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European Research Update
In addition to our Research Update listing, we will now publishing brief descriptions and links to a small number of European research funding opportunities as they are announced, and occasionally also relevant news. These pages will be updated every two to three weeks, note that there may be occasions where no new or relevant calls have been made and so there is no update.
For more information and advice on European funding, please see our page on European Research Funding Opportunities. For more on finding other funding opportunities, please see our page on Searching for current funding opportunities which includes information about the ResearchResearch service and the RDFunding Database, and our list of Regularly Recurring Research Funding Deadlines . Remember also that any bids you are involved in (either as principal or co-applicants) need to be prepared and submitted according to our institutional requirements - please see preparing and submitting a research bid for more guidance.
Week ending Friday, 23 October
- Published 13 October 2009, Call for Tenders:
Study on the Co-operation between Higher Education Institutions and Public and Private Organisations in Europe. Deadline for submission: 19 November 2009
The EC's DG Education and Culture has published the above study, the overall objective of which is to get a better knowledge and understanding of university–business cooperation in EU member states, candidate countries, and Norway, Iceland and Lichenstein, from the perspective of the higher education institutions. The work implies analysis of existing literature, a survey based on a questionnaire to a representative number of higher education institutions, a number of case studies and the identification and description of approx. 30 examples of good practice. For more information visit the DG Education and Culture website.
- Published 8 October 2009, Call for Tenders: Infectious Disease Indicators of Climate Change. Deadline for submission: 16 November 2009
The
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has launched a call for tenders aimed at the provision of an assessment of disease indicators of climate change. The tender aims to comprehensively assess the ability and sustainability of a set of disease indicators of climate change in order to establish comparable data sets which can inform European health policies and strategies. For more information visit the ECDPC website.
Week ending Friday, 2 October
- Published 29 September 2009, Call for Tenders: Policy Study on an EU Electronic System for Travel Authorisation. Deadline for obtaining information: 3 November 2009. Deadline for submissions: 9 November 2009.
The European Commission, Justice, Freedom and Security DG, has published a call for tenders for the provision of a policy study on an EU electronic system for travel authorisation (ESTA). This will include collection of information from the US and Australian systems, airlines, and other stakeholders, in order to enable a description of the elements of the specific assessments of the various options and describe for each option the analysis of the list of issues; and to describe the feasibility, the practical implications and the impacts for EU border management and the EU common visa policy of each option. For more information visit the DG Justice website.
- Published 19 September 2009, Call for Tenders: Improvement and Development of Globalisation, Structural and Sustainable Development Indicators. Deadline for obtaining information: 18 October 2009. Deadline for submissions: 3 November 2009.
The European Commission's data agency, EUROSTAT, has launched a call for tenders for the creation and improvement of development of globalisation, structural and sustainable development indicators. For more information see the Eurostat website.
Week ending Friday, 4 September
- Published 31 August 2009, European Commission, Call for Tender: The Economic and Societal Impact of Future Internet Technologies. Deadline: 12 October 2010. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Information Society and Media has launched a call for tenders for a study in support of the definition of a public private partnership (PPP) on the future Internet. The study will identify the potential economic and social impact of a large-scale public private partnership on the future Internet, with a focus on smart energy grids, smart urban transportation systems and mobility and smart healthcare systems. The study will provide the necessary quantitative and qualitative assessment as a pre-condition for the European Commission to draw up a legal proposal for the establishment of a joint technology initiative on the future Internet. Please visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:239608-2009:TEXT:EN:HTML
Week ending Friday, 21 August
- Published 17 August 2009, Call for Tenders:
GIS Reference Data: Acquisition of a Geographic Database on Transport Networks in Europe. Deadline: 5 October 2009.
The European Commission, Eurostat, has published a call for tenders regarding the GIS reference data: acquisition of a geographic database on transport networks in Europe. To be able to fulfil its mandate, Eurostat is requesting the provision of a European geographic large
scale database on transport networks data for spatial analysis purposes.
In addition, Eurostat is requesting detailed technical documentation on the data and its usage and technical support on data usage. For more information, see the Eurostat website.
- Published 12 August 2009, Call for Tenders: Study on Novel Approaches for STIs, HIV, and Hepatitis B and C in EU. Deadline: 8 September 2009
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has published a call for tenders regarding novel approaches to testing for STIs, HIV and hepatitis B and C in the European Union. The aim of this assignment is to test novel approaches implemented by health care and/or public health services, following systematic and structured procedures for assessment and evaluation. For more information, see the ECDC website.
- Published 10 August 2009, Call for Tenders: Study on Community Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects. Deadline: 2 October 2009
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy and Transport has published a call for tenders for the provision of a study on organisational models and best practice for facilitating local co-ownership and similar ways of increasing community acceptance of renewable energy projects. For more information, see the DG Energy website.
