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Scopul competiției este crearea mediului propice schimburilor de experienţă şi expertiză ce au la bază transferul de aptitudini, competenţe dobândite de tinerii cercetători români aflaţi în diaspora şi cei din ţară, în vederea consolidării cooperării între aceştia.
Termen limită: 20 noiembrie 2017, ora 16.00
https://uefiscdi.ro/proiecte-de- mobilitate-pentru- tineri-cercetatori- din-diaspora

Scopul competiției este capitalizarea expertizei şi experienţei acumulate de cercetători români de prestigiu din diaspora, în manifestări ştiinţifice care facilitează transferul de competenţe, în vederea crearii unui spaţiu al dialogului şi al colaborării între cercetătorii români, indiferent de locul unde trăiesc şi lucrează.
Termen limită: 20 noiembrie 2017, ora 16.00
https://uefiscdi.ro/proiecte-de- mobilitate-pentru- cercetatori-cu- experienta-din- diaspora

A fost lansat cel de-al 3-lea apel al iniţiativei ERA-NET Smart Grids Plus, definit în contextul unei viziuni care urmăreşte crearea unui sistem de energie electrică care să integreze energia regenerabilă şi să permită tehnologii flexibile de consum şi producție.
Termen limită: 14 noiembrie 2017, ora 14:00 CEST
Proiectele vor fi finanțate pe o perioadă de maxim 3 ani.
https://uefiscdi.ro/era-net- smart-grids- plus.

Scopul instrumentului de finanțare constă în creşterea impactului şi vizibilităţii internaţionale a cercetării – dezvoltării - inovării româneşti prin recunoaşterea şi recompensarea rezultatelor semnificative protejate prin brevete de invenție.
Termen limită: 15 decembrie 2017, ora 16.00
 https://uefiscdi.ro/premierea-rezultatelor-cercetarii-brevete

The Innovative Training Networks (ITN) aim to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit.

ITN supports competitively selected joint research training and/or doctoral programmes, implemented by partnerships of universities, research institutions, research infrastructures, businesses, SMEs, and other socio-economic actors from different countries across Europe and beyond.

Partnerships take the form of collaborative European Training Networks (ETN), European Industrial Doctorates (EID) or European Joint Doctorates (EJD).

Each programme should have a clearly identified supervisory board co-ordinating network-wide training and establishing active and continuous communication and exchange of best practice among the participating organisations to maximise the benefits of the partnership.
Deadline: 17 January 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/msca-itn-2018.html

Project applications submitted under the Call for proposals must address at least one of the following priorities:

Priority 1​ ​-​ ​Profile/modus operandi of traffickers/criminal organized groups/links with other forms of serious and organized crimes, prosecutions and convictions​;

Priority 2​ ​-​ ​Actions focusing on the wider trafficking chain, including the profits involved in trafficking in human beings​.
Deadline:    31 January 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2017-ag-thbx.html

The objective of this inducement prize is to improve the performance of software for the forecasting of geospatio-temporal data (collections of time-stamped records that are linked to a geospatial location). The prize will reward a solution which improves existing methods in terms of scalability, accuracy, speed and use of computational resources.
Deadline: 31 January 2018
 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bigdataprize-01-2017.html

ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.
Deadline:    15 February 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/erc-2018-cog.html

The European Union’s objective to constitute an area of freedom, security and justice should be achieved, inter alia, through common measures framing a policy on asylum and immigration, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards third countries and their nationals. In order to contribute to the development of the common Union policy on asylum and immigration and to the strengthening of the area of freedom, security and justice in the light of the application of the principles of solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States and cooperation with third countries, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) was set up. It aims at supporting actions to contribute to the efficient management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthening and development of a common Union approach to asylum and immigration.
Deadline: 01 March 2018
https://goo.gl/6EGWgY

The SOFT Innovation Prize is being offered to highlight and reward the excellence in innovation that can be found in fusion research as well as the quality of the researchers and industries involved. Following the successful running of this contest in coordination with SOFT 2014 and 2016 (Symposium on Fusion Technology), the European Commission is holding the contest again in coordination with the next SOFT in 2018. There are no specific categories for this prize. Contestants are free to submit an application concerning any physics or technology innovation that has been or is being developed in magnetic confinement fusion research and that has a market potential or has been taken up (or recognised) by industry to be further developed for the market.
Deadline: 08 March 2018https://goo.gl/9AedbX

L’appel à manifestation d’intérêt s’adresse aux universités membres de l’AUF en Europe centrale et orientale proposant des formations partiellement ou entièrement francophones et qui souhaitent renforcer les compétences linguistiques et méthodologiques des étudiants et des enseignants francophones.

Date limite: le 30 mars 2018

https://www.auf.org/nouvelles/appels-a-candidatures/appel-a-manifestation-dinteret-2018-soutien-dispositif-denseignement-francais-a-visee-professionnelle/

Bugetul disponibil pentru această sesiune este de 15.000.000 lei, repartizat pe 12 arii de finanţare astfel:
ARTE VIZUALE, TEATRU, MUZICĂ, DANS, INTERVENȚIE CULTURALĂ, EDUCAȚIE PRIN CULTURĂ, PROMOVAREA CULTURII SCRISE, PATRIMONIU CULTURAL MATERIAL, PATRIMONIU CULTURAL IMATERIAL, PROIECTE CU CARACTER REPETITIV/DE TIP FESTIVAL, PROIECTE DEDICATE CENTENARULUI, ARTĂ DIGITALĂ ȘI NOILE MEDIA.
Suma maximă care poate fi solicitată pentru un proiect este diferită în funcţie de aria tematică, după cum urmează:
- 80.000 lei - Arte Vizuale, Artele spectacolului (teatru, muzică, dans), Proiecte cu caracter repetitiv/de tip festival; Proiecte dedicate Centenarului; Artă digitală și noile media;
- 70.000 lei - Educaţie prin cultură;
- 55.000 lei - Intervenţie culturală, Promovarea culturii scrise, Patrimoniu Cultural Material, Patrimoniu Cultural Imaterial.
Vor fi acordate finanţări nerambursabile pentru proiecte culturale ce se vor derula în perioada cuprinsă între data semnării contractului de finanţare şi 15.11.2018. 
Termen limită: 30 martie 2018

Prin Ordinul ministrului cercetării și inovării nr. 305/12.03.2018 a fost aprobată lansarea Apelului comun România - Republica Populară Chineză pentru proiecte de mobilități, pentru perioada 2018-2019, în cadrul PNCDI III, Programul 3. Cooperare europeană și internațională, Subprogramul 3.1 Bilateral/multilateral, Proiecte de mobilități.
Bugetul total alocat competiției este de 1.500.000 lei (500.000 lei în 2018 și 1.000.000 lei în 2019).

Termen limită de depunere a propunerilor de proiecte: 31 martie 2018

http://www.research.gov.ro/ro/articol/4759/minister-comunicare-s-a-lansat-apelul-comun-romania-republica-populara-chineza-pentru-proiecte-de-mobilita-i-pentru-perioada-2018-2019

Public and private institutions registered in a CEI Member State, as well as international and regional organisations, are invited to apply to the CEI Cooperation Fund for innovative actions favouring mobility and networking. Proposals need to focus on capacity building by transferring and sharing know-how, in particular from EU CEI Member States to non-EU CEI Member States.

The activities can take the form of conferences, seminars, workshops, and training courses.
Proposals are to be in line with the CEI Plan of Action 2018-2020 and meet the criteria comprehensively outlined in the Call for Proposals. Potential CEI contribution: up to 15.000 EUR
Deadline: 8 May 2018
http://www.cei.int/content/cei-cooperation-fund-call-proposals-2018-open-deadline-8-may

Eligible applicants for a scholarship in the framework of the NSP:
- PhD students whose higher education or scientific training takes place outside Slovakia and who are accepted by a public, private or state university or a research institution in Slovakia eligible to carry out a doctoral study programme (e.g. the Slovak Academy of Sciences) for an academic mobility to study/conduct research in Slovakia. Duration of a scholarship stay (PhD students): 1 – 10 months (580 € / month).
- International university teachers, researchers and artists who are invited to a teaching/research/artistic stay in Slovakia by an institution with a valid certificate of eligibility to carry out research and development, which is not a business company and it has its headquarters in Slovakia. Duration of a scholarship stay (university teachers, researchers or artists): 1 – 10 months (580-1000 € / month).

