Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development – fp7

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  funding of research projects, whose consortia are comprised of companies and research centres from different countries;
  
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  support to research teams involved in basic research;
  
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  individual grants aimed at “most promising” researchers;
  
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  improvement of European research capacities or enhancement of research infrastructure or establishment of special regional networks of research centres.
  

FP7 is structurally divided into four basic programme blocks:

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   People
   
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   Ideas
   
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   Capacities
   

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  European Atomic Energy Community – Euratom
  
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  Joint Research Centre – JRC
  

In June 2007, Serbia signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the European Union, and thereby gained the status of an Associate Member, and became an equal participant in the Seventh Framework Programme; the research organizations and companies from Serbia can propose projects, participate in project consortia, and become partners in projects or their coordinators, under the same terms as the EU Member Countries.

Project application and assets approval is organized through the Calls for projects, which contain detailed information regarding the research objectives within the Call (within the so called Working programs), financing methods and deadlines for submission of project proposals. Participation in FP7 is possible for research groups at universities, research institutes, individual researchers, small and medium enterprises, big companies, as well as for other governmental, non-governmental and private organizations and institutions which deal with the research work.