Week ending Friday, 31 July
- Published 30 July 2009, 53 calls for applications under EU Framework Programme 7 Deadlines are between 15 October 2009 and 4 March 2010
The European Commission has published a large number of calls for proposals in various thematic areas of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
Thematic areas under the Cooperation specific programme include:
- 'Health' (three calls);
- 'Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology' (one call);
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'Information and communication technologies' (two calls);
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'Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies' (six calls);
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'Energy' (four calls);
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'Environment (including climate change)' (one call);
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'Transport' (six calls); '
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'Socio-economic sciences and humanities' (four calls);
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'Space' (one call);
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' Security' (one call).
Calls under the Capacities specific programme include:
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'Research infrastructures' (two calls);
- 'Research for the benefit of SMEs' (one call);
- 'Regions of knowledge' (one call);
- 'Research potential' (two calls);
- 'Science in society' (four calls);
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'Activities of international cooperation' (four calls).
An additional seven cross-thematic calls combine up to five different Themes.
Finally, the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Independent Researcher Grants (three sub-calls) are intended to support up-and-coming research leaders who are about to establish or consolidate a proper research team and to start conducting independent research in Europe.
For more information on all of these calls, see
the CORDIS website.
Week ending Friday, 17 July
- Published 11 July 2009. Update: Call for Tenders: Sero-epidemiology as a tool to assess incidence of Salmonella and Campylobacter infections. Deadline for requesting documents now extended to 27 July 2009, deadline for applications now extended to 3 August 2009.
For more information , see Tenders Electronic Daily for the original and updated calls.
Week ending Friday, 10 July 2009
- Published 1 July 2009. Update: European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KIC) (first published 2 April 2009). Deadline: 17:00, 27 August 2009 Brussels time.
This supports the establishment of collaborative networks between EU member states. A KIC should plan for total spending of least 50 million euros to 100m euros annually and may receive a maximum of 25 per cent of global expenditure over the first four years from EIT. A KIC is a collaborative partnership, a legally and financially structured and managed entity of internationally distributed but thematically convergent parties. The KIC will establish an innovation chain - from education to economic impact - drawing on, but moving beyond the experience and capabilities of individual parties. A KIC will deliver measurable societal, economic and entrepreneurial learning and business impact. The activity of a KIC must involve at least 3 independent partner organisations from at least 3 different EU Member States and must include at least one higher education partner and one private company. New partnerships are encouraged. Subject to the approval of the Governing Board, KICs may also include non-Member State partners where this strengthens the KIC. Please see http://eit.europa.eu/kics-call.html
Week ending Friday, 26 June 2009
- Published 22 June 2009, Call for Tenders: design of future embedded systems. Deadline: 15 September 2009.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Information Society and Media has launched a call for tenders for the design of future embedded systems. The subject of the contract is a study to understand and structure new needs and opportunities of the design of future embedded systems. It will support and prepare the ICT (information and communication technologies) Work Programme for the embedded systems design area of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). A significant part will address emerging system of systems aspects. Please visit http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=tenders.document&TEN_LANG=EN&TEN_RCN=30936
- Published 13 June 2009, Call for Tenders: Sero-epidemiology as a tool to assess incidence of Salmonella and Campylobacter infections. Deadline for requesting documents: 13 July 2009. Deadline for applications: 20 July 2009.
The overall aim of this project is to further assess the applicability of using sero-epidemiology as a tool to estimate the population-based sero-incidence of campylobacteriosis and non-typhoidal salmonellosis in order to allow a reliable and comparable estimation of multiplication factors for the population burden of these infections across the EU and EEA/EFTA countries. For more information,
see Tenders Electronic Daily.
Week ending Friday, 22 May 2009
- Published 15 May 2009, Call for Proposals: Prepatory Action in the Field of Sport. Deadline for Applications: 31 August 2009.
This call for proposals will support transnational projects put forward by public bodies or civil society organisations in order to identify and test suitable networks and good practices in the field of sport, in the following areas:
- Promoting health-enhancing physical activity
- Promoting education and training in sport
- Promoting European fundamental values by encouraging sport for persons with disabilities
- Promoting gender equality in sport
For more information, see the European Commission's Sport web page
- Published 15 May 2009, Call for Proposals: Life+ 2009. Deadline for Applications: 15 September 2009
The Commission invites entities registered in the European Union to present proposals for the LIFE+ call for proposals 2009. The principle objective of the Life+ Nature and Biodiversity theme is to protect, conserve, restore, monitor and facilitate the functioning of natural systems, natural habitats, wild flora and fauna, with the aim of halting the loss of biodiversity, including diversity of genetic resources, within the EU by 2010. The principle objective of the Life+ Environmental Policy & Governance and Information & Communication themes are to disseminate information and raise awareness on environmental issues, including forest fire prevention; and to provide support for accompanying measures, such as information, communication actions and campaigns, conferences and training, including training on forest fire prevention.
