National Contact Points (NCPs)

Each country in Europe has appointed National Contact Points, or NCPs, for FP7. NCPs’ role is to help with all general and technical aspects of being involved with FP7. In Australia, FEAST staff have been officially appointed to this role.
We strongly recommend all Australian researchers involved with FP7 to speak with us before submitting a proposal, we know all the mistakes that you and your European project coordinator are likely to make and can help you navigate them.

Below is a summary of the FEAST staff with NCP roles, and their areas of responsibility. The official EC list of NCPs can be found at cordis.europa.eu/fp7/third-countries_en.html.

stafffield nameFP7 activity areas covered
Dr Mark Matthews National Co-ordinator Overall co-ordinaton of NCP activities in FP7
Emerging needs and unforseen policy needs, Technology Platforms and Joint Technology Initiatives, ERA-NET, ERA-NET+, Article 169
Coherent Development of Policies
Energy Energy
Environment Environment including Climate Change
SSH Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
SME Research for the benefit of SMEs
INCO Activities of International Co-operation, third country participation
Infrastructures Infrastructure
Ms Michaela Bauer
(Brussels-based)		 National Co-ordinator Overall co-ordinaton of NCP activities in FP7
Emerging needs and unforseen policy needs, Technology Platforms and Joint Technology Initiatives, ERA-NET, ERA-NET+, Article 169
Coherent Development of Policies
Mr Jean-François Desvignes-Hicks Legal & financial Horizontal legal and financial issues
Intellectual Property Rights
Health Health
Bio Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Mobility People
Regional Research Potential, Regions of Knowledge
JRC Joint Research Centre
Dr Rado Faletič ICT Information and communication technologies
NMP Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials, and new Production Technologies
Security Security
Space Space
Ideas European Research Council (ERC)
SiS Science in Society
Euratom Euratom

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