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1 E-Rare-2 Call for Proposals 2011 for "European Research Projects on Rare Diseases" Guidelines for applicants BACKGROUND... 2 REGISTRATION... 2 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION... 2 PRE-PROPOSAL STRUCTURE... 3 FULL PROPOSAL STRUCTURE... 3 PLEASE NOTE... 5 PROJECT START AND CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT... 5 ANNEX 1: List of national/regional contact points... 7 ANNEX 2: National/regional regulations... 8 AUSTRIA... 8 BELGIUM, Flanders... 9 BELGIUM, French speaking community FRANCE GERMANY GREECE ISRAEL ITALY SPAIN TURKEY Submission deadlines Pre-proposals: January 31, 2011 Full proposals: May 16, 2011 Useful links Link to pre-proposal template Link to electronic proposal submission (available from the second week of January) Link to call text Further information Joint Call Secretariat: Dr. Natalia Martin natalia.martin@agencerecherche.fr + (33) (0)

2 BACKGROUND Under the umbrella of E-Rare-2 (ERA-Net for research programmes on rare diseases), ten funding organisations have agreed to fund the third E-Rare joint transnational call (JTC 2011) for collaborative research projects on rare diseases. The E-Rare funding organisations particularly wish to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and to encourage translational research proposals. REGISTRATION Research consortia who intend to submit a transnational project proposal should register at the electronic proposal system as soon as possible ( The system will be opened in the second week of January 2011 latest. To register, please fill in the data sheet of the system. The same data sheet can later be used for the final electronic proposal submission. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION There will be a two-stage submission procedure for joint applications: pre-proposals and full proposals. In both cases, one joint proposal document (in English) shall be prepared by the partners of a joint transnational proposal, and must be submitted to the Joint Call Secretariat (JCS) by one spokesperson, the coordinator. Electronic pre-proposal submission is mandatory. To apply, please use the pre-proposal template provided on the E-Rare web page ( Joint pre-proposals (in English) must be received by the JCS in an electronic version no later than January 31, 2011 at 09 p.m. French time (Central European Time). Electronic full proposals submission is mandatory. Please note that joint full proposals will be only accepted from those applicants explicitly invited by the JCS to submit them. Full proposals (in English) must be received by the JCS in an electronic version no later than 16 May 2011 at 09 p.m. French time (Central European Summer Time). Please note that project coordinators will be provided with the opportunity of studying the assessments of external reviewers and commenting on their evaluations of full proposals (for details see point Rebuttal stage in the Call text ). The applicants will have up to one week (between first and second week of July) for this optional response to the reviewers comments. Please note that a signed paper version of your proposal will not be solicited. However, both the electronic pre-proposals and full proposals need to be signed (electronic signature or a scan of the paper containing the signature will be accepted) Please take into account that the online data entry may be overloaded on the days of the deadlines. It is therefore recommended to transfer all obligatory data in good time. 2

3 PRE-PROPOSAL STRUCTURE One joint pre-proposal document (in English) shall be prepared by the partners of a joint transnational proposal, and must be submitted to the JCS by one spokesperson, the coordinator. Only transnational projects will be funded (please see consortium properties described in the Call text ) Please note that only the pre-proposal templates provided on the E-Rare web page ( will be accepted. The pre-proposal document must respect the format (DIN- A4, Arial 11, single-spaced) and the length indicated. Pre-proposals exceeding these limitations will be rejected. Pre-proposals must include the following information: 1. Project title and acronym 2. Name and full affiliation of the project coordinator designated by the consortium to act as its representative 3. Names and full affiliations of the principal investigators participating in the joint transnational project 4. Total funding applied for ( ) 5. Keywords (between three and seven keywords representing the scientific content) 6. Summary of the project (once converted into Pdf document: max. 5 pages DIN-A4, Arial 11, single-spaced, and margins of 2.5). The summary must contain: a. Background and present state of the art in the research field b. Description of the working program including the objectives, the rationale and the methodology, highlighting the novelty, originality and feasibility of the project c. Potential health impact and exploitation/dissemination of expected project results d. Added value of the proposed transnational collaboration In addition, an appendix with references (one page maximum) and with diagrams, figures, etc. (one page maximum) may be provided. 7. Brief CV for each principal investigator including a description of the main domain of research and a list of the 5 most relevant publications within the last five years regarding the proposal (once converted into Pdf document: max. 1 page DIN-A4, Arial 11, single-spaced, margins of 2.5 per principal investigator and project coordinator). 8. Budget plan of the project FULL PROPOSAL STRUCTURE The information given in the pre-proposal is binding. Thus, any fundamental changes between the pre- and full proposals, e.g. composition of the consortia, objectives of the project, must be communicated to the JCS with detailed justification and will only be allowed by the Call Steering Committee (CSC) under exceptional circumstances. Please note that only the full-proposal templates provided on the E-Rare web page ( will be accepted. The proposal document must respect the format and the length indicated. Full-proposals exceeding these limitations will be rejected. 3

