Call for proposals for 'Career Development'

Deadline: 15 April 2014

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for 'Career development'.

The European Union needs highly trained and qualified researchers to improve the well-being of its citizens and ensure economic growth. In this context, this new call aims to support the EURAXESS Services Network and to complement the efforts made so far in support of researchers' career development in an academic environment.

The call builds on the principle that - based on the knowledge, behaviour and characteristics of an individual researcher - career development advice, coaching, and training could further enable a researcher to aspire to excellence, whether inside and outside academia. Researchers will be provided with tools, best practices, advice and training, and they will be able to set personal targets and demonstrate evidence of achievements.

Indicative budget: EUR 0.96 million

Beneficiaries: At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a EU member state or Associated country, and no 2 of which are established in the same EU member state or Associated country.

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Call for proposals 'Researchers' Night'

The European Commission has published its 'Researchers' Night call for proposals, which is part the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). 

Deadline: 08 January 2013 

Taking place every year since 2005, the Researchers' Night benefits from an ever-increasing success and impact, both in terms of number of people reached and benefits to the Marie Curie Actions. Its main objective is to bring the researchers closer to the public at large, thereby enhancing their role in the mainstream of society. With a budget of EUR 4 million, the call for proposals allows for a greater cohesion between the various actions supported, their scale, the target audience and the messages delivered. 

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European funds for researchers

Marie Curie for international outgoing fellowships for career development (IOF)

Deadline: 16th August 2012

The project is expected to include a coherent research programme for the total duration of the contract, of which an initial outgoing phase, of between one and two years, is to be spent in a distinct legal entity in an other third country (partner organisation) and a mandatory re/integration phase of one year within the contracting organisation (return host organisation) in a Member State or an associated country.

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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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 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:

Eu funds for cancer research

Eu funds for cancer research

A preliminary announcement for the first Translational Cancer Research (TRANSCAN) joint transnational call for proposals has been published. The topic of the call will be 'validation of biomarkers for personalised cancer medicine'.

The call will seek to develop transnational innovative projects in oncology, clearly oriented towards a rapid application of new and more selective and effective tools and strategies for the prevention, diagnosis and early detection, as well as optimising therapy of neoplastic diseases.

Partner search for EU project in the field of environment

Call title: ENVIRONMENT 2012: TWO-STAGE
Call identifier: FP7-ENV-2012-two-stage
Deadline: First stage: 20 October 2011 at 17.00.00 for preproposal
Indicative budget: EUR 50 million for the activity “Improving resource efficiency”

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ENV.2012.6.3-1 Innovative resource efficient technologies, processes and services

Natural resources including fuels, mineral resources, but also water, air, soils, biomass or land are facing higher demand and intensification of use. Therefore greater efforts have to be made to fully valorise their potential and avoid growth ruptures while mitigating unsustainable pressures on the environment. New innovative solutions are essential for the necessary transition towards a more resource-efficient and circular economy.

European funds for prevention and fight against crime

European funds - Targeted call for proposal -Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials

Deadline: 17.10.2011

Expexted results:• The proposed projects should provide for a concrete contribution to the implementation of the actions identified in the EU CBRN Action Plan, either in the form of direct implementation or in the form of activities aimed at the preparation of their implementation.
• The expected results should contribute to the overall implementation of the EU CBRN Action Plan, and in particular the actions which have been identified as Key Actions, and other actions of which the
implementation is foreseen to start in 2011 or 2012. 
• The proposed projects should provide for a concrete contribution to the implementation of the actions identified in the EU Action Plan on enhancing the Security of Explosives, as far as these have not yet been implemented

Eligible applicants:

Training for europe: courses

IGC organises two courses on European funds and project techniques in November 2011

The courses will be held in Turin, Italy and delivered in Italian.