Selection of scholarship holders is carried out by the Selection Committee appointed by the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. The Committee focuses mostly on:
- reasons, why the applicant has decided to study, teach, conduct research or artistic activities in the respective host institution;
- programme of applicant’s study, research/artistic or teaching stay and how the applicant will use the results of his/her scholarship stay for further studies or teaching/research/artistic activities;
- applicant’s professional and personal qualities;
- study or research achievements;
- attitude of applicant’s host institution toward the applicant in the admission/invitation letter;
- overall quality of submitted application.

Deadline: 30 April 2018
https://www.scholarships.sk/en/main/programme-terms-and-conditions/foreign-applicants

Concerned about honeybee colony losses, beekeepers, beekeeper technicians and scientists in specific areas of Europe started analysing the pesticide content of bees and bee products. The results are often the same: bees are exposed to a wide variety of contaminants simultaneously and consecutively. Surprisingly, on many occasions the pesticides detected were not authorised, while in others they were found in natural areas away from the sources of contamination.

This pilot project is a citizens’ science project in which beekeepers from several countries (n= 5-6) in Europe will collect biweekly pollen samples during two beekeeping seasons. Pollen and pesticide analyses will serve to establish the botanical origin and contamination of the samples, respectively. Analytical data will be put in a geospatial context, aiming to understand the possible sources and variability of both bee food and contaminants. In specific cases, fresh honey samples may be collected. Analysis will screen for both authorised and non-authorised pesticide and veterinary products. The interpretation of the monitoring results will contribute to the evaluation of the implementation of European legislation in terms of pesticide application (sustainable use directive), pesticide authorisation and efficiency of agro-environmental and greening measures from the common agricultural policy.

Deadline: 15 May 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/pppa/topics/pp-1-1-2018.html

This call for proposals aims to support governmental and non-governmental actors, and social partners in delivering on the rights and principles set out in the Pillar through social innovation and national policy reforms as regards reconciling work and private life, promoting access to social protection and developing adequate social protection systems.

The present call for proposals is divided in two lots.
​- ​Lot "Access to social protection" should fund activities that test, develop and implement innovative actions to facilitate the access to individual information on social protection entitlements, with the purpose of facilitating labour market transitions and enabling people to manage their careers better.
​- ​Lot "National reform support" will support national authorities in preparing policy reforms to ensure access to adequate rights in social protection regardless the form of employment, as envisaged by the Pillar. Forward-looking, evidence-based reforms are called for to modernise social protection systems and enable them to face challenges such as digitalisation and changing world of work, ageing of population and the capacity of welfare states to absorb economic shocks.

Deadline: 18​ May 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=529&furtherCalls=yes​ ​

Acest urmăreşte sprijinirea şi încurajarea proiectelor de cercetare translațională, prin combinarea cercetării preclinice și/sau clinice cu componente computaționale.

Obiectivele generale ale apelului ERA PerMed sunt:
- să sprijine proiectele de cercetare translațională în domeniul medicinii personalizate;
- să încurajeze și să permită interdisciplinaritatea, prin combinarea cercetării preclinice și/sau clinice cu componente computaționale;
- să încurajeze colaborarea între mediul academic (echipe de cercetare din universități, instituții de învățământ superior, instituții publice care desfășoară activități de cercetare), cercetare clinică/publică în domeniul sănătății (echipe de cercetare din spitale/instituții de sănătate publică, instituții medicale și alte organizații de asistență medicală) IMM-uri (întreprinderi mici și mijlocii).

Termen limită: 10 aprilie 2018
https://uefiscdi.ro/permed​

Topic 1 : Orphacodes Project
The objective of this action is to support Member states in improving gathering information on rare diseases by implementation of Orphacodes (rare diseases specific codification system). The implementation precess should be guided by "Standard procedure and guide for the coding with Orphacodes" and "Specification and implementation manual of the Master file" both developed in a frame of the current RD-ACTION.

Deadline: 26 April 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/3hp/topics/pj-03-2018.html
Topic 2 : Supporting Member States voluntary cooperation in the area of pricing through the Euripid Collaboration
The grant will contribute to further establishing the Euripid database as an effective voluntary cooperation between Member States aiming at increasing capacity within pricing and reimbursement authorities with a view to ensure that health systems can perform better in the area of pharmaceutical expenditure and on pharmaceutical policies in generalThis action seeks to continue supporting the establishment and appropriate use of the data set on medicinal product prices (EURIPID) and on training and technical support to users of the database (helpdesk).

Deadline: 26 April 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/3hp/topics/pj-02-2018.html
T​opic 3 : Scaling up integrated care
Integrated care seeks to improve patient experience, outcomes of care and effectiveness of health systems (known as "triple aim") through linkage or coordination of services and providers along the continuum of care. Integrated care is multidimensional. For patients with chronic conditions in particular, integrated care aims at improving or maintaining an individual's functional status, prolonging life and enhancing its quality by reducing discomfort caused by symptoms. To do this successfully, healthcare must overcome its fragmentation and also link actively with social cases.

Deadline: 26 April 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/3hp/topics/pj-01-2018.html

The aim is to support Member States' efforts to address challenges arising from intra-EU mobility whilst also promoting and facilitating the effective exercise of the free movement rights by EU citizens and their family members. Project activities should foster the successful inclusion and participation of mobile EU citizens and their family members in the host EU country's civic and/or political life and/or their participation in the democratic life of the EU, particularly with a view to the 2019 European elections.

Deadline:​ ​26 April 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/topics/rec-rcit-citi-ag-2018.html

Support and complement the efforts of Member States in the field of disaster prevention, focusing on areas where cooperation provides added value and complement existing cooperation frameworks/instruments provided by relevant EU macro-regional strategies. Enhance knowledge of effective preparedness and through the EC Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre. Develop cooperation across countries on challenges in the field of civil protection and/or marine pollution and enhance the awareness of professionals and volunteers. Complement existing cooperation frameworks/instruments provided by relevant EU macro-regional strategies.
Deadline: 25 April 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/ucpm/calls/ucpm-2018-pp-ag.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/UCPM-2018-PP-AG/1/1&+OPEN/asc

This call for proposals aims to support governmental and non-governmental actors, and social partners in delivering on the rights and principles set out in the Pillar through social innovation and national policy reforms as regards reconciling work and private life. This call aims at funding projects to develop, test, and implement innovative work-life balance strategies in the workplace. The purpose of these strategies is to facilitate the reconciliation of work and private life through supporting a more equal share of care responsibilities between working women and men, thereby encouraging a higher participation of women in the labour market.

Deadline: 18 April 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=525&furtherCalls=yes

Some of the topics:
Hydrogen admixtures in the natural gas grid
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/fch-04-2-2018.html
Thermochemical Hydrogen Production from Concentrated Sunlight
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/fch-02-4-2018.html
Improvement of innovative compression concepts for large scale transport applications
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/fch-01-7-2018.html

Deadline: 24 April 2018
​More info:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-jti-fch-2018-1.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/H2020-JTI-FCH-2018-1/1/1&+OPEN/asc

Some of the topics:
Research into optimized and future railway infrastructure
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/s2r-cfm-ip3-01-2018.html
Advanced Signalling, Automation and Communication System (IP2 and IP5)
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/s2r-cfm-ip2-01-2018.html
Radio communication and simulation of train dynamics for Distributed Power within long trains
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/s2r-oc-ip5-01-2018.html

Deadline: 24 April 2018
​More info:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-s2rju-2018.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/H2020-S2RJU-2018/1/1&+OPEN/asc

Some of the topics:
Support for simple programmes< – Information and promotion in other third countries
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/agrip/topics/simple-06-2018.html
Support for simple programmes – Information and promotion in sustainable sheep/goat meat production
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/agrip/topics/simple-03-2018.html

Deadline: 12 April 2018​
​More info:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/agrip/calls/agri-simple-2018.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/AGRI-SIMPLE-2018/1/1&+OPEN/asc

Some of the topics:
Support for multi programmes – Information and promotion about fruits and vegetables in the context of proper dietary practices
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/agrip/topics/multi-b-2018.html
Support for multi programmes – Union quality schemes OR merits of Union agricultural products
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/agrip/topics/multi-c-2018.html
Deadline: 12 April 2018
​More info: ​
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/agrip/calls/agri-multi-2018.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/AGRI-MULTI-2018/1/1&+OPEN/asc

The general objective of the present Call for Proposal is to contribute to the change of perceptions and behaviour of third country nationals pondering irregularly migrating to the EU and key influencers of their decisions.
Deadline: 05 April 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/amif/topics/amif-2017-ag-info.html