4 Full proposals must include the following information: Name and full affiliation of the project coordinator Names and full affiliations of each principal investigator and other personnel participating in the transnational project Duration of project Total project cost and total budget requested Scientific summary (max. ½ page) Keywords (5 to 7) Background and present state of the art in the research field (max. 2 pages) Work plan (aims, methodology, involvement of participants clearly defining the responsibilities and workloads [expressed in person months] of each participating research group, time plan, project coordination and management, references; max. 15 pages) Financial summary for each consortium member Scientific justifications of requested and total project cost (e.g. own contribution + other sources + requested). When applicable specifying co-funding from other sources necessary for the project (max. 1 page) Added value of the proposed transnational project collaboration (max. 1 page) Potential health impact and exploitation/dissemination of expected project results (max. ½ page) Description of patents and present/future position with regard to intellectual property rights, both within and outside the consortium, if applicable (e.g. any barriers to sharing materials or results; max. ½ page) Description of ongoing research projects of each participating group related to the present topic (indicating funding sources [include at least: ID number, amount and duration of funded project; funding agency] and possible overlaps with the proposal max. ½ page per research group) Ethical issues of the project proposal. When applicable, ethical and legal issues (e.g. informed consent, ethical permits, data protection, use of animals) according to Member State/regional regulations (max. ½ page) Brief CVs for each participating principal investigator with a list of up to five relevant publications within the last five years demonstrating the competence to carry out the project (max. 1 page each) When requested by a national s eligibility criteria, additional information must be provided. The information provided will be checked by the corresponding national agency Applicants are invited to name potential experts suited for the evaluation of their full proposals as well as experts not suited due to conflict of interest. 4

5 PLEASE NOTE Some advice to succeed with your proposal: read several times the call text, including the aim of the call and the evaluation criteria make sure that your proposal falls into the scope of the call make sure that your proposal fulfills the eligibility criteria of the joint call make sure that the consortia members have understood the national eligibility criteria and requirements (Annex 2) and that they fulfill these criteria contact your national representative and confirm eligibility with your respective funding organisations in advance of submitting an application (see annex 1 and 2). prepare your proposal in advance enter the requested information on the submission site as soon as possible use the proposal templates provided on the E-Rare web site ( respect the length limitations of each section in the proposals Only the pre-proposal and full proposal templates provided on the E-Rare web page ( will be accepted. Proposals exceeding the length limitations of each section will be discarded without further review. Please note that proposals not meeting the formal criteria or the national eligibility criteria and requirements will be declined without further review. Applicants are advised to read the national eligibility criteria and requirements (Annex 2) and confirm eligibility with their respective funding organisations in advance of submitting an application (Annex 1). An optional eligibility check (on the basis of the institutions of the research partners) will be offered to applicants before the submission deadline (up to January 7, 2011, please visit PROJECT START AND CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT Consortium members of projects selected for funding must fix a common project start date, which would be the reference date for yearly and final reports and extensions. This common project start date must appear in the Consortium Agreement. It will be the responsibility of the research consortium coordinators to draw up a Consortium Agreement (CA) suitable to their own group in order to manage the delivery of the project activities, finances, intellectual right properties (IPR) and to avoid disputes which might be detrimental to the completion of the project. The research consortium is strongly encouraged to sign this CA before the official project start date, and in any case the CA has to be signed no later than six months after the official project start date. 5