For more information see the Life+ website.
Week ending Friday, 1 May 2009
- Published 27 April 2009, Call for Tenders: the development of a European Crime Report. Deadline for Applications: 8 June 2009.
The European Commission's DG Freedom, Security and Justice has published a call for tenders to undertake a scoping exercise in relation to the development of a common analytical framework; creating an inventory of existing public and private sector reporting; designing a European crime report; and producing a comprehensive and concise narrative of the methodology applied in the development of the European crime report. For more information see the DG Freedom, Security and Justice website.
- Published 24 April 2009, Call for Proposals: Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways. Deadline for Applications: 27 July 2009.
The Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways scheme supports partnerships between non-commercial and commercial organisations active in
research (including universities, large and small enterprises, manufacturing industries), based on a common research project and aiming to increase skills exchange between the two sectors. For more information, see the Cordis website
- Published 22 April 2009, Call for Proposals: European Space Agency Fly Your Thesis scheme. Deadline for applications: 22 June 2009
The ESA’s Education Office is offering European students the flights of a lifetime with the 2010 call for proposals for the “Fly your Thesis! – An Astronaut Experience” programme.
This exciting programme enables university students to fly their experiments in microgravity by participating in a series of parabolic flights on the Airbus A300 Zero-G aircraft. For more information, see the ESA website.
- Published 2 April 2009. European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KIC). Deadline for applications: 27 August 2009.
A KIC is a collaborative network/partnership between EU member states, and will have a budget of between 50 and 100 million euros annually, of which EIT will provide a maximum of 25% over the first four years. The KIC will have a legal and financial structure and be composed of at least three independent entities from at least three EU member states, working in a thematically convergent area, intended to establish innovative impacts from education to the economy, drawing on and expanding on the skills, experience and capabilities of partner entities, to deliver measurable sociall, economic and entrepreneurial learning and business impact. The partnership must also include at least one higher education institution and one private company. New partnerships are encouraged. Subject to the approval of the Governing Board, KICs may also include non-Member State partners where this strengthens the KIC. Please see http://eit.europa.eu/kics-call.html
Week ending Friday, 27 March 2009
- Published 19 March 2009, Call for Proposals: ENIAC Joint Technology Initiative Deadline for Project Outlines, 6 May 2009. Deadline for full proposals, 3 September 2009.
The European Technology Platform for Nanoelectronics, ENIAC, has launched its 2009 first Call for Proposals covering its 2009 priority areas - Nanoelectronics for Health and Wellbeing; Nanoelectronics for Transport and Mobility; Nanoelectronics for Security and Safety; Nanoelectronics for Energy and Environment; Nanoelectronics for Communications; Nanoelectronics for e-Society; Design Methods and Tools for Nanotechnology; and Equipment and Materials for Nanoelectronics. For more details please see the 2009 Annual Work Programme on the ENIAC website.
- Published 16 March 2009. Call for Tenders:
Feasibility study for Europe-wide CO2 infrastructures Deadline for Applications: 20 May 2009.
The European Commission's DG Energy and Transport has issued a call for tenders for a feasability study of Europe-wide CO2 infrastructures. The purpose of the study is to develop a complete and integrated database of European CO2
sinks and sources and identify the main outline of a CO2 transport infrastructure for
different scenarios. For more information, see the DG Energy & Transport website.
Week ending Friday, 13 March 2009
- Published 9 March 2009, Call for Proposals: EUROCORES themes.Deadline: 29 May 2009
EUROCORES themes are “bottom-up” proposals for the creation of new collaborative research programmes dealing with broad and complex topics which are best addressed through multinational cooperation. Through its annual call for theme proposals, ESF solicits new ideas from the scientific community with a view to creating largescale European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) programmes in and across all scientific domains.
It is envisaged that ESF will select about 5 EUROCORES theme proposals from this Call for further development into Open Calls for proposals. For more information, see the ESF website.
