New Framework Programme calls for proposals launched by the European Commission
The European Union recently announced the biggest ever set of calls for proposals (invitations to bid for funds) for research under its Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). In total of €8.1 billion (in INR ) this worldwide call will support projects and ideas that will tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanisation and managing waste. The funding – open to organisations and businesses in all EU Member States and key partner countries including India- makes up the lion's share of the EU's research budget for 2013.
Out of the total funding, €4.8 billion is dedicated to thematic research priorities like health, bio-technology, social sciences, transport etc. Special attention will be given to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with a funding of about €1.2 billion to develop new products or further innovate on their offerings. And around €2.7 billion has been allocated to cement Europe's place as a world class destination for researchers, mainly through individual grants from the European Research Council (€1.75 billion), and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (€963 million) for training and mobility.
All these calls for proposals are open to researchers and research institutions from Pakistan.
Details of the calls for proposals, with appropriate links for more information are given below. Topics which targetinternational cooperation (international partners obligatory) are indicated in red.
You can get information on these and other open Calls for Proposals from
COOPERATION
HEALTH (2 calls)
FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AND BIOTECHNOLOGIES (1 call)
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (5 calls)
NANOSCIENCES,NANOTECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS AND NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES (NMP) (4 calls)
ENERGY (3 calls)
ENVIRONMENT (INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE) (3 calls)
TRANSPORT(INCLUDING AERONAUTICS)(4 calls)
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCIENCESAND HUMANITIES (2 calls)
SPACE (1 call)
SECURITY (1 call)
CROSS CUTTING AREAS
THE OCEAN OF TOMORROW (1 call)
SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES (1 call)
FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE (1 call)
ENERGY EFFICIENT BUIDLINGS (1 call)
GREEN CARS (1 call)
GENERAL ACTIVITIES (ERA-NETS) (1 call)
IDEAS
ERC STARTING GRANT (1 call)
ERC ADVANCED GRANT (1 call)
PEOPLE
MARIE CURIE INITIAL TRAINING NETWORKS (1 call)
MARIE CURIE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH STAFF EXCHANGE SCHEME (1 call)
MARIE CURIE INTERNATIONAL OUTGOING FELLOWSHIPS (1 call)
MARIE CURIE INTERNATIONAL INCOMING FELLOWSHIPS (1 call)
CAPACITIES
RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF SMEs(1 call)
SCIENCE INSOCIETY(1 call)
ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION(5 calls)
EURATOM
NUCLEAR FISSION, SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION(1 call)
COOPERATION:
HEALTH
Call TitleFP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION
Call identifierFP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-1
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline2 October 2012at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:679.3 M€
Topics called:
BIOTECHNOLOGY, GENERIC TOOLS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN HEALTH
Detection, Diagnosis and Monitoring: Development of imaging technologies for therapeutic interventions in rare diseases
Suitability, Safety, Efficacy of Therapies: Modelling toxic responses in case studies for predictive human safety assessment; Innovative approaches to address adverse immune reactions to biomedical devices, implants and transplant tissues; Safety and efficacy of therapeutic vaccines; Development of alternative in vitro, analytical, immunochemical, and other test methods for quality control of vaccines
Innovative Therapeutic Approaches and Interventions:Controlling differentiation and proliferation in human stem cells intended for therapeutic use
TRANSLATING RESEARCH FOR HUMAN HEALTH
Integrating Biological Data and Processes: Large-Scale Data Gathering, Systems Biology
Large-scale data gathering: Functional validation in animal and cellular models of genetic determinants of diseases and ageing processes; High impact research initiative on metagenomics for personalised medicine approaches
Research on the Brain and Related Diseases, Human Development and Ageing
Research on the brain and brain-related diseases: Prospective longitudinal data collection and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) for traumatic brain injury (TBI); Development of effective imaging tools for diagnosis, monitoring and management of mental disorders; Paediatric conduct disorders characterised by aggressive traits and/or social impairment: from preclinical research to treatment; Pathophysiology and therapy of epilepsy and epileptiform disorders; Understanding and controlling pain
Translational Research in Major Infectious Diseases: To Confront Major Threats to Public Health
Cross-cutting priorities: Innovation in vaccines
Anti-microbial drug resistance: Stratified approaches to antibacterial and/or antifungal treatment.
