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The 2011 Socio-economic Sciences and
the Humanities (SSH) Work Programme
Directorate for Science, Economy and Society
European Commission / Directorate General for Research
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Part I: General considerations
Part II: The Work Programme, topic by topic
Disclaimer
This presentation is for general information purposes only.
The European Commission does not assume any responsibility for the views and opinions
expressed in this document.
Please consult the relevant documents including the officially published Socio-economic
Sciences and Humanities Work Programme 2011, the Call Fiches and the Guides for
Applicants as they are the only legal and binding information - the address for accessing
these documents is:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/appmanager/participants/portal
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Part I: General considerations
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SSH, theme 8, of the “Cooperation”
Specific Programme (FP7)
Mission
 Generating an in-depth, shared understanding of
complex and related socio-economic challenges
Europe is confronted with
(e.g. growth, employment, innovation, social cohesion,
cultural and educational challenges in an enlarged EU,
sustainability, environmental challenges, demographic
change, migration and integration, quality of life, global
interdependence)
 in particular with the view of providing an improved
knowledge base for policies in the fields concerned
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SSH, theme 8, of the
“Cooperation” Specific
Programme (FP7):
Its Foundations
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The European Research Area
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Lisbon Strategy
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Barcelona Target 3%
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Freedom of knowledge: The Fifth EU freedom –
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Europe 2020 - EU Innovation Union and other flagship
policies
Ljubljana process
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SSH, theme 8, of the “Cooperation”
Specific Programme (FP7)
Approach
The SSH research agenda:
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Addresses a carefully selected set of socio-economic challenges
Helps develop a socio-economic and humanities knowledge base →
contributes to promoting shared understanding across Europe
and to the resolution of wider international problems;
supports development of quantitative and qualitative
methods.
Helps improve the formulation, implementation, assessment of policy
and regulatory measures in many Community policy areas.
Includes a substantial international perspective in order to
properly tackle the global dimension of most of the
challenges.
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SSH Research Activities
Five Activities based on major challenges for the EU:
 Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge
society
 Combining economic, social and environmental objectives
in a European perspective
 Major trends in society and their implications
 Europe in the world
 The Citizen in the EU
Two “cross-cutting” Activities:
• Socio-economic and scientific indicators
• Foresight activity
Plus some horizontal supporting activity
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The 2011 Work Programme: Policy links
The SSH 2011 Work Programme supports the current
EU policy priorities (e.g. Europe 2020 Strategy)
Three main priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy:
(1) Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge
and innovation;
(2) Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient,
greener and more competitive economy; and
(3) Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy
delivering social and territorial cohesion.
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Policy links: some concrete examples
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EU Headline target on promoting social inclusion, in particular through the
reduction of poverty, by aiming to lift at least 20 million people out of the risk of
poverty and exclusion → Topics Combating poverty in Europe: a key question of human
dignity and social cohesion, and Addressing cohesion challenges in Central and Eastern
Europe in the light of economic and social crises
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EU Headline target on aiming to raise to 75% the employment rate for women
and men aged 20-64, including through the greater participation of young people,
older workers and low-skilled workers and the better integration of legal
migrants; → Topic on Lifelong learning in Europe: appropriate skills for sustaining better
jobs
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EU Headline target on improving the conditions for research and development, in
particular with the aim of raising combined public and private investment levels in
this sector to 3% of GDP; the Commission will elaborate an indicator reflecting
R&D and innovation intensity; → Topics on Beyond GDP and Forward looking on
European Research Area
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Innovation Union Flagship Initiative → Topic on New Innovation Processes including
Social Innovation
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Ensuring the security of Europeans (Barroso Political Guidelines) → Topic on
Surveillance and the challenges for democracy and an open society
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Administrative Structure
of the Work Programme
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The first call (FP7-SSH-2011-1) with a total budget of EUR 40 million will support
Collaborative projects (large scale integrating projects) and a Collaborative
project (large scale integrating project) for specific cooperation action
dedicated to international cooperation.
The second call (FP7-SSH-2011-2) with a total budget of EUR 29.7 million will
support Collaborative projects (small or medium-scale focused research
projects), a Collaborative project (small or medium-scale focused research
project) for specific cooperation action dedicated to international
cooperation and a BSG-CSO scheme (Research for the Benefit of Specific
Groups - Civil Society Organisations).
The third call (FP7-SSH-2011-3) with a total budget of EUR 6.3 million will support
Coordination and support actions (supporting actions), a Coordination and
Support Action (coordinating action) and a BSG-CSO scheme (Research for
the Benefit of Specific Groups - Civil Society Organisations).
