Horizon 2020 2014 2015 by Sarolta Besenyei

HORIZON 2020

Type of action

Eligible applicants

Eligible projects

Maximum budget/project

Applicant contribution

Deadline

Advanced Grant (ERC-ADG)

Principal Investigators active researchers with 10 years track record of significant research

Research in any field with emphasize on interdisciplinary and pioneering proposals

21.10.2014

Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-POC)

Principal Investigators in an ERC frontier research project, that is either on going or has ended less than 12 months before the publication date of this call

Applicants will need to demonstrate the relation between the idea to be taken to proof of concept and the ERC frontier research project in question

EUR 2.500.000 + additional EUR 1.000.000, for a period of 5 years EUR 150.000 for a period of 18 months

01.10.2014

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

FET Observatory: identifying new opportunities and directions for interdisciplinary research towards new and visionary technology of any kind FET Communication: collecting, aggregating and disseminating information from the entire range of FET projects and activities, and using an appropriate mix of channels and formats FET Exchange: structuring an emerging FET-relevant topic and the interdisciplinary communities around it FET Conference: supporting the organisation of the third European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition 1 FET Prizes: Identifying suitable areas in which prizes and

EUR 300.000 1.000.000 for a period of 12-30 months

30.09.2014

1. Excellence Science 1.1 European Research Council ERC-ADG-2014: ERC Advanced Grant

ERC-PoC-2014: ERC Proof of Concept Grant

1.2 Future and Emerging Technologies FETOPEN-2-2014: Coordination and Support Activities

FETOPEN-1-2014: FET-Open research projects

Research & innovation action (RIA)

competitions can boost FET research and increase its impact FET Impact: Assessing the direct and indirect impacts of the FET programme on the science and technology landscape and its perception by individuals and society Long-term vision: the research proposed must address a new, original or radical long-term vision of technology-enabled possibilities that are far beyond the state of the art and currently not anticipated by technology roadmaps. Breakthrough S&T target: research must target scientifically ambitious and technologically concrete breakthroughs that are arguably crucial steps towards achieving the long-term vision and that are plausibly attainable within the life-time of the proposed project. Foundational: the breakthroughs that are envisaged must be foundational in the sense that they can establish a basis for a new line of technology not currently anticipated. Novelty: the research proposed must find its plausibility in new ideas and concepts, rather than in the application or incremental refinement of existing ones. High-risk: the potential of a new technological direction depends on a whole range of factors that cannot be apprehended from a single disciplinary viewpoint.

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

EUR 2.000.000 - 4.000.000 for a period of 36-48 months

30.09.2014 29.09.2015

FETHPC-1-2014: HPC Core Technologies, Programming Environments and Algorithms for Extreme Parallelism and Extreme Data Applications

Research & innovation action (RIA)

Interdisciplinary: the proposed collaborations must be interdisciplinary in the sense that they go beyond current mainstream collaboration configurations in joint science. HPC core technologies and architectures, addressing one or more of the HPC core technologies (processors, memory, interconnect and storage) and their optimal integration into extreme scale HPC systems, platforms and prototypes. Programming methodologies, environments, languages and tools: development of new programming models, domain-specific languages, programming paradigms, visualisation and data-analysis tools to facilitate the effective exploitation of the full system capabilities (including energy management) of the emerging large- and extreme scale systems. APIs and system software for future extreme scale systems: New APIs and the corresponding efficient, flexible and scalable exascale system software for managing extreme scale systems, taking into account extreme parallelism, extreme data, energy consumption and resilience. New mathematical and algorithmic approaches for existing or emerging applications

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

EUR 2.000.000 - 8.000.000 for a period of 36-48 months

25.11.2014

FETHPC-2-2014: HPC Ecosystem Development

1.3 Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions MSCA-IF-2014-EF: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

Marie Skłodowska Curie action

The beneficiary shall be a participant located in an EU Member State or Associated Country and employing the researcher during the

on extreme scale systems. Work proposed should include energy-aware algorithms and maximally exploit the projected characteristics of exascale-class systems. Coordination of the HPC strategy: The aim is to support the implementation of a common European HPC strategy through coordination of the activities of stakeholders such as the European Technology Platform for HPC (ETP4HPC), PRACE, application owners and users (including emerging HPC applications), the European exascale computing research community, the open source HPC community, related activities in other parts of H2020, etc. Excellence in High Performance Computing Systems: The aim is to boost European research excellence on the key challenges towards the next generations of high-performance computing systems (such as energy efficiency, complexity, dependability and cutting across all levels – hardware, architectures, programming, applications) Individual, trans-national fellowships awarded to the best or most promising researchers for employment in EU Member States or Associated Countries, based 4

Researcher unit cost: 5750 EUR person/month Institutional unit cost: 1450

25.11.2014

11.09.2014

project.

MSCA-IF-2014-GF: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF)

Marie Skłodowska -Curie action

The beneficiary shall be a participant located in an EU Member State or Associated Country and employing the researcher during the project.

MSCA-COFUND-2014-DP: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND-DP)

Marie Skłodowska -Curie COFUND

Legal entities established in an EU Member State or Associated Country that fund or manage doctoral programmes or fellowship programmes for researchers. International European interest organisations that fund or manage doctoral programmes or 5

on an application made jointly by the researcher and host organisation in the academic or non-academic sectors. Return and reintegration of researchers into a longer term research position in Europe, including in their country of origin. Support to individuals to resume research in Europe after a career break, e.g. after parental leave. Individual, trans-national fellowships awarded to the best or most promising researchers for employment in EU Member States or Associated Countries, based on an application made jointly by the researcher and host organisation in the academic or non-academic sectors. Return and reintegration of researchers into a longer term research position in Europe, including in their country of origin. Support to individuals to resume research in Europe after a career break, e.g. after parental leave. Participants submit multi-annual proposals for new or existing doctoral programmes that may be run at regional, national or international level. Doctoral programmes address the development and broadening of the research competencies of early-stage researchers.

EUR person/month for 12-24 months (European)

Researcher unit cost: 5750 EUR person/month Institutional unit cost: 1450 EUR person/month for 24-36 months (Global)

11.09.2014

Researcher unit cost: 3710 EUR person/month Institutional unit cost: 650 EUR person/month for 36-60 months.

02.10.2014

MSCA-COFUND-2014-FP: Marie SkĹ&#x201A;odowska-Curie Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND-FP)

1.4 Research infrastructures EINFRA-1-2014: Managing, preserving and computing with big research data

Marie SkĹ&#x201A;odowska -Curie COFUND

Research & innovation action (RIA)

fellowship programmes for researchers can also participate in this action. Legal entities established in an EU Member State or Associated Country that fund or manage doctoral programmes or fellowship programmes for researchers. International European interest organisations that fund or manage doctoral programmes or fellowship programmes for researchers can also participate in this action. At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

Participants submit multi-annual proposals for new or existing fellowship programmes that may be run at regional, national or international level. Fellowship programmes fund individual research training and career development fellowships for experienced researchers.

(1) Establishing a federated pan-European data e-infrastructure to provide cost-effective and interoperable solutions for data management and long term preservation. (2) Services to ensure the quality and reliability of the e-infrastructure, including certification mechanisms for repositories and certification services to test and benchmark capabilities in terms of resilience and service continuity of e-infrastructures (3) Federating institutional and, if possible, private data management and curation tools and services used across or at some point of the full data lifecycle, including approaches 6

Researcher unit cost: 5250 EUR person/month Institutional unit cost: 1450 EUR person/month for 36-60 months.

02.10.2014

02.09.2014

EINFRA-3-2014: Towards global data e-infrastructures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Research Data Alliance

Research & innovation action (RIA)

for identification of open data sources and data collected with sensitive or restricted access features. (4) Large scale virtualisation of data/compute centre resources to achieve on-demand compute capacities, improve flexibility for data analysis and avoid unnecessary costly large data transfers. (1) definition, operation and monitoring of the governance structures of the Research Data Alliance (RDA); secondment and exchange of staff where appropriate (2) active participation of European stakeholders (organisations and individual experts) in RDA and leadership initiatives in strategic working group activities; EU industry involvement and innovation will be promoted in particular (3) engaging scientific communities having underdeveloped data infrastructures in defining the best practices for data exchange and interoperability (4) establishing coordination mechanisms at European level (national research funders, European education and research associations) and with international organisations dealing with standardisation, research data and education issues (IETF, W3C, CODATA, OECD, UNESCO)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

02.09.2014

EINFRA-4-2014: Pan-European High Performance Computing infrastructure and services

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

EINFRA-6-2014: Network of HPC Competence Centres for SMEs

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

(1) Provide a seamless and efficient Tier-0 service to users Europe-wide based on promoting research excellence and innovation; this includes peer-review procedures for the allocation of computing time; transparent billing; and specific services adapted to the needs of users (2) Carry out activities (training, service prototyping, software development etc.) that build on national HPC capabilities (Tier-1) and are necessary to support Tier-0 services or a functional European HPC ecosystem (3) Ensure openness to new user communities and new applications; promote industrial take-up of HPC services in particular by SMEs (1) networking of existing HPC competence centres providing HPC services to exchange best practices and pool technical, expertise or business resources (2) awareness raising and visibility activities of the benefits of HPC for SMEs in particular for countries that do not currently have such centres (3) identification of the pool of SMEs and available expertise in the different business areas at European level, and mechanisms to match SME needs and the available expertise (4) training (in synergy with the activities carried out by other organisations providing specific 8

02.09.2014

EINFRA-7-2014: Provision of core services across e-infrastructures

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

EINFRA-8-2014: Research and Education Networking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; GĂ&#x2030;ANT

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

training for SMEs in HPC) (1) Development and promotion of the uptake of a Digital Identifier e-infrastructure for digital objects (articles, datasets, collections, software, nomenclature etc.), contributors and authors which cuts across geographical, temporal, disciplinary, cultural, organisational and technological boundaries, without relying on a single centralised system but rather federating locally operated systems to ensure interoperability (2) Deployment and promotion of a pan-European identity federation for researchers, educators and students, in compliance with existing identity inter-federation efforts (including Eduroam and Edugain). The action will involve (research and education) institutions in EU Member States, existing identity federations, e-infrastructure providers and libraries (1) Provide cost-effective and reliable services for very high-speed connectivity, identity inter-federation, resource virtualisation, mobility and trust in order to support knowledge communities, ensuring digital continuum of services to users anywhere in the EU (2) Enable talent anywhere in the world to cooperate with their peers in Europe through interoperable services, as well as extend beyond the traditional researcher base into wider public 9

