Call for Proposals for the CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call on Research and Innovation
3 September 2012 - 15 November 2012
Austria
The Joint Call of CONCERT-Japan project has been launched on the 3rd September 2012, until the 15th November 2012, and will target the following thematic areas:
• Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution
• Resilience against Disasters
In the frame of the CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call, research projects with an innovative dimension will be funded for a period of 2 years in the above mentioned themes. The research projects are expected to have mobility and networking dimensions in addition to the core research component.
In total, 15 national/regional funding organisations from 12 countries are contributing funds in the CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call:
• Japan: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
• Belgium/Flanders: Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) (FWO will only fund basic research)
• France: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) (French ministries do not finance SMEs, but they might be able to participate under specific conditions)
• France: French Ministry of Higher Education and Science (MESR) (French ministries do not finance SMEs, but they might be able to participate under specific conditions)
• Germany: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (In the thematic area “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution” the BMBF will only fund basic research)
• Germany/Region of North Rhine Westphalia: Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine Westphalia (MIWF) (Region NRW will only provide funding for the theme “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution”)
• Hungary: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) (OTKA will only fund basic research and only in the theme “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution”)
• Italy/Region of Lombardy
• Italy/Province of Trento
• Norway: Research Council of Norway (RCN)
• Romania: National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS)
• Slovakia: Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)
• Spain: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) (MINECO will fund research and mobility only in the theme “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution”))
• Switzerland: ETH Zurich on behalf of State Secretariat for Education and Research
• Turkey: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)
Each project consortium applying for this call should consist of at least 3 partners, 1 from Japan and 2 from two different European countries participating in the call. The Call will be funded by the budget allocated by each participating national/regional funding organization. Therefore, each participating funding organization reserves the right to apply its national/regional funding regulations.
• Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution
• Resilience against Disasters
In the frame of the CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call, research projects with an innovative dimension will be funded for a period of 2 years in the above mentioned themes. The research projects are expected to have mobility and networking dimensions in addition to the core research component.
In total, 15 national/regional funding organisations from 12 countries are contributing funds in the CONCERT-Japan Pilot Joint Call:
• Japan: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
• Belgium/Flanders: Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) (FWO will only fund basic research)
• France: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) (French ministries do not finance SMEs, but they might be able to participate under specific conditions)
• France: French Ministry of Higher Education and Science (MESR) (French ministries do not finance SMEs, but they might be able to participate under specific conditions)
• Germany: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (In the thematic area “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution” the BMBF will only fund basic research)
• Germany/Region of North Rhine Westphalia: Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine Westphalia (MIWF) (Region NRW will only provide funding for the theme “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution”)
• Hungary: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) (OTKA will only fund basic research and only in the theme “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution”)
• Italy/Region of Lombardy
• Italy/Province of Trento
• Norway: Research Council of Norway (RCN)
• Romania: National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS)
• Slovakia: Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)
• Spain: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) (MINECO will fund research and mobility only in the theme “Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution”))
• Switzerland: ETH Zurich on behalf of State Secretariat for Education and Research
• Turkey: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)
Each project consortium applying for this call should consist of at least 3 partners, 1 from Japan and 2 from two different European countries participating in the call. The Call will be funded by the budget allocated by each participating national/regional funding organization. Therefore, each participating funding organization reserves the right to apply its national/regional funding regulations.