- Published 5 March 2009, Call for Proposals: ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking. Deadline: 15th April 2009 for outline proposals; 3 September 2009 for full proposals
ARTEMIS -“Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded Intelligence and Systems”- is the
European Technology Platform (ETP) for Embedded Computing Systems. The ARTEMIS JU strategy is conceived to overcome fragmentation in the Embedded Systems markets
so as to increase the efficiency of technological development and, at the same time, facilitate the
establishment of a competitive market in the supply of Embedded Systems technologies. The ARTEMIS-JU
Research Agenda (RA) defines eight “ARTEMIS Sub-Programmes”:
ASP1. Methods and processes for safety-relevant embedded systems;
ASP2. Person-centric health management;
ASP3. Smart environments and scalable digital services;
ASP4. Efficient manufacturing and logistics;
ASP5. Computing environments for embedded systems;
ASP6. Security, privacy and dependability;
ASP7. Embedded technology for sustainable urban life;
ASP8. Human-centric design of embedded systems. 37 million euros are available. For more information, see the ARTEMIS website.
- Published 3 March 2009, Call for Tenders:
Study on non-Legislative Measures to Prevent the Distribution of Violent Radical Content on the Internet
. Deadline: 8th April 2009
The European Commission's DG Justice, Freedom and Security has published a call for tenders for the provision of a study on non-legislative measures to prevent the distribution of violent radical content on the Internet. The aim of the study is to provide the necessary expertise to support Commission policy-making in the field covering prevention of distribution of violent radical content on the Internet. It should therefore serve as a basis for the adoption of concrete non-legislative measures to prevent online dissemination of propaganda aiming at mobilisation and recruitment for terrorism as well as instructions and manuals intended for training or planning of terrorist attacks. For more information see DG Justice website.
Week ending Friday, 27 February 2009
- Published 26 February 2009, Call for Proposals: Community Action in the Field of Health. Deadline for applications: 20 May 2009
The European Commission has published the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of second programme of Community action in the field of health. The Calls present new funding opportunities for the European organisations active in the area of public health. The total budget available for the execution of the 2009 Work Plan is about 48.2 million euro. All proposals should address important problems in the European public health and be in line with the Commission's priorities expressed in the Work Plan. The successful proposals should concentrate on aspects of public health that cannot be achieved on a national level. They should ensure a significant impact across the EU. For more information, see the EAHC website.
Week ending Friday, 13 February 2009
- Published 4 February 2009, Call for Proposals: EU ISR Architecture Design Study. Deadline for applications, 20 March 2009.
The European Defence Agency has published a call for tenders for the provision of a EU Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) architecture design study. This
is the core element of the roadmap towards the implementation of an EU ISR network for EU crisis management and EU-led crisis management operations (ref. EDA Capability Development Plan action 'ISTAR Architecture') and should cover a number of strategic objectives. For more information see Tenders Electronic Daily.
- Published 21 January 2009, Call for Tenders:
Establishing a methodology and performance indicators for assessing bioclusters and bioregions relevant to the Knowledge-based Bio-economy (KBBE)
Deadline for applications, 3 March 2009
This is a study to develop a methodology and performance indicators for bioclusters and bioregions by analysing selected clusters on 3 continents. For more information,
see the CORDIS website
Week ending Friday, 30 January 2009
- Published 29 January 2009, Call for Proposals: ICT Policy Support Programme. Deadline for applications, 2 June 2009.
The European Commission has made available 99.5 million euros under this scheme, to fund research in areas such as ICT for health, ageing and inclusion; digital libraries; ICT for government and governance; ICT for energy efficiency and environment; the multilingual web; public sector information; internet security and evolution; and open innovation, user experience and living labs. For more information, see the DG Information Society's web page.
- Published 27 January 2009, Call for Proposals: Entrepreneurial Culture of Young People, and Entrepreneurship Education. Deadline for applications, 20 April 2009.
The European Commission has published a call for proposals relating to entrepreneurial culture of young people, and entrepreneurship education. The intention is to support the implementation of the Small Business Act, in particular its Principle 1, and of the Oslo Agenda for Entrepreneurship Education in Europe by promoting winning ideas in the field of education for entrepreneurship and in improving the entrepreneurial mindsets of the European youth. For more information, see DG Enterprise and Industry's website
- Published 27 January 2009, Call for Tender: Study on the Relationship Between Criminal and Administrative Sanction Systems in the Member States. Deadline for applications, 23 March 2009.
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice, freedom and Security, has published a call for tenders for carrying out a study on the relationship between criminal and administrative sanction systems in the Member States, aimed at achieving a better understanding about how they are linked. For more information, see the DG Freedom, Security and Justice web page.
Week ending Friday, 16 January 2009
- Published 13 January 2009, Call for Proposals: European Science Foundation, European Collaborative Research Projects in the Social Sciences. Deadline for applications, 12 March 2009.
The ECRP scheme is designed to advance international research collaboration in the social sciences by facilitating academic cooperation and pooling of expertise in Europe and beyond. The scheme offers the opportunity to carry out investigator-driven multilateral projects on any topic in the social sciences which demonstrates suitability for international research collaboration. ECRP applications must involve research teams in a minimum of three participating countries. Projects need not be exclusively European in their focus, and the combination of countries in any project should be scientifically motivated by the nature of the proposed research. For more information, see the ESF website.