02.09.2014

INFRASUPP-1-2014: Innovation support measures

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

INFRASUPP-3-2014: Strengthening the human capital of research infrastructures

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

services where appropriate (3) Advance the state-of-the-art of the communication commons by constant development of both innovative multi-domain services and their use, and by translating this innovation into a competitive European ICT sector Development of a portal of calls, tenders and future needs and technology transfer opportunities in research infrastructures of pan European interest Networking of procurement professionals to encourage exchange of good practices across research infrastructure sectors Awareness campaign towards industry (including SMEs) on the potential of research infrastructures for their activities in selected R&D areas The activity will support the training of staff managing and operating research infrastructures. A proposal under this topic should build on the past activities and the experience gained in the projects such as RAMIRI (Realising and Managing International Research Infrastructures). It should engage with universities and prepare curricula and courses specifically for pan-European research infrastructures to address their intercultural and interdisciplinary nature as well as their diversity (global, highly distributed, single site etc.). A significant use of

02.09.2014

INFRASUPP-5-2014: Policy measures for research infrastructures

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

INFRASUPP-6-2014: International cooperation for research infrastructures

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

interactive online training material should be considered. Support partnerships between relevant policy makers, funding bodies or advisory groups such as ESFRI and e-IRG; support cooperation and exchange of good practises between managers of research infrastructures and stakeholder networks; support survey, monitoring and assessment of the implementation and operation of research infrastructures with a view to provide advice and guidance to policy makers. Support the development of a comprehensive database targeted at policy-makers on research infrastructures of more than national relevance in Europe. The database should be useable as a tool to support the development of a European strategy on research infrastructures. - Facilitate the development of global research infrastructures and the cooperation of European Research Infrastructures with their non-European counterparts, ensuring their global interoperability and reach, and to pursue international agreements on the reciprocal use, openness or co-financing of infrastructures, on the basis of the recommendations of the Group of Senior Officials on Global Research Infrastructures. - Support bilateral cooperation on

02.09.2014

INFRASUPP-7-2014: e-Infrastructure policy development and international cooperation

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

INFRAIA-1-2014-2015: Integrating and opening existing national and regional research infrastructures of European interest

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

research infrastructures with Africa. The proposal will build on the past experience and achievements gained in the Seventh Framework Programme project PAERIP (Promoting African â&#x20AC;&#x201C; European Research Infrastructure Partnerships). - Support bilateral cooperation on research infrastructures with Russia. (1) Dissemination of information on the e-infrastructure programme and of project results, including coordination among projects (2) Stakeholder initiatives, including a user forum to provide orientations for e-infrastructure service interoperability and integration (3) Policy coordination at European or regional level with the relevant policy makers, including the collection of information needed for policy making as well as the wider use of e-infrastructures for public services and society (i) Networking activities, to foster a culture of co-operation between research infrastructures, scientific communities, industries and other stakeholders as appropriate, and to help developing a more efficient and attractive European Research Area (ii) Trans-national access or virtual access activities, to support scientific communities in their access to the identified

Up to 10.000.000 EUR

02.09.2014

INFRADEV-1-2014: Design studies

Research & innovation action (RIA)

Coordination & support action (CSA)

INFRADEV-4-2014-2015: Implementation and operation of

Research & innovation

At least three legal entities. Each of the 13

research infrastructures (iii) Joint research activities, to improve, in quality and/or quantity, the integrated services provided at European level by the infrastructures - Scientific and technical work, i.e. (1) the drafting of concepts and engineering plans for the construction, as well as the creation of final prototypes for key enabling technologies and implementation plans for transfer of knowledge from existing prototypes to the new research infrastructure; (2) scientific and technical work to ensure that the beneficiary scientific communities exploit the new facility from the start with the highest efficiency, including the introduction of new processes or software - Strategic work, i.e. (1) plans to integrate harmoniously the new infrastructure into the European fabric of related facilities in accordance, whenever appropriate, with the Community objective of balanced territorial development; (2) the identification of the best possible site(s) for setting up new facilities; (3) the estimated budget for construction and operation (4) the design of a workable legal (e.g. an ERIC) and governance structure; (5) the planning of research services to be provided at international level Proposals must be centred and built around ESFRI projects in a

EUR 1.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3.000.000

02.09.2014

EUR 6.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15.000.000

02.09.2014

cross-cutting services and solutions for clusters of ESFRI and other relevant research infrastructure initiatives

action (RIA)

three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

2. Industrial Leadership 2.1 Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies(LEIT) ECSEL-02-2014: ECSEL Key ECSEL At least three legal Applications and Essential Innovation entities. Each of the Technologies (IA) Action three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

specific thematic area that is broad enough to gather critical mass (e.g. Biomedical Science, Advanced Light Sources, Astronomy, Environment and Earth Sciences). While the ESFRI projects represent the core component of any cluster, other relevant world class research infrastructures, ERICs, e-infrastructures and Integrating Activity projects should also be involved in a cluster. Proposals should develop synergies and complementarity, optimise technological implementation, define workflows and ensure coordination, harmonisation, integration and interoperability of data, applications and other services between the ESFRI and other research infrastructure initiatives in specific thematic areas.

50%

17.09.2014

ECSEL-01-2014: ECSEL Key Applications and Essential Technologies (RIA)

ECSEL Research & Innovation Action

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

SILC-II-2014: Sustainable Industry Low Carbon II

Innovation Action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BG-12-2014: Supporting SMEs efforts for the development - deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth

SME instrument

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020 15

The development and deployment of new capabilities provided by ECS (Electronics, Components and Systems). Integration and development of electronic components and systems, delivering end-to-end information security and providing trust anchors on which security management can be based. Enhancing efficiency in the generation, reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint. Research and innovation activities for innovative, cost-effective technologies shall be developed in order to reduce the GHG emission intensity (ratio between direct GHG emissions and output units of an activity) of manufacturing and process industries. Proposals will preferably focus on energy-intensive industries, in particular (but not only) those industries which may be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage. Targeted industries include inter alia iron and steel, non-ferrous metals such as aluminium and copper, cement, glass, pulp and paper, chemicals and ceramics. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is

50%

17.09.2014

EUR 5.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10.000.000 for up to 5 years

50%

02.09.2014

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

30%

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BIOTEC-5a-2014: SME boosting biotechnology-based industrial processes driving competitiveness and sustainability

DRS-17-2014: Critical infrastructure protection topic 7: SME instrument topic: “Protection of Urban soft targets and urban critical infrastructures”

SME instrument

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020 16

presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge of Blue Growth and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. - high throughput screening of people and their bags including the ability to screen them in reasonably real-time as people approach entrances to buildings or enter public transportation system; - high throughput screening for

EUR 500.000 – 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

30%

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30%

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EUR 500.000 – 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

vehicles to identify threats that warrant further inspection (as opposed to random searching); - potential CBRN-E threats and the way in which these threats could be carried-out against soft targets and critical infrastructures; - mitigation of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (IED), with a specific focus on vehicle-borne ones (e.g. in cases of parked vehicles, penetrative attacks etc.). Phase 1. Phase 2. ICT-37-2014: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (implemented through the SME instrument)

IT-1-2014: Small business innovation research for Transport

SME instrument

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit 17

In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

30%

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30%

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EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

NMP-25-2014: Accelerating the uptake of nanotechnologies, advanced materials or advanced manufacturing and processing technologies by SMEs

PHC-12-2014: Clinical research for the validation of biomarkers and/or diagnostic medical devices

SME instrument

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU 18

economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an

EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

30%

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30%

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EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

SC5-20-2014: Boosting the potential of small businesses for eco-innovation and a sustainable supply of raw materials

SFS-08-2014: Resource-efficient eco-innovative food production and processing

SME instrument

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or 19

innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with

EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

30%

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EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

countries associated to Horizon 2020

SIE-01-2014: Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon energy system

Space-SME-2014-2: SME Instrument

SME instrument

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020

At least one SME. Only applications from for-profit SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to 20

considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. In phase 1, a feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies). In phase 2, innovation projects will be supported that address the specific challenge and that demonstrate high potential in terms of company competitiveness and growth underpinned by a strategic business plan. The specific challenge of the actions envisaged under this call could cover any aspect of the Specific Programme for Space (Horizon 2020 Framework programme and Specific

EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months

30%

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30%

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EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months

Horizon 2020

programme). However, it is considered that actions in the areas of applications, especially in connection to the flagship programmes Galileo and Copernicus, spinning-in (i.e. application of terrestrial solutions to challenges in space) and the development of certain critical technologies could be adequately suited for this call. Phase 1. Phase 2.

NMP-17-2014: Post-lithium ion batteries for electric automotive applications

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

ICT-14-2014: Advanced 5G Network Infrastructure for the Future Internet

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

Innovation Action (IA) Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity 21

Develop improved cost competitive and sustainable storage technologies for Electrified Vehicles (EV) achieving significantly improved performance with respect to current lithium-ion electrochemical storage technology, to allow the production of EVs that more closely match the performance of current internal combustion vehicles (e.g. and in particular considering the driving range). RIA Strand Radio network architecture and technologies: - Network architecture, protocols and radio technologies capable of at least a ten times increase in frequency reuse, making possible low cost spectrum exploitation including for new frequency ranges above 3,6 GHz.

EUR 50.000 lump sum for 6 months EUR 500.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 12-24 months EUR 6.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8.000.000

07.10.2014

RIA 0% IA 30% (non-profit 0%) CSA 0%

25.11.2014

established in a Member State or associated country

Strand convergence beyond last mile: - Solving the management heterogeneity of different technologies and protocols used to deploy fixed and heterogeneous wireless networks ..... Strand network management IA Strand Network virtualisation and Software Networks - Virtualisation: i) of network functionalities at infrastructure level, with physical resources reused by concurrent processes, with open interfaces (API) virtual machines; ii) of the implementation of network services running on top of the infrastructure, taking a broad approach to network services (routing, NAT, firewalls), beyond fully programmable nodes as high speed, forwarding devices ..... CSA - Overall programme integration through projects cooperation agreement and analysis of the outcomes generated by the various PPP projects (project portfolio analysis); - Horizontal supervision of the societal perspective of the addressed technologies - Monitoring of the openness, fairness and transparency of the PPP process, including sector 22

commitments and leveraging factor. 2.2 Innovation in SMEs INNOSUP-7-2015: Professionalization of open innovation management in SMEs

INNOSUP-8-2015: Measuring open innovation inputs and outputs in SMEs

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

- Collection and analysis of information and data on the application of open innovation in SMEs, taking into account different situations in Member States and in specific market segments. - EU-wide diffusion of success stories of SMEs using open innovation. Open innovation support schemes are currently implemented locally. Their scale and outreach is too small to invest significantly in developing content and guidelines and hence they attract limited attention from the entrepreneurs. - Development of practical management tools to support and explain the identified case studies. The management modules should focus on (1) Strategy dimension, (2) Entrepreneurship skills, (3) Resource needs, (4) Tools to build trust and control and manage risk in a collaborative partnership. - Stocktaking of available open innovation indicators, indices and methodologies (in particular those developed by the European Commission, OECD or private data). - Development of quantitative tools to present evidence and impact of open-innovation in SMEs. Open innovation studies

36 months

29.04.2015

12 months

29.04.2015

INNOSUP-4-2014: European label for innovation voucher programmes

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

INNOSUP-6-2015: Capitalising the full potential of online collaboration for SME innovation

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

are dominated by qualitative approaches, drawing heavily on in-depth interviews and case-studies. - Identification of policy conditions to make open innovation a reality in SMEs. The erosion of the closed innovation system has also resulted in a larger role for SMEs in the industrial innovation system. Development of public policy guidelines that are in line with the open innovation paradigm, i.e. education and human capital development, transition of funding models towards open innovation systems, competition policy, industrial policy. The proposed activities will assist the development of a European label for innovation voucher programmes that treat foreign European service providers equally to national ones. The systems to manage and award the label might provide services to participating managing entities of innovation voucher programmes which enhance the quality of delivery or manage the higher risks resulting from international opening of the schemes. Develop and test new service designs for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;assistance to online collaboration for innovationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for SMEs in diverse sectors; Make such new services accessible for enterprises in sectors that are typically not yet

EUR 1.000.000

29.04.2015

benefitting from innovation support; Develop and test a qualification profile, curriculum and training courses for staff currently providing brokerage services in established networks or SME agencies.

