Calls for proposals for 'Future and Emerging Technologies'
The mission of Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) is to turn Europe's excellent science base into a competitive advantage by uncovering radically new technological possibilities. It will help Europe to grasp leadership early on in new and emerging technology areas that promise to renew the basis for European competitiveness and growth and that will make a difference for society in the decades to come. In order to succeed in this mission FET focusses on research beyond what is known, accepted or widely adopted and supports novel and visionary thinking to open promising paths towards powerful new technologies. In particular, it funds interdisciplinary collaborations that seek genuine cross-fertilisation and deep synergies between the broadest range of advanced sciences (physical sciences, information sciences, life sciences, environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities) and cutting-edge engineering disciplines (chemical, physical, biological, computational, geospatial) in order to turn new knowledge and high-risk ideas into a viable basis for radically new technologies. The combination of a game-changing long-term vision and technological concreteness positions FET research between blue-sky science on the one hand, and research driven by societal challenges or by industrial competitiveness on the other. It will bring closer science, engineering and society and accelerate the transition from upstream research to technology development and transformational impact. FET actions will help to create in Europe a fertile ground for responsible and dynamic multi-disciplinary collaborations on future and emerging technologies and for kick-starting new European research and innovation eco-systems around them. These will be the seeds for future industrial leadership and for tackling society's grand challenges in new ways.To see the official call announcements, please consult: FET- Proactive - Towards Exascale High Performance Computing(opens in new window) FET - Proactive - Emerging Themes and Communities(opens in new window) FET Flagships - Tackling Grand Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Challenges(opens in new window) FET - Open - Novel Ideas for Radically New Technologies(opens in new window) FET - Open - Novel Ideas for Radically New Technologies(opens in new window) FET - Open - Novel Ideas for Radically New Technologies(opens in new window)