The work programme contains also two ERA-Net projects that form part of a
horizontal ERA-Net Call and public procurement actions and grants to
identified beneficiaries
Over 10% increase in the total budget compared to 2010 Work Programme
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Deadlines and timeline
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Calls 1, 2 and 3: Common deadline: 2nd February 2011
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Electronic Proposal submission through EPSS
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Indicative evaluation and contractual timetable: evaluation of proposals in
May 2011 and first grant agreements are expected to be signed in
November 2011.
● Note! The two ERA-Net projects form part of the horizontal ERA-Net
call (Deadline of 22nd February 2011). Please consult Annex 2 to the
“Cooperation” Work Programme. ERA-Net projects are restricted to
programme owners/ programme managers
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The first call (FP7-SSH-2011-1)
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Total budget: EUR 40 million
Funding scheme: Collaborative project (large scale integrating
project)
In addition, one Collaborative project (large scale integrating
project) for specific cooperation action dedicated to
international cooperation (SICA)
The first call furthers the new approach based on addressing
societal challenges through large scale collaborative projects
(with minimum of EUR 6.5 million, maximum budget per
“challenge” – EUR 8 Million)
Eligibility conditions: At least 7 partners, independent legal
entities, from a minimum of 7 different countries (MS or AC).
Note: special eligibility conditions for SICA - see below.
It is expected to fund one proposal per “challenge”
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The first call (FP7-SSH-2011-1):
Four “Challenges” identified
● Activity 8.1: Europe moving towards a new path of
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economic growth and social developments;
Activity 8.2: Economic, social and political
conditions for satisfying the world food needs;
Activity 8.4: Tackling poverty in a development
context (SICA); and The evolving concept of
borders;
Activity 8.5: Corruption and resistance to
corruption in the private and public sphere.
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SSH.2011.4.1-1. Tackling poverty
in a development context (SICA):
eligibility conditions
● Eligibility conditions: At least 7 partners,
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independent legal entities, from a minimum of 7
different countries. At least 2 of partners being
established in 2 different MS or AC. For the
remaining participants at least 5 other entities
must come from International Cooperation
Partner Countries and be established in Africa,
South-East Asia, and/or Latin America and the
Caribbean.
Please see Annex 1 of the 'Cooperation' work
programme for the list of International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC).
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The first call (FP7-SSH-2011-1):
issues to be addressed in proposals
Each large project is expected to include a number of specific research and
non-research activities:
● A plurality of perspectives from different disciplines to examine the
different dimensions of the societal challenge considered;
● Proposals may choose to also address research questions
complementary to those mentioned in the work programme to the
extent that these contribute to addressing the challenge in question.
● Capitalisation of previous research; stock-taking
● Forward looking /foresight analysis regarding the evolution of the
societal challenge, where relevant;
● Deployment of a significant international cooperation dimension in
addition to the European dimension;
● Dissemination and exploitation of research results in a variety of
contexts (scientific, policy, media, civil society);
● Development of an effective critical mass of actors, involving a wide
range of key stakeholders;
● A rigorous professional approach to managing research and day-today administrative work.
● The composition and the size of proposed consortia should
adequately reflect the proposed research agenda and allow for a
convincing and efficient management structure.
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The second call FP7-SSH-(2011-2)
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 Total budget: EUR 29.7 million
Maximum EU contribution per project: EUR 2.7 million
Funding scheme: Collaborative project (small or medium-scale focused
research project)
Eligibility conditions: At least 3 independent legal entities, which come from at
least 3 different MS or AC.
In addition:
Collaborative project (small or medium-scale focused research project) for
specific cooperation action dedicated to international cooperation (SICA)
for SSH.2011.4.1-2. Connections between rural areas and cities in sub-
Saharan Africa.
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Eligibility conditions: At least 5 independent legal entities from different
countries, at least 2 of which are established in different MS or AC. From
the remaining participants at least 3 other entities must come from
International Cooperation Partner Countries and be established in 3
different sub-Saharan countries.
And a possibility of using a BSG-CSO scheme (Research for the Benefit of
Specific Groups - Civil Society Organisations) for topic SSH.2011.2.1-2.
Combating poverty in Europe: a key question of human dignity and social
cohesion.
Eligibility conditions for BSG-CSO: At least 3 independent legal entities,
established in at least 3 different MS or AC. At least 1 of the legal entities
has to be a civil society organisation (CSO).