1. ISFP-2017-AG-PIU: PIU PNR - The objective is to support Member States in their efforts to ensure the exchange of PNR information between their Passenger Information Units (PIUs) and between the PIUs and Europol, pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of the PNR Directive (EU) 2016/681.
Deadline: 14 February 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/calls/isfp-2017-ag-piu.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/ISFP-2017-AG-PIU/1/1&+OPEN/asc

2. ISFP-2017-AG-SLTD: SLTD - The objective is to deploy equipment at the external border crossing points of all Member States to enable the SLTD checks (effectively a SSI with SIS, SLTD and national systems) and to make the SLTD nationally available for automated and systematic checks.
Deadline: 14 February 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/calls/isfp-2017-ag-sltd.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/ISFP-2017-AG-SLTD/1/1&+OPEN/asc

3. ISFP-2017-AG-CYBER: Cybercrime - This action aims at developing transnational partnerships between Law Enforcement, private entities and academia to develop research, training and education in the domain of cybercrime; supporting policy developments (for instance fostering Law Enforcement cooperation and public-private partnerships in the area of fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment), developing investigative tools and databases and fostering cooperation (including Public-Private Partnerships) in the areas of cybercrime and child sexual exploitation (with specific focus on victims identification), supporting Law Enforcement engagement in the area of Internet governance, tackling the issue of travelling sex offenders, creating collaborative platforms for Law Enforcement cooperation for the creation, dissemination and improvement of IT tools, further developing interconnection between Law Enforcement and private entities in Member States to report cybercrime and share intelligence, creating a platform for Law Enforcement to swiftly access seized evidence or intelligence (or both) across borders.
Deadline: 06 March 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2017-ag-cyber.html

4. ISFP-2017-AG-TERFIN: Counter-Terrorism financing - The objective is to make sure that efforts of private and competent authorities are adapted to the new modus operandi of terrorist groups; reinforce action of private entities and public authorities to prevent and pursue terrorism financing by increasing the understanding of the phenomenon by use of best practice and/or new tools.
Deadline: 06 March 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2017-ag-terfin.html

5. ISFP-2017-AG-RAD: Radicalisation - The present Call for Proposals aims at funding projects on preventing and countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism in the area of one of the following priorities: a. Increasing awareness, protecting, strengthening resilience of individuals and in particular vulnerable groups (such as children, youth, etc…) to polarisation; b. Developing targeted exit programmes enabling radicalised individuals to deradicalise and disengage and rehabilitate based on an integrated multi-agency approach.
Deadline: 15 March 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2017-ag-rad.html

6. ISFP-2017-AG-DRUGS: DRUGS - The objective is to address the external dimension of drugs trafficking by improving expertise in the area of drugs trafficking, in particular by enhancing operational knowledge, detection capacity, investigation and prosecution at the EU level and with key third countries; to promote best practices on addressing fragmentation of the relevant information and intelligence along the drug trafficking routes to and from the EU; to promote best practices concerning inter alia the detection of cocaine secondary extraction laboratories, indoor and outdoor cannabis cultivation, synthetic drugs labs and modus operandi notably via containers.
Deadline: 13 March 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/calls/isfp-2017-ag-drugs.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/ISFP-2017-AG-DRUGS/1/1&+OPEN/asc

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The general objective of the present Call for Proposal is to contribute to the change of perceptions and behaviour of third country nationals pondering irregularly migrating to the EU and key influencers of their decisions. Deadline: 05 April 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/amif/topics/amif-2017-ag-info.html

Projects shall support capacity building of professionals working for and with children on the rights of the child and child protection: project activities shall focus on putting in place robust national or regional integrated mechanisms to support children ageing out of/leaving alternative care and they shall encompass a strong child participation component (in project conception and design/empowerment of children/the child’s right to be heard/children’s involvement in reviewing service delivery).

Deadline: 31 May 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/topics/rec-rchi-prof-ag-2018.html

The objective of this topic is to scale up existing research for the benefit of the cybersecurity of the Digital Single Market, with solutions that can be marketable. For this, participants should in parallel propose, test, validate and exploit the possible organisational, functional, procedural, technological and operational setup of a cybersecurity competence network with a central competence hub. Projects under this topic will help build and strengthen cybersecurity capacities across the EU as well as provide valuable input for the future set-up of the Cybersecurity Competence Network with a European Cybersecurity Research and Competence Centre as mentioned by the Joint Communication. Deadline: 29 May 2018  

Projects submitted under this call should aim at:

1. Disseminating and/or scaling up good practices on inclusive learning initiated in particular at local level. In the context of the present call, scaling up means replicating good practice on a wider scale/transferring it to a different context or implementing it at a higher/systemic level;

or

2. Developing and implementing innovative methods and practices to foster inclusive education and/or youth environments in specific contexts. 

Eligible applicants are public and private organisations active in the field of education, training and youth or other socio-economic sectors or organisations carrying out cross-sector activities (e.g. cultural organisations, civil society, sport organisations, recognition centres, chambers of commerce, trade organisations, etc.).

The minimum partnership composition requirement for this call is 4 eligible organisations from 4 different programme countries. If networks are involved in the project, the consortium must include at least 2 organisations which are not members of the network(s) and the consortium has to represent at least 4 eligible countries.

Deadline: 22 May 2018 
 
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/social-inclusion-and-common-values-contribution-in-field-education-training-and-youth_en

Priorities and activities to be co-financed:

- The aim of the first priority is to support projects promoting equality for women and men in public debates, in leadership positions in politics and in the corporate sector;

- The aim of the second priority is to support projects aiming at better enforcement of EU law on work-life balance and in particular of protection against dismissal and unfavourable treatment due to pregnancy or parenthood.

Deadline: 19 June 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/topics/rec-rgen-wwlb-ag-2018.html

 

The main objective is to contribute to the effective and coherent application of the acquis relating to judicial cooperation in:

-  Civil matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application and enforcement of EU instruments;

-  Criminal matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU mutual recognition instruments in criminal matters.

Deadline: 19 June 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/just/topics/just-jcoo-ag-2018.html

The main objective of this call for proposals is to complement and add value to the activities indicated in the work programme of the European Platform tackling undeclared work. Other objectives are to develop and fund innovative initiatives which shall contribute to enhancing the implementation, application, knowledge and better enforcement of EU and national law in the area of undeclared work, thus contributing to the reduction of undeclared work and to the emergence of the formal jobs. The knowledge gained from these projects should also help building up evidence-based knowledge for better policy design. The priority is to co-finance actions fostering joint activities and cross-border projects of enforcement authorities improving their technical capacity in the field of preventing and deterrence of undeclared work.

Deadline: 13 June 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=530&furtherCalls=yes

Topic 1: Exchange of staff Scope: Organising staff exchanges between national and regional administrations (in particular, in neighbouring Member States) to contribute to the further development, improvement and updating of staff's skills and competences in the protection of the Union’s financial interests. Topic 2: ​Conferences Scope:​ ​Organising conferences (i.e. conferences, seminars, colloquia, round-tables and workshops) to create networks and structural platforms between Member States, candidate countries, other third countries and international public organisations in order to facilitate the exchange of information, experience and best practices. The information and best practices should relate to, amongst others, the risks and vulnerabilities the Union's financial interests are exposed, as well as investigation methods and/or prevention activities. T​opic 3: Targeted, specialised training Scope:​ ​Developing targeted specialised trainings to create networks and structural platforms between Member States, candidate countries, other third countries and international public organisations in order to facilitate the exchange of information, experience and best practices. The information and best practices should relate to, amongst others, the risks and vulnerabilities the Union's financial interests are exposed, as well as investigation practices and/or prevention activities.  

The objectives of this Pilot Project are:
• The pilot project will provide advice, technical assistance and a range of tailored guidance activities and recommendations to Member States interested in developing the PHS sector, and will support the exchange of good practices among key stakeholders, national public administrations (municipalities/local administrations in the case of a trial introduction) and organisations of domestic workers, carers and
employers.
• Regarding the social dialogue and decent working conditions, the project will facilitate the professionalisation of these jobs, the dissemination of information on the rights and obligations of workers and employers and the creation and development of an effective social dialogue.
The following activities will be financed:
• organization of a European conference;
• setting up and maintenance of a website to present good practices, some elements of guidance and other analytical and information material;
• Technical assistance to Member States and stakeholders to develop a service voucher scheme and/or social dialogue in the PHS (Personal and Household Service) sector.
To be eligible lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities must fall within one of the following categories: non-profit-making organisations such as European federations, universities and research institutes; social partners; public authorities; international organisations.
Deadline: 30 June 2018

This project relates to three aims of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage: to encourage people-centered approaches to heritage, make heritage accessible to all, and raise awareness of Europe’s heritage among hard-to-reach groups. The project seeks to engage groups of older and younger Europeans (aged 55+, and 13-30), who are hard to reach and do not already participate in cultural heritage activities – such as those living in isolation or poverty, not engaged in education, learning or employment. It aims to encourage individuals to share their own cultural heritage, raise awareness of links between personal, local and European heritage, and reinforce a sense of belonging to a common European space.
 
