FP7-SSH-2012 - COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS (LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED RESEARCH PROJECTS)

Background                                                                                     Total budget of the call: EUR 39.000.000

A number of funding schemes are available to implement projects in FP7, but only certain ones may be available for the topics covered by this call. These are indicated in the call fiche. This Guide covers the collaborative project funding scheme, and a description is given in this section.
Please note that special conditions may apply on a call-by-call basis. These will always be set out in the work programme, including the call fiche. All research activities supported by the Seventh Framework Programme should respect
fundamental ethical principles.

Budget for the call

EUR 39.000.000

Eligibility

There must be at least three "legal entities" established in different EU Member States or Associated countries. The entities must be
independent of each other. A higher number of participants may be specified on a call-by-call basis (see the call fiche).
“Target audiences”: Research institutes, Universities, Industry including SMEs, (possibly) potential end-users.

Eligibility criteria

A proposal will only be considered eligible if it meets all of the following conditions:

     - It is received by the Commission before the deadline given in the call text.
     - It involves at least the minimum number of participants given in the call text.
     - It is complete (i.e. both the requested administrative forms and the proposal description are present)
     - The content of the proposal relates to the topic(s) and funding scheme(s), including any special conditions, set out in those parts of
       the relevant work programme

Deadline: 2 February 2012

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