OBJECTIVES:

The Seventh Framework Program has six major objectives:

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SPECIFIC PROGRAMS:

The specific programs of the VII FP are:

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The areas included in the Program of cooperation are:

1.Health

• Biotechnology, generic tools and technologies for human health
• Research applied to human health
• Optimizing access of European citizens to health care

2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments.
• "From fork to farm": food, health and welfare
• Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable products and non-food sustainable processes

3. Information Technology and Communication

• ICT Technology Pillars
• Technology integration
• Applications Research
• Future and Emerging Technologies

4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies

• Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
• Materials
• New Production
• Integration of technologies for industrial applications

5. Energy

• Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
• Renewable Electricity Generation
• Renewable fuel production
• Renewable energy for cooling and heating processes
• CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission power generation
• Clean coal technologies
• Smart energy networks
• Energy efficiency and savings
• Knowledge for energy policy making

6. Environment (including Climate Change)

• Climate change, pollution, and risks
• Sustainable Management of Resources
• Environmental Technologies
• Earth observation and assessment tools for sustainable development

7. Transport (including Aeronautics)

• Aeronautics and air transport
• Sustainable surface transport (rail, road and waterborne)
• Support for the European global satellite navigation system (Galileo and EGNOS)

8. Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities

• Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society
• Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective Combinación de los objetivos económicos, sociales y medioambientales bajo una perspectiva europea Combining economic, social and environmental in a European perspective
• Major trends in society and their implications
• Europe in the world
• The citizen in the European Union
• Socio-economic and scientific indicators
• Foresight activities

9. Security and Space

• Protection against crime and terrorism
• Infrastructure Security
• Border Security
• Security Crisis
• Integration and interoperability of security systems
• Security and society
• Structure and coordination of security research
• Space-based applications serving European society
• Exploration of space
• Research to strengthen the space bases

The aim of the IDEAS program is:

Includes basic research, applied through a European Research Council (ERC), through the financing of high quality research in all fields of science, including social sciences and humanities

The activities included in the PEOPLE Program are:

• Initial training of researchers: Marie Curie Networks
• Life-long training and career development
• Industry-academia partnerships and pathways
• International dimension: stock return, host of renowned researchers, ...
• Specific Actions: Award of Excellence

The areas included in the CAPACITIES program are:

1. Research Infrastructures

- Support to existing research infrastructures

• Transnational Access
• Integrating Activities
• E-Research Infrastructures

- Support for new research infrastructures

• Construction of new research infrastructures and updating existing
• Design studies

2. Research for the benefit of SMEs

- Research for SMEs

- Research for SME associations

- Under the program of innovation and competitividade:

• Awards "exploratory"
• Promotion and optimization of the cooperation program participation
• Promoting assistance to SMEs by networks of intermediaries

3. Regions of Knowledge

- Development of regional "clusters focused on research"

- Two objectives for European regions

• Strengthen their capacity to invest in R & D and to carry out research
• Maximize potential for successful involvement of their operators in European research projects

4. Research Potential

• Bilateral exchange and selection of research staff
• Research equipment and material resources
• Technology Transfer Conference
• "Evaluation facilities"

5. Science in Society

• Strengthening and improving the European Science System
• Broader engagement to anticipate and clarify political, societal and ethical issues
• Better understanding of the place of science and technology (S&T) in society
• Gender and research
• Young people and science
• The evolving role of universities
• Improving communication

6. International Cooperation Activities

- Horizontal support actions and measures not specified in cooperative programs or persons

- Two interdependent objectives

• Support competitiveness through strategic partnerships with third countries in selected fields and attracting the best scientists from third countries to work in and with Europe
• Tratar problemas específicos aos que se enfrontan terceiros países ou que teñen carácter global, na base do interés e beneficio mutuo. Years Dealing with specific problems of third countries based oninterest and mutual benefit.

More information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html