Potentially new and re-emerging epidemics: Clinical management of patients in severe epidemics
Neglected infectious diseases: Neglected infectious diseases of Central and Eastern Europe; Drug development for neglected parasitic diseases.
Translational Research in Other Major Diseases
Cancer: Investigatordriven treatment trials to combat or prevent metastases in patients with solid cancer; Strengthening the cancer patient's immune system; Investigatordriven supportive and palliative care clinical trials and observational studies
Cardiovascular diseases: Discovery research to reveal novel targets for cardiovascular disease treatment; Comparative effectiveness research of existing technologies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases; Optimising lifestyle interactions in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease across the lifespan
OPTIMISING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO EUROPEAN CITIZENS
Translating the results of clinical research outcome into clinical practice, including better use of medicines, appropriate use of behavioural and organisational interventions and new health therapies and technologies: Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) in health systems and health services interventions
Health promotion and prevention: Social innovation for health promotion
OTHER ACTIONS ACROSS THE HEALTH THEME
Coordination and Support Actions across the Theme: Supporting industrial participation in EU-funded research in the Health sector; Interactions between EU legislation and health research and/or innovation and the effects of its application and implementation on health research and/or innovation; Support for Presidency events: Organisation of supporting actions and events associated to the Presidency of the European Union; Preparing the future for health research and innovation; Global initiative on gene-environment interactions in diabetes/obesity in specific populations; Mapping chronic non-communicable diseases research activities
Responding to EU Policy needs: Investigator driven clinical trials for off-patent medicines using innovative, age appropriate formulations and/or delivery systems; Adverse drug reaction research; New methodologies for clinical trials for small population groups
For more information:
Call TitleFP7-HEALTH-2013-SMEs-FOR-INNOVATION
Call identifierFP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-2
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline25 September 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:140 M€
Topics called:
HORIZONTAL TOPICS FOR COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS RELEVANT FOR THE WHOLE OF THEME HEALTH
Boosting the translation of health research projects' results into innovative applications for health
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Translational Research in Major Infectious Diseases: To Confront Major Threats to Public Health
Anti-microbial drug resistance: Drugs and vaccines for infections that have developed or are at risk of developing significant anti-microbial resistance;
For more information:
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FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AND BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Call TitleKBBE-2013
Call identifierFP7-KBBE-2013-7-Single Stage
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline5 February 2013 at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:341.35 M€
Topics called:
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES FROM LAND, FOREST AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
Enabling research: Development and exploitation of genomic data and tools, phenotyping approaches and breeding concepts to sustainable animal production systems;
Increased sustainability of all production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture);plant health and crop protection: Agro-forestry systems for Europe; Legume breeding and management for sustainable agriculture as well as protein supply for food and feed; Integrated approach towards small grain cereal production and diversification in Europe; Control of pests and pathogens affecting fruit crops; Biological control agents in agriculture and forestry for effective pest and pathogen control; Improved coordination and collaboration for EU Plant Health reference collections; Novel practices and policies for sustainable wood mobilisation in European forests; Innovative insights and tools to integrate the ecosystem-based approach into fisheries advice; Diversification of fish species and products in European aquaculture; Boosting the domestication of established farmed finfish species through selective breeding; Assessment of organic aquaculture for further development of European regulatory framework
Optimised animal health, production and welfare across agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture: Emerging viral vector borne diseases; Sustainable apiculture and conservation of honey bee genetic diversity; Sustainable animal production: an integrated and multi-factorial approach; Coordination of research between EU and China on major infectious diseases of animals and zoonoses; Ecology of drug resistant bacteria and transfer of antimicrobial resistance throughout the food chain