- Published 3 January 2009, Call for Tenders: Internet-based information platform on science education. Deadline for requesting information, 26 March 2009. Deadline for applications, 2 April 2009.
The purpose of this study is to create an internet-based information platform to be used for the dissemination of information and best practice in respect of enquiry-based teaching methodologies; to provide necessary translation into all EU languages for this purpose; and to organise an international conference.
For more information, see the DG Research website.
- Published 22 December 2008, Call for Tenders: Economic and Social Impact of Software and Software-based Services. Deadline for requesting information, 30 January 2009. Deadline for applications, 2 February 2009.
The purpose of the study will be to identify the potential economic and social impact of software and services within the future Internet; the elements that are determinant for growth and competitiveness; and the actions that need to be taken to implement them. The study is expected to provide a substantial result, directly implementable through policy actions, after considering the state of the software and services sectors throughout the EU. For more information, visit Tenders Electronic Daily.
Week ending Friday, 12 December 2008
European Research Update will be back in January 2009.
- Published 9 December 2008, Call for Proposals: Research Infrastructures. Deadline: 17 March 2009
The European Union has launched a call for proposals for Research Infrastructures to support Framework Programme 7 activities. These Calls include: a Scientific Information Repository; supporting cooperation for all research infrastructures in all areas of science and technology; and policy development in the context of international cooperation for e-Infrastructures. For more information, visit the CORDIS website.
- Published 8 December 2008, Call for Tenders: "European Communications and Outreach Campaign on Biodiversity - Phase 1". Deadline for requesting information, 19 January 2009. Deadline for applications, 2 February 2009.
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment, has published a call for tenders for a project regarding the European communications and outreach campaign on biodiversity.
The objectives of this tender are to develop a campaign graphic identity and also develop a communications strategy on biodiversity focusing on the new Member States. For more information see the DG Environment web page.
- Published 26 November 2008, Call for Tenders: "Study on the Contribution of Culture to local and regional economic development as part of European Regional Policy. Deadline: 12 January 2009
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency has published a call for tenders for the provision of a study on the contribution of culture to local and regional economic development as part of European regional policy. The study must give an overview on how and to what extent culture has been integrated into the regional development strategy since 2000 in the framework of the European regional policy (last programming period 2000–2006 as well as the current programming period 2007–2013 of the Structural Funds). For more information visit the EACEA website.
Week ending Friday, 28 November 2008
- Published 25 November 2008,
Call for Short-Term Travel Grant Applications: Body-Size and Ecosystem Dynamics: Integrating Pure and Applied Approaches for Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology to Support an Ecosystem Approach (SIZEMIC). Deadline: 31 December 2008.
The European Science Foundation's Research Networking Programme SIZEMIC is inviting applications for short-term Travel Grants for early-stage researchers (PhD, Post-Doc) to visit foreign institutions to pursue research activities (new data synthesis, modelling and/or literature reviews) addressing its primary aims.
SIZEMIC aims to foster new research on size-based approaches to understand ecosystem structure and processes. The network is particularly concerned to develop synergistic research activity across traditional boundaries, such as theoretical/field-based research, terrestrial/aquatic ecosystems, pure/applied ecology. For more information, visit the ESF website.
- Published 19 November 2008, Call for Proposals: Energy. Deadline: 29 April 2009
The European Commission has launched 3 calls for proposals for the ICT Thematic Priority under the FP7 Co-operation Programme. This includes one new joint call with the Energy theme. Topics cover areas such as solar photovoltaic cells, use of biomass, improving coal-fired power stations and optimising energy grids. See the CORDIS website for more information.
- Published 19 November 2008. Call for Proposals: European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants. Deadlines: 25 March, 15 April and 6 May 2009
The European Research Council has published details of its Advanced Researcher Grant under the 2009 Ideas Work Programme of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities. Three separate calls exist in the areas of Physical Sciences and Engineering; Social Sciences and Humanities, and Life Sciences, and different deadlines are in place for each. See the CORDIS website or the ERC website for more information.
