Glossary
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| ACC |
Associate Candidate Countries |
| Applicant |
The lead organisation within the partnership which submits the proposal (the coordinator) |
Associated Country
(or State)
|
Non EU countries which have agreed, negotiated and paid to participate in the
Framework Programme. In the context of proposal consortia, organisations
from these countries are treated on the same footing as those in the EU. The
list of associated countries is given in Appendix 1. |
| Audit certificate |
The audit certificate is a document provided
by an external auditor certifying that the costs claimed during a specific period meet the
contractual requirements established by the FP6 model contract |
| Beneficiary |
Any legal entity that is part of a project consortium. |
Coordination
Actions (CA) |
Coordination actions are one of the instruments to implement FP6 and FP7.
They are intended to promote and support the networking and coordination of
research and innovation activities. They will cover the definition, organisation
and management of joint or common initiatives as well as activities such as the
organisation of conferences, meetings, the performance of studies, exchange of
personnel, the exchange and dissemination of good practices, setting up
common information systems and expert groups. |
| Call fiche |
The part of the work program giving the basic data for a call for proposals (e.g.
topics covered, budget, deadline etc). It is posted as a separate document on
the CORDIS web page devoted to a particular call. |
Call for Proposals
(or Call)
|
An announcement, usually in the Official Journal, inviting proposals for
research activities in a certain theme. Full information on the call can be found
on the CORDIS website. |
| Candidate Countries |
Those NAS countries that are in process of becoming members of the EU |
| Collective Research |
An SME special measure. Collective Research is a scheme where RTD
performers undertake research activities on behalf of Industrial Associations or
Groupings of SMEs |
| Cluster |
A group of RTD projects and/or other cost-shared actions and/or
accompanying measures that address a common theme or area of interest. |
| Collaborative project |
New term in FP7 that includes both Small or medium scale focused research
actions and Large scale integrating projects |
| Collective Research |
A special SME instrument (together with Cooperative Research). Collective
Research is a form of research undertaken by RTD performers on behalf of
Industrial Associations/Groupings in order to expand the knowledge base of
large communities of SMEs and to improve their general standard of
competitiveness |
Consortium
agreement
|
Document prepared by each project consortium
regulating the internal procedures for management, decision-making and conflict resolution.
The consortium agreement is compulsory in FP7 and also includes the management of
intellectual property (prior to, during and after the end of the project) |
| Contract preparation forms (CPF) |
Official administrative documents that
form the Part A of an FP7 proposal. Include project title and abstract, details of the
coordinator and of each partner, as well as the project budget and EC requested
contribution. |
Coordination
Actions
|
Coordination actions are one of the instruments to implement FP6 and FP7.
They are intended to promote and support the networking and coordination of
research and innovation activities. They will cover the definition, organisation
and management of joint or common initiatives as well as activities such as the
organisation of conferences, meetings, the performance of studies, exchange of
personnel, the exchange and dissemination of good practices, setting up
common information systems and expert groups. |
| CORDIS |
This is an externally funded activity that maintains the central R & D database
on behalf of the Framework Program. |
| Coordination and Support Action (CSA) |
New term in FP7 that includes both Coordination or Networking Actions
and Specific support actions. |
| Deliverable |
Tangible output of the project activities: report, database, system specification,
etc. |
Director(ate)
General
|
Directorate General (DG) is an administrative unit of the Commission.
Currently the Commission is divided into about 30 DGs (and comparable
services). Five of them are involved in the management of FP7: DG Research
(RTD), DG Information Society (INFSO), DG Transport and Energy (TREN),
DG Enterprise (ENTR), DG Fisheries (FISH). The Director General is the top
civil servant in charge of an individual Directorate General |
| Dissemination |
This is the active and/or passive distribution of information about a project - it
is mandatory to different extents in every project. Can also be seen as a
surreptitious way of marketing.
The disclosure of knowledge by any appropriate means other than publication
resulting from the formalities for protecting knowledge |
| Eligibility criteria |
The minimum conditions which a proposal must fulfil if it is to be evaluated.
