Applications are invited for this European Commission grant by April 19, 2012. This opportunity provides grants for cooperation programmes between one or more research organisations (e.g. universities/research centres) and one or more commercial enterprises. There must be at least one participant from each of the two sectors and from at least two different Member States or associated countries. Above this minimum, the participation of other third countries and of international organisations is possible under the conditions provided by the FP7 Rules for Participation.
Research projects supported under this scheme must consist of at least:
• one participant from the non-commercial sector (“academia”) and
• one participant from the commercial sector (“industry”)
Participants must be drawn from at least 2 different EU Member States and/or
Associated Countries.
There is no predefined maximum number of participants. However, past experience shows
that the most common number of participants is 2-3 and the largest projects range from 4 to 6 participants.
Duration
The usual duration of funding for an IAPP project is 48 months from the project start date
specified in the grant agreement.
Structure of Programme
The implementation of the cooperation programme will be realised by:
• Exchange of know-how and experience through inter-sector two-way secondments
of research staff of the participants, with in-built return mechanisms, and also by
enabling these staff to attend events in a trans-national setting. The exchange of staff is
mandatory in all projects. Typically the exchange between sectors is in both directions,
but there is flexibility.
• Networking activities, organisation of workshops and conferences to facilitate sharing
of knowledge and culture between the participants in a wider setting, involving the
participants’ own research staff and external researchers.
• Optional recruitment by the participants of experienced researchers from outside the
partnership for involvement in transfer of knowledge and/or in the training of
researchers.
More details are available at the CORDIS Marie Curie site.