Author Archives: Cagri Yilmaz

Benefits of FP7 Funding Programmes

Avail EU funding In FP7, any type of organisation – large companies, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), research centres, research organisations or universities, including private sector research organisations, individual researchers / PhD students / experts, and NGOs / business / … Continue reading

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The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) – Cell Therapy Technology and Innovation Centre Call

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has published a new call in cell therapy technologies. The call is open to all orgnisations that is working on these technologies and lead or form a new innovation centre that focusing on cell therapy. … Continue reading

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Understanding FP7 Projects – Contract Negotiation Stage

In my previous post,  we had a quick look at who is who in a European Commission Project. In this post, I will talk about the Contract Negotiation stage. If your project passed the EC Call Threshold then you will … Continue reading

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Understanding European Commission FP7 Projects – Who is who?

You have finally received the long-waited fantastic “Invitation to Contract Negotiation” letter which means that you scored above the threshold and your project has been chosen for funding. Now what? Welcome to the wonderful world of Contract Negotiation. It is … Continue reading

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FP7 – Technology Enhanced Learning Call

European commission FP7  ICT Programme “Technology Enhanced Learning” call is focusing on the use of information and communication technologies that can support innovation and drive change in education environments. The technology-enhanced learning call sits within the ICT Challenge 4 on Digital Libraries … Continue reading

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The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Funding – Materials for Energy

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) continues to fund energy related projects. The new £3M budget is for up for grabs from 6th June 2011. The funding is specifically designed for application and demonstration of materials technologies to used in: Energy … Continue reading

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European Commission Framework Programme 8 (FP8) Information

The preparations for European Commission’s Framework Programme 8 (FP8) are currently taking place in Brussels.The FP8 budget is currently in discussions as European MPs are pushing for €100Bn but realistic figure is expected around €70Bn. MPs are also pushing for … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 7 (FP7) ICT Calls

FP7 – Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) funding programme is the largest specific programme of FP7 with 64% of the total budget. These are “thematic calls” meaning that your concept needs to fit with the themes (European Commission call them … Continue reading

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The FP7 Code – Decoding European Commission Funding

European Commission has its own language and it evolved over the years. It is in fact a very complex language that is quite difficult to learn and speak! To speak “EU”,  first of all one needs to understand the basic … Continue reading

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Creative and Digital Businesses will receive £1M from the TSB – Is the TSB new RDA?

The Technology Strategy Board have just announced that they will pay up to £1M for Creative & Digital Businesses in East London area. This will not be the only area-specific funding from the TSB as the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) … Continue reading

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