6 The purpose of this document will be: to underpin the research partners collaboration and provide the research partners with mutual assurance on project management structures and procedures, and their rights and obligations towards one another; to assure the CSC that the research consortium has a satisfactory decision making capability and is able to work together in a synergistic manner. The following subjects (as a minimum) should be addressed by the CA: purpose of and definitions used in the CA names of organisations involved common start date of the research project organisation and management of the project role and responsibilities of the research consortium coordinator and the research partners: person in charge, their obligations and key tasks, conditions for their change deliverables (transnational reports and if relevant requirements for national reports where coordination is required) resources and funding confidentiality and publishing Intellectual Property Rights (how this issue will be handled between research partners) decision making within the consortium handling of internal disputes the liabilities of the research partners towards one another (including the handling of default of contract) 6

7 ANNEX 1: List of national/regional contact points Country/ Region Institution Website National contact Austria FWF Belgium (Flanders) Belgium (Frenchspeaking community) France Germany FWO FNRS ANR BMBF/PT-DLR chung-bmbf.de Greece GSRT Israel CSO/MOH Italy ISS Stephanie Resch Phone: +43 (1) ; Mag. Iris Fortmann Phone: +43 (1) ; Hans Willems Phone: ; hans.willems@fwo.be Freia Van Hee International and European Affairs Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique FNRS Rue d Egmont Brussels, Belgium Phone: ; freia.vanhee@frs-fnrs.be Natalia Martin Health & Biology Department Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR- 7 rue de Watt Paris, France Phone: (33) (0) natalia.martin@agencerecherche.fr Project Management Agency of the German Aerospace Centre (PT- DLR) - Health Research - Heinrich-Konen-Straße Bonn Phone: 0049 (0)228/ Telefax: 0049 (0)228/ gesundheitsforschung@dlr.de Vassiliki Pletsa, Suzanne Kolyva Department of European Union, Directorate of International R+T Cooperation, General Secretariat for Research and Technology Phone: , vpletsa@gsrt.gr, skolyva@gsrt.gr Zelina Ben-Gershon Phone: +972 (0) , 972(0) zelina.bengershon@moh.health.gov.il; zelinabg@gmail.com Domenica Taruscio, Paola Torreri National Centre for Rare Diseases (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) Phone: +39 (06) erare.italy@iss.it Spain ISCIII Maria Druet Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación Phone: +(34) , l: mdruet@isciii.es Juan E. Riese, PhD, MBA Oficina de Proyectos Europeos Subdirección General de Programas Internacionales de Investigación y Relaciones Institucionales Phone.: +(34) , jriese@isciii.es Gaspar Giner Abati Bache Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación Phone: +(34) , gginer-abati@isciii.es ---- Instituto de Salud Carlos III Monforte de Lemos, 3 E Madrid Spain Turkey TUBITAK and Melike Sevimli TÜBİTAK EU Framework Programmes National Coordination Office Phone: ext.: melike.sevimli@tubitak.gov.tr 7

8 ANNEX 2: National/regional regulations It is strongly advised that all applicants contact their E-Rare-2 National Contact Point in good time before the submission of a proposal AUSTRIA Country Funding organisation National contact person Austria Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) / Austrian Science Fund Dr. Stephanie Resch FWF Phone: +43 (1) , stephanie.resch@fwf.ac.at Mag. Iris Fortmann Phone: +43 (1) , iris.fortmann@fwf.ac.at Funding commitment 1 M Anticipated number of fundable research 3-4 research groups groups Maximum funding per grant awarded to a Amount of typical (sub)projects: M partner Eligibility of a partner Individual researcher or teams of researchers, working in any kind of non profit organisation: e.g. University, University hospital, Nonuniversity research institute as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Personnel, Consumables, Animals, Subcontracts, Equipment, Travel, Documentation (Note: publication costs are handled according to FWF stand-alone projects) 8

9 BELGIUM, Flanders Region Funding organisation Flanders, Belgium Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) National contact person Hans WILLEMS Phone: Funding commitment Anticipated number of fundable research 1 research group groups Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of principal investigator or other research team member Up to 4 years (regulation FWO research projects) A Flemish university or a Belgian scientific institution collaborating with a Flemish university (regulation FWO research projects) Professors of an eligible university (regulation FWO research projects) Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Further guidance No overhead allowed No parallel national application required Only following the requirements of the E-Rare regulations 9

