The training aims at enhancing participants’ project ideas and transforming them into Culture 2000, Marie Curie, Sciences & Societes project proposals outlining their objectives, partners, beneficiaries, work plan and deliverables which will be in scope with this programme.
 
Who may take part in the workshop: (each of the participants must be introduced by FRDB friends and approved by the Fondazione Committee)
Ø     private organisations
Ø     public bodies
Ø     universities
Ø     non-profit organisations
Ø     individuals
 
  Expected results:

Participants are expected to take active part in the workshop and to come with a clear project intention which will be introduced during the first day Project Round Table. The seminar is also open for those who do not yet have clear project ideas in mind but are still requested to take an active part in the training and to try to prepare initial project outlines by the end of the training week.
 
Before coming to the seminar participants are requested to prepare:
1.      a short presentation of themselves or their organisation (5 minutes),
·        why they want to take part in the seminar and what they expect from it,
·        what is their experience with EC or national funded projects,
·        how they intend to implement the outcomes of the seminar
2.      Project idea presentation (20 minutes)
·        Project objectives
·        Proposed partnership
·        Work plan
·        Deliverables
·        Time plan
·        Budget


  Training program

300 € per person

150 € per each other participant from the same town

by flight: it is suggested to take a taxi, cause Vivahotel Alexander is close the Florence Airport (5 minutes)

by international bus line: (arrival in Piazza Adua) or by train (arrival to Santa Maria Novella Central Railway Station): then take the city bus no 22 (cost 1,00 Euro) from Piazza dell’Unità Italiana bus stop (in front of the Central Railway Station, opposite Santa Maria Novella Church), get off in viale Guidoni “Valdarno” bus stop

  Daily Program
 
Monday, 6th December 2004 - Day 1 - Proposals presentation
1.Introduction, purposes of the seminar, round table and introduction of participants
2.Introduction of FRDB and its objectives and mission
3.Introduction of EC programs funding cultural heritage preservation, education and networking
4.Presentations of project ideas by each participant and suggestions of Romana Krizova and all the other participants
 
Tuesday, 7th December 2004 - Day 2 - Culture 2000 programme
1.Program objectives, program main documents, deadlines
2.Evaluation criteria
3.Participants and project consortium
4.Types of projects
5.Formal part of projects – language, parts of application, submission
6.Individual application chapters with detailed explanation
7.Project management
8.Budget and co-financing, eligible and non-eligible costs, VAT
9.Outlines of concrete projects
 
Wednesday, 8th December 2004 - Day 3 - Project-by-project preparation - active part of all participants is essential
1.Project objectives
2.Proposed partnership
3.Work plan
4.Deliverables
5.Time plan
6.Budget
 
Thursday, 9th December 2004 - Day 4 - Project-by-project preparation - active part of all participants is essential
1.Project objectives
2.Proposed partnership
3.Work plan
4.Deliverables
5.Time plan
6.Budget
7.Project ideas of those whose ideas were not clear at the beginning of the training
 
Friday, 10th December - Day 5 - 6th Framework Programme - Science and Society, Human Resources and Mobility of Researchers
1.Program objectives, program main documents, deadlines
2.Evaluation criteria
3.Participants and project consortium
4.Types of projects
5.Formal part of projects – language, parts of application, submission
6.Individual application chapters with detailed explanation
7.Project management
8.Budget and co-financing, eligible and non-eligible costs, VAT
9.Outlines of concrete projects
 
Saturday, 11th December 2004 - Day 6 - Individual project consulting

Sunday, 12th December 2004 - Day 7 - Departure

  Further Information:

If you want to participate to this student’s workshop, please fill up and send your Participation Request Form and Your proposal of project to be discussed to the Project Leader (at one of the addresses above) or the Foundation, which must be received within 25^th November 2004