Do terms like “FP6”, “CORDIS”, “Specific Programme”, “Call for proposals” sound rather familiar to you? Have you participated in earlier EU research Framework Programmes? If so, then you should probably stop reading here. If not, then the following pages might bring you a little closer to participation in “FP7”.This document is a simple guide on how to get involved in the 7th Framework Programme for EU research (FP7), which is the European Union’s main instrument for funding research in Europe.
FP7 is the short name for the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological
Development. This is the EU’s main instrument for funding research in Europe and it will run
from 2007 to 2013.