10 BELGIUM, French speaking community Country Belgium, French-speaking community Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) Funding organisation Mrs. Freia VAN HEE Policy Officer International and European Affairs National contact Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique FNRS person Rue d Egmont Brussels, Belgium Phone: , freia.vanhee@frs-fnrs.be Funding commitment 0,2 M Anticipated number of fundable research 1 research project groups Maximum funding per grant awarded to a EUR is the limit concerning the funding of the Belgian partner for a three-year project partner Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Duration of research projects is flexible, up to three years. If the duration of the project is less than three years, the maximum amount of funding will be reduced accordingly. Eligible institutions are academic institutions of the French-speaking community of Belgium, Eligibility of principal investigator or other research team member -The applicant should either hold a permanent mandate by F.R.S.-FNRS or be a member of the academic personnel of a university of the French-speaking Community of Belgium, contracted on a full-time and permanent basis. - The applicant should not have passed the official age of retirement upon submission of the application. o Scientific and technical staff : Eligibility of costs, types and their caps chercheur de niveau doctorant de nationalité belge ou étrangère (niveau aspirant: EUR/an temps plein) chercheur postdoctoral de nationalité étrangère en situation de mobilité internationale (chercheur temporaire postdoctoral: EUR/an temps plein) clinicien-chercheur spécialiste (mi-temps): EUR EUR (coût annuel mi-temps) technicien (mi-temps, aucune création de poste) : EUR (coût annuel mi-temps) 10

11 o o o Equipment up to EUR Travel costs (transportation, accommodation, per diem) Consumables Submission of the proposal at the national level Submission of other information at the national level Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Further guidance Indirect costs (overheads) are not eligible Submission of a proposal at national level is not required. The successful applicant will have to provide administrative and financial details as well as a duly signed copy of the forms: Questionnaire destiné à la Commission d Ethique Médicale du F.R.S.M. and Questionnaire relatif à l utilisation d animaux d expérience, see link: Scientific reports according to E-Rare 2 template and requirements only. Financial reporting according to FNRS guidelines. For the rules and regulations of scientific personnel see FNRS_Reglement.pdf, pages 6 to 12 and 34 to

12 FRANCE Country Funding organisation National contact person France French National Research Agency (Agence nationale de la recherché ANR-) Natalia Martin Health & Biology Department Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR- 7 rue de Watt Paris, France natalia.martin@agencerecherche.fr; Phone : (33) (0) Funding commitment 1.5 M Anticipated number of fundable research 8-10 research groups groups Maximum funding per The ANR doesn t have a maximum funding per grant; the amount depends on the scientific need and justification for the budget. grant awarded to a However, there is a minimum amount per partner: partner Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution 2-3 years Applicants from public research institutes such as EPST, EPIC, universities, or from industries, large or SMEs are eligible to apply. The coordinator must belong to a public research organisation. The maximum rate of support for SMEs is 45% of total costs. And for companies other than SMEs is 30% Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level Personnel, consumables, animals, subcontracts, equipment, travels, documentation Not required. Only the submission of the joint proposal is required. 12

13 GERMANY Country Funding organisation Management organisation Germany German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) Project Management Agency of the German Aerospace Centre (PT-DLR) Project Management Agency of the German Aerospace Centre (PT-DLR) - Health Research - Heinrich-Konen-Straße Bonn National contact person Phone: 0049 (0)228/ Telefax: 0049 (0)228/ gesundheitsforschung@dlr.de Funding commitment About 3 M Anticipated number of fundable research groups research groups Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level Submission of other information at the national level Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Further guidance Maximum 3 years Legal body: university, university hospital, non-university public research institute, industry (note: industry is funded with a maximum of 50-60% of the total project cost) Personnel, consumables, animals, subcontracts, equipment, travels, documentation according to national regulations. No Yes, but only for proposals which are selected for funding. Yes, according to national regulations. 13