This pilot project has 3 main goals:
✅Reaching 'hard-to-reach' groups 
✅Putting people at the ❤️ of heritage
✅Heritage 4 all
 
Deadline: 10 September 2018 
 

Programul sprijină comunitatea științifică locală prin acordarea a patru burse pentru tinere cercetătoare din ariile Științele Vieții și Știintele Fizice. Valoarea unei burse este de 42.000 lei, iar sumele sunt menite să finanțeze activități de cercetare desfășurate pe teritoriul României.

Programul de burse naționale se adresează cercetătoarelor din România cu vârsta de maxim 35 de ani, care fie sunt doctorande, fie au obţinut titlul ştiinţific de doctor şi urmează un program de pregătire postuniversitară în România. În cadrul programului, se acordă câte două burse pentru fiecare dintre domeniile Științele Vieții și Științe Fizice, pentru a finanța patru proiecte de cercetare derulate timp de câte zece luni, în cadrul unei instituții de cercetare din România.

Termen: 7 septembrie 2018

https://uefiscdi.ro/news-loreal-romania-si-unesco-deschid-inscrierile-in-cea-de-a-noua-editie-a-programului-de-burse-private-loreal-unesco-pentru-fe

Obiective:
• Facilitarea cercetării, dezvoltării și inovării în domeniul captării și stocării CO2;
• Stimularea dezvoltării proiectelor care vizează accelerea și maturizarea tehnologiei CCS.
Propunerile de proiecte trebuie să ilustreze modul în care proiectele lor ar putea contribui la accelerarea procesului de comercializare a unor tehnologii CCUS eficiente din punct de vedere al costurilor, al impactului redus asupra mediului și al utilizării eficiente a resurselor.
Accesul la infrastructura de cercetare de vârf este esențială pentru atingerea obiectivelor ACT. Propunerile de proiecte ar trebui, dacă este cazul, să urmărească maximizarea sinergiilor cu infrastructurile existente, cum ar fi, de exemplu, ECCSEL și membrii Rețelei de Centre Internaționale de Testare. Proiectele ar trebui să aibă o influență semnificativă asupra accelerării tehnologiei CCUS fie pentru sectorul energetic, pentru aplicații în industrii intensive energetice, fie pentru utilizare.
Proiectele care exploatează potențialul soluțiilor cu emisii scăzute de carbon cu CCS, precum și captarea de dioxid de carbon în atmosferă, fac obiectul prezentei competiții.

Data limită: 12 septembrie 2018
https://uefiscdi.ro/act-accelerating-ccs-technologies

The main objective of the tender will be to prepare the ground for a mobility scheme in creative and cultural sectors, from 2021 onwards in the next generation of EU programmes.

The specific objectives are:
- to explore and analyse the conditions for setting up a successful and sustainable scheme allowing individuals to engage in a cross border mobility project,
- propose and test a funding scheme for individual mobility of artists and /or culture professionals,
- provide conclusions and recommendations.

Deadline: 31 August 2018
https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=3633 http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:232131-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML

This call for proposals intends to co-fund projects which put a particular focus on transnational cooperation between tourism and CCIs-related SMEs to develop and promote innovative yet tangible tourism offers. Such tourism offers need to capitalise on the creative potential of CCIs to develop innovative services and products and/or use cultural and creative content to enhance existing or develop new tourism experiences.

The project proposal shall target the following general expected results:
- Contribution to competitive and sustainable development, growth (increase in international tourism flows) and employment in the tourism and CCI sectors. Benefits and multiplier effects of synergies between tourism and CCIs-related activities on economy and people’s wellbeing;
- Demonstrated contribution to the development of a transnational tourism offer and its diversification. Creation of a "critical mass" of transnational tourism-related products and services, providing ground for varied and attractive tourism offers at European level;
- Better market visibility of varied and attractive European transnational tourism offers; developing comprehensive and practical information on the product for potential tourists and enhancing visitors' experience;
- Facilitation and consolidation of public-private partnerships and involvement of tourism and CCI–related enterprises in the supply chain of transnational thematic tourism products as well as into regional development and tourism promotional strategies.

Deadline: 19 July 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/cosme/topics/cos-2018-3-01.html

Career stage: Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research

Level of funding: Up to £50,000

Duration of funding: Up to one year

Who can apply? You can apply to the Open Research Fund if you want to develop, pilot and evaluate innovative approaches to making health research more open. These awards are open to individuals or teams of up to six members from anywhere in the world.

Examples of activities considered to be included (but not limited to):
- making outputs findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) eg implementing new approaches and standards to help researchers in the same discipline;
- developing open platforms or tools eg. for combining or repurposing datasets and other research outputs from different locations or disciplines, or for mining vast quantities of research data and content;
- improving research reproducibility eg. developing tools to package data with code, assessing the reproducibility of published findings or testing new reporting standards;
- speeding up ways to find and share data eg. using open lab notebooks to share research and collaborate in real-time (or near real-time);
- looking at the role blockchain technology could play in managing and disseminating research outputs and assigning credit;
- testing new metrics that offer transparent and fair ways to evaluate open research;
- embedding incentives that encourage researchers to adopt open research approaches during research and to share their research outputs;
- developing crowdsourcing approaches to increase participation in research eg. annotating complex datasets or enabling co-design and development of research projects.

Deadline: 7 August 2018
https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/new-fund-support-groundbreaking-open-research?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral-wellcome&utm_campaign=fb-ads

Advanced Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal. ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigators are expected to be active researchers and to have a track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years which must be presented in the application.
Principal Investigators of Advanced Grant proposals will be expected to demonstrate a record of achievements appropriate to the field and at least matching one or more of the following benchmarks:
- 10 publications as main author (or in those fields where alphabetic order of authorship is the norm, joint author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, and/or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals and peer-reviewed conferences proceedings of their respective field;
- 3 major research monographs, of which at least one is translated into another language. This benchmark is relevant to research fields where publication of monographs is the norm (e.g. humanities and social sciences).
Deadline: 30 August 2018
 

Description of the activities to be funded / Type of actions:
(a) Proposals must be centred around one of the two or a combination of the two elements below:
 Tools for assessing the skills (including, literacy and/or numeracy and/or digital skills) of low-skilled / low qualified adults or priority targets groups as defined by the countries, where relevant, and / or
 Arrangements for providing such assessments to low-skilled / low qualified adults or priority targets groups as defined by the countries, where relevant.
(b) Proposals must include one or more of the following activities:
 Enlarging the scale or scope of existing assessment tools and arrangements for low-skilled / low-qualified adults that are considered to be effective (e.g. enlarging the scope of an existing assessment arrangement to cover a different target group); or
 Adapting to the needs of low-skilled adults existing assessment tools and arrangements that are considered to be effective (e.g. adapting an assessment so that it assesses basic literacy, numeracy or digital skills); or
 Developing new assessment tools and arrangements for low-skilled adults and/or testing them on a scale that allows conclusions to be drawn about their effectiveness.
 
Eligibility of the applicants (lead and co-applicants):
To be eligible, the mono-applicant or lead applicant in case of consortium must be a public entity in charge of national or regional policies and actions for upskilling/re-skilling adults.
Any co-applicants must be public or private entities (profit or non-profit making) involved in the organisation and/or financing and/or provision of services to adults such as skills assessment, validation of competences, education and training, orientation and guidance.
Deadline: 6 July 2018.

Prin Ordinul MFE nr. 361 din 03.05.2018, a fost aprobat Ghidul Solicitantului (condiţii specifice de accesare a fondurilor), pentru Proiecte de tip CLOUD și de infrastructuri masive de date, aferent Acțiunii 1.1.2 Dezvoltarea unor rețele de centre CD, coordonate la nivel național și racordate la rețele europene și internaționale de profil și asigurarea accesului cercetătorilor la publicații științifice și baze de date europene și internaționale - Axa prioritara 1 din POC.
 
Termen limită: 12 iulie 2018
 

ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus RegSys pornește de la inițiativa ERA-Net SG+ pe care o continuă și completează, devenind ERA-NET Smart Energy Systems. Noul program se concentrează pe sistemele integrate inteligente regionale pentru energie. Proiectele trebuie sa cuprindă cel puțin doi participanți diferiți din două țări membre ale consorțiului ERA-Net SG+ RegSys.
 
