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Presentation OutIine

When are partners needed?

Roles in a Consortium

Where should you look for partners?

Good characteristics in partners

Characteristics of a good Consortium

Online Networking Tools

Services provided y the National Contact !oints

"NC!s# and the Research !romotion $oundation
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When are Partners Needed?

Collaborative Projects (Research and Innovation

Actions, Innovation Actions)% where a minimum of
three partners from three different &' memer states
or (ssociated Countries are re)uired to form a
Consortium*

Where stated in the Call% such as in the cases of

ilateral scientific and technological agreementsor
any other arrangement etween the &' and an
international organisation or a third country*
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RoIes in a Consortium
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Where shouId you Iook for partners?

Where to start...
!ersonal contacts
!revious !ro,ect or other
Collaorations
Contacts from participation in
Working Groups - Committees

More Partners
!artners from running $!.
pro,ects
"http%--cordis*europa*eu-fp.-pro,
ects/en*html#
0nfo1days2 Seminars2
Conferences
COST (ctions "www*cost*eu#
3rokerage &vents
"***participation funded y R!$#
NC! Networks !artner Search
Tools
Contact the NC!s for Cyprus
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Good characteristics in partners...

(re they reliable?

(re they suitable for the purposes of the

!ro,ect?

0s their Organisation ale to provide the

necessary resources?

4o they ring added value to the

Consortium?

4o they contriute to gender alance?

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Characteristics of a Good Consortium

&5perienced coordinator

Scientists with track

record

Relevant e5pertise and

skills

Good infrastructure and

resources

0nvolvement of competent
staff

Gender 3alance

6ultidisciplinary

Complementary "no ma,or

overlaps#

Relevant stakeholders

Good distriution of work

(dded value of each

partner

!revious collaorations

Commitment
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OnIine Networking TooIs

What?

7aunching a
!artner Search

Sending an
&5pression of
0nterest

'ploading a !rofile

When?

ou have an idea
and !ou are loo"ing
#or $artners

ou %ish to
$artici$ate as a
$artner b!
res$onding to a
Partner &earch

8ou want to provide

a general
descri$tion o# !our
research
interests'contact
details
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Contends of a Good
ProfiIe/Expression of Interest

Written in good &nglish2 no copy1paste9

Clear and correct contact details

'se of suitale keywords

!ulications only relevant to the topic

References to other national-international collaorations

and relevant !ro,ects
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KEY Messages
If you are a Coordinator...

(nalyse the needs of your pro,ect in terms of e5pertise2 e5perience

and capacity efore contacting potential partners

6ake sure partners are indeed eligile 9

&valuate-Screen each partner carefully

If you wish to participate as a Partner...

6ake yourself2 your la2 your company visile

(dvertise your interest in :;<;< participation

(ttract the attention of Coordinators

Remember!

( Coordinator has very little time

8our !rofile - &5pression of 0nterest may e the only information a

Coordinator has on you

8our !rofile is your :;<;< r=sum=

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UsefuI Links 1/2
Specific for each subject
HeaIth
http%--www*fitforhealth*eu-
http%--www*healthcompetence*eu "all pro,ects related to life science
> health supported y &C#
ICT (but aIso reIated subjects eg. HeaIth, Security, Energy etc)
www*ideal1ist*eu
Transport
http%--www*transport1ncps*net-
Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities
www*net?society*eu
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UsefuI Links 2/2
RPF Partner Search Forms and NCP support

www*research*org*cy
Enterprise Europe Network Cooperation Opportunities
Database

http%--een*ec*europa*eu-tools-services-SearchCenter-Search-!ro
fileSimpleSearch
SociaI Networks

LinkedIn etc.
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Services provided by the

National Contact Points of
Cyprus and the RPF
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What is a NationaI Contact Point?

( Contact or 0nformation !oint 1 part of a wider

system of NC!s estalished y each participating
country*

The aim is to ensure that :;<;< ecomes known and

readily accessile to all potential applicants through
different support services*

One :;<;< NC! for each thematic area-!rogramme

at the R!$*
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Services provided by the NCPs and the
RPF
What?

4isseminating 0nformation

Organising 0nfodays2
Training and other Seminars
(o%?

Through mailing lists for

specific areas2 H!! "lo#
and F" $ebsite% direct
communication

General 0nfodays and

0nfodays on specific Calls2
Customised &rainin#
Seminars for
newcomers-e5perienced
proposers-multipliers
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Services provided by the NCPs and the
RPF
What?

(ssisting proposers with

the preparation of proposals

(ssisting with partner

search
(o%?

Resolving )ueries2 Pre'

screenin# of Proposals%
(r#anisation of relevant
&rainin# Seminars

Customised Partner
Search Forms2 (nline
Partner Search &ools2
!romoting important
3rokerage &vents aroad
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Services provided by the NCPs and the
RPF
What?

Customised support -
advice
(o%?

(ssistance based on
proposers) needs "0!R
0ssues2 Consortium
(greements2 Grant
(greements2 !ro,ect
6anagement etc*#

!resentations-Training
Seminars for different
groups y one or more
NC!s upon re)uest
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Other Information 1/2

4irect :elpline for :ori@on ;<;<%

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:elp 4esk &mail (ddress%

horizon2020@research.org.cy
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Other Information 2/2

Social 6edia%

https://www.facebook.com/horizon2020cyprus

http://horizon2020cyprus.bIogspot.com/

!articipation in specific 3rokerage &vents is funded

y the R!$ through the (ction A!articipation in
0nternational ConferencesB "www.research.org.cy#
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