3. Societal Challenges 3.1 Health, demographic change and wellbeing PHC-09-2015: PHC 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015: Vaccine Research & development for poverty-related and innovation neglected infectious diseases: action (RIA) HIV/AIDS

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

1. Establishment of a platform for the discovery and selection of several new diverse and novel preventive or therapeutic vaccine candidates for HIV/AIDS, and their pre-clinical and early clinical testing. 2. The major bottlenecks in vaccine development should be addressed; in particular better ways for early distinction between successful candidates and those that will eventually fail in late stage clinical trials. Proposals should therefore pool expertise in the areas of in vitro and in silico testing, predictive animal models, predictive correlates of protection, phase 0 trials, first in man trials and innovative risk prediction methods, taking into account sex-specific differences. 3. The successful proposal shall continue its vaccine development in the context of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), and a pathway and commitment towards this direction must form an integral part of the proposal. It

EUR 15.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20.000.000

24.02.2015

PHC-15-2015: Clinical research on regenerative medicine

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-33-2015: New approaches to improve predictive human safety testing

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

shall also ensure collaboration with other EU-funded research actions in related research fields. Proposals should focus on regenerative medicine therapies which are ready for clinical (in-patient) research. Proposals should have at the time of proposal submission the necessary ethical and regulatory authorisations to carry out the work or provide evidence of regulatory engagement and that such approval is close. Preference will be given to proposals which have or are closest to having approvals in place for clinical work to start. Proposals may address any disease or condition but a justification for the choice must be provided. Clinical work should represent a central part of the project. Proposals should capitalise on advances in all relevant fields of science to understand complex biological pathways of toxicological relevance and to identify early markers predictive of toxicological effects in humans with the objectives of developing and validating routine, non-animal approaches for toxicity testing of chemical substances (excluding radio-chemicals). The research may include the development of methodologies for confirmatory testing of mechanistic hypotheses to improve

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

24.02.2015

EUR 10.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30.000.000

24.02.2015

PHC-02-2015: Understanding disease: systems medicine

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-03-2015: Understanding common mechanisms of diseases and their relevance in co-morbidities

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-04-2015: Health promotion and disease prevention: improved inter-sector co-operation for environment and health based interventions

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State 27

understanding of toxicity mechanisms. Proposals should focus on new avenues for understanding the complexity of clinical phenotypes in multifactorial diseases and/or their co-morbidities. This should entail the development/optimisation and/or application of systems medicine approaches, and integration of biomedical and clinical data to produce or refine disease models using advanced statistical, computational and mathematical approaches. The predictive value of such models should be validated in well-phenotyped patient cohorts, taking due account of gender, and their clinical potential thoroughly investigated. Proposals should focus on the integration of pre-clinical and clinical studies for the identification of mechanisms common to several diseases. Proposals should assess and validate the relevance of these common mechanisms and of their biomarkers (where relevant) on the development of disease-specific pathophysiology, as well as their role in the development of co-morbidities in both males and females. Develop inter-sector interventions (and/or policy initiatives) to promote health or prevent disease based on known environmental stressors. These

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-11-2015: Development of new diagnostic tools and technologies: in vivo medical imaging technologies

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

inter-sector interventions should address key environmental stressors for which changes in relevant EU and international policies related to environment, climate and health would have the greatest impact. Document success characteristics of the abovementioned inter-sector interventions, including those factors that help to overcome barriers to inter-sector co-operation; contextual factors such as the interplay between politics and economics should be addressed Proposals should focus on the development of innovative in vivo imaging tools and technologies. The novel application of existing tools and technologies is not included. Tools and technology should aim at improving diagnosis, prediction, monitoring, image-based intervention or assessment of therapeutic response, with a significant impact on clinical decisions and health outcomes. Proposals should focus on innovations that offer a clear advantage over existing tools and technologies. Development of in vivo medical imaging technologies should make use of existing high-tech engineering or physics solutions or innovative ideas and concepts coming from those fields and if appropriate, new developments in the field of imaging agents.

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

PHC-14-2015: New therapies for rare diseases

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-16-2015: Tools and technologies for advanced therapies

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-18-2015: Establishing effectiveness of health care interventions in the paediatric population

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. 29

Development of new or improved therapeutic approaches, for repurposing of existing therapies, as well as for preclinical research, animal model development and good manufacturing practice (GMP) production. Clinical trials shall only be supported in cases where "orphan designation" has been given by the European Commission and where the proposed clinical trial design takes into account recommendations from protocol assistance given by the European Medicines Agency and where a clear patient recruitment strategy is presented. The term advanced therapies encompasses gene therapy, cell therapy, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and bio-artificial organs. These are biological approaches to therapy which often share common technologies. Proposals should focus on refining a particular technological step or component needed by the therapeutic approach. Establishing proof-of-concept for the new technology and carrying out preclinical research may be included if needed. Proposals should focus on clinical research approaches providing a deeper understanding of effectiveness, efficacy and safety of healthcare interventions and the use of health technology

EUR 4.000.000 – 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

EUR 4.000.000 – 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

EUR 4.000.000 – 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-22-2015: Promoting mental wellbeing in the ageing population

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

PHC-24-2015: Piloting personalised medicine in health and care systems

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a 30

assessment methods in the paediatric population. In order to achieve this, applicants should propose a detailed programme based on clinical trials and/or real world data. The programme should address clinical, therapeutic (including pharmaco-dynamic and pharmaco-kinetic properties wherever relevant) and safety aspects of the healthcare interventions of interest, with a view to the identification and assessment of benefits and risks. Proposals should include multi-disciplinary research to improve the understanding, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of, mental conditions and disorders of older people. This may include a dimension of research into physical, psychological, environmental and social determinants of healthy ageing. Proposals may address the role of external or internal determinants of mental health, including e.g. behaviour, resilience, sensory deficits, chronic disease, substance use, socio-economic stressors (e.g. loneliness, poverty, violence, trauma and conflicts), or other physical and environmental stressors. Pilots of new models of care, based on the concept of personalised medicine should be conducted in existing health care

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

EUR 12.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15.000.000

14.10.2014 21.04.2015

different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

HCO-06-2015: Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. Prevention and treatment of lung diseases

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

HCO-11-2015: ERA NET Collaboration and alignment of national programmes

ERA-NET Co-fund

At least three legal entities. Each of the 31

environments and should take into account Europe's (national and regional) diversity in health system organisation. Proposals should ensure coordination with national, regional or local authorities engaging in health sector reform, with the design of new models taking into account the views of other relevant stakeholders, including policy makers and citizens. Behavioural, ethical, legal, social implications as well as the gender dimension should be addressed. Focus on research into implementation of prevention and/or treatment strategies derived from existing knowledge and research. Develop an improved understanding of the key barriers and facilitators at local and national levels that affect the prevention and treatment of lung diseases. Provide evidence of a health economics dimension such as cost effectiveness of the proposed intervention and its scalability. Describe a clear proposed pathway to embedding the intervention into policy and practice after the study Include local stakeholders such as patient groups or community groups. Proposals should coordinate national and regional

EUR 1.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3.000.000

24.02.2015

min. 5.000.000 EUR

67%

24.02.2015

and activities in the area of brain-related diseases and disorders of the nervous system

HCO-12-2015: ERA NET: Antimicrobial resistance

three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes

ERA-NET Co-fund

programmes for research in the area of brain-related diseases by implementing a transnational call with EU co-funding resulting in grants to third parties. Proposals should also aim at improved collaboration and alignment of national programmes and activities and will provide concrete plans for decreasing fragmentation, for data sharing, for promoting common data elements for the establishment of patient registries, for addressing hurdles for effective coordination, for involving stakeholders and relevant existing initiatives. Proposals should consider and may build on previous EU-funded projects supporting ERA-NETs. Proposals should demonstrate the expected impact on national and transnational programmes as well as the leverage effect on European research and competitiveness, and should plan the development of key indicators for supporting this. Proposals should be central to the effective coordination of joint research funding in the area of AMR. Proposals should coordinate national and regional programmes in order to implement the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the JPI AMR through a transnational call with EU co-funding resulting in grants to third parties. This transnational call topic

min. 5.000.000 EUR

67%

24.02.2015

actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes

HCO-13-2015: ERA-NET: Cardiovascular disease

ERA-NET Co-fund

HCO-17-2015: Towards sustainability and globalisation of the Joint Programming Initiative on Neurodegenerative Diseases

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

should be in line with one or more of the priority areas of the SRA and is expected to lead to a lower, smarter use of antibiotics in veterinary and clinical settings and to a significant reduction of the risk that antibiotic-resistance poses to public health. Proposal should implement other joint activities including collaborative actions with the World Health Organisation or the pharmaceutical industry (among others) as well as additional joint international calls without EU co-funding Proposals should coordinate national and regional programmes for research in the area cardiovascular research by implementing a transnational call with EU co-funding resulting in grants to third parties. Moreover, proposals should also aim at the better collaboration and alignment of national programmes and activities and should provide concrete plans for decreasing fragmentation, for data sharing, for addressing hurdles for effective coordination, for involving stakeholders and relevant existing initiatives. Explore possible scenarios for long-term sustainability by Member States and create political awareness to prepare their implementation. Extend the capacities of the JPND globally and to the

min. 5.000.000 EUR

67%

24.02.2015

EUR 1.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.000.000

24.02.2015

IMI2-2014-01-01: Translational approaches to disease modifying therapy of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

IMI2-2014-01-02: Discovery and validation of novel endpoints in dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of 34

Members States which are not yet participating in the JPND. For this purpose, the project should dedicate resources to implement its global strategy and develop a strategy to attract and raise awareness of the missing EU-13 Member States. Develop and implement current and new strategies for further coordination of national and JPND research agendas, and in particular for the take-up of JPND strategies and policies at national level. This should clearly demonstrate the leverage effect of the JPND.. The overall aim of the project is to significantly progress the understanding of the T1DM disease and its patients by bringing together leading clinicians and researcher from the areas of Immunology, Beta cell biology, and biomarker research from academia and industry. It is expected that this initiative will significantly progress the molecular understanding of the pathophysiology of T1DM and of the impact provided by standard of medical care upon T1DM patients. The aim is to evaluate novel endpoint candidates for dry AMD and DR. The evaluation should cover the technical, medical and health economic appropriateness of a method and bridge preclinical and clinical studies.

