Growth calls for 2001
A new call for proposals is now open for activities funded by the European Commission's programme for Competitive and Sustainable Growth, under the Fifth Framework programme. Proposals are invited in the following areas: - Key Action: Innovative products, processes and organisation: (indicative budget: 190 million euro; deadline for receipt of proposals: 15 May 2001 at 5pm.): - - RTD proposals, combined activities, thematic networks and concerted actions may only address the following 'Targeted Research Actions (TRA)': 1.5 TRA 'product-services': evolutionary value-added and resource-saving products-services 1.6 TRA 'machines': new generation of machinery, production equipment and systems for manufacturing 1.7 TRA 'extended enterprise': the knowledge based extended manufacturing enterprise 1.8 TRA 'modern factory': customer-oriented, agile & towards zero-waste production 1.9 TRA 'infrastructures': safe, sustainable and cost effective construction Large-scale research proposals are encouraged. - Key Action: Sustainable Mobility and intermodality: (indicative budget 45 million euro; deadline for receipt of proposals: 15 March 2001 at 5pm). Additional information to the revised work programme is available for this Key Action at the URL below. - - RTD proposals may only address the following Targeted Actions: 2.1.3 Policies for Sustainable Mobility (CIVITAS) 2.3.3 Second generation satellite navigation and positioning system (GALILEO) These two Targeted Actions respond to the strategy of the revised work programme based on the concentration of a substantial fraction of the key action activities around a core set of Targeted Actions which are designed to facilitate the emergence of solutions with a measurable impact, high profile and direct relevance to European citizens and policy objectives. In this context preference will be given to shared cost RTD proposals of outstanding quality that present cost-effective RTD arrangements for which a minimum EC funding of 1.5 million euro is expected. Attention should be paid to the dissemination and exploitation of results by these large projects. - Key Action: Land transport and marine technologies: (indicative budget 2.5 million euro; deadline for receipt of proposals: 15 March 2001 at 5pm). All the research objectives in this Key Action are open for thematic networks and concerted actions only. - Key Action: New perspectives in aeronautics: (indicative budget 230 million euro; deadline for receipt of proposals: 30 March 2001 at 5pm). All the research objectives in this Key Action are open for thematic networks and concerted actions. - - RTD, demonstration and combined proposals may only address the following: Critical Technologies: 4.1 Reducing Aircraft development cost and time to market 4.2 Improving aircraft efficiency 4.3 Improving environmental friendliness of aircraft 4.4 Improving operational capability and safety of aircraft Technology Platforms: 4.9 TP 5: Power-optimised aircraft 4.11 TP 7: Friendly aircraft cabin environment 4.12 TP 8: Advanced wing configuration - Generic Activity materials: (indicative budget 65 million euro of which up to 25 million euro for nanotechnologies; deadline for receipt of proposals: 15 May 2001 at 5pm). - - All the research objectives in Generic Activity are open for RTD proposals, thematic networks and concerted actions. For RTD proposals, long term project proposals are encouraged. 5.1: Cross-cutting generic materials technologies 5.2: Advanced functional materials 5.3: Sustainable chemistry 5.4: Expanding the limits and durability of new materials 5.5: Iron and steel production 5.6: Steel casting, rolling and downstream treatment 5.7: Steel utilisation - Generic activity measurements and testing (indicative budget 35 million euro; deadline for receipt of proposals: 15 March 2001 at 5pm) - - All the research objectives in this Generic Activity are open for thematic networks and concerted actions. RTD, demonstration and combined proposals may only address the following: Sensors, screening systems and instruments for the fight against fraud; instrumentation for improvement of quality; measurement and testing methodologies in support of quality. The call relates to proposals called by a fixed deadline, following which evaluation will take place. Proposals responding to the continue submission scheme of the call published on 16 March 1999 (Marie Curie Fellowships, SME specific measures, accompanying measures and expressions of interest) can continue to be submitted. When submitting a proposal for an RTD project, a demonstration project, a combined project or a co-ordinated action, proposers may include an application for a Bursary for young researcher from Developing Countries. Further information on this scheme is given in the Guide for Proposers. Proposers are strongly advised to check the revised Growth work programme 2001-2002. Information on these rules and how to prepare and submit proposals is given in the guide for proposes, which can be obtained, along with the revised work programme and other information relating to this call, from the European Commission from: European Commission Directorate-General Research GROWTH-2001 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels Fax +32-2-2966757 URL: http://cordis.europa.eu/growth/calls/200004.htm(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)