Week ending Friday, 14 November 2008
- Published 12 November 2008. EVENT: UKRO ERC Advanced Grants: Information and Proposal Writing
The United Kingdom Research Office (UKRO) in its capacity as the UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the European Research Council (ERC) is holding a series of information events for UK-based researchers considering applying. Ten half-day sessions will be held at five university venues across the country between 28 November and 17 December 2008. The sessions are particular aimed at researchers who intend to apply. For more information and to book, please visit the UKRO ERC website, http://www.ukro.bbsrc.ac.uk/erc/
- Published 7 November 2008, Call for Proposals: COST Actions. Deadline: 27 March 2009
COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. COST’s main objective is to stimulate new, innovative and interdisciplinary scientific networks in Europe. COST activities (Actions) are carried out by research teams to strengthen the foundations for building scientific excellence in Europe. This continuous call is thematically open. COST invites proposals for new COST Actions contributing to the scientific, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a precursor role for other European programmes involving young groups’ ideas are especially welcome. Since 1971 COST brings together research teams in different countries working on specific topics. It finances networking of nationally funded activities in supporting meetings, conferences, short term scientific exchanges and outreach activities. COST supports the networking of specific research themes (COST does NOT fund research projects themselves). Currently more than 200 Actions are supported. Every year approximately 50 new Actions will be approved. On average financial support of some € 100.000 p.a. as grant for normally 4 years can be expected. For more details, see the COST website
- Published 6 November 2008,
Call for Proposals: Grants for actions in the field of urban mobility
Deadline: 31 March 2009
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, intends to award grants to actions in support of the development of sustainable mobility policy for urban agglomerations. These actions should promote the objectives of sustainable urban mobility, as set out in the Green Paper Paper ‘Towards a new culture for urban mobility’, adopted by the Commission on 25 September 2007 (COM (2007) 551). In this Green Paper, the Commission announced its intention to follow up with an Action Plan on urban mobility in 2008. The actions to be selected must be in line with the approaches set out in the Green Paper on urban mobility: more fluid and less polluted towns and cities, more intelligent and more accessible, and safer and more secure urban transport. They should also contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan on urban mobility. Please see the
DG Energy and Transport web page for more information.
Week ending Friday, 31 October 2008
- Published 29 October 2008, Call for Tenders: Framework contract — assistance with drawing up and implementing the EU information
and communication policy, principally, but not exclusively, in the field of development cooperation. Deadline: final date for requesting documents, 17 December 2008; application deadline, 12 January 2009.
The EU seeks assistance with drawing up and implementing its information and communication policy, principally, but not exclusively, in the field of development cooperation. This call is divided into four "lots", each lot involving different aspects of the work e.g. developing audio-visual information products; organising conferences, exhibitions and other events; and developing the relevant internet sites. For more information, visit the DG Development's website.
- Published 20 October 2008, Call for Proposals: Marie Curie European and International Reintegration Grants. Deadlines: 31 December 2009, with interim cut-off dates on 2 April and 8 October 2009
The European Reintegration Grant action aims at assisting experienced researchers in the (re)integration into a
research career after a trans-national mobility experience within the frame of the Marie
Curie actions. The action encourages the researchers to build on their trans-national mobility period in the context of a coherent professional project and to promote the perspectives of the development of their research career.
The
International Reintegration Grant aims to reinforce the attractiveness of Europe by encouraging
European researchers who have carried out research outside Europe for at least three
years, to reintegrate in a Member State or in an Associated country in order to contribute
to European research and transfer the knowledge they have acquired in a third country,
by offering them the opportunity to capitalise on their experience in Europe. It is aimed
at countering European brain drain to third countries. It should also allow the development of lasting co-operation with the scientific and/or industrial environment of the third country from which they have returned.
For more details of both schemes, see the CORDIS website.
Week ending Friday, 17 October 2008
- Published 8 October 2008. Call for Proposals: Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative. Deadline: 15 January 2009
With growing concerns about climate change issues, increasing prices of oil and gas and
Europe's strong dependence on imports, the development of a policy for a sustainable and
secure energy system is a top priority for Europe.
Hydrogen, as an energy carrier, and fuel cells, as efficient energy converters, may play an
important role in this respect. However, a number of technical and non-technical barriers must
be addressed before these technologies can become commercially available. The Fuel Cells & Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) aims to define and
implement a target-oriented research and development programme to support the broad
market introduction of these technologies.
