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

Analysis andinventory of FP7 marine-related ed proposalsposa(112 proposals) of all marine-related proposals selected for funding within “COOPERATION”and about 70% in terms of EU contribution (395 M€).Most marine-related proposals belong to the “Transport” theme with 46 projects focusingmainly on maritime transport (greening of transport, competitiveness, safety & security) butalso on other aspects such as GALILEO. Within the “KBBE” theme, 28 proposals have beenselected for funding mainly on fi sheries, aquaculture, (sea) food safety & quality as well as onmarine biotechnologies. Twenty fi ve proposals have also been selected for funding within the“Environment (including climate change)” theme especially dealing with the management ofmarine ecosystems, with climate change, pollution as well as earth observation. A high numberof proposals were also selected within the “Energy” theme since 13 proposals dealing mainlywith renewable electricity generation (ocean and wind), energy effi ciency and renewables forheating and cooling have also been selected.In addition to these traditional areas, eleven proposals were selected within the “Information andcommunications technologies” (ICT) theme. They mainly address research in the fi eld of roboticsand underwater technologies. The quite high number of proposals selected within the “Security”(9), and NMP (5) themes is worth noting. Within the “Security” theme, proposals selected addressmainly research related to maritime security or sea-border surveillance while within “Nanosciences,nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies” (NMP), they mostly deal with newmaterials and technologies for industrial applications 20 . Seven proposals have also been selectedwithin the Space theme for a signifi cant budget (50 M€ of EU fi nancial contribution), in order todevelop the marine component of GMES (Global monitoring for Environment and Security).Three ERA-NET proposals related to marine sciences have been selected for funding. For thepurpose of this analysis, they have been considered separately from the thematic priority theyrefer to. In practice, two ERA-NETs relate to KBBE in the fi eld of agricultural research in theMediterranean region (ARIMNet) and in the fi eld of animal health (EMIDA) and one “ERA-NET +”to the Environment thematic priority (BONUS +).COOPERATIONNb proposalssubmittedNbProposals selected for fundingEU contribution (M€)Total marine and nonmarine proposals15089 2219 7824Marine proposals 862 149 561Ratio marine/total 6% 6.7% 7%Rate of success (marinesubmitted/ marineselected)17%See list of marine-related proposals in Part II: Inventory of marine-related projects funded underthe 2007-2008 calls for proposals (p. 33)20For example Safe@sea for protective equipment for fi shermen: http://www.safeatsea-project.eu/21