Funding Sources in the European Union (EU)

• Monash Europe Network Forum
  Monash University hosted an afternoon of sessions devoted to bilateral and Europe-wide collaboration opportunities for Australian university researchers and educators. 
  
• Department of Industry, Innovation, Science and Research (DIISR) Schemes - International Science Linkages Programme - European Union Framework Fund
  The Competitive Grants element of the ISL provides supports Australian researchers to collaborate on projects supported by the European Union Framework Programme (EU FP).
  DIISR have advised that there will be no Competitive Grants round in 2009.
  
• Australian – European Union Health Research Grants
  

NHMRC has limited funds to assist Australian participation in projects selected for funding by the EU under FP7 that are relevant to the NHMRC. Australian researchers must be part of the original application submitted to the EU. The following issues will be considered when assessing eligible projects:

relevance of the research to health or health related outcomes
value of the Australian contribution to the EU research
value to Australian research from Australian participation



The total NHMRC funds available under each call is AUD $2 million.



• Monash Institutional Information for European Commission programs (PIC, LEAR)

• Forum for European–Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) is an organization established by the Australian Government and the European Union to highlight, promote, and facilitate research collaboration between their respective communities. FEAST is hosted by The Australian National University on behalf of Australia's research community.
  
  Europe having appointed National Contact Points, or NCPs, for FP7 Programmes. NCPs' role is to help with all general and technical aspects of being involved with FP7.  In Australia, FEAST staff have been officially appointed to this role.  They strongly recommend all Australian researchers involved with FP7 to speak with them before submitting a proposal, as they  know all the mistakes that the Australian participant and the European project coordinator are likely to make and can help with the application.
  For the list of Australian NCPs see http://www.feast.org/index/ncp


• FP7 in a nutshell - Questions and answers on the FEAST website.


• FP7 - The European Commission Seventh Framework Programme
  
  
• Misconceptions concerning industrialised third country participation in FP7 (pdf 62kb)
  
  
• Marie Curie Actions
  The Marie Curie Actions is largely based on the financing of training and mobility activities for researchers and is aimed at the development and transfer of research competencies, the consolidation and widening of researchers' career prospects, and the promotion of excellence in European research.
  
  To help you decide which Marie Curie Action is most appropriate for your particular profile and needs, you are advised to consult the Marie Curie Quick-Guide.
  
  
  
• Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS )
  
  
  
• CORDIS Partners Service is a free on-line tool designed to help organizations locate suitable partners for both EU funded and/or private collaboration. You can use this database to register your interests and expertise to make yourself available for European research and to find peers in Europe. This could be a means by which you may get invited into a project, or approached as an external assessor.
  
  
• Erasmus Mundus
  Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013) is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third Countries such as Australia.  In addition, it contributes to the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of Higher education institutions in Third Countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and these countries.
  


• EUROPA - Gateway to the European Union