For further information please visit www.corsoeuroprogettazione.blogspot.com

European funds for Security (3)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:
Activity: Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability
Secure Communications

• Preparation of the next generation of PPDR communication network
• Interoperability
• Embedded protection of security systems and anti-tampering technologies
• Establishment of a first responders platform for interoperability
• Establishment of a interoperability platform/centre for testing and validating decision and intelligence systems
• Global solution for interoperability between first responder communication systems

Activity: Security and society

Citizens, media and security

• Methodologies to assess the effectiveness of measures addressing violent radicalisation
• Tools and methodologies, definitions and strategies for privacy by design for surveillance technologies, including ICT systems
• Use of new communication/social media in crisis situation

Foresight, scenarios and security as an evolving concept

• Developing an efficient and effective environmental scanning system as part of the early warning system for the detection of emerging organised crime threats
• Criteria for assessing and mainstreaming societal impacts of security research activities

Security economics

• Fight against corruption

Ethics and Justice

• Legitimacy and effectiveness of legal measures against security threats

Activity: Security Research coordination and structuring

Small and Medium Enterprises

• Advancing contemporary forensic methods and equipment

Other coordination

• Coordination of national research programmes in the area of security research
• Networking of researchers for a high level multiorganisational and cross-border collaboration

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European funds for Security (2)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country

Activity: Intelligent surveillance and border security

Sea borders

• Increasing trustworthiness of vessel reporting systems
• Pre-Operational Validation (POV) at EU level of common application of Surveillance tools

Border checks

• Research on "automated" comparison of x-ray images for cargo scanning with reference material (use of historic images in an automated environment) to identify irregularities
• Research and validation for sub-surface fingerprint live scanners
• Tools and processes for assessing the impact of policies/actions on border control
• Innovative, costefficient and reliable technology to detect humans hidden in vehicles/closed compartments
• Further research, development and pilot implementation of Terahertz passive detection techniques (T-Ray)
• Enhancing the workflow and functionalities of Automated Border Control (ABC) gates

Border intelligent surveillance

• Development of airborne sensors and data link

Activity: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Preparedness, prevention, mitigation and planning

• Preparedness for and management of large scale fires
• Psycho social support in Crisis Management

Response

• Positioning and timing tools to guarantee security assets trace and tracking together with worker safety in a secure environment
• Situational awareness guidance and evacuation systems for large crowds, including crowds unpredictable behaviour
• Post crisis lesson learned exercise

Recovery

• Next generation damage and post-crisis needs assessment tool for reconstruction and recovery planning

CBRN Response

• Development of mobile laboratories, structures and functions to support rapid assessment of CBRN events with a cross-border or international impact
• Means of decontamination of large groups, urban/wide areas and large, complex and/or sensitive object
• Tools for detection, traceability, triage and individual monitoring of victims after a mass contamination

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European funds for Security (1)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country
MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:
Activity: Increasing the Security of the Citizens
Explosives

• Less than Lethal Handling of PBIEDs
• Home made explosives (HMEs) and recipes characterisation

CBRN Protection

• CBRNE Demo Phase II
• Improving drinking water security management and mitigation in large municipalities against major deliberate, accidental or natural CBRN-related contaminations
• Identification and development of low-risk alternatives to high-risk chemicals
• Securing the food chains from primary production and animal feeds to consumer ready food against deliberate, accidental or natural CBRN contamination

Information Gathering

• Digital, miniaturised operational tool for investigation

Activity: Security of infrastructures and utilities
Design, planning of buildings and urban areas

• Resilience of large scale urban built infrastructure
• Criticality analysis of critical infrastructure including concepts for forgery proof and efficient facility access systems

Energy, Transport, communication grids

• Identification of measures to counter illegal export of metal-bearing waste
• Air traffic Management/Control threat assessment model
• Improving security in air cargo transport
• A common EU aviation security requirement to reduce costs and facilitate passenger flows

Surveillance

• Early warning security systems: physical protection of critical buildings
• Supply chain
• Pre-normative technology development for improved and more efficient security of the supply chain

Cyber crime

• Convergence of physical and cyber security
• Cyber resilience – Secure cloud computing for critical infrastructure

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Europen funds for research: Space

European funds for R&D in the Space sector

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

Main areas of intervention:

Space-based applications at the service of European Society / Preoperational validation of GMES services and products

• Testing and validating the intelligence-driven and high time-critical scenarios of the CONOPS
• Testing and validating the low time-critical components of the CONOPS
• GMES Security
• Support to emergency response management
• Preparing takeup of GMES Sentinel data

Space-based applications at the service of European Society / Support to the coordinated provision of observation data

• Research and development for In-situ component
• GMES Climate Change – Coordination of Earth observation data validation for reanalysis
• GMES Climate Change – Data archiving and exchange
• Consolidation of user requirements for GMES

Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology / Research to support space science and exploration

• Exploitation of science and exploration data

Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology / Research to support space transportation and key Technologies

• Key technologies enabling observations in and from space
• Key technologies for in-space activities

Cross-cutting activities / SME specific research

• Bringing terrestrial SME-research into the space domain

Cross-cutting activities/ Studies and events in support of European Space Policy

• Studies and events in support of European Space Policy
• Research agenda definitions and research activity road-maps for a European Research framework programme (workshop activities)
• New emerging research needs - reduction of vulnerability of space infrastructure

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Researchers' Night 2011

The Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide event bringing together the public at large and researchers once a year on the fourth Friday of September. This year it takes place on 23 September in over 800 venues of 320 European cities in 32 countries.

During the Researchers' Night you will have the chance to discover research facilities that are usually not open to public (laboratories, research centres, museum collections ), to use the most recent technologies and instruments with the guidance of scientists, to participate in experiments, competitions and quizzes, to watch demonstrations and simulations, to exchange ideas and to party with the researchers.

http://ec.europa.eu/research/researchersnight/

Research on Sustainable Surface Transport

European funds for research in the field of Sustainable Surface Transport

Deadline: 1st December 2011

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

CHALLENGE 1. ECO-INNOVATION

ACTIVITY:THE GREENING OF SURFACE TRANSPORT

AREA: THE GREENING OF PRODUCTS AND OPERATIONS

• Assessment and mitigation of noise impacts of the maritime transport on the marine environment
• Support to the development of joint programming in marine and maritime research to address cross-cutting sea-related challenges
• Management of energy in railway systems

CHALLENGE 2. SAFE AND SEAMLESS MOBILITY
ACTIVITY: ENCOURAGING MODAL SHIFT AND DECONGESTING TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
AREA: MARITIME AND INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT

• Innovative fleet for efficient logistics chain

AREA QUALITY OF RAIL SERVICE

• Planning rail towards 2050
• The role of rail in the European transport system in response to major disruptions
• Efficient rolling stock and train operations for competitive rail freight services

AREA: INTEROPERABILITY AND SAFETY

• Rail system interoperability (regulatory and non-legislative interoperability based on technological innovations)
• Europe to Asia: rail research collaboration

ACTIVITY: ENSURING SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY

AREA: NEW TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY CONCEPTS

• Research actions regarding the accessibility of transport systems
• Innovative design and operation of new or upgraded efficient urban transport interchanges
• Take-up of transport innovation in urban and regional transport
• Automated urban vehicles

AREA: HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

• Coordinating innovation for efficient bus systems in the urban environment

ACTIVITY: IMPROVING SAFETY AND SECURITY
AREA: INTEGRATED SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR SURFACE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

• Human element factors in shipping safety
• Safety of ships in Arctic conditions
• Large scale naturalistic driving observations for safe and sustainable transport

AREA: POLICY SUPPORT

• Priorities for road safety research in Europe

CHALLENGE 3: COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH INNOVATION

ACTIVITY: STRENGTHENING COMPETITIVENESS

AREA: COMPETITIVE SURFACE TRANSPORT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Tools and conditions for attractive, efficient and competitive single wagonload traffic and its interaction with road and intermodal transports
• Next generation tools for optimised infrastructure asset management
• Innovative structural and outfitting materials for ships including inland ships
• Innovation and standardisation in the field of signalling to accelerate a European Train Control System rollout
• E-guided vessels: the 'autonomous' ship

