what is a 'support' project ?????????
- you should explain to people who are not in the magic circle of EC funding....
this seems like a very minor adjustment and not comparable to many other wild cards.

These are actions that cover not the research itself, but the coordination and networking of projects, programmes and policies.

This includes, for example:

■coordination and networking activities, dissemination and use of knowledge
■studies or expert groups assisting the implementation of the FP
■support for transnational access to major research infrastructures
■actions to stimulate the participation of SMEs, civil society and their networks
■support for cooperation with other European research schemes (e.g. "frontier research").

I hope this clarifies what is meant by a 'support' project.

I would argue that if there are insufficient infrastructures in place to 'support' the hard research in Europe then this would be considered a hugh impact event (with low probability).