratio: 39% (2007), 35% (2008)

More info

9 December 2010Next deadline

• ≥ 2 partners from 2 ≠ MS/AC, from each sector

• intra-European, inter-sectorial mobility

• participation of industry (SMEs) essential

Specific conditions

Partner in network, or coordinatorParticipation possibilities

• Bottom-up research programme, knowledge sharing, inter-sector mobility: exchange

of know-how, experience, research staff between industry and academia

• Joint research cooperation with training programme (research & other skills : management, presentation, industrial strategy, …) and networking activities(workshops, conferences, courses,…)

• Exchange & recruitment of researchers (junior, senior, technical personnel)

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Industry-Academia (IAPP)

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Industry-Academia (IAPP): example

• M3DPEMEA

– André Voet (De Nayer)

– Research field: Micro 3D

printing of electro-mechanical

and electronic applications

• TIRE-DYN

– Dr Bert Pluymers

– Research field: dynamic behavior

of rolling tires

– K.U.Leuven + LMS + Goodyear

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Intern. Research Staff Exchange

Flat rate of 1900 euro per person month of mobility

2-4 years;

personnel exchange: max 1 year

BudgetTime

Stijn Delauré, DOC

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people

Small projects, relatively high success ratio: ~40%

More info

25 March 2010 - 17 February 2011Next deadline

• ≥ 2 partners from 2 ≠ MS/AC and ≥ 1 partner from third country with S&T agreement

• Staff remains employed by host and should return

Specific conditions

Partner in network, or coordinatorParticipation possibilities

• Aim of IRSES: strengthening research partnerships through short period staff exchanges

and networking activities between European research organisations and research organisations from third countries (outside Europe)

• Bottom-up research mobility programme

• Secondment of researchers paid by sending institution; IRSES additional pays for mobility

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IOF Fellow(2008- )

IWT O&O



FP7 IRSES

FP7 Marie Curie ITN training networks

FWO project

IWT SB

IWT O&O

IWT O&O


IWT Baekelandt


IOF fellowship


Theme 1

Theme 2

BOF OT

IWT SBO

Industry project

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Capacities4097

People4750

Marie Curie Actions

Research

Capacity

Cooperation32413

JRC : 1751 Euratom

2751

Ideas7510

Nuclear

Research

2007-2013: 55.2 billion€

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Cooperation: 10 thematic priorities

1. Health (6050 M€)

2. Food-Agriculture-Biotechnology (1935 M€)

3. ICT (9110 M€)

4. Nanosciences-Materials-NewProduction (3500 M€)

5. Energy (2300 M€)

6. Environment (1900 M€)

7. Transport (4180 M€)

8. Socio-economic sciences & humanities (610 M€)

9. Space (1430 M€) 10. Security (1350 M€)

Cooperation (32.4 billion €)Cooperation (32.4 billion €)

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FP7-Cooperation

• ≥ 3 partners from 3 ≠ MS/AC

• 75% funding for RTD in collaborative projects (100% for coordination &

support actions)

• Involve ‘lead’-users, SMEs are beneficial in evaluation

Specific conditions

Next deadline: Health (29/10 & 19/10), NMP (8/12), Food/Agro/Biotech (14/1), …

Budget: small: 1-3 M€ -large: 6-12 M€

Duration: 2-5 y

• Multi-national, multi-partner projects (~6-10 or ~15 partners from EU)

• 10 theme’s – top-down research topics – private sector (SMEs)

• Key: the use of project results (impact) – SUPPLY CHAIN

• Current calls: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/cooperation

• Partner: small effort – Coordinator: huge effort (but higher success)

• Coordinator: start at least 6 months before deadline (drafts!)

• Criteria: Scientific Quality – Management – Exploitation/Dissemnation

Preparation/effort

Success rate:

• EU average: 14.7%

• K.U.Leuven: 22.3% (partner) – 28.6% (coordinator)

Contact: Stijn Delauré

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• NAIMIT

– Prof Chantal Mathieu

– Research field: natural

immunomodulators as novel

immunotherapies for type 1

diabetes

– 11 universities/hospitals + 3

SMEs (suppliers & end-users)

FP7-Cooperation: examples

• RELIGARE

– Prof Marie-Claire Foblets

– Research field: Religion and

secularism across Europe

– 12 academia + 1 policy network

• InsideFood

– Prof Bart Nicolai

– Research field: sensing and

imaging devices for designing,

monitoring and controlling

microstructure of foods

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EU: funding the innovation process