14 GREECE Country Greece General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Education, Life Long Learning and Religious Affairs (GSRT) Funding organisation Dr. Vassiliki Pletsa, Dr. Suzanne Kolyva National contact Department of European Union, Directorate of International R+T Cooperation, General Secretariat for Research and Technology person Phone: ; ; vpletsa@gsrt.gr, skolyva@gsrt.gr Funding commitment Anticipated number of fundable research Up to 2 research groups groups Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Projects of up to 3-year duration will be accepted for funding, possibility of no-cost prolongation for three months Higher Education Institutions, Research Institutions, Public Entities and Companies eligible to receive funding from the General Secretariat for Research and Technology Eligible enterprises are those which have been operating for at least two (2) economic years and have published at least two (2) balance-sheets. Private contribution covers at least 50% of the total budget of the project Personnel, consumables, animals, subcontracts, equipment, travels, documentation The GSRT does not require the submission of a proposal at a national level at the pre-evaluation stage. However, if a proposal including a greek partner is approved for funding, following peer-review evaluation, a copy of the full proposal along with the evaluation report has to be submitted at the national level The GSRT requires the submission of financial and scientific reports at national level yearly 14

15 ISRAEL Country Funding organisation National contact person Funding commitment Anticipated number of fundable research groups Maximum funding per grant awarded to a partner Israel Chief Scientist office, Ministry of Health (CSO/MOH) Dr. Zelina Ben-Gershon Chief Scientist Office Ministry of Health Phone: +972 (0) , 972(0) ; zelina.bengershon@moh.health.gov.il; zelinabg@gmail.com Up to 180,000, depending on budget availability Up to 3 research groups 60,000 Eligibility of project duration Basically, duration of 2 years, with possible prolongation to a third year, the total funding for 3 years is 60,000 euro Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of principal investigator or other research team member Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level Submission of other information at the national level Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Further guidance University, hospital, academic and public research institutions The Principal Investigator must hold a Ph.D., M.D.,D.Sc or equivalent degree, be employed by a university,hospital or academic or public research institution, and must have completed the funding of previous grants from the CSO/MOH before a JTC 2011 project can start to be funded. No simultaneous funding is possible on more than one grant (ERA-NET or national) for an applicant (PI or co-investigator) Personnel, consumables, animals, documentation (Salaries to the listed researchers can not be funded) Submission of the proposal after approved for funding to the CSO/MOH is required. Please see instructions and forms for submission at If the application involves human or animal experimentation, bioethics approvals must be submitted with the application or up to 4 months later. Submission of semi-annual financial and annual scientific reports at national level is required. Please see detailed instructions of application at the national level and reporting at 15

16 ITALY Country Italy Ministry of Health / Ministero della Salute (managed by Istituto Superiore di sanità). Funding organisation Dr. Domenica Taruscio, Dr. Paola Torreri National contact National Centre for Rare Diseases (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) person Phone: +39 (06) , domenica.taruscio@iss.it; erare.italy@iss.it Funding commitment 1 M Anticipated number of fundable research Min 7 research projects groups Maximum funding per grant awarded to a Max despite the number (minimum 1- maximum 2) of Italian research groups in the proposal. partner Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level Submission of other information at the national level Max 3 years On the basis of the D.Lgs 229/99 1. Regions (Regioni e Province Autonome), 2. National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), 3. National Institute for Occupational safety and prevention (Istituto Superiore per la Prevenzione e la Sicurezza sul Lavoro) 4. National agency for regional health services (Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali), 5. Research Hospital public and private (Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico pubblici e privati IRCCS) 6. Experimental Institute for zooprophylassis (Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali) Universities, National Research Council (CNR), other public and private research institutes, and public and private companies may collaborate to the realization of the project with the eligible partners, on the basis of specific contracts and agreements. Personnel, consumables, animals, subcontracts, equipment, travels, Please note: max amount allowed as overhead will be of 10%, the overhead costs have to be included in the others budget line specifying with a note the specific amount dedicated for the overhead. Submission at national level will be required only for proposal which has been selected for funding. Yes, but only for proposals which are selected 16

17 Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Further guidance Yes submission of financial and annual scientific reports at national level is required according with the rules of ISS. Further information about the rules for the agreement with the ISS see at or call the contact point 17

