Cognitive Systems and Robotics

Cognitive Systems and Robotics: Call 6

N.B. PROPOSALS PLANNING TO INCLUDE AN ADVISORY BOARD (OR SIMILAR) SHOULD ONLY NAME
PERSONS WHO HAVE CONFIRMED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.

FP7 ICT Call 6

On 24th November 2009, the European Commission launched ICT Call 6 of the 7th Framework Programme. It will close on 13th April 2010. The indicative budget for Objective 2.1 (Cognitive Systems and Robotics) in Call 6 is €80 million. For more information on the Call and to submit a proposal, please consult the official Call website.

Proposers have the chance of sending a pre-proposal to the Commission for a first opinion. To do so, please fill in the pre-proposal form (58KB) and send it to: infso-challenge-2-1@ec.europa.eu. The description of the proposed work should be 2-3 pages long. 

The Call for Proposals

The Call focuses on specific targets as outlined in the current ICT Work Programme 2009:

STREPs (min 23.4 M € – max 39 M €):

• New approaches towards artificial cognitive systems (STREP) (target a)

IPs (min 39 M € – max 54.6 M €):

• New Complete Robotic Systems (IP) (target c)
• Cross-fertilization between academic and industrial research efforts in robotics (IP) (target e)

CAs (max 2 M €):

• Fostering an artificial cognitive systems research community in Europe (CA) (target h)

FP7 ICT Call 6 - Info Day

On 14th January 2010, the European Commission organised an Info Day in Luxembourg. The Presentations given during the Info Day are available here:

• ICT Call 6 Overview (1.237KB)
• ICT Call 6 Portfolio of Projects (4.129KB)
• ICT Call 6 Benchmarking and Standardization (991KB)
• List of Attendees (148KB)
• List of Presentations given by proposers (106KB)
• The Presentations are available here. (12MB)

FP7 ICT Call 6 - FAQ

A comprehensive Questions & Answers document has been prepared which addresses many questions proposers normally have. Please find the document here (216KB).

Disclaimer: The document contains a list of sample items which can help proposers at pre-proposal stage. The list is not exhaustive or representative. It does not represent the views of the Commission or supersede the Call guide / evaluation.