84 months

12.11.2014

84 months

12.11.2014

each other 3.2 Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research BBI.VC1.D1: Lignocellulosic residues Innovation At least three legal Demonstration of the to (di)carboxylic acids, diols and action (IA) entities. Each of the techno-economic viability of the polyols three shall be integration of biotechnological, established in a biochemical and chemical different Member State processes for the conversion of or associated country. lignocelullosic residues in a All three legal entities cascading approach into shall be Independent of fermentable sugars, then into each other (di)carboxylic acids, diols (e.g. butanediol) and polyols and further into bio-based materials as final products. Proposals should address the entire value chain, from the supply of the biomass resource to the market suitability of the targeted products. Proposals should assess the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the entire value chain on a life-cycle basis. The industrial viability of the process is to be demonstrated at medium-scale (e.g. 20 kton/year) building where relevant on existing infrastructure. BBI.VC1.D2: Chemical building blocks Innovation At least three legal Demonstration of the and value-added materials through action (IA) entities. Each of the techno-economic viability of integrated processing of wood three shall be efficient and sustainable established in a processes for disintegration of different Member State wood into sugars and lignin and or associated country. to further conversion of both All three legal entities fractions into high added value shall be Independent of products, building where relevant each other on existing infrastructure. Proposals should address the realisation of new wood-based value chains for the production of chemical building blocks, 35

min. 8.000.000 EUR

30% (0% non-profit)

15.10.2014

min. 8.000.000 EUR

30% (0% non-profit)

15.10.2014

BBI.VC1.R1: Efficient pre-treatment of lignocellulosic feedstock to advanced bio-based chemicals and biomaterials

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC2.D3: Advanced products from lignin and cellulose streams of the pulp

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the 36

materials and biofuels (other than ethanol) in a cascading approach, by a combination of biotechnology and chemical processes. Proposals should prove the economical access to sufficient raw material to set up the new supply chain. A life-cycle assessment should be carried out in order to evaluate the environmental and socio-economic performance of the developed technologies. Development of mild, sustainable processes aimed at fractionating lignocellulosic feedstock (that may include multiple biomass sources) into sugars and lignin fractions, focussing on biocatalysts (enzymes or whole cell bacteria, yeasts) with improved conversion rate and yield. Proposals should address the development at experimental bench-scale of pre-treatment/hydrolysis processes and their integration into the subsequent fermentation step up to the level of pilot-scale. Involvement of end-users could be considered towards assuring the viability of the developed concepts in the value chain. Proposals should assess the impact of the developed pre-treatment processes on the environmental, social and economic performance of the whole value chain. Demonstration of the techno-economic viability of the

EUR 5.000.000 - 8.000.000

15.10.2014

min. 8.000.000 EUR

30% (0% non-profit)

15.10.2014

and paper industry

BBI.VC2.R2: New sustainable pulping technologies

three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of 37

production of at least two product ranges: one based on isolation and application of lignin and one based on the production and application of lightweight foam-formed cellulose. Proposals should demonstrate the feasibility of the different process stages of the manufacturing process. They should also specifically address the technological challenges related to: (i) for cellulose-products in particular wet pressing and drying of foam formed web and (ii) for lignin products in particular the separation of a constant quality lignin stream from black liquor, solving the problem of Na2SO4-emission. Developed products should match application requirements in terms of functional properties. For the case of cellulose-based lightweight structures applications include, among others, packaging solutions for food as well as high value products (e.g. electronics packaging, papers, construction and car sectors), while for lignin streams applications include e.g. fibres, glues, composite materials, or aromatic chemicals. Development of new DES-based pulping technologies to isolate cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose from wood and other lignocellulosic sources, including agricultural residues. Proposals should address the design and development of

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

each other

BBI.VC2.R3: New products from sustainable cellulose pulp exploitation

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC2.R4: Fibres and polymers from lignin

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

natural DES for low-temperature (<100째C), atmospheric-pressure, harmful chemicals-free pulping. They should map and select the most appropriate DES families, establishing the processes or combination of processes (dissolving, separation) and their optimal industrial scale to isolate high quality cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose. The recyclability of DES needs to be addressed. Development of innovative cellulose dissolution processes and concomitant technologies enabling the production of cellulose based products with innovative properties. Proposals should address the processing and processability of pulp, including dissolving pulp, into new products such as textile fibres, films, and thermoplastic materials. If justified by improved processability or product quality, the proposals could also emphasise modification or improvements to dissolving pulp production. Development of separation, purification and conversion processes for the production of fully bio-based added value products from lignin-based side streams of the pulp and paper industry. Proposal should target one or several of the following product types: (multifilament) carbon fibres, biopolymers, thermoplastic resins, composites and small phenolic compounds

EUR 5.000.000 - 8.000.000

15.10.2014

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

BBI.VC2.R5: Sugars from effluents of the pulping process and discharged fibres

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC3.D4: Functional additives from residues from the agro-food industry

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other 39

for platform chemicals. Research challenges relate to the isolation of suitable quality lignin from black liquor and bleaching effluents; the development of products matching or improving mechanical, chemical and funcional properties of existing commercial products (e.g. when addressing carbon fibres, multifilament yarns that can be woven as conventional fabrics); the validation of the developed process by means of small scale prototypes with view to future demonstration. Development of processes to isolate a constant and reliable stream of sugars from spent pulping liquors (from sulphite and Kraft pulping) or discharged fibers, for further conversion into carbohydrate derivatives via chemical or biochemical routes. Proposals should address the development of suitable separation, purification and conversion processes and include conversion trials, as well as identification and removal of possible inhibiting compounds in the feedstock. Demonstrate the techno-economic viability of the production of high added value functional additives (e.g. emulsifiers, plasticisers, anti-scaling, for e.g. detergents, food, personal care cosmetics, paints and coatings) from a side stream of the agro food industry

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

min. 8.000.000 EUR

30% (0% non-profit)

15.10.2014

BBI.VC3.F1: Added value products from underutilised agricultural resources

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

(e.g. beet pulp, potato pulp, beer fines), building where possible on existing infrastructure. Research challenges relate to the demonstration and integration of pre-treatment, extraction and purification technologies, (bio)chemical conversion technologies and downstream processes in a cascading and integrated concept for the cost-effective and sustainable production of high value functional additives. Safety, quality and purity of the end products should meet commercial requirements. Demonstration of the techno-economic viability of the sustainable conversion, by an integration of chemical and biotechnologies, of currently underutilised agricultural streams (which can be either oil crops grown in dry environments, crops from marginal lands, or residues from the agro-food value chain) from a local integrated supply chain into bio-chemical intermediates, and their subsequent processing into end-products (e.g. biolubricants, bioplastics and biofillers) at industrial scale (e.g. more than 30 ktons per year). Proposals should employ all possible means of industrial symbiosis and energy integration with the industrial environment and, wherever possible, make use of existing facilities.

min. 25.000.000 EUR

30% (0% non-profit)

15.10.2014

BBI.VC3.R6: Fermentation processes to obtain biosurfactants and specialty carbohydrates from agricultural and agro-industrial streams

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC3.R7: Protein products from plant residues

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC3.R8: Bioactive compounds from meso-organism's bioconversion

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. 41

Development of cost-efficient and sustainable fermentation processes to obtain tailor-made biosurfactants and specialty carbohydrates from agricultural and agro-industrial streams. Proposals should address (i) improvement of the methods for metabolic engineering of the production strain; (ii) improvement of the flexibility of the process with view to widen the range of attainable biosurfactants; (iii) scale-up and improvement of fermentation and downstream processing with view to reducing processing time and costs. Development of industrially viable processing concepts for the valorisation of protein products from plant residues (e.g. from bioethanol or cereal starch processing industries) fulfilling market requirements (functionality, taste, purity, cost, safety) in the food segment using animal proteins as benchmark. Proposals should address techno-functional and sensorial properties of products, showing clear advancements beyond the state of the art in terms of added value and extended product portfolio and application range. Development of breakthrough approaches to obtain sustainable bioactive compounds from agro-based residues through bioconversion of meso-organisms (i.e. terrestrial invertebrates), mild

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC4.D5: Cost efficient manure valorisation on large scale

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

BBI.VC4.R10: Nutrient recovery from biobased waste streams and residues

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

recovery, functionalization and activation. Research should focus on high value products, rather than commodities. Targeted applications of chitins, lipids and bioactive peptides include nutraceuticals, food additives and cosmetics markets. Demonstration of the techno-economic feasibility of a manure valorisation process, by centralised cascading processing into added-value biochemicals, including biogas. Proposals should aim for a demonstration unit in which technologies proven at lab-scale will be efficiently combined and scaled-up. Conversion of processing residues should deliver mineral-enriched products for soil fertilisation as well as other higher added value chemicals. Involvement of actors owning or having direct access to manure, as well as end-users of the fertilisers and chemicals is to be considered to ensure the viability of the developed concepts in the value chain. Development of dedicated recovery processes for nutrients from biowaste streams and bioresidues rich in plant nutrients (especially phosphorous and potassium compounds) through extraction, solubilisation, precipitation, chemical reaction and other emerging chemical or biological processes. Upgrading of recovered nutrients to new

min. 8.000.000 EUR

30% (0% non-profit)

15.10.2014

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

BBI.VC4.R9: Valuable products from heterogeneous biowaste streams

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

ISIB-03-2015: Unlocking the growth potential of rural areas through enhanced governance and social innovation