Socio-economic research and support to policies:Boosting the translation of FP projects' results into innovative applications in the field of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture; Boosting the outreach of research with focus on agricultural and forestry knowledge and innovation systems; Improving the capacity of agro-meteorological crop modelling to integrate climatic variability and extreme weather events; Agriculture and trade development in EU`s Eastern Neighbours; Measurement of research impact in European agriculture; Support to agricultural policy – Establishing and testing farm-level indicators
FORK TO FARM: FOOD (INCLUDING SEAFOOD), HEALTH AND WELL BEING
Consumers: Impact of food and nutritional behaviour, lifestyle and the socio-economic environment on depression and proposed remedial actions
Nutrition: New technologies to study brain function in relation to eating behaviour; Factors influencing the human gut microbiome and its effect on the development of diet-related diseases and brain development; Food-based solutions for eradication of vitamin D deficiency and health promotion throughout the life cycle
Food processing: Development and industrial application of sensors for food processing operations; Network for the transfer of knowledge on traditional foods to SMEs
Food quality and Safety:Assuring quality and authenticity in the food chain
Environmental impacts and total food chain: Assessment of the impact of global drivers of change on Europe's food security; Saving water and energy for resource-efficient food processing Up to three project
European Research Area: Exploitation of results of Framework Programme projects in food, health and wellbeing by small and medium-sized enterprises
LIFE SCIENCES, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE NON-FOOD PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Novel sources of biomass and bioproducts: Plant High Value Products - from discovery to final product; EU-Latin America Partnering Initiative on sustainable biodiversity in agriculture
Marine and fresh- water biotechnology (blue biotechnology): The CO2 algae Biorefinery
Industrial biotechnology: novel high added value bioproducts and bioprocesses: Support for demonstrating the potential of biotechnological applications; Bioeconomy and bioregions; Opening markets for bio-based products: Standardisation, labelling and procurement; Optimal and cost-effective industrial biocatalysts
Biorefinery: Preventing and valorising bio-waste in biorefineries
Environmental Biotechnology: New, fast, and reliable molecular detection methodologies; GMO ERA-NET preparatory action
Emerging trends in biotechnology: Novel bio inspired materials and processes; Synthetic Biology towards applications
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Call TitleICT CALL 10
Call identifierFP7-ICT-2013-10
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline15January 2013 at 17:00 Brussels time
Indicative Budget:705.5 M€
Topics called:
PERVASIVE AND TRUSTED NETWORK AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURES
Software engineering, services, cloud computing
Digital enterprise
Trustworthy ICT
Connected and social media
Future Internet Research Experimentation (FIRE
CONGITIVE SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS
Robotics, Cognitive Systems & Smart Spaces, Symbiotic Interaction
Robotics use cases & Accompanying measures
ALTERNATIVE PATHS TO COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS
Heterogeneous Integration and take-up of Key Enabling Technologies for Components and Systems
Advanced Computing, embedded and Control Systems
TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITAL CONTENT AND LANGUAGES
Content analytics and language technologies
For more information:
Call TitleSME INITIATIVE FOR ANALYTICS
Call identifierFP7-ICT-2013—SME-DCA
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline15 January 2013 at 17:00 Brussels time
Indicative Budget:20 M€
Topics called:
TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITAL CONTENT AND LANGUAGES
SME initiative on analytics
For more information:
Call TitleFET OPEN
Call identifierFP7-ICT-2011-C
Date of Publication20 July 2010
Deadline31 December 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time (continuous call - intermediate 25 September 2012)
Indicative Budget:93 M€
Topics called:
Future and emerging technologies
FET-Open: Challenging current thinking; High-Tech Research Intensive SMEs in FET research; FET Young Explorers; International Cooperation in FET research
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For more information:
Call TitleFET FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE
Call identifierFP7-ICT-2013-fet-f
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline23 October 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:108 M€
Topics called:
Future and emerging technologies
FET-Flagships
For more information:
Call TitleFUTURE INTERNET - 2012
Call identifierFP7-2012-ICT-FI
Date of Publication17 May 2012
Deadline24 October 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:80 M€
Topics called:
Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructure