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The second call (FP7-SSH-2011-2):
Topics
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Activity 8.1 'Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society – the
European case' will address the following topics: Lifelong learning in Europe:
appropriate skills for sustaining better jobs; New Innovation Processes
including Social Innovation
Activity 8.2 'Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European
perspective – Paths towards sustainable development' will address the topic on
Combating poverty in Europe: a key question of human dignity and social
cohesion; Addressing cohesion issues in Central and Eastern Europe.
Activity 8.3 'Major trends in society and their implications' will address the topic on
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Criminal behaviour and policy responses in the European Union;
Activity 8.4 'Europe in the world' will address the following topics: Connections
between rural areas and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SICA); Transatlantic
relations in the context of global governance architecture and relationships
with other powers.
Activity 8.5 'The Citizen in the European Union' will address the following topics:
Surveillance and the challenges for democracy and an open society; The
Anthropology of European Integration; Rule of Law and Justice in a Multilevel
Governance System.
Activity 8.6 'Socio-economic and scientific indicators' will tackle the topic on The
Impact assessment of EU policies.
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The third call (FP7-SSH-2011-3)
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Total budget: EUR 6.3 million
Funding schemes: Coordination and support action (supporting action),
Coordination and support action (coordinating action), or Research for
the Benefit of Specific Groups - Civil Society Organisations (BSG-CSO)
Only the highest ranked proposal per topic will be selected, on the
condition that proposals pass all the requisite evaluation thresholds.
Topics:
Activity 8.1: Social platform on innovative Social Services (CSA supporting
or a possibility of using BSG-CSO; budget per topic EUR 1 500 000)
Activity 8.6: Beyond GDP – Measuring economic performance and social
progress (CSA – coordinating budget per topic EUR 1 500 000);
Activity 8.7 'Foresight activities' calls for the topic on Forward Looking
on the European Research Area (CSA supporting, budget per topic EUR 1
500 000)
Activity 8.8: Networking of Dissemination Activities Involving International
Transfer Knowledge Institutes (CSA supporting, budget per topic EUR 300
000); ICT-based networking and exploiting of SSH projects and results (CSA
supporting, budget per topic EUR 500 000); Career paths and patterns of
SSH graduates (CSA supporting, budget per topic EUR 1 000 000).
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ERA-Net call
(FP7-ERANET-2011-RTD)
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8 M€ of which 2 M€ for the ERA-Net and 6
M€ for the ERA-Net Plus
Funding scheme: Coordination and Support Actions
(Coordinating Action)
Eligibility conditions: The minimum number of
participants in an ERA-Net consortium is 3
independent legal entities from a minimum of 3
different MS or AC and which finance or manage
publicly funded national or regional programmes
It is expected to fund one proposal per topic
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Evaluation criteria
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Please see the detailed description of the eligibility and evaluation criteria in
Annex 2 of the ‘Cooperation’ Specific Programme Work Programme and Annex 2
of the relevant Guide for Applicants;
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Each proposal will be evaluated by ‘peer review’ by a minimum of 3 experts
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The three evaluation criteria are:
Scientific and/or technological excellence (relevant to the topics addressed by
the call)
Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management
Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project
results
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Thresholds: minimum 3/5 for each criterion and a minimum total of 10/15
NOTE: the scientific and/or technological excellence evaluation criterion will
include the following additional sub-criterion: 'appropriate comparative
perspective and the largest possible European coverage in relation to the subject
of research (though not necessarily simply by reason of a geographically diverse
consortium).‘ or in case of SICAs 'appropriate comparative perspective and the
largest possible international coverage in relation to the subject of research
(though not necessarily simply by reason of a geographically diverse
consortium).
