European funds for electric vehicles

European funds for promotion of electric vehicles technologies

Deadline: 30th April 2012

The general objective of the call is to raise the level of social awareness about the high performance of electric vehicles and the benefits of their utilisation, at the same time that specific aspects that may have created a certain degree of public reluctance about the purchase of vehicles based on electric powertrains are addressed.

Cooperation between national authorities responsible for the assessment, market surveillance and enforcement of the safety of non-food consumer products and services

Deadline: 1st April 2012

Under this call, financial contribution may be awarded to joint actions which should: “improve the effective application of Directive 2001/95/EC on General Product Safety (GPSD) through cooperation between national authorities responsible for the assessment, market surveillance and enforcement of the safety of non-food consumer products and services”.

The joint actions may cover one or more of the following aspects of administrative cross-border co-operation activities related to surveillance and enforcement of European Union safety requirements for non-food consumer products:

Erasmus University Charter 2013

European funds for Erasmus University charter

Deadline: 29th March 2012

The Erasmus University Charter provides the general framework for the European cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus programme as part of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). The Erasmus University Charter must be awarded as a prerequisite for HEI to organise student mobility and teaching and other staff mobility, to carry out Erasmus intensive language courses and intensive programmes, and to apply for multilateral projects, networks, accompanying measures and to organise preparatory visits.

European SME Week 2012

The European SME Week 2012 will take place from 15 - 21 October.

The European SME Week aims to:

• provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses;
• promote entrepreneurship so that more people, and in particular younger ones, seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur as a career option;
• give recognition to entrepreneurs for their contribution to Europe's welfare, jobs, innovation and competitiveness.

European funds for creative districts

European funds for creative districts

Deadline: 4th May 2012

The “European Creative Districts” will support traditional industrial regions in their transition from a traditional economy with strong “heritage” value and cultural identity to a sustainable and innovative economy. This notably includes the promotion of all forms of creativity and the better use of service innovation and creative industries to stimulate structural change for cultural, craft and manufacturing-based industry.

E-inclusion awards 2012

Established by the European Commission, the e-Inclusion Awards is on a mission to discover and celebrate the most innovative ways of plugging the digital gap and helping people to enjoy the benefits of the internet.

Aimed at inspiring individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs, NGOs and governments the Awards reward those championing the way forward and exploiting the potential of technology in dealing with today’s challenges. With almost a quarter of Europeans remaining offline, growth of the digital economy will be stunted as will access to the benefits achieved from access to online facilities. Europe’s Digital Agenda includes a vision of 'Every European Digital' in which all people truly benefit from technology innovations, improving their well-being throughout their lifetime and contributing to economic recovery.

Renewables and energy Efficiency

European funds: Innovation for renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions in mediterranean regions and cities

Deadline: 12th April 2012

Priority Axis 1: Strengthening innovation capacities

The focus will be on the strengthening of SMEs innovation capacities, knowledge management and networking with the support of public and intermediary bodies. Projects will have to make proposals to strengthen the position of SMEs in the energy sector in Mediterranean regions and to increase their potential at transnational level.

Priority Axis 2: Protection of the environment and promotion of a sustainable territorial development

European funds for ICT research project

EU Financial Contribution within the VII Framework Programme - ICT

Deadline: 17th April 2012

Call topics:

1) Cognitive systems and robotics

2) Technologies for Digital Content and Languages - Digital Preservation

3) ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance -Virtual Physiological Human

4) ICT for Learning and Access to Cultural Resources -ICT for access to cultural resources

5) Future and Emerging Technologies

• Quantum ICT (QICT) including ERA-NET-Plus

• Fundamentals of Collective Adaptive Systems

• Neuro-Bio-Inspired Systems

• Coordinating Communities, Identifying new research topics for FET Proactive initiatives and Fostering Networking of National and Regional Research Programmes

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8th International Conference on f-Elements

8th International Conference on f-Elements

Udine, ITALY August 26-31, 2012

On line abstract submission for ICFE-8 is open.
Deadline: March 31st.