Use case scenarios and early trials; capacity building and infrastructure support
For more information:
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NANOSCIENCES, NANOTECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS AND NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES (NMP)
Call titleNMP – SMEs-2013
Call identifierFP7-NMP-2012-SME-7
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline23 October 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time (1st stage)
Indicative Budget:39.3 M€
Topics called:
Innovative materials for advanced applications: Biomaterials for Advanced Therapies and
Medical Devices in the neurological/neuromuscular or cardiovascular fields
New Production: Integrated processing and Control Systems for Sustainable Production in Farms and Forests
Integration: From research to innovation: substantial steps forward in the industrial use of European intellectual assets, stimulating the use of newly developed materials and materials technologies by the industry
For more information:
Call titleNMP – CSAs-2013
Call identifierFP7-NMP-2012-CSA-7
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline4 December 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:13.9 M€
Topics called:
Cross-cutting and enabling R&D: Developing innovative outreach and dialogue on responsible nanotechnologies in EU civil society
Structuring actions: Advanced materials – our allies for a sustainable future; Rational design of functional materials: networking and sharing of best practices
Integration: Support for cluster activities of projects in the main application fields of NMP Theme; Deployment of societally beneficial nanoand/or materials technologies in ICP countries; Safe Life Extension management of aged transport infrastructures networks and industrial plants; The impact of the integration of key enabling technologies on industrial production and societal goals; Organisation of events related to the Presidencies of the European Union
Raw materials: European Intelligence Network on the Supply of Raw Materials
For more information:
Call TitleNMP LARGE - 2013
Call identifierFP7-NMP-2012-LARGE-7
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline23 October 2012 at 17:00 Brussels time
Indicative Budget:158 M€
Topics called:
Maximising the contribution of nanotechnology to sustainable development: Exploration, optimisation and control of nano-catalytic processes for energy applications
Nanotechnology for benefiting environment, energy and health: Nanotherapeutics to treat bacterial infectious diseases
Ensuring the safety of Nanotechnology: Safety in nanoscale production and products: Development of a systematic framework for naming and assessing safety of the next generations of nanomaterials being developed for industrial applications
Cross-cutting and enabling R&D: Metrology research for the development and validation of design rules for engineering of nanostructured and nano-enabled materials and devices; Development of methods and standards supporting the implementation of the Commission recommendation for a definition of nanomaterial
Enabling R&D: Developing new precursors, functionalisations and processing routes for
carbon fibres
Innovative materials for advanced applications: Wide band gap semiconductor materials and structures for power electronics in energy technologies
Integration: Graphene production technologies
Raw materials: Breakthrough Solutions for Mineral Extraction and Processing in Extreme Environments
For more information:
Call TitleNMP SMALL - 2013
Call identifierFP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-7
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline23 October 2012 at 17:00 Brussels time
Indicative Budget:82 M€
Topics called:
Maximising the contribution of nanotechnology to sustainable development: Self-assembly of naturally occurring nanosystems
Nanotechnology for benefiting environment, energy and health: Nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental monitoring
Ensuring the safety of Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials safety assessment: Ontology, database(s) for modelling and risk assessment
Cross-cutting and enabling R&D: Development of an integrated multi-scale modelling environment for nanomaterials and systems by design
Innovative materials for advanced applications: Materials solutions for durable energy harvesters
New Production: Tools for Monitoring and Assessing Resource-efficiency in the Value Chain of process Industries
Integration: Innovative materials for efficient, stable and cheap organic photovoltaic cells
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ENERGY
Call TitleEnergy Call part 1
Call identifierFP7-ENERGY-2013-1
Date of Publication10 July 2012
Deadline28 November 2012 at 17:00 Brussels local time
Indicative Budget:107.5 M€
Topics called:
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Photovoltaics: High efficiency c-Si photovoltaics modules
Wind:Advanced aerodynamic modelling, design and testing for large rotor blades; Small to medium size wind turbines
Geothermal: Exploration and assessment of geothermal reservoirs
Ocean: Design tools, enabling technologies and underpinning research to facilitate ocean energy converter arrays