The 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7) supports research in selected priority areas - the aim being to make, or keep, the EU as a world leader in those sectors.
What are the components of FP7?
FP7 is made up of 4 main blocks of activities forming 4 specific programmes:
- Cooperation - Collaborative research
- Health
- Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
- Energy
- Environment (including climate change)
- Transport (including Aeronautics)
- Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
- Security
- Space
- Ideas - European Research Council
- Frontier research actions
- People - Human Potential, Marie Curie actions
- Initial training of researchers - Marie Curie Networks
- Life-long training and career development - Individual fellowships
- Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
- International dimension - outgoing and incoming fellowships, international cooperation scheme, reintegration grants
- Excellence Awards
- Capacities - Research capacities
- Research infrastructures
- Research for the benefit of SMEs
- Regions of Knowledge
- Research Potential
- Science in Society
- Support to the coherent development of research policies
- Specific activities of international cooperation
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