The overall objective of the JTI is to speed up the development of hydrogen supply and fuel
cell technologies with up to 5 years to the point of commercial take off for early market applications (e.g. handheld devices, portable generators); for stationary applications (domestic and commercial Combined Heat and Power); and for mass market roll-out of transport
applications. This call includes opportunities for proposals in a number of areas within the larger topic. Please visit http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7DetailsCallPage&call_id=172
- Published 4 October 2008. Call for Tenders:
Study on the protection of geographical indications for products other than wines, spirits, agricultural or foodstuffs. Deadline: 10 November 2008
The European Commission is planning to conclude a contract to carry out a study on the protection of geographical indications for products other than wines, spirits, agricultural or foodstuffs. This will involve: the identification of 15 to 20 economically most significant EU non-agricultural products that enjoy protection at Member State level, either via a sui generis GI protection system, specific laws and/or case-law, or through registration of a collective or certification trademark;
the identification of 5 to 10 economically most significant non-agricultural products from third countries including China, Russia, India, Switzerland and Brazil, protected at national level, either via a sui generis GI protection system, specific laws and/or case-law, or through registration of a collective or certification trademark;
the identification of the the relevant legal instruments used for the protection of such products;
the collection of economic and market data related to the products;
and the assessment of the main differences, strengths and weaknesses in the protection systems identified, including positive aspects and difficulties in protection and enforcement of rights. For more information, see http://ec.europa.eu/trade/icentre/opportunities/tender/tender.htm
- REMINDER: Published 22 July, ERC New Starting Investigator Grants. Deadline varies between 29 October and 10 December 2008 depending on the discipline applied for.
The European Research Council has published details of its Starting Independant Researcher Grant under the 2009 Ideas Work Programme of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities.These grants support early career independent researchers of any nationality with:
• a scientifi c track record showing great promise
• a ground breaking research proposal
• 3-8 years experience since completion of PhD
• a host organisation based in an EU Member State, an Associated Country, or being an International European Interest Organisation
For more details please visit the ERC website.
Week ending Friday, 3 October 2008
No new funding opportunities under FP7 have been published since the large number of new calls were announced on 3 September 2008. See the European Update for the week ending Friday, 5 September, below, for further information.
- Published 1 October 2008. Call for Tenders: Feasability Study of a Pan-European Pension Fund for Researchers. Deadline for requesting documents, 4 November 2008; deadline for applications, 11 November 2008.
As foreseen in the 2008 'People' work programme, the contractor will study the legal, technical, and financial requirements for setting up a pan-European pension fund for EU researchers with existing legislation under the 2nd pillar such as the 'IORP Directive' and life-insurance-based pension arrangements that could best fit researchers' needs will also be analysed. Further information can be downloaded from the DG Research website, at http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/tenders/rtd-2008_s190-251056_en.cfm
- Published 26 September 2008. Call for Pre-Proposals: European Partnership in Polar Climate Science (PolarCLIMATE). Deadline for pre-proposals to be submitted is 24 October 2008; full proposals, if invited, are expected to be received by early March 2009.
The EUROPOLAR ERA-NET Consortium is launching the first Pilot Call for Pre-Proposals leading to potential Joint Projects to be undertaken within the PolarCLIMATE Programme. Following agreement with 20 ministries and funding organisations from 18 European Countries in Austria, France, Belgium, Bulgaria*, Czech Republic, Denmark*, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom*, the PolarCLIMATE Programme is expected to run for 3-4 years supported by national research funding. The Programme aims to support high quality transnational research at the European level in the Arctic and Antarctic. See http://www.esf.org/index.php?id=5333 for more information.
- Published 26 September 2008. Call for Members:
European Commission invites scientists to join its Advisory Structure of Scientific Committees and Database of Experts. Deadline for applications: 31 October 2008 for panels; no deadline for Database of Experts
The Commission appoints the members of the Scientific Committees (SCCS, SCHER, and SCENIHR) and those of the Pool of Scientific Advisors on the basis of their expertise, and who are expected to be well-established scientists with more than 10 years of professional experience and multi-disciplinary accomplishments. The Committees
provide the Commission with high quality and independent scientific advice on matters related to consumer safety, public health, and the environment.
Membership in the Database of Experts is open to all scientists who wish to contribute to the work of the Scientific Committees on an ad hoc basis, on specific issues, as members of working groups or on the occasion of hearings and workshops. For the Database of Experts, there is no application deadline and no requirement for a specific length of professional experience. For more information, visit http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/call_expression_en.htm
Week ending Friday, 19 September 2008
No new funding opportunities under FP7 have been published since the large number of new calls were announced on 3 September 2008. See the European Update for the week ending Friday, 5 September, below, for further information.
- Published 15 September.
NEWS: Facilitating access to EU funding: a new practical guide
The European Commission has published a new 'Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation'.
In the multifaceted field of EU funding, this guide is intended to help stakeholders find the right funding programme for their projects in a user-friendly and comprehensive way. It provides a description of each programme including the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), as well as the Structural funds (European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund) and the Cohesion Fund, explaining their structures, their overall budgets, who is eligible and how to apply. For more information and to download the guide, see http://cordis.europa.eu/eu-funding-guide/home_en.html
- Published 13 September. Call for Tenders: Study to assess fund-raising from philanthropy for research funding in European Universities. Deadline for requesting information, 17 October 2008. Deadline for applications: 24 October 2008
As foreseen in the 2007–2008 capacities work programme of the 7th framework programme, this study will assess the importance of philanthropic funding in European universities in general, and specifically in support of university-based research. It includes an identification of universities active in fund-raising from philanthropic sources. Afterwards, data will be collected and analysed notably in terms of their fund-raising structure and cost, degree of success, forms of philanthropic support, funds allocation, strategies and tactics adopted to raise funds for research, positive/negative impacts associated with the receipt of philanthropic funding for research, success and failure factors. See Tenders Electronic Daily or the DG Research wesbite.