Proiectele RegSys vor avea printre obiective folosirea sustenabilă a resurselor locale și globale, urmărind:
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- Identificarea nevoilor critice și implicarea actorilor importanți în sistemele de energie locale și regionale;
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- ​Implicarea furnizorilor de tehnologie și servicii, a inovatorilor și cercetătorilor în procesul de dezvoltare și definire a soluțiilor pentru sistemele de energie locale și regionale, adaptate cererii din piață;
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- Atragerea actorilor din mediul public și privat în colaborări care să accelereze inovația și implementarea de noi soluții.
 
Propunerile de proiecte ideale abordeaza toate cele 3 aspecte:
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(1) Tehnologie: soluții de transport multi-funcțional, automatizări, telecomunicații, machine learning, cercetare tehnologică etc.
(2) Piață: design de piață prin produse și servicii noi, modele de business noi, reglementări noi, cercetare economică etc.
(3) Adoptare: procese inovative, de tranziție și transformare, cu implicarea actorilor relevanți din rândurile consumatorilor și ai actorilor din zona de educație și politici publice, distribuției, comunității și societații, cercetare socială etc.
 
Proiectele RegSys trebuie să dezvolte și să piloteze tehnologii, sisteme și soluții eficiente de distribuție, de stocare și de utilizare a resurselor regenerabile într-o măsură cât mai mare, țintind să acopere până la 100% cererea de furnizare de energie la nivel local și regional până în 2030. În același timp trebuie să contribuie la integrarea acestor sisteme locale și regionale de energie într-un sistem solid la nivel european, încurajând participarea la schimbul de energie, precum și la menținerea și continuitatea întregului sistem.
 
Proiectele ERA-Net SG+ RegSys transnaționale ideale abordează toate cele trei dimensiuni ale integrării: Smart Energy System Integration, Innovation Ecosystem Integration, Cross Sectoral Integration. Un astfel de proiect conecteaza cele mai noi tehnologii din domeniul energiei cu cele mai noi idei de afaceri din sectoarele din afara celui energetic, cu sprijinul actorilor implicați în dezvoltarea regională, pentru a crește gradul de adoptare a unei soluții noi în cadrul afacerilor locale sau în locuințe.
 
Lansarea primului apel de proiecte al inițiativei Smart Energy Systems va avea loc în Suedia, în perioada 21-25 mai 2018, în cadrul Nordic Energy Week. 
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Termen limită depunere schiță proiect: 11 septembrie 2018.
 

Development and testing of innovative Cr free anodic layers removal solution
The aim of this study is then to develop a Cr free solution to remove anodic oxidation layers obtained with new alternative treatments, without deteriorating the aluminium alloy substrate. Please refer to the full topic descriptions document published in this call.
 
Improved Thermal Properties of Computing Platforms for Next-Generation Avionics [SAT]
The proposed activity shall investigate, develop, and validate emerging thermal-aware SW-based techniques that will reduce operational temperature of electronic circuits. The expected impact of the improved thermal performance will both improve computing performance and will reduce size and weight of electronics due to relaxed dissipation requirements. Please refer to the full topic descriptions document published in this call.
 
Thermo-mechanical design validation of compact heat exchanger by thermal cycling life prediction
The objective of this topic is to gain knowledge on physics involved in heat exchanger deterioration. Hence, models which can deal with multi-scale and multi-disciplinary physics shall be built, communicating between each other, with the objective to accurately simulate real operational conditions.
 
Development of Measurement Techniques for Visualisation and Evaluation of Reverse Flow Interactions with Fan
Reverse flows generated by the thrust reverser unit (TRU) are of significant complexity. In order to ensure reliable fan performance when the TRU is deployed, the flow topologies up- and down-stream of the fan module need to be investigated and understood. For this purpose, advanced measurement techniques for a novel level of visualisation and evaluation of reverse flow interactions with fan aerodynamics need to be developed.
 
Adoption of a “Digital Transformation” approach to improve NGCTR design and simulation
The Topic is aimed to develop a new approach in the develop of the NGCTR, using new technologies associated to the Digital Transformation concept (Big Data; IoT; AI; AR/VR;), and designing new methods capable to earn the maximum value from these.
But also to support the optimization of flight campaigns and improving design choices, thanks to new insights coming from the massive data analysis and finding innovative algorithms and correlations.
 
Sizing for recycled carbon fibres to optimise adhesion in organic/inorganic composite materials
In the present topic, carbon fibres’ sizing shall be manufactured and modified in order to optimise the interlinkage between recycled carbon fibres and a polymeric or a cementitious matrix with the goal to produce improved carbon fibre composite materials with increased mechanical properties.
 
Composite mould tool based on 3D printing
The objective of the present topic is to develop a composite mould tool based on an innovative large additive manufactured structure. The tool surface shall be able to withstand a high production rate, similar to today's metallic tools. The tool is intended to be used for producing a composite demonstrator with a size of approximately 1.5x3 sqm.
 
Cognitive Computing potential for cockpit operations
The objective of this research project is to assess how Cognitive Computing could efficiently support by 2035+ pilot decision making in unexpected or very complex situations.
Deadline: 12 July 2018
 

BBI.2018.SO1.R1: Resolve logistical, infrastructural and technological challenges to valorise residual and side streams from aquaculture, fisheries and the aquatic biomass processing industries http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bbi.2018.so1.r1.html

BBI.2018.SO2.D3: Valorise sugars from the cellulosic and/or hemicellulosic fractions of lignocellulosic biomass http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bbi.2018.so2.d3.html

BBI.2018.SO2.R2: Develop techniques and systems to improve the performance of biocatalysts http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bbi.2018.so2.r2.html

BBI.2018.SO2.R4: Apply advanced biotechnologies to convert biomass that contains inhibitors into high value-added chemicals and materials http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bbi.2018.so2.r4.html

BBI.2018.SO2.R7: Electrochemical processes for bio-based monomers and polymers http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bbi.2018.so2.r7.html

BBI.2018.SO3.F2: Large-scale production of proteins for food and feed applications from alternative, sustainable sourceshttp://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/bbi.2018.so3.f2.html

​Termen (toate de mai sus): 06 Septembrie 2018.

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Granturile SEE și Norvegia pentru Cooperare Regională vizează proiecte de consolidare a cooperării transfrontaliere și transnaționale între țările donatoare, țările beneficiare și zece state membre care nu sunt membre ale UE. Proiectele finanţate trebuie să fie transfrontaliere regionale sau transnaționale și să implice mai mulți parteneri și mai multe activități în diferite țări. Entitățile eligibile trebuie să aplice ca un consorțiu format din entități din cel puțin trei țări. Vor fi alocate fonduri pentru sprijinul dialogului incluziv și consolidarea rețelelor transfrontaliere și transnaționale, consolidarea capacităților, schimbul de cunoștințe și schimbul de politici pentru accelerarea inovării; dezvoltarea structurilor de cooperare durabilă între sectorul de afaceri, sectorul public, sectorul civil și mediul academic; și angajamente care contribuie la îmbunătățirea eficacității și eficienței în elaborarea politicilor și răspunsurile la provocările europene comune. Prin granturile SEE și Norvegia, țările donatoare ​îşi propun să ​contribuie la reducerea disparităților sociale și economice în Europa și la consolidarea relațiilor bilaterale dintre Islanda, Liechtenstein și Norvegia și 15 țări beneficiare din Europa de Nord, Centrală și de Sud. Acest fond de granturi reprezintă o valoare adăugată ​faţă de restul finanţării SEE și Norvegia datorită concentrării pe​ transfrontalier și transnațional ​la nivel ​euro​pean​. ​Se pun la dispoziţie ​15 milioane EUR în cadrul primei ​etape de propuneri​ care are termen​ de aplicare 01.07.2018. Se preconizează că proiectele vor începe în 2019.

 

Termen limită: 1 iulie 2018

https://eeagrants.org/regionalcooperation

Topics: Urban mobility: a cross-cutting challenge http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/eit-urban-mobility.html Added-value manfacturing: a cross-cutting challenge http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/eit-manufacturing-2018.html Deadline: 12 July 2018 ​More info: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/eit-kics-2018.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/EIT-KICS-2018/1/1&+OPEN/asc

Activities supported in this call should deliver:
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on the supply side, cheaper and more performant generation technologies (e.g. renewable energy technologies) which are better integrated in various levels of the energy system;
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a smarter, more flexible and resilient energy system (including affordable and integrated energy storage solutions), taking into account current and future climate change adverse impacts;
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on the demand side, increased overall energy efficiency (e.g. in the EU's building stock) and provision of means to enable consumers to play a more active role in the energy transition;
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a better understanding of the specific socio-economic contexts in which the energy transition takes place which will allow to address obstacles in a more effective way;
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increased market-uptake of innovations, including the implementation of energy policy, the preparation for rolling-out investments, and the support for capacity-building.

