DG XII answers FAQs

In order to help researchers navigate their way through the complexities of the European Union's research programmes, the European Commission, Directorate General XII, has recently published the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Internet. These include the a...

In order to help researchers navigate their way through the complexities of the European Union's research programmes, the European Commission, Directorate General XII, has recently published the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Internet.

These include the answers to the most common questions about the rules and procedures governing involvement in EU research programmes.

The list is available at:

URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg12/faq.html

It gives general information about EU research and more specific details about the European Commission's Fifth RTD Framework Programme, including:

- General questions on the Fifth Framework Programme;
- Participation;
- Partners;
- Clusters;
- Making a proposal;
- How to fill in the form;
- Contracts and costs;
- Funding;
- Evaluation;
- How to get more information;
- Definitions;
- During the project;
- - Intellectual property rights;
- - Monitoring;
- International cooperation outside the EU (INCO);
- Cooperation with the Mediterranean partnership countries (INCO-MED);
- Other countries.