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a 43

sustainable fertilisers by a cost-effective combination of specific organic and mineral components. Proposals should address the industrial integration of the process into the cascaded valorisation of the waste streams (including the isolation of other added value products) and show the economic viability of the developed products via in-vivo trials. Development of pre-treatment, extraction, conversion and separation technologies for the processing of full heterogeneous biowaste streams into valuable chemical building blocks and substrates suitable for biotechnological conversion into new bioproducts. Research challenges relate to 1) pre-treatment parameters for the production of basis components (e.g. furfural, derivatives and lignin); 2) the required extraction and purification methods; development of suitable organic-based platform substrates through e.g. enzymatic hydrolysis (e.g. sugars, proteins, lipids and acids); and 3) conversion of the substrates into valuable products by e.g. microorganisms. Process and theoretical yield shall be validated at small pilot level. Proposals should undertake a thorough analysis of social innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural development,

min. 2.000.000 EUR

15.10.2014

up to 6.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

ISIB-04b-2015: Improved forest management models

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

encompassing its complexity and various dimensions as well as its impact on unfolding the territorial capital in different regional contexts. Proposals should establish appropriate methods for the evaluation of social innovation. Attention needs to be given to different learning arrangements (e.g. multi-actor networks, producer-consumer association, hybrid innovative networks, territorial alliances) as well as to innovative governance mechanisms at various levels, and their potential implications for social innovation. Proposals should also address the role of different policy instruments, other relevant incentives and diverse entities (public/private, local/non local, active citizens, etc.) as catalysts/constraints to social innovation. Proposals should explain why regions with similar initial conditions display diverging paths. Proposals should aim at the improvement of forest management models and stand-related techniques, including but not limited to species composition (including climate-adaptive genetics/breeding and assisted migration), age distribution, rotation/harvesting period, sustainable yields, restocking modalities (afforested land may also be analysed) and natural disturbances risk management.

up to 4.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

ISIB-06-2015: Converting CO2 into chemicals

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

SFS-01c-2015: Assessing sustainability of terrestrial livestock production

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities 45

Management models should rely on consistent forest data and provide, in addition to improved wood quality and higher sustainable yields, sustained production of NWFP[1], increased resilience to environmental change, and sustained provision of the whole 'basket' of ecosystem services, in accordance with the evolving societal demands, changing market conditions, and regional differences. Proposals should address innovative technologies to use CO2 from the atmosphere or captured in industrial processes as a direct feedstock for chemical production beyond algal biorefinery concepts. One or several routes that involve the conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals should be explored, such as (photo) catalytic or biochemical/enzymatic or other novel process technologies. Examples include the use of microbial electrosynthesis, the use of photosystems from plants outside the plant cells - or to construct artificial carbon fixation pathways that are more efficient than naturally occurring ones. Proposals should undertake an assessment of the sustainability and potential delivery of ecosystem services, social services, resilience, competitiveness and possible trade-offs of diverse EU animal

up to 6.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

EUR 5.000.000 - 7.000.000

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

shall be Independent of each other

SFS-02b-2015: Assessing soil-improving cropping systems

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

production systems. The assessment should be holistic, encompass the main facets of the concerned systems, including international trade, extend to the dimensions of supply chains and territories and elaborate necessary indicators. Proposals should extend to socio-geographic and demographic changes of the concerned farming community and projections, as well as the expected place of animal products in the society and diets in the future, looking across the whole food chain. Proposals should assess real benefits that soil-improving cropping systems and agronomic techniques, e.g. precision farming, crop rotations, Conservation agriculture, can bring to European agriculture, as well as to identify and minimise limitations and drawbacks. Benefits may include a more rational use of natural resources, reduced energy needs, decreased GHG and other toxic gas emissions, soil fertility conservation, above and below ground biodiversity conservation and increased productivity. Limitations and drawbacks may include increased weeds, soil pathogens and problems with certain types of crops in relation to climatic conditions. Scientifically supported and field tested evidences of the

up to 7.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

SFS-05-2015: Strategies for crop productivity, stability and quality

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

SFS-07b-2015: Management and sustainable use of genetic resources

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

mentioned beneficial effects of minimally disturbed soil, and no till or low tillage strategies, as well as of drawbacks and methods to minimise them, are needed to promote the adoption of soil-improving systems and techniques by European farmers. Proposals should propose smart approaches and tools to improve identification, prediction and introduction of useful genetic variation in crops, as well as favourable combinations of genotypes and management practices in a range of environments. They should tackle crop improvement in a holistic manner, and seek for novel breeding targets to improve yield, yield stability, quality, biotic/abiotic stress tolerance/resistance and environmental benefits. Activities and results should feed into breeding programmes as well as help diversifying and optimising crop management at different stages of plant development. (A) Proposals should enhance description and evaluation as well as management and performance of local varieties and breeds along with their respective farming and (seed) production systems. Measures deployed should potentially span from research to demonstration and dissemination as well as development of (environmentally and economically) sustainable

EUR 3.000.000 - 5.000.000

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

3.000.000 4.000.000 EUR (A) 5.000.000 7.000.000 EUR (B)

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

SFS-10b-2015: Scientific basis and tools for preventing and mitigating farmed mollusc diseases

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

production schemes. Proposals should have a relevant socio-economic dimension, tap into knowledge from the formal and informal sectors, encourage the creation of networks within and between regions and address the value chain for regional high quality products. (B) Proposals should implement comprehensive actions to improve the status and use of (in particular European) ex-situ and in-situ genetic collections. More specifically, they should support acquisition, conservation, characterisation/evaluation and especially the use of specific genetic resources in breeding, farming and forestry activities. Furthermore, proposals should undertake broader dissemination and awareness raising activities. In doing so, they should closely liaise with relevant on-going initiatives e.g. seeking to harmonise, rationalise and improve management of existing collections and databases Proposals should consider pathogens with documented impact on the production of the main farmed species of mollusc in Europe (oysters, mussels, clams and scallops). They should focus on minimising transmission and impact of disease, while addressing risk assessment and management of infected farmed molluscs. They should also consolidate the basis for genetic

up to 4.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

SFS-11b-2015: Consolidating the environmental sustainability of European aquaculture

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

SFS-13-2015: Biological contamination of crops and the food chain

Research & innovation

At least three legal entities. Each of the 49

selection of mollusc strains resistant to the most relevant pathogens. Particular focus should be put on oyster pathogens and diseases, with emphasis on Oyster Herpes virus (OsHV-1), in order to better understand genetic diversity, pathogens spread, pathogenicity and key drivers of emergence and/or absence of disease outbreaks in relevant parts of the world. Proposals should compile existing and develop new tools for predicting and assessing the carrying capacity of the ecosystems at different geographic scales, taking into account specificities of the main European aquaculture segments and diversity of ecosystems in the main producing regions. They should also focus on improving existing and/or developing new integrated operational tools for the timely and cost-efficient environmental impact assessment of aquaculture production, in line with the requirements for the allocation of licenses for aquaculture businesses in the main producing European countries, as well as, for the implementation of the requirements set by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in relation to aquaculture operations. Proposals should aim at reducing the risk of mycotoxin

up to 7.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

EUR 3.000.000 - 5.000.000

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

SFS-16-2015: Tackling malnutrition in the elderly

action (RIA)

three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

contamination in crops and all along the feed and food chains. They should bring about technical, management and organisational solutions (including HACCP techniques) that are effective at the various stages of production as well as at pre- and post-harvest levels and also deal with the safe use of contaminated batches. Proposals should take into account the development of ICT solutions as well as reliable and cost effective control tools and support policies in the area. Proposals should benefit conventional and organic supply chains and fall under the concept of 'multi-actor approach'[1] and allow for adequate involvement of the farming sector in proposed activities. Based on a better understanding of the mechanisms of the ageing process, dietary strategies, dietary recommendations and new food products to prevent and treat malnutrition in the elderly (living at home, in nursing homes, hospitals, and/or emergencies) should be developed with the aim of preventing functional decline and improving appetite, health and quality of life of the elderly. A holistic strategy to prevent malnutrition should be developed, and could include research on the role of, amongst other, nutrients in the human organism (their bioavailability and interactions),

up to 7.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

SFS-18-2015: Small farms but global markets: the role of small and familiy farms in food and nutrition security

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

SFS-20-2015: Sustainable food chains through public policies: the cases of the EU quality policy and of public sector food procurement

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

the gut microbiome, food preparation at home, the physical and social environment (such as social networks). Proposals should thoroughly assess the role of family farms and other small food businesses and particularly those with small structures in achieving sustainable FNS, evaluating the means by which such entities could respond to the expected increase in demand for food, feed and fibre under ever scarcer resources, as well as providing evidence and developing tools to guide decision makers in the choice and combination of intensification pathways. Research should identify the optimal enabling environment for small and family farms and businesses to accomplish the aforementioned role on FNS and the multiple dimensions of sustainability with respect to infrastructure, supply chain and governance needs. Proposals should investigate the impact of both the quality policy and public sector food procurement policies (including "school schemes") on the overall sustainability of rural territories and their role in fostering the provision of public goods as well as the impact of public food procurement on balanced nutrition. They should extend to short food supply chains which are impacted by both types of

EUR 3.000.000 - 4.000.000

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

up to 7.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

BG-01-2015: Improving the preservation and sustainable exploitation of Atlantic marine ecosystems

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

policies and assess their impact on the rural economy. Proposals should investigate the contribution and impact of the quality policy to the various objectives of the agricultural and rural development policies ranging from social and territorial cohesion to consumer confidence. Costs related to the policy and possible routes to improve its delivery should be researched. Proposals should cover a large array of PDOs and PGIs, organic products (including agriculture and aquaculture products), and short food supply chains based on regional sourcing. Proposals should fill in knowledge gaps to deepen the understanding of the biogeographic patterns, biodiversity, biogeochemistry and ecosystem services and goods supported by different marine ecosystems at ocean basin and management relevant scales and the capacity to model, understand and predict shifts in the dynamics of North Atlantic ecosystems, thereby supporting preservation and unlocking the potential for the sustainable production of new products and industrial applications. Decision support tools and methodologies should be developed to support adaptive (ecosystem based) management approaches enabling good governance of the North Atlantic

EUR 8.000.000 - 12.000.000

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

BG-02-2015: Forecasting and anticipating effects of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

marine ecosystem by the bordering countries so as to secure the sustainable exploitation of the living resources whilst ensuring its preservation. A. Proposals should focus on understanding how climate change may affect the most important and less resilient exploited European fish stocks and should cover the diversity of ecosystems and EU fisheries. They should provide new insights, at different geographic scales (in the major European oceans, seas and inland waters) and different climate change scenarios, on how climate-induced changes may affect important biological processes (including, reproductive success, population dynamics, migration patterns, interactions between fish populations, etc.). B. Proposals should also investigate the potential effects and consequences of climate change on aquaculture taking into account the diversity of aquaculture practices, species and regional specificities, farming technologies and specific requirements of established and emerging European farmed species. Proposals should identify and model potential threats from global warming on the main segments of the European aquaculture sector

up to 5.000.000 EUR

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

BG-07-2015: Response capacities to oil spills and marine pollutions

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

ISIB-02-2015: Closing the research and innovation divide: the crucial role of innovation support services and knowledge exchange

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

ISIB-12b-2015: Rural development

ERA-NET Co-fund

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal 54

Proposals should aim at developing an integrated operational response capacity to major offshore and/or coastal pollution events (particularly oil & gas), including in extreme oceanic conditions. The integrated approach should combine oceanographic prediction of the pollution behaviour, understanding of the pollution impact including the role of marine microbial communities, use of physical, chemical and biological remediation and its impact on ecosystems, the use of specialised vessels and underwater (autonomous) vehicles. Projects should involve actors from science and agricultural practice and facilitate the exchange on existing knowledge on innovative approaches in agriculture, the supply chain, and rural areas. They should help to put existing research into practice and capture creative ideas from the grassroots-level. Methods for generation of innovation-driven research should be promoted taking into account the diversity of European regions, farming and agro-food systems. Supporting rural development initiatives, with a view to promoting viable innovations in European regions; to ensure cohesion of rural areas and prevent economic and social marginalisation, foster

EUR 4.000.000 - 6.000.000

03.02.2015 11.06.2015

up to 2.000.000 EUR

11.06.2015

up to 5.000.000 EUR

67%

11.06.2015

ISIB-12c-2015: Monitoring and mitigation of agricultural and forestry greenhouse gases (GHG)

ERA-NET Co-fund

ISIB-12d-2015: Sustainable crop production

ERA-NET Co-fund

entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in 55

diversification of economic activities (including the service sector), ensure appropriate relations between rural and urban areas.