The objectives of this call are to:

- Promote trans-national cooperation and mutual learning among public authorities at the highest institutional level of the eligible countries in order to foster systemic improvement and innovation in the education and training fields,

- Enhance the collection and analysis of substantive evidence to ensure the successful implementation of innovative measures,

- Facilitate the transferability and scalability of effective innovative measures.

 

Proposals submitted under the present call should tackle only one of the following priority themes:

- Promoting social inclusion and shared EU values through formal and nonformal learning;

- Mainstreaming and further developing multilingual pedagogies in school education (e.g. working in multilingual classrooms / with bilingual children) and supporting teachers and their training to deal with diversity in classrooms;

- Digital assessment: identifying best practices across educational sectors and countries and scaling up of best practices and experimentation;

- VET teachers and trainers in work-based learning/apprenticeship;

- Implementation of Upskilling Pathways for adults without an upper secondary qualification or equivalent;

- Policies and incentives to support innovative teaching and pedagogical training in higher education, including through open and digital education;

- Creation of a European-wide hub for online learning, blended/ virtual mobility, virtual campuses and collaborative exchange of best practices.

 

Applicants considered eligible to respond to this call are:

a) Public authorities (Ministry or equivalent) responsible for education and training at the highest level in the relevant national or regional context.

b) Public or private organisations active in the fields of education or training or other relevant fields.

c) Public or private organisations or institutions carrying out cross-sector activities linked to education and training in other socio-economic sectors (e.g. NGOs, information or guidance services, public authorities, agencies or services responsible for: education, training, youth, employment, social affairs, home affairs, justice, quality assurance, recognition and/or validation; career guidance, chambers of commerce, business and social partners, trade organisations, civil society, cultural or sport organisations, evaluation or research entities, media etc.)

 

Deadline: 25 September 2018 

 

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/key-action-3-initiatives-for-policy-innovation-european-policy-experimentation-eacea-282017_en

The objective is to contribute to achieving the objectives of the European e-Justice Strategy 2014-2018. It will support the implementation of e-Justice projects within the European e-Justice Portal and at national level, in as far as they have a European dimension.

Project activities under this call would in principle include analytical, conceptual, design and elaboration work, IT software development, quality assurance and related auxiliary measures necessary for the establishment of new IT systems, as well as the expansion and adaptation of existing national and transnational solutions towards addressing the objectives of the call. The requirements of the eIDAS Regulation and the use of CEF Digital Building Blocks should be taken into account.

Deadline: 16 October 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/just/topics/just-jacc-eju-ag-2018.html

This call will aim to co-fund national or transnational projects tackling at least one of the following grounds of discrimination of Art. 19 TFEU (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008E019:EN:HTML): racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
 
This call will fund activities on:
- data collection and survey;
- monitoring the implementation of non-discrimination legislation;
- training of professionals;
- mutual learning, exchange of good practices, cooperation, including identifying best practices which may be transferable to other participating countries;
- dissemination and awareness raising activities (including at local level), such as seminars, conferences, campaigns or social media and press activities;
- victims' interest representation, independent monitoring and reporting;
- capacity building and empowerment.
Deadline: 09 October 2018
 

Call for proposals to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance

 

The call is aimed at supporting projects focusing on preventing and combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, by:

- improving responses to hate crime and hate speech, including but not limited to means of criminal law;
- supporting victims of hate crime and hate speech;
- preventing hatred by fostering tolerance and social cohesion.
D​eadline
​: ​04 October 2018
Call for proposals to monitor, prevent and counter hate speech online
 
The call for proposals will support the following priorities:
- Projects aimed at development, studies and analyses of the sociological landscape and trends on hate speech online;
- Projects on developing online alternative and counter-narratives and promoting the development of critical thinking by Internet users;
- Projects aimed at countering illegal hate speech online on social platforms/Internet companies (As defined under national laws transposing the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA, on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law) and enhancing transparency on how manifestations of hate speech are addressed in the online world.
Deadline: 11 October 2018
 

Prin acest instrument de finanţare se urmăreşte susţinerea cooperării între cercetătorii din România şi Statele Donatoare (Norvegia, Islanda şi Liechtenstein) şi, deopotrivă, stimularea participării cercetătorilor români în competiţiile europene pentru finanţarea cercetării.
Scopul competiţiei "Proiecte colaborative de cercetare": Finanțarea proiectelor colaborative de cercetare care urmăresc dezvoltarea cunoștințelor bazate pe cercetare în România.
Termen: 1 octombrie 2018. 
 
Tododată, în vederea facilitării întâlnirii dintre cercetătorii din Statele Donatoare şi România, pentru stabilirea de parteneriate care să se materializeze în propuneri de „Proiecte colaborative de cercetare” este lansată competiţia pentru „Proiecte de Mobilităţi”. 
Scopul competiţiei "Proiecte de Mobilităţi": Stabilirea de parteneriate între cercetătorii din Statele Donatoare și România în vederea dezvoltării de Proiecte colaborative de cercetare.
Termen: până la epuizarea bugetului, dar nu mai târziu de 14 septembrie 2018.

Scopul competitiei: Capitalizarea expertizei şi experienţei acumulate de cercetători români de prestigiu din diaspora, în manifestări ştiinţifice care facilitează transferul de competenţe, în vederea crearii unui spaţiu al dialogului şi al colaborării între cercetătorii români, indiferent de locul unde trăiesc şi lucrează.
​Termen: ​20 noiembrie 2018

Topic: ECSEL-2018-1-IA

An ECSEL Innovation Action (IA) primarily consists of activities aiming at pilot lines, test beds, demonstrators, innovation pilots and zones of full-scale testing. These activities produce plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes, methods and tools or services. For this purpose they may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication.

Deadline: 20 September 2018

https://goo.gl/u1TNRN

 

 

Topics: H2020-ECSEL-2018-2-RIA, H2020-ECSEL-2018-2-RIA-Special-Topic

An ECSEL Research and Innovation Action (RIA) primarily consists of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, method, tool or solution. For this purpose they may include applied research, technology development and/or method/tool and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.

Deadline: 20 September 2018

https://goo.gl/engs4G

Priorities and activities to be co-financed:

- Prevention of gender-based violence (GBV): The focus of this priority is on primary prevention, in particular changing social norms and behaviour, in order to end tolerance of all forms of gender-based violence;

- Protection and support for victims and witnesses of domestic violence, including through tackling under-reporting, promoting multi-disciplinary cooperation, and capacity building for relevant professionals;

- The coordination and/or adaptation of support services for sexual and gender-based violence to include refugees and migrants, in particular to ensure their recovery from such trauma;

- Prevention and responding to cyber sexual- and gender-based violence;

- Promoting the embedding of child safeguarding policies across different settings and sectors, such as sports clubs and organisations, extra-curricular activities and/or leisure/recreation clubs/organisations for children, both as a means to protect and safeguard children as well as to equip staff with the necessary training and guidance.

Deadline: 13 November 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/topics/rec-rdap-gbv-ag-2018.html

Scopul competitiei: Crearea mediului propice schimburilor de experienţă şi expertiză ce au la bază transferul de aptitudini, competenţe dobândite de tinerii cercetători români aflaţi în diaspora şi cei din ţară, în vederea consolidării cooperării între aceştia.

Scopul competitiei: Capitalizarea expertizei şi experienţei acumulate de cercetători români de prestigiu din diaspora, în manifestări ştiinţifice care facilitează transferul de competenţe, în vederea crearii unui spaţiu al dialogului şi al colaborării între cercetătorii români, indiferent de locul unde trăiesc şi lucrează.
​Termen: ​20 noiembrie 2018

Scopul competiei: Creşterea calităţii, a impactului şi a vizibilităţi internaţionale a cercetării româneşti prin recunoaşterea şi recompensarea rezultatelor semnificative publicate în reviste de prestigiu din fluxul ştiinţific principal internaţional.
Termen: 29 noiembrie 2018
 

The priority of this restricted call for proposals for action grants is to support the setting up or reinforcing of national consultation processes in the Member States, through National Roma Platforms convened and managed by National Roma Contact Points (NRCPs).

The National Roma Platforms are expected to encourage and facilitate dialogue and exchanges, promote mutual learning, cooperation and involvement in implementation and monitoring, reporting and policy review between all national stakeholders. Inclusion of Roma people, in particular Roma women and youth, in the Platform is strongly encouraged.