- Published 9 September. Call for Tenders: Study on Volunteering in the European Union. Deadline: 23 October 2008
This study is intended to help the European Commission to better understand the national, regional and local realities of volunteering in the 27 EU Member States, including critical issues and challenges related to the volunteer, the voluntary organisation and services provided by them. It should enable the Commission to identify in which way the sector could contribute to help the EU achieve its strategic objectives in the economic and social fields (strategic goals, Lisbon agenda). The study should help policy-makers to determine the scope of possible future initiatives at the European level aimed at promoting volunteering. See Tenders Electronic Daily or the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency website.
Week ending Friday, 5 September 2008
A large number of new Calls in a number of areas, including Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities, Health, Security, and the Environment have been issued by the EU in the last few days - see the CORDIS news page for further details or visit the CORDIS Calls page. Deadlines fall between 31 October 2008 and 29 April 2009. The following are a small selection.
Week ending Friday 15 August 2008
- Published 5 August. Call for Proposals: Science and Technology Fellowships, China. Deadline is 5 September 2008.
EuropeAid invites applications for its science and technology fellowships - China. This activity aims at: promoting the mobility of EU researchers towards the Chinese research and development area to successfully develop meaningful and long-lasting contact; sustaining the links and research institutions.
The fellowship programme is open to all disciplines. The fellowship offers: a monthly living allowance of 1.800 euros ( £1.148); an installation allowance of 1.800 euros; reimbursement of international travels worth up to 3.000 euros; reimbursement of participation in one international conference at 2.500 euros. Please visit the Science and Technology Programme in China home page.
- Published 5 August. Call for Tenders: Statistical Services in the Field of Environmental Statistics and Accounts. Deadline for requesting information is 12 September 2008 and deadline for applications is 22 September 2008.
Eurostat has developed and published indicators related to chemicals; these indicators shall be updated with data for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The proposed indicator on environmentally harmful chemicals shall be developed and calculated for the period 1995 to 2010.
The requested indicator on apparent consumption of chemicals shall be developed and calculated. The supplemental indicators in the REACH baseline study shall be updated. All the developments will be dependent on data availability. Please visit the Eurostate Home Page.
- Published 4 August. Call for Tenders: Study on the Economic Benefits of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs). Deadline for requesting information is 5 September 2008 and deadline for applications is 12 September 2008.
Following the adoption of the Commission's Communication on promoting data protection by privacy enhancing technologies (PETs), COM (2007) 228 final on 2.5.2007, the aim of the study is to assess the economic impact of PETs. The study should cover both public and private sectors with a focus primarily on SMEs and explore to what extent the deployment of PETs could be economically beneficial.
Please visit Tenders Electronic Daily.
Week ending Friday 1 August 2008.
- Published 19 July, Call for Tenders:
Study on how Member States deal with the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe. Deadline for requesting information is 9 September 2008 and deadline for applications is 15 September 2008.
The aim of the study is to provide a factual overview of the various methods used by the Member States to deal with the issue of the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe. The study will cover the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes during the 20th century in the Member States of the European Union. Please visit Tenders Electronic Daily.
- Published 22 July, ERC New Starting Investigator Grants. Deadline varies between 29 October and 10 December 2008 depending on the discipline applied for.
The European Research Council has published details of its Starting Independant Researcher Grant under the 2009 Ideas Work Programme of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities.These grants support early career independent researchers of any nationality with:
• a scientifi c track record showing great promise
• a ground breaking research proposal
• 3-8 years experience since completion of PhD
• a host organisation based in an EU Member State, an Associated Country, or being an International European Interest Organisation
For more details please visit the ERC website.
- Published 28 July, Call for Tenders: Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Energy Efficiency in Road Transport. Deadline for requesting information is 29 August 2008, and closing deadline is 5 September 2008.
The European Commission, Directorate Components and Systems, has published a call for tenders for a project regarding the impact of information and communication technologies on energy efficiency in road transport. The main objective of the study is to perform an analysis on how ICT can contribute to CO2 reduction through innovative technologies.
The study is intended to support the decision making process concerning policy actions by providing an assessment of the most important systems and models able to resolve some of the challenges related to clean and efficient mobility. For more information please visit Tenders Electronic Daily