Please visit http://icfe8.uniud.it/

TOPICS

• Applications in biology and medicine
• Catalysis, energy and fuel cells
• Coordination, organic and organometallic chemistry
• Magnetism Solid state chemistry and physics, intermetallic compounds, materials
• Spectroscopy and theory
• Optical materials (lasers, telecommunication, lightings, sensors, photovoltaics……)
• Solution chemistry, extraction, separations
• Resources, recovery and recycling

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

European programme: Switch Asia -  sustainable consumption and production

Deadline of the call: 23rd March 2012 for project outlines

All industrial sectors (except primary production) are eligible to be targeted in the projects, under the following conditions:
• They are polluting and have sufficient potential for improvement
• They form a substantial share of the economy and have potential for market demand
• They have sufficient potential for further multiplication in the country and/or region

The SWITCH-Asia Programme is expected to achieve the following results:
1) Reduce the environmental and social cost of production and consumption
2) Move SCP practices from demonstration to replication
3) Norm shift in policy-making towards sustainability

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Eureka- Acqueau programme

European funds within the Eureka- Acqueau programme

Deadline: 27th February 2012 for project outlines

Activities:

1.Water and ICT Innovations for Sensing and Monitoring Applications in the Water Cycle

The call is intended to initiate project proposals that will develop new sensing and monitoring applications in the water cycle

2.Sustainable Processes for Disinfection and Oxidation

The call is intended to initiate project proposals that will develop new disinfection or other oxidation processes for the removal of microbiological activity or other harmful compounds.

3.Open Call within the context of the ACQUEAU Blue Book

The ACQUEAU blue book identifies nine components within the context of the overall water cycle, and for each of these components a vision is described along with challenges, benefits and expected technological breakthrough

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European fundings for ICT

European fundings:ICT PSP programme

Deadline: 15th May 2012

The programme addresses obstacles hindering further and better use of ICT based products and services and barriers for the development of high growth businesses, notably SMEs, in this field. In addition to illustrating and validating the high value of digital technologies for the economy and society, it will foster the development of EU-wide markets for innovations enabling every company in Europe to benefit from the largest internal market in the world.

The 2012 call focuses on 5 themes. These themes and actions will be supported by a limited number of high impact pilot or best practice projects, as well as thematic networks

European fundings: Safer internet programme

European funds: PROTECTION OF CHILDREN USING THE INTERNET AND OTHER COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Deadline: 29th March 2012

Area of Intervention:
Safer Internet is based on four actions:
(a) ensuring public awareness;
(b) fighting against illegal content and tackling harmful conduct online;
(c) promoting a safer online environment;
(d) establishing a knowledge base.

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European funds for drug prevention

Europen grant funds for drug prevention and information

Call deadline: 17th April 2012

Areas of intervention:

Overall priority will be given to large-scale projects built on a wide partnership involving organisations from a significant number of EU Member States/eligible EFTA States and offering a true European scope and relevance. Projects must be transnational projects, studies and research, exchange of best practice, training, study visits, staff exchanges, seminars, meetings, conferences or a combination of these.

Specific attention will be given to new types of addictions with regard to use of new psychoactive substances. Proposals must demonstrate their innovation and show that there is no duplication with existing activities, including those foreseen by the EMCDDA – European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction .

European funds for entrepreneurship

European funds for entrepreneurship education

Deadline: 16th April 2012

The objective of this call is to promote projects with a high added value at European level in education for entrepreneurship. Actions will target teachers and young people in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Projects to be supported will focus on one of the following objectives (lots):

1.1 Creating trans-European models for primary and secondary school teachers to support the development of their skills and methods in applying entrepreneurial learning to different teaching subjects and to different contexts.

1.2 Developing, organising and executing cross-European training/education workshops for teachers of entrepreneurship at institutions of higher education (universities, colleges, business schools, universities of applied sciences, etc.).

