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FP6 - Australia

FP6 Presentation - Lynne Hunter

4. How much money can I get?

Your costs are reimbursed and although the daily rate is not yet finalized it will be in the region of  EUR 450 per day plus travel and subsistence.  Time in Brussels would be between 5-10 days in Brussels per year at most and it is quite possible that some of the initial evaluation for long distance experts will be done “remotely” although evaluation of Networks of Excellence and Integrated Projects will probably always involve the experts interviewing the proposers of the best projects.

The other major change under FP6 is in its Human Mobility theme.    The Sixth Framework Programme's Human Resources and Mobility (HRM) activity has a budget of €1,580 million (over 50% more than under FP5) and is largely based on the financing of training and mobility activities for researchers. For the first time nearly 10% of the Framework Programme's entire budget will be devoted to the development of training, mobility and the career development of researchers.  The actions are open to researchers in all fields of scientific and technological research from the EU Member States, from countries associated with FP6 and from third countries.  Eligibility for the various schemes is based on research experience and expertise, not age. Research organisations can apply to the Commission for funding to provide training opportunities for researchers of any age or nationality.  There are no quotas but it is expected that for the Research Training Networks at least, 30% of researchers will be from non EU countries.  It is also expected that at least 40% of researchers in this scheme will be women. ...next....

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