Photonics & Organic Electronics




How to submit a proposal in FP7 Call 8  or  "Factories of the Future" - 2012

ICT FP7 call 8: Objective ICT-2011.3.5: Core and Disruptive Photonic Technologies

  • Call Identifier: FP7-ICT-2011-8
  • Call opened: 20 July 2011 // Call closes: 17 January 2012 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)

Following the official launch of CALL 8 under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), this page gives you access to information on how to submit a proposal under this call. An extract from workprogramme 2011-2012 on Photonics & OLAE calls is available to download.

Specificities of the call

  • Remote Reading: The first stage of the evaluation (individual evaluation) will be carried out on the premises of the experts concerned (remotely).
  • Pre-proposal check: The Commission offers the facility to allow proposers to check on the appropriateness of their proposed action and the eligibility of the proposal consortium. Although this pre-proposal assessment service is entirely optional it is highly recommended to use it. Any proposal can always be submitted directly to the call without a preproposal check. The form to request this service is provided in 'Annex 6 of the Guide for Applicants'. This form were to be submitted to infso-photonics@ec.europa.eu at any time up to three weeks before the closing of the call. The advice given by the Commission is strictly informal, non-binding and does not in any way engage the Commission with respect to acceptance or rejection of the proposal when it is formally submitted at the a later stage. The evaluators who will later evaluate your proposal are not informed of the pre-proposal check and the responses given. Please note that the pre-proposal service is not intended to assist with the identification of possible partners for your consortium.
  • Proposal size limitation: Please keep to maximum page lengths where these are specified in the Guide for Applicants. The Commission may instruct the experts to disregard any excess pages. Even where no page limits are given, or where limits are only recommended, it is in your interest to keep your text concise since over-long proposals are rarely viewed in a positive light by the evaluating experts.
  • Useful advise: When preparing a proposal, always position the proposal's objectives with respect to the research objectives and the impact defined in the Work-programme! and we are strongly encourage you to respect the size of the proposals as defined in the guide for applicants.

Practical issues - forms

  • Project proposals must be received before the deadline of the call.
  • Proposals for indirect RTD actions are invited to be submitted ONLY as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS).
  • All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the administrative forms (Part A) and the content (Part B).
  • Proposals for indirect RTD actions must be prepared and submitted on-line. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in PDF format ('portable document format', compatible with Adobe Version 3 or higher with embedded fonts).
  • The Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS) is available here.
  • You are recommended to request the login and password needed for electronic submission well in advance via the EPSS System (Electronic Proposal Submission System). You should submit your proposal well before the deadline to avoid problems such as a possible overload of the server. You can submit several times; only the last submission will be considered for evaluation. Therefore submit early and resubmit each time your proposal is updated. EPSS user guide (PDF/1.692KB).
  • All 'GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS' can be downloaded under the 'CALL 8 Information Package' for:
    • Collaborative projects: Large-scale Integrating Projects - IP
    • Collaborative projects: Small and Medium-scale focused Research Projects - STREP
    • Networks of Excellence - NoE
    • Coordination Actions - CA
    • Support Actions - SA

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"Factories of the Future" - 2012

  • Call Identifier: FP7-2012-NMP-ICT-FoF
  • Call opened: 20 July 2011 // Call closes: 1 December 2011 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)

Following the official launch of CALL 8 under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), this page gives you access to information on how to submit a proposal under this call. An extract from workprogramme 2011-2012 on Photonics & OLAE calls is available to download.

Specificities of the call

  • Remote Reading: The first stage of the evaluation (individual evaluation) will be carried out on the premises of the experts concerned (remotely).
  • Pre-proposal check: The Commission offers the facility to allow proposers to check on the appropriateness of their proposed action and the eligibility of the proposal consortium. Although this pre-proposal assessment service is entirely optional it is highly recommended to use it. Any proposal can always be submitted directly to the call without a preproposal check. The form to request this service is provided in 'Annex 6 of the Guide for Applicants'. This form were to be submitted to infso-photonics@ec.europa.eu at any time up to three weeks before the closing of the call. The advice given by the Commission is strictly informal, non-binding and does not in any way engage the Commission with respect to acceptance or rejection of the proposal when it is formally submitted at the a later stage. The evaluators who will later evaluate your proposal are not informed of the pre-proposal check and the responses given. Please note that the pre-proposal service is not intended to assist with the identification of possible partners for your consortium.
  • Proposal size limitation: Please keep to maximum page lengths where these are specified in the Guide for Applicants. The Commission may instruct the experts to disregard any excess pages. Even where no page limits are given, or where limits are only recommended, it is in your interest to keep your text concise since over-long proposals are rarely viewed in a positive light by the evaluating experts.
  • Useful advise: When preparing a proposal, always position the proposal's objectives with respect to the research objectives and the impact defined in the Work-programme! and we are strongly encourage you to respect the size of the proposals as defined in the guide for applicants.

Practical issues - forms

  • Project proposals must be received before the deadline of the call.
  • Proposals for indirect RTD actions are invited to be submitted ONLY as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System ( EPSS ).
  • All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the administrative forms (Part A) and the content (Part B).
  • Proposals for indirect RTD actions must be prepared and submitted on-line. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in PDF format ('portable document format', compatible with Adobe Version 3 or higher with embedded fonts).
  • The Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS) is available here.
  • You are recommended to request the login and password needed for electronic submission well in advance via the EPSS system (Electronic Proposal Submission System). You should submit your proposal well before the deadline to avoid problems such as a possible overload of the server. You can submit several times; only the last submission will be considered for evaluation. Therefore submit early and resubmit each time your proposal is updated.
  • All 'GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS' can be downloaded under the 'Factories of the Future 2012 ' Information Package' for:
    • Collaborative projects: Large-scale Integrating Projects - IP
    • Collaborative projects: Small and Medium-scale focused Research Projects - STREP
    • Networks of Excellence - NoE
    • Coordination Actions - CA
    • Support Actions - SA

Other information

Partner Search