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Research fundings: "Factories of the Future"

Research grant funds: "Factories of the Future"

Deadline: 1st December 2011

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production

• Adaptive production systems and measurement and control equipment for optimal energy consumption and near-to-zero emissions in manufacturing processes
• Methodologies and tools for the sustainable, predictive maintenance of production equipment
• Intelligent production machines and 'plug-and-produce' devices for the adaptive system integration of automation equipment, robots and other intelligent machines, peripheral devices, smart sensors and industrial IT systems
• High – performance manufacturing technologies in terms of efficiency (volumes, speed, process capability etc), robustness and accuracy
• High precision production technologies for high quality 3D micro-parts
• Knowledge-based tools and approaches for process planning and integrated process simulation at factory level
• Innovative technologies for casting, material removing and forming processes

ICT – Information and Communication Technologies

• Smart Factories: Energy-aware, agile manufacturing and customisation
• Manufacturing solutions for new ICT products

Research funds for Green Cars

European research funds for "Material for Green Cars"

Deadline: 1st December 2011

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

Innovative automotive electrochemical storage applications based on nanotechnology

Expected Impact: (i) High energy densities with respect to the state-of-the art (i.e. higher than 400 Wh/kg); (ii) Overall performance, safety, recyclability and life-cycle sustainability; (iii) A minimum lifetime of 3000 cycles in a 80% DoD window in typical automotive conditions over 10 years; (iv) Establish and maintain world-class status for the European automotive battery industry.

Innovative advanced lightweight materials for the next generation of environmentally-friendly electric vehicles

Expected Impact: (i) Considerable weight reduction: a 30% body in white weight reduction was already demonstrated in recent EU projects on conventional vehicles; a further 20% reduction (taking into account the higher acceptable cost) is to be demonstrated, with the relevant safety, energy efficiency and environmental benefits; and/or (ii) Overall reduction in time-to-market and development costs while increasing product flexibility; and (iii) Economic viability and technological feasibility of the advanced materials and the related processes with reference to real applications of industrial relevance; and/or (iv) Options for the use of globally available, recyclable or recycled, and carbon-neutral materials; and/or (v) Extended lifetime of durable components of a vehicle and lower life-cycle costs.

Research funds for the Benefit of SMEs

European Research funds for SMEs

DEADLINE: 6th December 2011

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

The call is open to all research fields.

The call is divided in three parts:

• Research for SMEs
• Research for SME Associations
• Demonstration Activity

European funds for research - Science in Society

Grant funds for research "Science in Society"

DEADLINE: 22^nd February 2012

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

More dynamic governance of the science and society relationship

Better understanding of the place of science and technology (S&T) in society (Indicative budget: EUR 3.5 million)

• Relationships between science, democracy and law: Governance frameworks for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)

Broader engagement to anticipate and clarify political, societal and ethical issues (Indicative budget: EUR 14.5 million)

• Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) Action Plans: mainstreaming SiS actions in research
• Broader engagement on science related questions: International Coordination in the field of Responsible Research and Innovation(RRI)

Strengthening and improving the European science system (Indicative budget EUR 1.5 million)

• Encouraging the debate on information dissemination, including access to scientific results and the future of scientific publications, taking also into account measures to improve access by the public: Scientific data: open access, dissemination, preservation and use

Strengthening potential, broadening horizons

Gender and research (indicative budget: EUR 5.9 million):

•  Strengthening the role of women in scientific research and in scientific decision-making bodies
• Ensuring equal opportunities for women and men by encouraging a more gender-aware management in research and scientific decision-making bodies.  
• Creating a transnational community of practitioners (Internet Portal)

 Young people and science (indicative budget: EUR 12 million)

• Supporting formal and informal science education in schools as well as through science centres and museums and other relevant means: Supporting actions on Innovation in the classroom: teacher training on inquiry based teaching methods on a large scale in Europe
• Research and coordination actions on new methods in science education: Research on the use and development of  formative and summative assessment methodologies in mathematics, science and technology in primary and secondary education

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