The eligibility criteria are generally the same for all proposals throughout FP7,
and relate to submission before the deadline, minimum participation,
completeness and scope. However, specific eligibility criteria may apply to
certain calls, and applicants should check the work programme. |
| Eligible costs |
Costs that are reimbursable in full or in part by the Commission, under the
terms of the Contract that is the basis for the project. |
| EPSS |
Electronic Proposal Submittal Service - A web-based service which must be
used to submit proposals to the Commission. Access is given through the
CORDIS website, or via a specific site. |
| European Research Area (ERA) |
New politically correct catch phrase to denote the synergistic cohesion of the
various R&D programs both national and multinational within the EU. |
| ERA NET |
The ERA-NET scheme will be the principal means for the Sixth and Seventh
Framework Programs to support the co-operation and co-ordination of
research activities carried out at national or regional level. |
| ESR |
Evaluation Summary Report – The assessment of a particular proposal
following the evaluation by independent experts. It normally contains both
comments and scores for each evaluation criterion. |
| European Technology Platform (ETP) |
This is a new Euro buzz word introduced late 2003, as part of the planning for
FP7. Initially it was a set of meetings per important technology sector at
which the major European actors could be mobilised to identify strategies and
future directions. |
| Evaluation |
Stage that each proposal undergoes, during
which a board of external evaluators mark the proposal and make a shortlist of proposal to
be retained for funding |
| FET |
Future and Emerging Technologies – more academic long term part of ICT
R&D activities |
| FET Open |
Part of FET program where topics are not predefined and runs under
continuously open calls |
| FET Proactive |
Second part of FET program which is implemented via fixed calls and on
specific long term research topics |
| Financial Guidelines |
In FP7 term replaced by Financial Rules.
The financial guidelines of the Sixth Framework Programmes (FP6 Financial
Guidelines) were intended to provide to the participants in FP6 projects, as
well as to the Commission services, in a single and, as far as possible,
complete document:
- information on the financial aspects of the main indirect actions of the Sixth
Framework Programmes;
- relevant references to the applicable legal framework;
- concrete examples, as well as suggestions for good financial practices to be
applied when carrying out EC-funded RTD projects.
- The guidelines include sections on: the first principles; the nature of the grant;
the principles applicable to grants which reimburse eligible costs; the
Community financial contribution (including cost models); subcontracts;
collective responsibility; sanctions and recoveries
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| FP6/FP7 |
EC Framework Programme for Research and
Technological Development 6 and 7 |
| Funding rate and EC contribution |
Percentage of eligible costs covered
by EC funding; the actual amount is the EC contribution |
| Funding Scheme |
Prior to FP7 known as Instrument. The type of support that can be given to a
project within a call. The funding schemes have different objectives, and are
implemented through different grant agreement conditions. |
| Grant Agreement / Model Grant Agreement |
Prior to FP7 known as Model Contract. The legal instrument that provides for
Commission funding of successful proposals. |
| ICPC |
International Cooperation Partner Country (formally known as INCO) |
| IST - ICT |
Information Society Technologies and
Information and Communication Technologies are the specific IT-related programmes
of FP6 and FP7, respectively |
| Implementation Plan |
Means the description of the work to be carried out in order to implement the
project as set out in Annex I of the contract.
For an Integrated Project it consists of two parts -
- a detailed implementation plan: providing a detailed description of the work
to be carried out over the eighteen-month period1 covered by one period as
defined in Article 6 and the first six months of the following period, together
with a detailed financial plan for the same eighteen-month period, containing
estimates of eligible costs broken down by contractor and by activity.
- an outline implementation plan: providing an outline description of the
work to be carried out throughout the duration of the project, including a nonconfidential
action plan for the promotion of gender equality within the
project
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| INCO |
Acronym for the international co-operation activities in FP6, i.e. the activities
on co-operation with third countries. These are a part of the specific
programme "Integrating and strengthening European research". Replaced by
ICPC in FP7 |
| Instrument |
The mechanism for indirect Community intervention as laid down in Annex III
of the Sixth Framework program, with the exception of Community financial
participation pursuant to Article 169 of the Treaty. In FP7 now known as
Funding Scheme |
| Integrated Project |
A new type of project introduced in FP6 that comprised a coherent set of
component actions which may vary in size and structure according to the tasks
to be carried out, each dealing with different aspects of the research needed to
achieve common overall objectives, and forming a coherent whole and
implemented in close coordination |
| Integrating Project |
Renaming of Integrated Project in FP7 |
Intellectual property
rights
|
Intellectual Property Rights cover all aspects of owning, protecting and giving
access to knowledge and pre-existing know how. |
| JRC |
Joint Research Council |
| JTI |
Joint Technology Initiative - user-driven
follow-up to the EuropeanTechnology Platforms (ETPs), the JTIs are a new concept that
brings together different partners to take on objectives that cannot be reached via the