Monitoring and mitigation of agricultural GHG, including such aspects as reducing uncertainties and improving national agricultural GHG inventories (e.g. with ICOS), the role of climatic variability and agricultural and forestry practices for GHG emissions, the technical and economic potential of CH4 and N2O mitigation, carbon sequestration and reduced emissions from energy use and pre-chain inputs, emissions/removals certification, economic and policy measures, including trade, barriers to implementation, life cycle assessment. Sustainable crop production, including such areas as breeding, nutrients recycling and soil-plant-atmosphere interactions, plant health and protection, management practices and added value of the products.

up to 5.000.000 EUR

67%

11.06.2015

up to 5.000.000 EUR

67%

11.06.2015

ISIB-12e-2015: Sustainable livestock production

ERA-NET Co-fund

ISIB-12f-2015: Biomarkers for nutrition and health

ERA-NET Co-fund

ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other. Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public 56

Sustainable livestock production, including animal health and welfare, but also in areas like breeding, nutrition and production systems.

up to 5.000.000 EUR

67%

11.06.2015

Development and validation of biomarkers for nutrition and health, including biomarkers for food intake and for the risk of diet-related disease.

up to 5.000.000 EUR

67%

11.06.2015

ISIB-13-2015: Coordination action in support of the implementation by participating States of a Joint Programming Initiative on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Coordination & support action (CSA)

SFS-14b-2015: Authentication of food products

Coordination & support action (CSA)

research and innovation programmes At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

Proposals should build on the results expected by the coordination action in support to the HDHL JPI in the implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and Implementation Plan using effective and efficient methods of collaboration such as those proposed by the 'Voluntary guidelines on Framework Conditions, adopted by the High Level Group on Joint Programming. To carry out activities foreseen in the Implementation Plan, current efforts should be assessed to provide information on Member State implication and to favour the alignment of these activities to the JPI's SRA. Moreover, proposals should support in harmonization, integration, and alignment of national research programming, to enable evidence-based policy making and effective cross-policy actions, investigate novel forms of implementation of SRA such as collaborations with e.g. other JPIs or research infrastructures. Proposals should aim at facilitating cooperation between European research funding bodies in the area of authentication of food products. They should provide the basis for an exchange of information and future collaboration in relation to

up to 2.000.000 EUR

11.06.2015

up to 500.000 EUR

11.06.2015

BG-16-2015: Coordination action in support of the implementation of the Joint Programming Initiative on 'Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans'

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

a) facilitating stock taking and analysis of recent or on-going research projects in this area with an emphasis on national projects in Member States; b) identifying future research priorities in this field and complementarities between activities at Member State and international levels; and c) preparing the ground for an improved coordination of research, databases and approaches to verification of food authenticity, ensuring integrity and traceability along the food chain and across European countries. Proposals should build on the outcomes of the CSA Oceans project in support to the implementation of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of JPI Oceans and in ensuring further alignment and convergence of national Research and Innovation activities and investments on marine research in line with the European Commission Recommendation of 2011[2]. In this context, proposals should provide support for the designing and implementation of new transnational joint activities including joint calls if appropriate and using the most suitable and effective methods and tools for collaboration such as those proposed by the 'Voluntary guidelines on Framework Conditions', adopted by the High

up to 2.000.000 EUR

11.06.2015

Level Group on Joint Programming. 3.3 Secure, clean and efficient energy LCE-02-2015: Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

LCE-11-2015: Developing next generation technologies for biofuels and sustainable alternative fuels

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

Photovoltaics: Developing very low-cost PV cells and modules Concentrated Solar Power (CSP): Improving the environmental profile of the CSP technology Wind energy: Substantially reduce the costs of wind energy Ocean energy: Ensure efficiency and effective long term cost reduction and high levels of reliability and survivability Hydropower: Increasing flexibility of hydropower Deep geothermal energy: Development of new technologies and concepts for geothermal energy Renewable Heating and Cooling a) Improving conversion efficiency and/or enlargement of the biomass feedstock basis. b) Developing alternative fuels through use of new and sustainable resources from non-biomass non-fossil sources. c) Improving the economic, environmental and social benefits relative to fossil fuels and currently available biofuels, notably regarding cost reduction, minimisation of demand on natural resources (land and water in particular), enhanced energy balance, reduced GHG emissions (including carbon stock changes) and development of rural areas.

EUR 3.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

03.09.2014 03.03.2015

EUR 3.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000

03.09.2014 03.03.2015

LCE-15-2015: Enabling decarbonisation of the fossil fuel-based power sector and energy intensive industry through CCS

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

LCE-17-2015: Highly flexible and efficient fossil fuel power plants

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

LCE-03-2014: Demonstration of renewable electricity and heating/cooling technologies

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State 60

For geological storage, projects should enable, under "real life" conditions, the development and demonstration of best practices for the entire storage cycle, from site characterisation to operation, risk assessment, monitoring and mitigation/remediation of leakage, and including education and training. For industrial applications, proposals should aim at integrating CCS technology in the best possible way so as to optimise the use of energy in the capture process, minimise process efficiency losses, achieve a suitable CO2 purity for transport and storage, and maintain the quality of the industrial end product. Piloting under realistic conditions is required to significantly lower the energy penalty and capture costs. Focus on progressing solutions that already reached TRL 3 to TRL 4-6 and offer the highest potential for full integration into an energy system with ever higher shares of renewable energies. Solutions with lowest greenhouse gas emissions per energy unit are preferred. Collaboration with power plant operators and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) is strongly encouraged. Photovoltaics: Accelerating the development of the EU Inorganic Thin-Film (TF) industry Concentrated Solar Power (CSP): Improving the flexibility

9.000.000 – 16.000.000 EUR (geological storage) 4.000.000 – 9.000.000 EUR (industrial applications)

03.09.2014 03.03.2015

EUR 3.000.000 – 6.000.000

03.09.2014 03.03.2015

EUR 5.000.000 - 20.000.000

30% (0% non-profit)

10.09.2014

or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

LCE-12-2014: Demonstrating advanced biofuel technologies

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

LCE-19-2014: Supporting coordination of national R&D activities

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

and predictability of CSP generation Wind energy: Demonstrating and testing of new nacelle and rotor prototypes Ocean energy: Demonstration of ocean energy technologies Renewable Heating and Cooling Proving that advanced biofuels and bioenergy carriers technologies, as identified in the Implementation Plan of the European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI)[1], are technically viable, environmentally and socially sustainable, and potentially cost-competitive at commercial scale. Developing logistic systems for a sound, safe and sustainable feedstock supply. The transfer of knowledge among participants and other dissemination activities, activities to foster the use of research outcomes by industry of a project resulting from synchronised funding processes of at least three Member States. The coordination of call for proposals of at least three Member States, for instance, through support to networking activities of public funding bodies, leading to the promotion of the use of single peer-reviewed evaluations, development and use of harmonised monitoring and review methodologies, support to the preparation of high

EUR 5.000.000 - 20.000.000

30% (0% non-profit)

10.09.2014

EUR 100.000 500.000

10.09.2014

LCE-20-2014: The human factor in the energy system

Research & innovation action (RIA)

Coordination & support action (CSA)

FCH-01.1-2014: Standardization of components for cost-efficient fuel cell systems for transportation applications

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be 62

risk, high cost large scale pilots for joint actions with or without EC funding, linking national research programmes and other funding mechanisms and building partnerships with the necessary scale and scope etc. Awareness, perceptions, behaviour and attitudes to energy relevant technologies (including nuclear) and to transition pathways to a low carbon economy of actors in the energy system, including perception of risks and benefits. Public engagement in the transformation process to a more efficient, low carbon energy system. Development of measures, methods and tools to launch and stimulate a dialogue with the public on energy policy and energy innovation on European level. Development and support of a) vocational education and training networks in domains with potential shortages/domains needing new or upgrade of existing competences or b) networks linking relevant actors in the field of energy related education and training such as universities, other research institutions, business etc. to address knowledge, skills and competences needs and gaps. (CSA) • Identify and select components or subsystems suitable for standardization of

EUR 2.000.000 – 4.000.000

10.09.2014

EUR 2.000.000 – 3.000.000 for 3-4 years

30% (0% non-profit)

06.11.2014

established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-01.2-2014: Cell and stack components, stack and system manufacturing technologies and quality assurance

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other 63

TRL 6 and higher • Differentiate between power-class-dependent and power-class-independent components • Benchmark concepts of components and subsystems respectively in conjunction with their operating range and higher • Align specifications and interfaces for each component and subsystem, respectively • Define and agree on standardized verification, validation and qualification test protocols • Select, modify and adapt components complying with the agreed specifications • Generate inputs for further development of advanced fuel cell system components in order to fulfil broader requirements of OEMs • Transfer of proposals for standardized Balance-of-Plant-components to industry codes & standards and regulations • Involve suppliers capable of fulfilling automotive standards • Simplification of design and manufacturing methods of cell components, cells, stacks and/or stack modules (core power generation units) • Cell and stack design improvements, such as increasing robustness, performance, power density, and efficiency and/or reducing cost