Eu funds for research

European funds within the VII Framework programme for research and development

Deadline: 20th March 2012

Main areas of intervention:

 

1.HEALTH

1.1 Translational research in major infectious diseases: to confront major threats to public health - Coordination action in support to the Joint Programming Initiative on 'The microbial challenge – An emerging threat to human health'

2. ENVIRONMENT

2.1 Coping with climate change - Coordination action in support to the Joint Programming Initiative on 'Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe'

2.2 Improving resource efficiency - Coordination action in support to the Joint Programming Initiative on 'Water Challenges for a Changing world'

3. REGIONS OF KNOWLEDGE

3.1 Support to Joint Programming Coordination action in support to the Joint Programming Initiative on 'Urban Europe – Global Urban Challenges, Joint European Solutions'

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European funds for education

European funds: education cooperation programme

Deadline: 30th March 2012

There are two types of actions under this call:

For joint mobility projects (JMP) support is provided to enable EU-partner country consortia of post- secondary vocational and training institutions, to carry out joint study and training programmes and to implement student and faculty mobility. Support includes lump sum funding for administration and grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. Special attention will be given to projects which include internships and work placements.

For joint degree projects (JDP) support is provided to develop and implement dual/double or joint degree programmes. Support includes lump sum funding for the development work and administration and grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. Special attention will be given to applications for joint degree projects.

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European funds for voluntary corps

European funds for pilot projects for the European voluntary himanitarian aid corps

Deadline: 5th March 2011

The objective of this call is to select pilot projects that will support the Commission in the process leading-up to the establishment of a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps through the implementation of pilot actions.

The pilot actions shall test some of the possible modules of the future Corps and inform the European Commission's work setting up the Corps.

For the purpose of this call, three different Lots shall be attributed to achieve results in the following areas:

• Lot 1: Strengthening resilience
• Lot 2: Building civil protection capacities
• Lot 3: Responding to disaster

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2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations

Active ageing can give the baby-boom generation and tomorrow's older adults the opportunity to:

• stay in the workforce and share their experience
• keep playing an active role in society
• live as healthy and fulfilling lives as possible.

Europen funds for energy

European funds "Intelligent energy for a suistanable future"

Deadline: 5th May 2012

The objective of the Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme is to contribute to secure sustainable and competitively priced energy for Europe, by providing for action:

• to foster energy efficiency and the rational use of energy resources;

• to promote new and renewable energy sources and to support energy diversification;

• to promote energy efficiency and the use of new and renewable energy sources in transport

Energy efficiency

• Industrial excellence in energy:
• Consumer behaviour
• Energy Services

European funds in the health sector

European Health programme

Deadline: 9th March 2012

Main areas of intervention:

1. Improve citizens' health security

1.1 Protect citizens against health threats

1.1.1 Response coordination in the face of chemical events

1.1.2 The impact on air transport of health threats due to biological, chemical and radiological agents

2. Promote Health

2.1 Increasing healthy life years and promoting healthy ageing

2.1.1 Support to the European Innovation Partnership on active and healthy ageing

2.2 Addressing health determinants to promote and improve physical and mental health and taking action on key factors such as nutrition and physical activity, and on addiction-related determinants such as tobacco and alcohol

2.2.1 Local community including school based initiatives to prevent overweight and obesity among children and adolescents

2.2.2 Good practice and working methods to support healthy choices and enhance life skills to prevent alcohol-related harm integrated into regular youth activities or through peer support

Eu funds for cooperation in the Mediterranean sea basin

Eu funds for cooperation in the Mediterranean sea basin

DEADLINE: 29th February 2012 for Concept notes

PRIORITIES AND MEASURES:

1. Promotion of socioeconomic development and enhancement of territories

1.1 Support to innovation and research in the process of local development of the Mediterranean Sea Basin countries

1.2 Strengthening economic clusters creating synergies among potentials of the Mediterranean Sea Basin countries

1.3 Strengthening the national strategies of territorial planning by integrating the different levels, and promotion of balanced and sustainable socioeconomic development

2. Promotion of environmental sustainability at the basin level

2.1 Prevention and reduction of risk factors for the environment and enhancement of natural common heritage

European financial support for long term professional career integration projects

Deadlines:6th March 2012 AND 18th September 2012

This action consists of financial support for long term professional career integration projects in a host organisation of a Member State or associated country.

The financial support aims to provide the researcher with the best possible conditions for establishing herself/himself in a long term research career. For selected projects, a grant agreement is issued with the integration host organisation, which will commit itself to ensure an effective and lasting professional integration of the researcher for a period of at least the same duration as the project.