18 SPAIN Country Spain Institute of Health Carlos III-Fund for Health Research/Institute for Research on Rare Diseases (ISCIII - FIS/IIER) Funding organisation 1) Mr. Juan E. Riese, PhD, MBA Oficina de Proyectos Europeos Subdirección General de Programas Internacionales de Investigación y Relaciones Institucionales jriese@isciii.es Phone: +[34] ) Mr. Gaspar Giner Abati Bache Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación gginer-abati@isciii.es Phone: +[34] National contact persons 3) Ms. Maria Druet Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación mdruet@isciii.es Phone: +[34] Instituto de Salud Carlos III Monforte de Lemos, 3 E Madrid Spain National programme The Strategic Action for Health Research (= Acción estratégica en Salud [ AES ] ) of the R&D&I National Plan of Spain Funding commitment 0.5 M Anticipated number of fundable project 3-5 research project partners partners Only one 3 year grant per fundable project partner : Maximum funding per Up to 250,000 if the Spanish Applicant is the E-RARE-2 transnational project consortium coordinator. grant awarded to a Up to 100,000 if the Spanish Applicant is not the E-RARE-2 transnational project consortium coordinator and has no other project partner Spanish research project alive in 2012 granted from the R+D+I National Plan of Spain (national project calls). 3 year transnational projects with 3 or more eligible project consortium partners and from at least 3 different E-RARE-2 Eligibility of projects call 2011 funding countries. Translational projects are encouraged. Public R&D centres: Public institutions with a health mission (e.g. hospitals or other health care settings) as well as other public organisations with a health mission. [Any of them within the National Health System that manages Research via a Foundation (according Eligibility of a partner as to the Act 50/ 2002, of December 26th) must also present the foundation s statutes]. a beneficiary institution The ones recognized as such according to the Act 13/1986, of April 14th, as well as the other ones hold by Public Administrations CIBER, just only if it is the consortium coordinator partner in a transnational project proposal. 18

19 Eligibility of principal investigator or other research team member Eligibility of costs, types and their caps National phase Private R&D centres, non for profit, with own legal personality and proof of capacity or activity in relation to R&D actions [They must submit their statutes in which it must be stated a mission and aims in relation to a capacity and activities in R&D actions]: Private health institutions (e.g. hospitals or other health care settings), as well as other private organisations with a health mission. - Each researcher of an E-RARE-2 transnational project consortium can only be a research team member of one alive E-RARE-2 project in 2012 (national project calls). Compatibility regarding to alive projects or parallel applications of the R+D+I National Plan of Spain, European or international frameworks, is subjected to the specification stated in the corresponding calls for proposals. Further over submission of any Spanish project partner as applicant within other transnational project consortium will be rejected after, according to the date and time of reception of the respective application in the corresponding call secretariat. - Private R&D centres must present a proof of the legal link between it as a project consortium Spanish partner and every respective researcher included as research team. - Each researcher of the core research team of a project consortium Spanish partner (other than the Principal Investigator) must have a job contract with or a fellowship with a partner lasting until the end of the project or beyond. - The Principal Investigator of the research team of a project consortium Spanish partner must be a senior researcher having a job contract with such a project partner lasting until the end of the granted project or beyond. - Excluded personnel as Principal Investigator: Those on training as Health Specialist. Those on research training (e.g. PhD students, or on contracts Rio Hortega ). Research personnel contracted by a CIBER (if they are not in the project as a coordinator partner role), a RETICS or a CONSOLIDER. Those on post-doctoral improving training (e.g. contracts Sara Borrel or contracts Juan de la Cierva ). Expenses can only be committed and invoices charged with dates within the time the Spanish grant is alive. [Small] Equipment (up to 40, of the Spanish funds per project Spanish partner grant). Consumables. Commissions [Subcontracts]: up to 50% of the Spanish funds per project Spanish partner grant. Travel and allowance just only for the partner research team members, if for presenting results (with a maximum cap of 10, ) and for field studies and coordination. Hiring technical manpower (other than core research team members, excluded: Students or fellowships). Prefixed bulk cost (salary + taxes + socials security, etc.) per contract up to 3 years: Technical expert, higher degree: 27, Technical expert, medium degree: 22, Technical expert, FP II: 19, Overheads (ex officio): up to + 21% of the Spanish national funds over the approved grant. Submission of the proposal at a national level will be carried out (by using an on-line application) once the international evaluation and the ranking list have been performed and endorsed by the Call Steering Committee (CSC) and the Spanish project partner IP has been informed by the project consortium coordinator and invited by ISCIII to submit the proposal to it. 19

