4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production (NMP)

  1. Introduction
  2. What kind of programme is usually funded?
  3. What kind of participant is usually funded? - Participation rules
  4. What is the procedure for funding? - Financing models
  5. Where can I get consultation?
  6. Where can I find a Bavarian contact person?
  7. Where can I get more information?

1. Introduction

The funding programme "Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, New Materials and Production (NMP)" is a technical sub-area in the framework of the specific programme "Cooperation" of FP7.

The transition from a raw-materials-intensive to an increasingly knowledge-based production system, should lead to an increase in international competitiveness for the EU industry. Furthermore, the development of new materials and/or working materials and production technologies is being funded, which can be utilized in many branches:

  • Automobile industry (e.g. auto body, motor materials and finishing)
  • Building industry (e.g. dams and construction materials)
  • Textile industry (e.g. textile material functionality)
  • (Nano-)Bio-technology (e.g. sensors, bio-actives / mimetic material)
  • Information technology (e.g. nano-electronics)
  • Optics (e.g. surface hardening)
  • Energy (e.g. development of storage media and energy production)
  • Medicine (development of diagnosis and therapy methods )
  • Health, safety and environment (e.g. risk estimation and minimisation) etc.

2. What kind of programme is usually funded?

  • Nanosciences technologies: investigation of phenomena as regards the influencing of materials on the nano-meter scale and for the development of technologies
  • New working materials: production of new materials with new novel and/or tailor-made functionalities, comprehensive physical and chemical characteristics, particularly in the field of the boundary surfaces
  • Production: development of strategies and concepts for sustainable production and transformation of knowledge-based, ecological/economic industrial environments
  • Integration: convergence of the three fields of knowledge mentioned above for industrial applications

Specific characteristics of the subject area:

  • Interdisciplinary research by scientists from mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering science and from medicine is explicitly desired
  • As cross-section technologies, the results should be able to be implemented in various branches (see introduction)
  • The development of new working materials and production methods should guarantee sustainability
  • Considerable respect is being granted to assessment, observation (i.e. minimisation) of aspects that are dangerous to environment, security, and health
  • Analysis of ethical, social and economic aspects is considered necessary in the deployment of nano-sciences, nano-technologies, and particularly in nano-medicine

3. What kind of participant is usually funded? - Participation rules

In Topic 3, there are a number of submission deadlines for FET funding programmes.

Eligible legal entities

  • Universities and universities of applied sciences (formerly known as technical colleges or "Fachhochschulen")
  • Non-university research institutions
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Enterprises with aspirations for innovation (from industry, commerce, etc)
  • Public facilities such as officials
  • Consultation facilities, etc.

Eligible nations

  • EU-27
  • Associated countries (Iceland, Israel, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey)
  • International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC-countries)
  • Third countries (USA, Canada etc.) => as a rule, they receive no funding!

Make-up of the consortium

  • Minimum three independent legal entities from three different EU member states (third nations do not count as minimum partners)
  • Possible exceptions and special cases are specified in the respective work programmes

4. What is the procedure for funding? – Financing models

For the duration of the 7th FP (2007–2013), a budget is planned amounting to 3.5 M. € for this subject area. Depending on the form of funding and size of the project, possible funding ranges from 1-10 M. EUR. The duration of a project lies between one and five years.

Depending on the type of project, participants and activities, the following quotas are given (not valid for SME-specific projects!):

Research & Technological development:

75% for research institutions and SMEs
50% for all other legal entities

Demonstration activities:

50% for all legal entities

Coordination, audit costs and other activities:

100% for all legal entities

Coordination/ Support Actions:

100% for all legal entities

Costs eligible for funding:

Personnel, travel, material, infrastructure, other costs, external services, common costs

5. Where can I get consultation?

FZ- Jülich PtJ – New Materials and Chemistry (NMT)
National Contact Point
52425 Jülich

Dr. Gerd Schumacher(Programme coordination NMP)
Tel: +49 (0) 2461 - 61 - 3545
Fax: +49 (0) 2461 - 61 - 2398
E-Mail: ;
Internet: http://www.nks-nano.de/; http://www.nks-werkstoffe.de

6. Where can I find a Bavarian contact person?

Bavarian Research Alliance GmbH
Prinzregentenstr. 52
D-80538 München

Dr. rer. nat. P. Panagiotou
Head of Unit Domain Natural Sciences
ICT and Aerospace
Tel: +49 (0) 89 - 9901 888 - 130
E-Mail:
Internet: http://www.bayfor.de

7. Where can I get more information?

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