Activities should support nationally led participatory multi-stakeholder processes of working meetings aimed at strengthening partnership across all levels, including government authorities, regional and local authorities, civil society organisations, including Roma youth and Roma women organisations, private sector, academia, etc.

Deadline:​ ​08 November 2018
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/topics/rec-rdis-nrcp-ag-2018.html

The objective is to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU law in the areas of civil law, criminal law and fundamental rights, judicial ethics and the rule of law, by helping to address the training needs of justice professionals in these fields. It also targets the specific training needs of court staff and bailiffs, as well as prison and probation staff.
 
This call will fund training activities such as:
- organisation of interactive, practice-oriented seminars (including implementation of training modules created by the European Commission on EU legislation in civil law;
- multilateral exchanges between legal practitioners (except for judges and prosecutors whose training bodies are members of the EJTN and may thus take part in the exchanges organised by the EJTN);
- cross-border initial training activities (face-to-face activities or exchanges), covering as many Member States as possible, to create a common European legal culture from the start of entering a legal profession (except for newly appointed judges and prosecutors for whom the equivalent activity is funded via the operating grant of the EJTN),
- joint study visits to EU courts by legal practitioners (other than judges/prosecutors, already covered by the operating grant of the EJTN) from as many different Member States as possible;
- creation of training content, whether for presential learning, blended learning or e‑learning, ready-to-use either by trainers or by practitioners for self-learning;
- translation and updating of existing training material.
 
Deadline: 25 October 2018 
 

Scope: Building an experimental platform to test and validate the concept of end-to-end security, providing quantum key distribution as a service. Proposals should develop an open, robust, reliable and fully monitored metropolitan area testbed network (ring or mesh configuration). The aim is to integrate equipment, components, protocols and network technologies with QKD systems and current digital security and communication networks. Where necessary, R&D activities can be addressed. The testbed should be modular, to test different components, configurations and approaches from multiple suppliers and benchmark the different approaches against overall performance. The proposed solutions should demonstrate resistance against known hacking techniques, including quantum hacking techniques. The testbed should make use as much as possible of existing network infrastructure (fibres and/or satellites), provide a quantum key exchange rate compatible with concrete application requirements over metropolitan distances (i.e. of at least 40km). The proposed testbed should demonstrate different applications and use cases of QKD (including for authentication), optimizing end-to-end security rather than the security of individual elements.

Deadline: 14 November 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/su-ict-04-2019.html

Scope: Support the health and care service provider to procure the development, testing and implementation of digital services and communication concepts that can facilitate the transition to integrated care models across health and social services and country-specific cross-institutional set-ups, including decentralised procurement environments and collaboration across institutions. Key challenges that could be addressed are patient empowerment, self-management, patient safety, patient involvement, chronic disease management, diagnosing, home-care logistics, hospital logistics, skills and independent living. These challenges could be addressed by applicable ICT domains e.g., telemedicine, mHealth, IoT, shared open source IT-based platforms, etc. as will be defined in the market consultation process. This should result in early adoption and demonstration of the potential for scaling-up the services and positive impact with evidence of appropriate incentives of various actors.

Deadline: 14 November 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/sc1-dth-10-2019-2020.html

Scope: Proposals should aim at networking and coordinating the efforts of the relevant stakeholders, notably academia, RTOs and industry and preparing a long term research roadmap for radically new electrochemical energy storage technologies, devices and smart systems. Such systems should aim at major performance gains (in terms of e.g. energy and power density, lifetime, energy efficiency, cost, fast charging and safety) and environmental sustainability. The roadmap should take account of relevant national and regional programmes, and complement the short/medium term research activities on battery technologies foreseen at European level and in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. It should show what the major milestones are, position the proposed research in the global landscape and elaborate a clear path towards societal impact, technology development, innovation and exploitation.

Deadline: 06 November 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/fetproact-04-2019.html

This call for funding is part of a broader international funding framework entitled "Global Issues – Integrating Different Perspectives”, which aims to enable international research collaboration and to generate new insights on understudied issues of global relevance. The different thematic areas that are addressed through this overarching funding scheme are oriented towards those challenges that have been acknowledged by the United Nations’ sustainable development agenda as requiring specific action. "Global Issues” aims to stimulate and strengthen collaboration between researchers based in different parts of the world who usually do not join forces.  
 
T
his call for funding targets mainly the social sciences, but by no means excludes the involvement of other disciplines. Funding will be provided for small, but strongly interacting research consortia of up to five partners. Besides one partner working at an institution in a European High Income Country (preferably in one of the countries where one of the cooperating Foundations is located), the involvement of two partners currently based in Low and Middle Income Countries is generally required. Purely European partnerships are excluded from this call. 
 
Funding will be provided for up to four years and covers all direct project-related costs. Project consortia may apply for a maximum amount of EUR 1.5 million.
 

D

eadline: October 30, 2018
 

 

The funding initiative aims at the scientific exploration of original ideas in the humanities and cultural studies. However, the specific nature of the themes belonging to the humanities and cultural studies, makes it difficult to say precisely what constitutes “original”, “new”, or “innovative”. It may encompass anything that contradicts established knowledge or generally accepted intuitions; or just as well the development of a new approach to research, a new hypothesis, a new theory, observation of a new phenomenon, and the discovery of knowledge gaps.

 

The funding initiative comprises two funding lines:

Funding Line 1 "Komm! ins Offene..." (Hölderlin)

The funding line addresses individual researchers, offering them the opportunity to initially explore their idea and subsequently describe it in an essay (up to EUR 80,000 EUR for a maximum of 1 year).

Funding Line 2 "Constellations"

The funding line addresses project teams comprising up to 4 applicants who wish to work together on a new research idea and test its feasibility in an initial exploratory phase, and subsequently co-author a publication on the results (up to EUR 150,000 for a maximum of 1½ years).

 

The funding initiative is open to scientists at all career levels after the PhD working in the humanities or cultural studies. Scientists working in theoretical social sciences are also eligible to apply. The main applicant has to be employed at a scientific institution in Germany. Researchers from foreign institutions are welcome to apply as co-applicants in funding line 2.

 

Deadline: November 14, 2018

 

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/our-funding-portfolio-at-a-glance/original-%E2%80%93-isn-t-it-new-options-for-the-humanities-and-cultural-studies

ERC Synergy Grants are intended to enable minimum two to maximum four Principal Investigators and their teams to bring together complementary skills, knowledge, and resources in new ways, in order to jointly address ambitious research problems.
 
The aim is to promote substantial advances at the frontiers of knowledge, to cross-fertilize scientific fields, and to encourage new productive lines of enquiry and new methods and techniques, including unconventional approaches and investigations at the interface between established disciplines. This should enable transformative research not only at the forefront of European science but also to become a benchmark on a global scale.
 
Applicants Principal Investigators must demonstrate the synergies, complementarities and added value that could lead to breakthroughs that would not be possible by the individual Principal Investigators working alone.
 
Deadline: 08 November 2018
 

 

ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.
 
A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator must have already shown the potential for research independence and evidence of maturity, for example by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor. Applicant Principal Investigators should also be able to demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage, including significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective field. They may also demonstrate a record of invited presentations in well-established international conferences, granted patents, awards, prizes etc.
 
Deadline: 17 October 2018 
 

 

EIT Climate-KIC is looking to support ambitious initiatives with a clear pathway to positive climate impact, consistent with the Paris Agreement targets and Climate Innovation Impact Goals.

There are 5 options when applying to this call. These run in parallel. The route you choose to apply through will be dependent on the country in which you/ your organisation reside, the content and aim of your project, and for innovation for the stage your project is at:
-Climate Innovation Ecosystems
-Earlier Stage Innovation
-Later Stage Innovation
-Education
-RIS

To be eligible to receive funding for any of these calls you must be an EIT Climate-KIC Partner: https://www.climate-kic.org/partners/oeconomica-timisiensis-foundation/

Deadline: 31 October 2018
https://www.climate-kic.org/get-involved/research-innovation-opportunities/

Prin Ordinul MCI nr. 852/08.10.2018 s-a aprobat lansarea competiţiei pentru subventionarea literaturii tehnico-ştiinţifice pentru anul 2018.

Competiţia se desfăşoară conform Ghidului privind subvenționarea literaturii tehnico-ştiinţifice în anul 2018.

