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What you are not supposed to do to have success in FP7?
Florian BERGHEA
FP7 – Multiplier
RCRD – research center
Carol Davila University of MedicineBucuresti14 februarie 2007
FP6 Evaluator (several years)
Proposal writer & Project Manager of ARMS (FP6 project – app 1 MIL EURO)
One of the 4 Romanian multipliers (2 years training in Research management & FP environment – EC supported program)
Research Manager of RCRD
Florian BERGHEARCRD – research center
Carol Davila University of Medicine
Ho to be successful in FP7 ?
EVALUATION
LEVEL
COUNTRY
UNIT
GROUP
AREAS
ORGANISATION
COMMUNICATION
MOTIVATION
PHASE
PREPARATION
IMPLEMENTATION
1. Be organized
2. Be informed
3. Be connected
4. Be motivated
5. Be realistic
6. Be strong
1. Be organized
•Is your organization ready for FP7?
•Does everybody know what is his/ her role in FP7 wave?
1. Be organized
•Do you have?•Leaders to build a project•Proposal writers to write your proposals•FP5,6… evaluators to refine your proposal•Translators to translate your proposals•Accountants to solve the financial issues•Lawyers to surf on EU / ROM rules & regulations•Fluent English/ French secretaries to keep you in contact
•RESEARCH MANAGERS to put all together and sell the results
1. Be organized
1. Be organizedYour researcher
1. Be organizedYour researcher
1. Be organized
RESEARCHERS
(Top class) Infrastructure
(Consistent) Publication list
(Brilliant) Ideas
(Excellent) Skills
2. Be informed
FP7 structure
FP7 funding schemes
FP7 project’s job description
FP7 “Work programs”& “Calls for proposals”
2. Be informed
FP7 structure
FP7 funding schemes
FP7 project’s job description
FP7 “Work programs”& “Calls for proposals”
3. Be connected
Internal partners
UE partners
Non-UE partners
CE officials
NCP
…..”contacts”
4. Be motivated
•Do you know how to motivate?•Your unit•Your administration•Your team•Your partners
•YOUR RESEARCHERS•YOUR FUTURE WINNERS
4. Be motivated
Do you really motivate them?
5. Be realistic
S W
O T
5. Be realistic
Do not underestimate -Yourself / What could you offer / Your assets
Do not overestimate-Your target / Your real-time troubleshooter capacities
Be prepared-For difficult negotiations (CE, partners, your unit) / MistakesEnd of road
Have a “Plan B” and Present it!
6. Be strong
People: work with the best- find them, attract them, train them, keep them
Infrastructure: renew and prepare it continuously
Vision: identify – follow !
Do you have a vision or just fishing?
What you are not supposed to do to have success in FP7?
Florian BERGHEA
FP7 – Multiplier
RCRD – research center
Carol Davila University of Medicine