EUR 4.000.000 – 6.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

FCH-01.3-2014: Development of advanced fuel cell systems and system components

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

against current automotive designs that have been validated and meet or exceed the TRL 5 level • Improvement of existing manufacturing methods to increase manufacturing yield and reduce product variation and manufacturing cost (QA strategies) • Validation of existing manufacturing methods to increase robustness, manufacturing yield and reduce product variation and manufacturing cost (QA strategies) • Testing and validation of critical manufacturing sub-processes (low yield/high cost) • Identification of manufacturing failure modes and implementation of manufacturing control plans to redress these failure modes Develop low cost fuel cell system components for automotive application by adopting latest system and component level engineering methodologies and tools. All balance of plant components are addressed such as the air-cathode/exhaust module (air compressor/exhaust turbine), the anode module with recirculation, the air humidifier and processing unit as well as auxiliary components (valves, sensors, interfaces) for both reactant loops and the thermal

EUR 3.000.000 – 4.000.000 for 4-5 years

06.11.2014

FCH-01.4-2014: Hydrogen storage standardisation and components optimization for mass production

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

management system and components. In order to exploit the results of projects on a broader basis, the analysis and development tools and environments further developed should be made applicable also for corresponding developments – particularly automated and accelerated testing procedures including related testing environments. • Identification and selection of on board storage system components (sub systems) with the objective of no competitive advantage / differentiation for the OEMs • Alignment of specifications and interfaces for each component / sub system • Definition and agreement of standardized test procedures, taking into consideration the standards of the EU and of relevant non EU countries (e.g. Japan, USA) • Generation of input for further development of each component in order to respond to requirements of OEMs and concepts for modular design • Benchmarking of component concepts • Selection, modification and development of components complying with the agreed specifications • Evaluation of possible cost reductions with novel standardized components

EUR 3.000.000 – 5.000.000 for 4 years

06.11.2014

FCH-01.5-2014: Development of cost effective and reliable hydrogen refuelling station components and systems for fuel cell vehicles

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-01.6-2014: Engineering studies for large scale bus refuelling

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

â&#x20AC;˘ Proposals for standardized hydrogen storage system components to be transferred to industry standards, codes and regulations Project(s) should conduct R&D, engineering, prototype manufacturing and/or laboratory testing of key components or complete HRS systems with the aim to further reduce cost, increase efficiency and improve and verify availability and refuelling performance. The focus of these activities needs to ensure that remaining hurdles for commercialisation and specific market requirements are appropriately addressed with the best possible technological solution. The project will involve a consortium of bus depot operators, hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) equipment suppliers (at least 3), fuel cell bus developers, hydrogen producers and potentially cities or public transport authorities carrying out a series of detailed engineering studies for specific bus depots across Europe to develop viable refuelling systems for large hydrogen bus fleets. Consortia may opt to include some of the relevant stakeholders in an observer group. The objective for the project is the production of detailed engineering design studies for a minimum of five representative bus depots, from

EUR 4.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

EUR 1.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.500.000 for 1.5-2 years

06.11.2014

FCH-01.7-2014: Large scale demonstration of refuelling infrastructure for road vehicles

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-02.1-2014: Research in electrolysis for cost effective hydrogen production

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

at least three member states across Europe. The studies will consider the hydrogen fuelling station requirements for at least 75 – 150 buses operating from the bus depots. The main focus of the project will be on FCEVs which use a fuel cell system as the main power source and 700 bar hydrogen storage systems. Range extenders concepts and other hydrogen storage concepts are eligible on condition of demonstrating their pertinence for specific applications. The minimum operation for the last vehicles introduced in the project is 12 months or 10,000 km and the minimum operation for the last HRS built is 2 years. Other vehicles and HRSs are expected to be driven or operated for a longer period or range. • Reduction of electricity consumption • Simplification of systems, size reduction (e.g. through higher current density) • Reduction of capital cost and use of materials. Enhanced manufacturability. Less expensive materials • Scalability to multi-MW scale. Modularity • New component and conceptual systems for improved partial load behaviour and highly dynamic operation • New materials and component design less prone to

EUR 32.000.000 for 4-6 years

30% (0% non-profit)

06.11.2014

EUR 2.000.000 – 3.000.000 for 4 years

06.11.2014

FCH-02.10-2014: Demonstrating the feasibility of central large scale electrolysers in providing grid services and hydrogen distribution and supply to multiple high value markets

Research & innovation action (RIA)

FCH-02.11-2014: Large scale fuel cell power plant demonstration in industrial/commercial market segments

Innovation action (IA)

FCH-02.2-2014: Decentralized hydrogen production from clean CO2-containing biogas

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

degradation. Improved understanding of degradation mechanisms, particularly under dynamic operation • Better maintenance and higher reliability The project is to deploy and monitor state of the art (2015) electrolyser systems and supporting hydrogen distribution and supply systems configured to attract revenues from grid services in addition to providing hydrogen for multiple high value markets. The projects will target primarily demonstration of solutions integrating the following: • 50 kW up to several MW capacity production of power and heat from natural gas, biogas or hydrogen • Integration of a FC power plant in industrial/commercial processes • Conception of low cost and energy efficient systems to produce renewable hydrogen from biogas. Assessment of performance in terms of CO2 footprint and cost per produced amount of H2 • Increasing High Heating Value (HHV) efficiency up to 72% (clean biogas to hydrogen) • Eliminate the upgrading steps of the feedstock by developing catalytic and reactor systems that are more stable in time due to a lower susceptibility to degradation by carbonaceous

EUR 14.000.000 – 16.000.000 for 4 years

06.11.2014

EUR 2.500.000 for 5 years

30% (0% non-profit)

06.11.2014

EUR 2.500.000 – 3.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

FCH-02.3-2014: Stationary fuel cell system diagnostics: development of online monitoring and diagnostics systems for reliable and durable fuel cell system operation

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-02.4-2014: Robust manufacturing of stationary fuel cells with reduced quality control costs

Research & innovation action (RIA)

FCH-02.5-2014: Innovative fuel cell systems at intermediate power range

Research & innovation

material fouling or poisoning by impurities • Design, build and operate a reactor for the continuous production of hydrogen at a pre-commercial scale (between 50 and 250 kg/day), displaying an improvement with respect to the current state of the art • Adjust Balance of Plant components and burner unit to safely operate with lower caloric value gas streams • The approach should primarily be used for the detection and hence prevention of damaging conditions during the operation of stationary fuel cell systems • Detection of major failure modes like air/fuel starvation, sulphur trap breakthroughs, cross-leakages/cell breaks, other cell contamination,… • State-of-health monitoring (degradation monitoring, remaining lifetime prediction,…) • Focused on low cost and easy integration into existing systems Efforts at process stabilisation in production by process control and improved stack conditioning and qualification, the development of state-of-the-art quality control tools for stack components including cells, interconnects and seals as well as complete stacks. • Development and manufacturing of innovative fuel

EUR 1.500.000 – 2.000.000 for 2-3 years

06.11.2014

EUR 1.500.000 – 2.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

EUR 3.500.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

for distributed combined heat and power generation

action (RIA)

three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-02.6-2014: Development of centrifugal hydrogen compressor technology

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-02.7-2014: Stand-alone hydrogen purification systems for new hydrogen

Research & innovation

At least three legal entities. Each of the 70

cell systems and the key system components • Validation of improved system solutions • Long term operational experience over fuel cell system Target: 3,000 h operation • Proof of reliability and durability of fuel cell system • Development of value chains and innovative business models to enable further growth • Concept analysis of innovative exhaust heat recovery solutions, including co- and polygeneration • Concept analysis of co-generation of hydrogen as side product • Concept analysis of utilizing hydrogen rich low carbon fuels to enable conversion of hydrogen to power Design and test a centrifugal compression system to compress industrial volumes of hydrogen from 20 up to 500 bar, whereby energy efficiency is increased and cost of ownership reduced compared to state of the art compression systems at this scale and pressure ratio. The system should take into account the properties of hydrogen when selecting materials and operational speed and therefore go beyond the direct adaptation of existing compressors to hydrogen. The development and optimization and proof-of-concept

EUR 3.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

EUR 2.000.000 – 3.000.000

06.11.2014

pathways

action (RIA)

three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-02.8-2014: Improvement of electrolyser design for grid integration

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

of hydrogen purification technologies that achieve the purity requirements for fuel cells used in stationary and transport applications. These systems should be optimised for stand-alone operation with zero or close to zero waste gases, used for purification from the new hydrogen production methods, delivery and storage sources. • Identification of the performance specifications required to provide grid services in a broad sense, as potential income sources for an electrolyser operator. Fact based assessment of specifications, supported by experimental evidences (i.e. from existing facilities, especially interaction with the grid and renewable electricity sources), is highly valuable • System and component optimization for partial load operation • System and component optimization for highly dynamic operation (ramp-up rates, warm start-up, cold start-up, standby behaviour) • Control system designed to enhance interaction with the grid and renewable sources • System engineering and improvements in manufacturing process for decreasing costs, contributing to system simplification, cost reduction, material use minimisation or that

for 2-3 years

EUR 2.000.000 – 3.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

FCH-02.9-2014: Significant improvement of installation and service for fuel cell systems by Design-to-Service

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-03.1-2014: Hydrogen territories

Innovation action (IA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

FCH-04.1-2014: Educational initiatives

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated 72

put in place a path to volume manufacturing • Characterise and improve understanding of degradation and degradation mechanisms, particularly under dynamic operation • Reduce the service cost, including any spare part required, to meet the end-user requirements for the specific application (frequency of intervention, duration of intervention, availability of appliance, cost) • Simplify the service operation in a way that normally trained installers/technicians can accomplish the task by using the appliance “service manual” and the standard tools • Reduce the on-site technical intervention time • Reduce the total down-time of equipment for servicing • Increase the service interval time To develop and deploy replicable, balanced and integrated fuel cell and hydrogen solutions in both energy and transport fields through strong partnerships between municipalities, industries and academia in European isolated territories disconnected to the main or national electrical grid. The project will develop teaching and experimental material, also in cooperation with business and research organisations, for use in

EUR 1.500.000 for 3 years

30% (0% non-profit)

06.11.2014

EUR 5.000.000 for 5 years

30% (0% non-profit)

06.11.2014

EUR 1.000.000 – 1.500.000 for 4 years

06.11.2014

country

FCH-04.2-2014: Develop strategies to raise public awareness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

FCH-04.3-2014: Pre-normative research on vented deflagrations in containers and enclosures for hydrogen energy applications

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a 73

university and vocational training. This will be presented on a web-site in the sense of a source of curriculum structure, of teaching content, and as an e-learning platform. The goal is to integrate such content into (for instance) Massive Open Online Course platforms like OpenupEd or similar. This would be the subject of a further call in 2 to 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time. The project should include or cooperate with university networks with the goal of harmonising teaching materials and concepts and supplying high quality material, as well as for the development of joint degree programmes when of interest to the participating institutions. To increase public awareness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and deliver well-founded information on opportunities and risk management (fight the fear) by developing a strategy to explain these technologies to the general public and to private and public bodies (future potential clients). In order to do so, the consortium will need to include a range of economic academics mastering energy transition matters and issues, marketing and communication experts, and web communication agencies. Conduct pre-normative research on hydrogen-air vented deflagrations in real-scale containers to prepare an

EUR 2.000.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

EUR 1.500.000 for 3 years

06.11.2014

different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other 3.4 Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies REFLECTIVE-7-2014: Advanced 3D Research & At least three legal modelling for accessing and innovation entities. Each of the understanding European cultural action (RIA) three shall be assets established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

International Standard on “hydrogen explosion venting mitigation systems”

Research on cost-effective technologies for advanced 3D modelling to enhance the understanding of cultural heritage. This interdisciplinary research should focus on developing new methods and tools for automated 3D modelling and analysis of physical cultural resources and assets (e.g. cultural heritage sites, monuments, sculptures, archaeological sites…) beyond simple digital reconstruction. Devise standard formats for the semantic-aware 3D modelling of Europe's cultural heritage for researchers and practitioners. Proposals should extend or develop standard formats of 3D semantic-aware objects with a view to improve their archiving, reusability and sustainability. The proposed formats should enable easy exchange, publishing and use of 3D models that have been acquired or generated by a wide range of devices or software.