The integration host organisation must provide the researcher with an employment contract with a remuneration package of at least the same level to that offered to equivalently qualified researchers at the same institution. Evidence that the researcher will be integrated in the host organisation on this basis for a longer term will be positively taken into account during evaluation. Projects will be selected on the basis of a proposal submitted by an eligible researcher in liaison with a host organisation.

OBJECTIVES:

New European programme for SMEs (2014/2020)

The Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs, COSME will focus on financial instruments and support to the internationalisation of enterprises.

The Programme has the following general objectives:

- Improve access to finance for SMEs in the form of equity and debt: First, an equity facility for growth-phase investment will provide SMEs with commercially-oriented reimbursable equity financing primarily in the form of venture capital through financial intermediaries. Second, a loan facility will provide SMEs with direct or other risk-sharing arrangements with financial intermediaries to cover loans.

European funds for cooperation

EUROPEAN CROSS-BORDER PROGRAMME CROATIA - MONTENEGRO

Deadline: 5th March 2012

Priority: ‘Creation of favourable environmental and socio-economic conditions in the programming area by improvement of the cooperation in the jointly selected sectors and good neighbourly relations in the eligible area’

Measure 1.1: Joint actions for environment, nature and cultural heritage protection

Measure 1.2: Joint tourism and cultural space

Measure 1.3: Small cross-border community development projects

Objectives:

The overall Priority Objective of the CB Programme HR-MNE is therefore to improve quality of life in the cross-border area between Croatia and Montenegro.

Resarch funds for SMEs

European Contribution for SMEs’ Research and Innovation Activities

Deadline: 1st March 2012

The activities to be implemented include:

• Industrial research activities (planned research or critical investigations aimed at gaining new knowledge, which has to be exploited in order to develop new products, processes or services, or else to allow a significant improvement of the already existing ones).

• Experimental development activities (acquisition, combination, structuring and use of the existing knowledge and skills: these can have either a scientific, technological or commercial nature, in order to produce plans, projects or designs for new products, processes or services, amended or enhanced).

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European funds for research

Supporting the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at national or regional level

Deadline: 28th February 2012

Main areas of intervention:

Innovation for sustainable development

• Innovation in the forest based sector for increasing resource efficiency and tackling climate change with competitive customer solutions

• Strengthening cooperation in European research on sustainable exploitation of marine resources in the seafood chains

• Systems Biology

• Bioenergy: Demonstrations of the European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative

• Solar Electricity: Implementation of the Solar Energy Industry Initiative

• Transport III initiative

Eu funds in the energy field

European grant funds for transeuropean energy networks

Deadline: 29th February 2012

The 2012 programme for grants in the field of trans-European networks (TEN) - area of energy infrastructures (TEN-E) - will encourage the effective operation and development of the internal market, reinforce the security of supplies and the diversification of energy suppliers and routes, facilitate the development and reducing the isolation of less-favoured regions, contribute to sustainable development and protection of the environment, inter alia by involving renewable energies.

Furthermore, it will promote interconnection, interoperability and development of trans-European energy networks and access to such networks in accordance with current EU law.

Particular attention shall be given to projects of European interest that contribute to:

(a) The development of the network to strengthen economic and social cohesion by reducing the isolation of the less-favoured and island regions of the Union;

European funds for violence prevention

European funds for Prevention of violence against children, young people and women and protection of victims and groups at risk

Deadline: 29th March 2012  

The projects under this call for proposals shall focus on the following priorities:

• Rights of victims of violence
• Violence linked to harmful practices
• Children as victims and perpetrators of violence
• Perpetrator programmes and interventions
• Training programmes
• Empowerment work at grass-roots level
• Media violence, particularly violence linked to new technology and social networking tools

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EU contribution within the "Fundamental Rights and Citizenship” programme

European grant funds for fundamental rights of people

Deadline: 13th March 2012

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

1. Informing on where the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights applies and where to turn to if fundamental rights are violated

2. Promoting the Rights of the Child

3. Combating racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism

4. Fighting Homophobia

5. Training and networking between legal professions and legal practitioners

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