Practical tips for an EU FP7 application
(..little experience from 2 coordinations)
Marco Marzioni, M.D.
Department of Gastroenterology
Università Politecnica delle Marche
“Ospedali Riuniti” University Hospital
Ancona, Italy
What an EU FP7 proposal is and how to
write it
Budget/implementation
Who to involve
What an EU FP7 proposal is and how to
write it
Carefully select the call: each word counts!
Scientific proposal: NO! (not only)
Business plan: YES!
Science
Develop EU people integration
Develop EU economy
Budget/implementation
Homogeneous budget between participants/countries
Homogeneous time-wise lay out of deliverables
Exploitation of results
Science
Develop EU people integration
Develop EU economy
Contingency plan
Who to involve
More EU participants/countries possible
Possibly no more than 2 per country
If more: subcontractors/third parties
Expert managing company (ad hoc for FP7 applications)
SME (better than LE)