With a budget of EUR 32.413 billion - two thirds of FP 7 - the Specific Programme "Cooperation" concentrates on funding all research activities of international and trans-national cooperation. Therefore, "Cooperation" covers a whole range of activities, such as collaborative projects, network activities as a matter of coordination as well as research collaborations between EU states and third countries. Furthermore, the activities should be carried out under the norm of sustainable development.
Cross-cutting through all research themes, the following activities will support trans-national cooperation:
- Collaborative Research
- Joint Technology Initiatives
- Coordination of research programmes
- International cooperation (with third countries)
Funded Themes
Cooperation is subdivided into 10 research Themes:
- Health (EUR 6.1 billion)
- Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology/KBBE (EUR 1.9 billion)
- Information and Communication Technologies/ICT (EUR 9.1 billion)
- Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies/NMP (EUR 3.5 billion)
- Energy (EUR 2.4 billion)
- Environment (including Climate Change) (EUR 1.9 billion)
- Transport (including Aeronautics) (EUR 4.2 billion)
- Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities/SSH (EUR 0.6 billion)
- Space (EUR 1.4 billion)
- Security (EUR 1.4 billion)#
KoWi services Cooperation
KoWi will advise you individually throughout the project cycle - by phone, in person or via e-mail/Skype. Review of complete proposals, and - after approval - advising on the contract negotiations and on financial and project management are part of the services of the Cooperation team.