'Calls for Proposals' approach |
| Marie Curie |
Marie Curie fellowships are either fellowships, where individual researchers
apply directly to the Commission, or host fellowships, where institutions apply
to host a number of researchers |
| Member State |
All 27 member states of the European Union |
Memorandum of
Understanding |
A legal agreement suggested for signature by individual organisations while
building a consortium to make a proposal. |
| Milestone |
Control, "go-no-go", check point in the project
implementation. May or may not correspond with a project deliverable |
Model contract
|
Formally term now known as Model Grant Agreement
For implementing indirect actions, the Commission concludes contracts with
all participants of a project. These contracts are based on a standard model -
this was termed the model contract in FP6. |
| New Associated State (NAS) |
States of Eastern and Central Europe that have
become associated to the Framework Program. |
National contact
point (NCP)
|
Persons officially nominated by the national authorities to provide tailored
information and advice on each theme of FP7, in the national language(s). |
Network of
Excellence
|
New type of project introduced in FP6 to foster co-operation between centres
of excellence in universities, research centres, enterprises, including SMEs,
and science and technology organisations. The activities concerned will be
generally targeted towards long-term, multidisciplinary objectives, rather than
predefined results in terms of products, processes or services |
| Negotiation |
The process of establishing a grant agreement between the Commission and an
applicant whose proposal has been favourably evaluated, and when funds are
available. |
| Part A |
The part of a proposal dealing with administrative data. This part is completed
using the web-based EPSS. |
| Part B |
The part of a proposal explaining the work to be carried out, and the roles and
aptitudes of the participants in the consortium. This part is uploaded to the
EPSS as a pdf file |
| Person-month |
Measurement of human resources effort, expressed in an
amount of time (months). |
| Person-month rate |
Average enterprise cost for its personnel.
Rate includes net salary, tax, insurance, health, pension, etc. Used to convert human effort
into financial allocation. |
| PIC |
Proposer Identification Code |
| PNP |
One type of legal status of participants in FP. PNP means "Private
Organisation, Non Profit" (i.e. any privately owned non profit organisation). |
| PRC |
One type of legal status of participants in FP. PRC means "Private
Commercial Organisation including Consultant" (i.e. any commercial
organisations owned by individuals either directly or by shares). |
| Project officer |
EC official who is in charge of monitoring
the project implementation and activities |
| Reimbursement rate |
For indirect actions, the Community contribution covers in general only a
part of the eligible costs. The maximum reimbursement rates for costs incurred
are determined by the type of activity:
For contractors using the Additional Cost model: up to 100 % of their
additional costs for all types of eligible activities (for the consortium
management activity they may charge the cost of permanent personnel if they
can determine their real costs).
For contractors using the Full Cost or Full Cost Flat rate model:
-for research and technological development activities up to 50 % of
eligible costs;
- for demonstration activities up to 35 % of eligible costs;
- for management of the consortium activities up to 100 % of eligible cost
not exceeding 7% of the total Community financial contribution;
- for training up to 100 % of eligible costs;
- for other specific activities up to 100 % of eligible costs;
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Rules of
participation
|
Rules of participation means the Regulation of the European Parliament and of
the Council concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research
centres and universities in, and for dissemination of research results for, the
implementation of the European Community Sixth Framework Program
(2002-2006). |
| SICAs |
Specific International Cooperation Actions |
Small or medium
scale focused
research action
|
What was known as Specific Targeted Research Project prior to FP7 |
Specific Support
Action
(SSA)
|
This is a term used in FP6. Now called Support Action |
Specific Targeted
Innovation Project
|
Specific Targeted Innovation Projects (STIP) are multi partner innovation
projects. Their purpose is to support activities exploring, validating and
disseminating new innovation concepts and methods at European level. The
Community contribution is paid as a grant to the budget (percentage of total
costs of the project). |
| Specific Support Action (SSA) / Specific Support (SA) |
(SA) This is an action that contributes to the implementation of the ICT
program or the preparation of future activities of the Program. |
| STREP |
Specific Targeted Research Project: FP6
terminology; under FP7 they are referred to as Small or medium Collaborative Project |
| Subcontract |
An agreement to provide services, supplies or goods concluded between a
contractor and one or more subcontractors for the specific needs of the project. |
| Sub-contractor |
Any organisation providing a specific
service to the project who is not part of the consortium and is selected through a
tendering procedure. |
| Theme |
FP7 Cooperation pillar is subdivided in 10
specific priorities called themes. |
| Work package (WP) |
A work package is a major subdivision of the proposed project with a
verifiable endpoint normally a deliverable or a milestone in the overall project.
These can be further divided into Tasks. |
| Workprogramme |
A formal document of the Commission that sets out the research objectives
and topics to be addressed. It also contains information that is set out further in
this guide, including the schedule and details of the calls for proposals,
indicative budgets, and the evaluation procedure. |