20 Grant delivery of awarded funds by ISCIII to projects partners and its requirement Further guidance Spanish funding delivery by ISCIII and its grant pre - and postrequirements Every year pre-financing, to the beneficiary ( E-RARE-2 transnational project consortium partner) placed in Spain: after report of scientific progress and justification of expenses charged to this one and previous grant pre- financing, their checks and assessments. The Strategic Action for Health Research (= Acción estratégica en Salud [ AES ] call Participation guidelines and rules are published in the corresponding issue of the Official Gazette of Spain (= Boletín Oficial del Estado [ BOE ]). Legal frame [mandatory to fulfil as other applicable legal requirements, as appropriate]: Act 14/2007 of July 3 rd, 2007, of Biomedical Research. Organic Act 3/2007, of March 22 nd, for Effective equality of Men and Women [of Spain]. Act 40/2002, of December 26th, on Foundations Act 30/1992, 26 November 1992, on the Legal System of the Public Administrations and Common Administrative Procedure Act 30/2007 of 30th October, for Public Sector Contracts Annual General Budget Acts. General Act 47/2007, of November 26, for Budgeting. General Act 38/2003, of November 17 th, 2007, of Grants. Among other issues: to be up to date in payments of taxes and social security contributions: This requirements must be fulfilled just before paying. Legal requirements to obtain the beneficiary status of collaborative institution: according to articles 12, 13.2, 15 and 16. Subcontracting: according to articles 29.2 and Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation (2006/C 323/01). ISCIII may be unable to award with a grant for a partner placed in Spain of a successfully assessed E-RARE-2 transnational project, if the final decision concerning all consortium partners grants is taken after October 2nd, 2011, and the administrative documents required for funding have not been provided to ISCIII before October 20 th, 2011 Just in this case, it may be applied as appropriate the provisions referring to transnational projects with partners with unavailability of funds due the corresponding E-RARE-2 funding body partner s funds are exhausted. If the E-RARE-2 transnational project after awarded does not start or after starting is cancelled or no project partners consortium agreement copy is provided to ISCIII in due term or project partner consortia or research team composition is changed, the grant awarded by ISCIIII also stops and the remaining Spanish national funds must be returned, exception made of a specific ISCIII s permission for the project partner s continuation and within the boundaries of such permission. Granted projects must state Awarded within ERA Net E-RARE-2 framework by ISCIII ( grant nº ) upon the AES (R+D+I National Plan of Spain) 20

21 TURKEY Country Funding organisation National contact person Turkey The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and K. Melike SEVİMLİ TÜBİTAK EU Framework Programmes National Coordination Office Phone: ext.:1976, Funding commitment 1 M Anticipated number of fundable research groups Maximum funding per grant awarded to a partner Eligibility of project duration Eligibility of a partner as a beneficiary institution Eligibility of principal investigator or other research team member Eligibility of costs, types and their caps Submission of the proposal at the national level 4 to 5 research groups Maximum funding per grant is TL / year which is approximately EUR / year (for 3 years maximum funding per grant is TL which is approximately EUR) 3 years Legal body: university, university hospital, public research institutes, industry Principal investigators from universities and university hospitals should at least have a PhD degree. Principal investigators from public research institutes and industry should at least have a university degree. There are other requirements related to principal investigator and other research team members. This information should be checked thoroughly by the Turkish partner from the web site before organising the research team. Personnel, consumables, animals, subcontracts, equipment, travel, documentation Submission of the proposal at the national level will be required after the international evaluation has been performed and the ranking list has been endorsed by the CSC. 21

22 Submission of other information at the national level Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national level Further guidance Original version of the Ethics Committee Approvals - ECA should be submitted for the projects in which ECA is needed (Letter of Applications for ECA will not be accepted for the submission). 1. Pre-financing 2. Report of scientific progress and justification of expenses submitted to the person responsible for monitoring 2 times a year 3. Interim payments based on the progress reports 4. Comprehensive final report submitted at the end of the project Further information should be checked via TUBITAK s web page on the national programme: 22