| European
Commission |
Sixth
Framework Programme (FP6) |
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| Location | National | |
| Dates | Launch
Date: January
2003 |
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| Aims |
Objective
of the funding opportunity: FP6
aims to contribute to the creation of a true "European Research Area",
an internal market for science and technology. It fosters scientific excellence,
competitiveness and innovation through the promotion of better co-operation
and co-ordination between relevant actors at all levels. The programme
has seven thematic priorities: |
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| It aims to help the following client groups: | ||
| Entrepreneurs Those in work |
Those
who work for SMEs Those with higher level skills |
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| FRESA priorities | The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities: | |
Top Priorities: |
Medium Priorities: |
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| More
information on the FRESA |
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| Eligibility | Eligible
organisations: Any legal
entity. As potential users of technology and technological applications, universities, research institutes, SMEs and big companies are all equally eligible. |
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| Accreditation | Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed | |
| Amount available | Funding
available:
In
total, 17.5 billion euros have been allocated to the programme. For a breakdown of the budget by priority and activity see the Sixth Framework Programme website The funding available for each project will vary depending on the type of project, the number of partners and the ambition and scope of the research to be carried out. |
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| Application |
You
will need the following documents to apply for this funding: |
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| Contact | For further information contact: |
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| The
programme operates a number of infodesks via e-mail. For general enquiries contact ec-fp6@cec.eu.int E-mail addresses for more specific queries are given on the Sixth Framework Programme website There are also a number of national contacts who can be reached by telephone or post. http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/home.html |
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| Weblinks |
Other
websites you may find useful: |
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