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Evaluation process
Submission
Full Proposal
Proposal
forms
Individual
readings
Evaluators
Criteria
Consensus
Panel
Evaluators
Evaluators
Criteria
Criteria
Finalisation
Final ranking
list
Rejection list
Proposals in
suggested
priority order
Eligibility
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
Role of experts
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European Research and
Innovation
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Research: Third largest EU policy in budgetary terms
(after CAP and Structural funds which include a
significant amount of support to R&D&I)
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Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
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FP7: Major tool for implementing EU research
collaboration although it represents 5% of EU public
research budget (cf. Joint Programming)
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FP7 - SSH concentration on grand societal challenges
and social innovation
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FP7 – SSH largest funder of SSH in EU (and the world)
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Role of R&D and Innovation
(“3% target”)
Evolution of GDP (Billion € 2000)
17000
(1)
16000
(3)
15000
(2)
14000
13000
12000
11000
10000
Forecast before Crise
New forecast
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
9000
Counter-cyclical scenario
Source: EU DEMETER project using the NEMESIS model (P. Zagamé)
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Part II:
The Work Programme,
topic by topic
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Activity 8.1 Growth, employment and
competitiveness in a knowledge
society – the European case
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SSH.2011.1.1-1 Lifelong learning in Europe:
appropriate skills for sustaining better jobs
maximum 2.7 M€
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SSH.2011.1.2-1. Europe moving towards a new path
of economic growth and social development
minimum 6.5 M€ but indicative budget 8M€
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Activity 8.1 Growth, employment and
competitiveness in a knowledge
society – the European case
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SSH.2011.1.2-2 Social platform on
innovative social services
maximum 1.5 M€ (support action)
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SSH.2011.1.3-1 New innovation processes
including Social innovation
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.2 Combining economic, social and
environmental objectives in a European
perspective – Paths towards sustainable
development
SSH.2011.2.1-1. Economic, social and political
conditions for satisfying the world food needs
minimum 6.5 M€ but indicative budget 8M€
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SSH.2011.2.1-2. Combating poverty in Europe: a key
question of human dignity and social cohesion
maximum 2.7 M€
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SSH.2011.2.2-1. Addressing cohesion challenges in
Central and Eastern Europe
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.3 Major Trends in society and
their implications
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SSH.2011.3.2-1. Criminal behaviour and policy
responses in the European Union
maximum 2.7 M€
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SSH.2011.3.2-2. Drug demand and supply reduction
ERA-Net indicative budget 2 M€
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SSH.2011.3.3.1 Cultural encounters
ERA-Net Plus indicative budget 6 M€
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Activity 8.4 Europe in the world
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SSH.2011.4.1-1. Tackling poverty in a
development context
minimum 6.5 M€ but indicative budget 8 M€
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SSH.2011.4.1-2. Connections between rural
areas and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.4 Europe in the world
(continued)
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SSH.2011.4.2-1. The evolving concept of
borders
minimum 6.5 M€ but indicative budget 8 M€
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SSH.2011.4.3-1. Transatlantic relations in
the context of global governance
architecture and relationships with other
powers
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.5 The citizen in the
European Union
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SSH.2011.5.1-1. Corruption and resistance to
corruption in the private and public sphere
minimum 6.5 M€ but indicative budget 8 M€
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SSH.2011.5.1-2. Surveillance and the
challenges for democracy and an open
society (coordinated with FP7-SEC-2011.6.15 Surveillance and the challenges for the
security of the citizen topic from FP7 Security
Theme 6)
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.5 The citizen in the
European Union (continued)
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SSH.2011.5.2-1 The anthropology of
European integration
maximum 2.7 M€
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SSH.2011.5.2-2. Rule of law and justice in a
multilevel governance system
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.6 Socio-economic and
scientific indicators
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SSH.2011.6.2-1 Beyond GDP – Measuring
economic performance and social progress
indicative budget 1.5 M€ coordinating action
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SSH.2011.6.4-1 Impact assessment of EU
policies
maximum 2.7 M€
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Activity 8.7 Foresight activities
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SSH.2011.7.1-1 Forward visions on the
European Research Area
indicative budget 1.5 M€ supporting action
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VI. Networking, communication
and SSH careers
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SSH.2011.8.8-1. Networking of
dissemination activities involving
international transfer knowledge institutes
indicative budget 0.3 M€ supporting action
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SSH.2011.8.8-2. ICT-based networking and
exploiting of SSH projects and results
indicative budget 0.5 M€ supporting action
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SSH.2011.8.8-3. Career paths and patterns
of SSH graduates
indicative budget 1 M€ supporting action
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Contact details
Dr Ian PERRY
Principal Administrator
SDME 7/36
Research in Economic, Social Sciences and Humanities – Prospective
Directorate L – Science, Economy and Society
Directorate General for Research
European Commission
BE – 1049 BRUSSELS
Belgium
Telephone
+32 2 296 2079, no answering machine
Fax
+32 2 296 2137
E-mail:
[email protected]
Secretary (Eva Szell), telephone: +32 2 298 4130, my pseudo answering machine
E-mail:
[email protected]
Office address (not to be used for mail or objects sent by courier service but only when you
want or need to visit us):
8 square de Meeûs, BE - 1050 Brussels
(Metro: Trône, train: Brussels Luxembourg, bus: square de Meeûs, Trône, Luxembourg)
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Important websites:
Participant’s portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/
appmanager/participants/portal
SSH home page:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/socialsciences/index_en.html
Cordis home page:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
Thank you
for your attention and
good luck with your proposals
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More information
EU research: http://ec.europa.eu/research/
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