EUR 2.000.000 – 4.000.000

30.09.2014

Teaming, will involve in principle, two (2) parties: an institution of research and innovation excellence (public or private) or a

EUR 200.000 – 500.000 for 12 months (Stage 1)

17.09.2014

4. Spreading excellence and widening participation WIDESPREAD-1-2014: Teaming

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated 74

country

H2020-TWINN-2015: Twinning

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

WIDESPREAD-2-2014: ERA

Coordination & support

At least one legal entity established in a 75

consortium of such institutions and the participant organisation from a low performing Member State Stage 1: Partner organisations will have to explain clearly their vision for the establishment of a new Centre of Excellence (or the upgrading of an existing one) that would be hosted in the low performing Member State or region involved. This will include details on the long-term science and innovation strategy of the future Centre, in particular, the detailed provisions for the good management of the project between the partners. Stage 2: All funded proposals of the first stage will automatically enter into the second stage of the competition that will involve an in-depth evaluation (by an international expert panel) of all submitted Business Plans. Twinning proposals will have to clearly outline the scientific strategy for stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity in a defined area of research as well as the scientific quality of the partners involved in the twinning exercise. They are also encouraged to explain how the Twinning activity will contribute to the overall Smart Specialisation Strategy of the specific location of the initiating institution. The ERA Chairs actions will support universities or other

EUR 15.000.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20.000.000 for 5-7 years (Stage 2)

EUR 1.000.000

07.05.2015

EUR 2.500.000

15.10.2014

action (CSA)

Member State or associated country

eligible research organisations[1] to attract and maintain high quality human resources and implement the structural changes necessary to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis. An ERA Chair holder should be an outstanding researcher and research manager in the given field of research, with a proven record of effective leadership. They should establish their own team and help the research organisation to significantly improve its research performance and to be more successful in obtaining competitive funding.

SEAC-1-2014: Innovative ways to make science education and scientific careers attractive to young people

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

SEAC-2-2014: Responsible Research and Innovation in Higher Education

Coordination & support

At least one legal entity established in a

The proposals shall focus on innovative, forward-looking science education methods and/or on incentives and measures to make scientific and technological careers attractive to young students, including actions addressing the challenges in offering long term career perspectives. They may inter alia make young people work with open-access educational resources; become familiar with the use of science media; make the link between creativity and science; appreciate the relevance of gender balance and dimension in research; understand the practical value of research ethics and integrity; actions. The action assists the development of openly available

Chairs

5. Science with and for Society

EUR 1.000.000 - 1.800.000

02.10.2014

EUR 1.000.000 - 1.500.000

02.10.2014

Curricula

action (CSA)

Member State or associated country

SEAC-3-2014: Trans-national operation of the EURAXESS Service network

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

curricula that embed all five RRI keys (societal engagement, gender equality and gender in research and innovation content, open access, science education and ethics), in a comprehensive approach for students, teachers, professional trainers and academic staff of Higher Education Institutions and other higher education establishments. Inspiration and good practices should be drawn from both the EU and third countries. Higher Education Institutions, other higher education establishments, research organisations and relevant institutions, as well as associations thereof, such as national science academies, and civil society organizations (CSOs), Science Museums and Science Centres should work together to explore the state of the art and develop a comprehensive methodological approach for RRI curricula. Diversify the services provided by the EURAXESS Service Centres to take care of the career development of mainly young researchers in Europe. A particular focus shall be on female Higher Education Institution students and researchers, including mobile and non-mobile ones, with the aim to contribute to the completion of the ERA and the Responsible Research and Innovation field. This action will support activities

EUR 3.600.000

02.10.2014

GERI-1-2014: Innovative approach to communication encouraging girls to study science

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

GERI-2-2014: Impact of gender diversity on Research & Innovation

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other 78

the EURAXESS Service Network represented by Bridgehead organizations to address strategic issues related to further widening of the services - from mainly mobility-related to new services. These include for example the set-up of career development centres and/or support for dual careers, support to researchers integration in SMEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and industry in general, better integration of researchers into the culture of the host country, as well as mentoring programmes for researchers. Awareness raising activities (workshops, seminars, hands-on activities, etc.) to be carried out with the contribution of gender experts. Activities will involve role models, and will bring together actors such as schools, science museums; research centres, etc, strengthening their interactions. Collaboration with regional/national authorities will be appreciated. Activities shall cover at least 14 countries. Activities will be carried out in the umbrella of the campaign "Science it's a girl thing". Develop concepts and methodologies for the evaluation of the impacts of gender diversity in research teams and organisations on research quality and productivity, as well as on innovation; apply the concepts and methodologies developed to a selected range of sectors using a comparative approach across

EUR 600.000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 900.000

02.10.2014

EUR 1.000.000

02.10.2014

GERI-4-2014: Support to research organisations to implement gender equality plans

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

ISSI-1-2014: Pan-European public outreach: exhibitions and science cafés engaging citizens in science

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

countries. · Conduct impact assessment / audit of procedures and practices, including relevant data on HR management, teaching and research activities, in order to identify gender bias at organisation level; · Implement innovative strategies to address gender bias; this should include family-friendly policies (e.g. work schedule’s flexibility; parental leave; mobility, dual-career couples); gender planning and budgeting; training on gender equality in Human Resources (HR) management; develop the gender dimension in research content and programmes; integrating gender studies in Higher Education Institution curricula; · Set targets and monitor progress via indicators at organisation level. Exhibitions and participatory events shall be interactive and adapted to local/regional conditions (i.e.: use of relevant case-studies) and shall take place in the local languages. Exhibits shall provide material for dissemination and make use of existing multimedia and other relevant technology (e.g.: social media, virtual reality, scenarios, gaming etc.) and shall employ inclusive participatory techniques to engage with multiple publics (children, youth, women, adults, and other relevant stakeholders).

EUR 1.500.000 - 2.300.000

02.10.2014

EUR 3.000.000 - 3.500.000

02.10.2014

ISSI-2-2014: Citizens and multi-actor engagement for scenario building

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

Alongside the exhibitions, the proposals shall also establish regular 'science cafĂŠs' in informal settings, during which emerging science and technology issues and their Responsible Research and Innovation dimension can be debated, engaging citizens and other relevant experts and local actors. This action, shall develop and implement methodologies for pan-European and multi-lingual face-to-face participatory and inclusive workshops with citizens (including youth, women) and other stakeholders, to devise scenarios, visions and storylines in relation to desirable sustainable European research and innovation futures. The visions and scenarios shall consider future expected advances in science and their impact on technology, society, economy, gender, health, and the environment. The deliberations shall target at least three Societal Challenges of Horizon 2020. The use of support tools for the interactive exploration of "what if" questions, resulting trade-offs and scenario building, are encouraged. This should include a mix of participatory multi criteria analysis, virtual reality techniques, collaborative Geographical Information System (GIS), and integrated assessment modelling, to enhance citizen understanding and exploration of

EUR 3.000.000

02.10.2014

ISSI-5-2014: Supporting structural change in research organisations to promote Responsible Research and Innovation

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

GARRI-1-2014: Fostering RRI uptake in current research and innovations systems

Research & innovation action (RIA)

At least three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be Independent of each other

GARRI-3-2014: Scientific Information in the Digital Age: Text and Data Mining (TDM)

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

desirable futures. Developing a Responsible Research and Innovation Plan covering five RRI keys (societal engagement, gender equality and gender in research and innovation content, open access, science education and ethics) in each participating institution. The proposals shall include an analysis of the main problems and challenges, as well as a set of specific implementing actions aiming at the necessary structural change on the basis of specific situation and challenges. Action Plans shall be accompanied by an implementation roadmap. The action addresses systemic barriers to the implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation in research and innovation practices. The proposals shall aim to set the ground for concrete progress in relation to one of the various barriers (e.g. develop roadmaps, policy agendas, networks, coordination etc. during the lifetime of the project), identifying ways for better professional recognition and uptake of RRI approaches. This proposals shall study TDM in the modern research environment and its relations with societal implications, with the following foci: 路 Policy developments and legal framework in the EU and its Member States (including

EUR 2.000.000 - 4.000.000

02.10.2014

EUR 1.000.000 - 1.500.000

02.10.2014

EUR 1.500.000

02.10.2014

GARRI-5-2014: Ethics in Research: Promoting Integrity

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

GARRI-6-2014: Reducing the risk of exporting non ethical practices to third countries

Coordination & support action (CSA)

At least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

copyright exemptions); 路 Increasing awareness of TDM in institutional settings and among stakeholders, as well as the skills, rewards and support involved in using this technology. The proposals examine the pros and cons of different methods. Among others, the real benefit of IT tools shall be evaluated. Clear figures are required on the number and variety of allegations in EU and other OECD countries, including the percentage of cases where original suspicion is confirmed and leads to some form of sanctions. Additionally, the in-depth study of representative cases shall bring a socio-economic and a psychological dimension which is critical to the design of effective responses. It will also be crucial to assess the possibility to unify the codes, principles and methods at EU and international level. The options to support the self-regulation mechanisms with an adapted legal framework shall also be studied. To address the risk of dumping for public and private research by promoting an active collaboration between European, national and international ethics bodies. The proposals shall involve different actors: ethics bodies, funding organisations, governmental actors, and Civil Society Organisations representing the interests of the local populations.

EUR 2.000.000

02.10.2014

EUR 2.000.000

02.10.2014

Cooperation shall build up at multiple levels: within the EU, between the EU and other high-income countries, between high-income countries and low-income countries where the risks of dumping is higher. Activities shall be based on case studies involving local structures, avoiding gender bias, in countries where the research takes place and impacts population. Good practices shall be identified, with a view to elaborate an operational code of conduct for all actors concerned.