Analysis and inventory of FP7 marine-related proposals - European ...

2. Proposals submitted per Specific Programme(2007-2008)The analysis reveals that about 5% of all proposals submitted to FP7 in 2007-2008 can beidentifi ed as marine-related proposals, i.e. with a more or less strong link with the marine environmentor maritime activities, including potential applications in the maritime sector.Proposals have been mainly submitted to the “COOPERATION” programme (43%). Figure n° 2presents the breakdown between the 4 specifi c programmes.Number of marine-related proposals submitted per specific programme (2007-2008)238; 12%862; 43%486; 24%CapacitiesPeopleIdeasCooperation410; 21%Figure n° 2: Number of marine-related proposals submitted per specifi c programme (2007-2008)3. Marine related proposals selected for fundingwithin FP7 (2007-2008)In total for 2007 and 2008, an estimated fi nancial contribution of 733 million € has been awardedto 345 marine-related projects, corresponding to 5.6% of all proposals selected and 6.5% interms of EC contribution over 2007-2008. Figure n° 3 shows that proposals have been mainlyselected within the “COOPERATION” programme (43%) and the “PEOPLE” programme(40%).The scope of activities funded under the 4 specifi c programmes is very wide and is not alwaysdirectly related to research per se. For example, under the “PEOPLE” specifi c programme,some actions relate to communication with the public at large such as the “Researchers’ night”initiative whose rationale is to bring researchers closer to the public. 14 It is also the case for cer-14See for example “2007UWM” Researchers’ Night project16