1,2 Billion Euro to Top 10 European Research Institutions

The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the biggest ever investment made by the EU in assuring its future as a knowledge-based society. It builds on the successes and experience of previous FPs that have grown in ambition over the years. FP7 has a budget of some €50 billion over the seven years from 2007-2013, constituting an annual average investment that is substantially higher than in previous Framework Programmes and that will, by the end of the period rise, to around 10% of the public spending on research by Member States.
A recent FP7 Evaluation Report claims that the principle of excellence in project selection is largely achieved. In much of the  Cooperation  Programme to which nearly two-thirds of FP7 funding is allocated, leading researchers are being funded.
The Top 10 research organizations account so far for 1,2 billion Euro and the Top 50 for 3,1 billion Euro of EU contributions.
The 10 Top organisations are:

	Organization	Country	Participations	EU Contribution €M
1	CNRS	FR	501	231
2	Fraunhofer Ges.	DE	331	153,1
3	CEA	FR	234	118,7
4	Max Planck Ges.	DE	238	115,4
5	Univ. of Cambridge	UK	215	97,8
6	EPFL	CH	165	97,4
7	Univ. of Oxford	UK	176	96,7
8	ESF	EU	9	93,5
9	ETHZ	CH	170	91,7
10	Imperial College	UK	175	86,9

Source: FP7 interim evaluation report Nov 2010