Parliament and Council are now finalising discussions on the Rules for Participation and Specific Programmes. The European Council in Seville (21-22 June 2002) called for the "earliest possible adoption of the decisions implementing the Sixth Framework Programme for Research (participation rules and specific programmes)".
The first call for tender was issued 17 December 2002, these legal texts define the necessary specifications to prepare and submit a proposal. Calls have been published in the Official Journal of the EU and also on CORDIS, together with detailed guidelines, submission forms and an electronic proposal submission tool (EPSS).
Amongst the more than 50 call for proposals, there are a few worth mentioning: "Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health", "Food quality and safety", "sustainable energy systems", "Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems: Sustainable energy systems and research activities having an impact in the medium and longer term" and "Global change and ecosystems".