• FP7 Cooperation (pre-competitive)

• Joint Technology Initiatives

(industry-driven)

• FP7 Capacities – Research for SMEs

• Competitiveness and Innovation

Programme (innovation activities,

SMEs are primary target)

• Structural Funds for Innovation

(JASPERS, JEREMIE, JESSICA)

• European Institute of Innovation and

Technology (knowledge triangle:

education-research-innovation)

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funds/2007/index_en.htm

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Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI)

1. Health (6050 M€)

3. ICT (9110 M€)

4. Nanosciences (3500 M€)

5. Energy (2300 M€)

6. Environment (1900 M€)

7. Transport (4180 M€)

JTI: research funding from EC

(FP7) + industry + member states

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• IMI: “better tools for better medicines”

• PROactive

– Prof Thierry Troosters (academic

coordinator)

– Research field: improved monitoring tools

for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(COPD)

– Collaboration between large pharma

industry (8) + academia (7) + foundations

(3) + SME (1)

– Academia + SMEs: funded by European

Commission (IMI-FP7)

Innovative Medicines Initiative

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Capacities4097

People4750

Marie Curie Actions

Research

Capacity

Cooperation32413

JRC : 1751 Euratom

2751

Ideas7510

Nuclear

Research

2007-2013: 55.2 billion€

117

FP7-Capacities

Regions of knowledgeRegions of knowledge

Research for the benefit of SMEsResearch for the benefit of SMEs

Research potentialResearch potential

Research infrastructuresResearch infrastructures

Activities of international cooperationActivities of international cooperation

Science in societyScience in society

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Capacities – Research for SMEs

0.5 – 1.5 Mio €1-2 years BudgetTime

Stijn Delauré, DOC

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities

(vb: MYCELIA, met KaHo St.Lieven)

More info

Early 2011Next call deadline

• ≥ 3 SMEs from 3 ≠ MS/AC (or 1 SME Association), ≥ 2 RTD performers (academia)

• SME coordinates (75%!) – RTD performer is

subcontractor (100% refund for subcontractor; no IPR!)

Specific conditions

Subcontractor of SME(s)Participation possibilities

• Bottom-up approach, SME (one or more or association) is initiator

• former ‘CRAFT’; strengthening innovation capacity of European SMEs

• Research for SMEs: contract research of specific RTD or demonstrationactivities

• Research for SME Associations: idem + validation of results

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Coordinator: Mycelia BVBA, Nevele

Aim: Development of an energy efficient bulk sterilisation technique for the production of

mycelium

FP6-CRAFT project “BULK SUBSTRATES”

http://www.mycelia.be

Co-coordinator: KAHO St.Lieven, Gent

2 RTD performers + 9 SMEs (mushroom industry), 8

nationalities

Outcome: commercialised, energy efficient sterilisation tool

Research for SMEs : example

120

EU: funding the innovation process

• FP7 Cooperation (pre-competitive)

• Joint Technology Initiatives (applied

research, industry-driven)

• FP7 Capacities – Research for SMEs

• Competitiveness and Innovation

Programme (innovation activities,

SMEs are primary target)

• Structural Funds for Innovation

(JASPERS, JEREMIE, JESSICA)

• European Institute of Innovation and

Technology (knowledge triangle:

education-research-innovation)

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funds/2007/index_en.htm

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CIP: Competitiveness & Innovation

• for SMEs: financial support for technological development, innovation and

eco-innovation, technology transfer and the cross border expansion of

business activities

• funding for networking of different actors in the innovation process

• http://ec.europa.eu/cip/eip

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EIT

EIT: Integrating the knowledge triangle

123

Knowledge & Innovation Community

124

Knowledge & Innovation Community

125125

Central Support for EU projects

idea→proposal proposal→project project→post-project

DOC LRD & FPO

stimulate-inform-support advice-support support-monitor-reportlobby

DOC,

LRD,

Liaisons

project managers (central team)

research facilitators(de-central)

126

Funding opportunities

geDOC online

www.kuleuven.be/gedoc

Documents

Funding opportunities for (foreign) researchers · from curriculum vitae and academic bibliography (superior quality is mandatory – depending on the discipline, this can be inferred