The Programme is expected to start funding European Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) early 2007. The Programme will be overseen by a Management Committee composed of representatives from each national EUROCORES funding agency (EFA) taking part in the RNAQuality Programme.
The actual funding awarded to the proposals recommended by the international RNAQuality Review Panel will depend on the total amount of funds made available by EFA supporting the Programme. The use of funds will be subject to the national laws of each country as well as to the internal rules of each EFA.
Once the CRPs are funded and launched, the ESF will support successful applicants involved in this EUROCORES Programme by networking the CRPs. This is currently supported through a contract with the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme (EC contract no. ERAS-CT-2003-980409). Networking is expected to facilitate the exchange of information, communication and discussion of the results.
Towards this aim, targeted activities will be organised during the Programme’s lifetime. Web-based resources will also be developed to support the exchange of technical information and expertise and to promote collaborative interactions between European researchers working in this field.
Development of the RNAQuality Programme
Research Funding Opportunities in the field of Quality Control of Gene Expression - RNA Surveillance (RNAQuality)
Following agreement with ESF Member Organisations in Austria (FWF), Belgium (FNRS and FWO), Czech Republic (GACR), Denmark (DNSRC), Estonia (ETF), Finland (The Academy of Finland), France (CNRS), Iceland (RANNIS), Italy (CNR), Poland (PAN and MNISW), Spain (MEC), Sweden (VR), Turkey (TUBITAK) and the United Kingdom (BBSRC) the European Science Foundation launched a Call for Proposals for research projects to be executed under the EUROCORES PROGRAMME on QUALITY CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION - RNA SURVEILLANCE (RNAQuality). The programme will run for a minimum of three years and includes national research funding and a European networking component.
Review Procedure
Call for Outline Proposals launched on 31 March 2006
by the 29 May 2006 deadline, 12 Outline Proposals were received
by the 4 September 2006 deadline, 5 Full Proposals were received
all Full Proposals were peer reviewed before the meeting of the RNAQuality Review Panel of 12 December 2006
at this meeting the proposals were ranked
the results were then given to the participating National Funding Agencies for final decisions on funding
3 Full Proposals were granted funding
