Thematic call in the area of 'Aeronautics specific support actions'
The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the area of 'Aeronautics specific support actions' under the Sixth Framework Programme's 'Aeronautics and space' thematic priority. This is one of the areas covered by the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme. All areas of the 'Aeronautics and space' activity are covered in this call, with a focus on the following topics: - Promoting small and medium sized enterprise (SME) participation; - Stimulating dissemination and exploitation of results; - Realising the European Research Area; - Promoting candidate countries' participation; - Stimulating international cooperation; - Developing an EU research strategy in the sector. Specific support actions will be used to fund projects selected under this call. The aeronautics research work programme is set against the two top-level objectives identified in the Strategic Research Agenda and the Vision 2020 Report: - To meet society's needs for a more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly air transport; - To win global leadership for European aeronautics, with a competitive supply chain, including small and medium sized enterprises. The total indicative budget for this call is 7 million euro.To see the call text, please visit: http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=8(opens in new window)