NET4SOCIETY is the international network of National Contact Points for Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in the 7th European Framework Programme (FP7). 

National Contact Points (NCPs) are set up to guide researchers in their quest for securing EU funding. 

We include 47 SSH NCPs from European and non-European countries - weaving a net from Iceland to South Africa and Mexico to Russia: have a look on the interactive map to contact the SSH NCP in your country! And we are growing.... in 2010, we also include Moldovia, Egypt, Argentina and Taiwan.

What can we do for the research community?

NET4SOCIETY actively supports networking in the SSH research community and offers improved partner search facilities and matchmaking events for connecting potential project partners in the SSH calls. An analysis of topics in all of the FP7 work programmes helps to identify funding opportunities over and beyond Theme 8 "Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities". Our event calendar informs you about relevant SSH events all over Europe.

NET4SOCIETY invites all SSH researchers and stakeholders to complete our online survey about SSH experiences with FP7 until September 8 - the deadline has been extended! The results of the survey will help to draw up recommendations on how to improve conditions for SSH researchers in FP7 and beyond. Participation in the survey therefore presents a unique opportunity for researchers and stakeholders to give feedback to the European Commission.

SSH researchers and stakeholders are invited to register in the new SSH Research Directory of key European and International players, which has been launched in June 2010. By entering their profile, researchers will increase their chances of finding and being found by partners in over 40 countries in Europe and the rest of the world.

What does NET4SOCIETY do for SSH NCPs?

NET4SOCIETY offers dedicated networking workshops, specific high quality trainings, and mentoring to the SSH NCPs. This website provides a library of EC documents of key SSH relevance, and other documents of key interest. A best practice handbook and a database for the specific area of “Socio-economics and Humanities”, including a refined partner-search tool are in the making.  

NET4SOCIETY is open to all SSH NCPs - if you are a new SSH NCP, please contact us!

NET4SOCIETY is a learning network: by reaching out across borders and through the effective use of existing resources, each SSH NCP will gain full and easy access to all the essential tools of the trade. Thus, each SSH NCP will have state-of-the-art know-how to support SSH researchers in the FP7 proposal preparation process, and ultimately strengthen the role of SSH research in the Framework Programmes. 

NET4SOCIETY is funded by the European Commission in FP7-SSH.

Press coverage:

- Interview with coordinator Angela Schindler-Daniels on CORDIS News (August 2010)

- 41 Nations in 1 Boat  - Kick-off 2008, on EUROPA SSH-site

- NET4SOCIETY joined forces with PLATON+ at RESEARCH CONNECTION 2009 in Prague, May 7 and 8, 2009:  "Crossing Borders"

- NET4SOCIETY leaflet and poster