May 10, 2007: Presentation: "Understanding the 7th Framework Program of the European Commission".

On May 10, 2007, the Office of Grants and Contracts invited the National Contact Point Representatives for European Projects, Dr. Fairuz Sarkis and Mr. Bassam Azoury to give a presentation on the 7th Framework Program (FP7) of the European Commission.

The presentation featured
(Please note that all the presentations below are in pdf format and will open in a new window.)

• Introductory notes on the Specific Programs and the International Cooperation Dimension of FP7,
   
• The Research Themes of FP7: Cooperation SP - the 10 themes of Cooperation SP and their implementation, People SP - Initial Training Networks, Life-long training and career development, Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways, and International dimension, and Capacities SP - the areas of the Capacities SP and the first calls of the special international cooperation (INCO) dimension,
   
• The Rules of Participation and Funding Schemes of FP7,
   
• Proposal Submission & Evaluation,
   
• Basic principles of FP7 Grant Agreement, and an
   
• On-line tour of how to look for calls for proposals, and find international project partners