Termenul limită: 29 Octombrie 2018
http://www.research.gov.ro/ro/articol/4882/minister-comunicare-s-a-lansat-competitia-pentru-subventionarea-literaturii-tehnico-stiintifice-pentru-anul-2018

http://www.research.gov.ro/ro/articol/3780/instrumente-suport-subventionarea-literaturii-tehnico-stiintifice

Obiectivele Programului AUF-RO includ:
• stimularea formării de echipe internaționale care să abordeze noi problematici în domenii inovative de cercetare;
• creșterea vizibilității cercetării din România prin publicații în reviste cu impact științific ridicat, brevete și comunicări la conferințe internaționale;
• antrenarea cercetătorilor doctoranzi sau postdoctorali în proiecte și formarea de specialiști în domenii de interes comun;
• implicarea instituțiilor din România în proiecte cu finanțare internațională;
• dezvoltarea de noi rețele internaționale de cercetare.

Conform MoU-ului încheiat între MEN și AUF, domeniile științifice de cooperare sunt următoarele:
1. Fizică și Ştiinţa materialelor (FSM)
2. Energie durabilă, Mediu şi Ecosisteme (EME)
3. Sănătate şi Biotehnologie (SB)
4. Matematică şi Informatică (MI)
5. Ştiinţe umane şi sociale (SUS)

Termen limita: 31 Decembrie 2018, ora 16 (sediul IFA)
http://www.ifa-mg.ro/auf/competitii.php

L’un des enjeux majeurs de la construction de l’espace universitaire francophone est de susciter et de soutenir des projets collaboratifs structurants, nationaux et transnationaux, qui impliquent plusieurs acteurs, établissements ou institutions francophones, et qui auront un effet d’entraînement sur l’écosystème.

Les projets structurants du développement du numérique dans l’espace universitaire francophone sont caractérisés par leurs objectifs:
- d’essaimage,
- de duplication sur d’autres sites universitaires,
- de partage des innovations pédagogiques dans les communautés d’enseignement,
- de mutualisation de ressources numériques,
- de construction de réseaux autour de partenariats internationaux - d’établissements universitaires ou d’institutions francophones,
- de partenariat avec des entreprises et des acteurs socio-économiques.

Date limite de candidature: 10 décembre 2018. https://www.auf.org/nouvelles/appels-a-candidatures/appel-a-manifestation-dinteret-projets-structurants-developpement-numerique-lespace-universitaire-francophone/

BRIDGE Proof of Concept projects support young researchers who aim to develop an application or service based on their own research findings. These projects may feature any type of innovation or research field.

Applicants must fit into any of the following two categories:
a. bachelor’s or master’s degree (within 4 years after the last degree); the degree must be recognized by the host institution;
b. doctoral students within 6 months prior to graduation where the decisive date is the date of the thesis defence; postdoctoral researchers within 4 years after obtaining their doctoral degree where the decisive date is the date of the thesis defence.

BRIDGE Proof of Concept grants cover your salary and any costs that are directly linked to the execution of your project (max. CHF 130,000 per year). It provides funding for your project for a twelve-month period (it may be extended once for a maximum of six months).

Deadline: 10 December 2018. https://bridge.ch/en/proof-of-concept/

This year, the CHIST-ERA (European coordinated research on long-term ICT and ICT-based scientific challenges) funding scheme is supporting the following two subject areas:
- Analog Computing for Artificial Intelligence;
- Smart Distribution of Computing in Dynamic Networks.
Within the scope of CHIST-ERA, international consortia can submit applications that include researchers from at least three of the following countries: Austria, Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels), Bulgaria, Canada (Québec), Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

A two-step submission process applies. Applicants are invited to submit a pre-proposal and, if selected in the first step, to submit a full proposal. The submission deadline for the full proposal will be communicated together with the outcome of the first step. At both stages of the application, the coordinator prepares a joint proposal (pre-proposal or full proposal) for the whole consortium, using the template available below as attachment. The form is submitted using the Electronic Submission System (ESS), along with a financial table following the template also available below and administrative project data entered directly in the ESS.

Pre-proposal deadline: 15 January 2019.

http://www.chistera.eu/call-2018-announcement

Le présent appel s’adresse à des consortiums multilatéraux comprenant des centres de recherche roumains, des établissements membres de l’AUF ECO, ainsi que des partenaires provenant d’autres régions de l’AUF. La sélection des projets tiendra compte de leur qualité scientifique, mais aussi de leur contribution à l’intégration des établissements roumains dans l’Espace européen de la recherche, de l’implication des jeunes chercheurs francophones et de la possibilité de synergie avec d’autres programmes de recherche et de mobilité scientifique.
Domaines scientifiques éligibles:
- Physique et Sciences des Matériaux;
- Énergie durable, Environnement et Écosystèmes;
- Santé et Biotechnologie;
- Mathématiques et Informatique;
- Sciences humaines et sociales.
Date limite: le 29 novembre 2018.
Plus de détails: https://www.auf.org/nouvelles/appels-a-candidatures/appel-a-projets-de-recherche-conjoints-auf-ifa-roumanie/

The action under this call for proposals should contribute to the general objectives of the European Heritage Label action of "strengthening European Citizens' sense of belonging to the Union, in particular that of young people, based on shared values and elements of European history and cultural heritage, as well as an appreciation of national and regional diversity; and strengthening intercultural dialogue".

The purpose of this call is to select a coordinator (a single legal entity or consortium of organisations) to launch activities of networking, capacity building and exchange of best practices among the EHL sites, and communication and promotions activities for the action, thereby contributing to the following objectives:
- Promote networking for the EHL sites;
- Encourage the sites to develop joint projects such as youth exchanges and volunteering, staff mobility, joint curatorial work, etc;
- Increase the capacity of the sites to act at international level, through training of site managers and exchange of staff among EHL sites;
- Support the development of joint educational programmes and joint marketing and tourism products.
- Improve the visibility of the EU action and of the EHL sites.

Who can apply?
Local and Regional authorities, Schools, Corporations, Federations Unions, Administrations States, Development NGOs, SMEs, Universities, Non-profit organisations, International Organisation.

Areas concerned:
Public Management, Local development, Education - Training, Citizenship, Youth, Tourism.

Deadline: 03 January 2019
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/calls/eac-s39-2018

The Innovative Training Networks (ITN) aim to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit.

ITN will raise excellence and structure research and doctoral training in Europe, extending the traditional academic research training setting, incorporating elements of Open Science and equipping researchers with the right combination of research-related and transferable competences. It will provide enhanced career perspectives in both the academic and non-academic sectors through international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility combined with an innovation-oriented mind-set.

Deadline: 15 January 2019

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/msca-itn-2019.html

Objective: Facilitate trans-national co-operation between European and national initiatives and programmes in support of researchers at risk, with a view to identifying and sharing good practices and raising the general standard of support to applicants, taking into account the diversity of actors.
 
Scope: Funding will be given to a consortium of organisations with experiences in supporting researchers at risk and knowledge of related European and national R&I funding programmes. “Researchers at risk” refers to researchers who are either at risk in their origin countries (due to discrimination, persecution, suffering and/or violence), or are seeking refuge out of these reasons or have recently found refuge in Europe.
 
The following activities should inter alia be env
 
isaged in order to address the goals:
- 
Explore available national and European R&I programmes for researchers at risk and produce targeted guidance materials,
- 
Training and guidance for the application process for the MSCA and other relevant support programmes,
- 
Support for career development for researchers at risk, in the academic and non-academic sector,
- 
Awareness-raising about funding and support opportunities among stakeholders in Europe through workshops and training seminars,
- 
Examine or run test-cases of supporting the integration of researchers at risk in relation to their individual academic backgrounds and their professional careers.
 
Deadline:
 
04 December 2018
 

Project applications submitted under the Topic must address at least one of the following priorities:
- to support activities in the area of epidemiology of use of new psychoactive substances, including potent synthetic opioids, as well as activities related to emerging drug problems including the online trade of drugs;
- to support the civil society organisations by reinforcing their (i) advocacy function, (ii) capacity to make a difference at the local level, (iii) best practice sharing methods;
- to support key stakeholders by expanding their knowledge and skills in the context of implementing minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction, particularly in the area of social integration;
- to promote practical application of drug-related research, and, in particular, addiction research with a view of addressing current challenges and new threats.
 
This call will fund activities on:
• data collection, surveys and research activities;
• training activities;
• mutual learning, network development, identification and exchange of good practices, cooperation;
• events, conferences, expert meetings;
• dissemination and awareness-raising activities.
 
Deadline:
 
05 December 2018
 
 

The aim of the call is to facilitate the access of consumers to alternative dispute resolution schemes compliant with Directive 2013/11/EU9 including through measures for vulnerable consumers, developing the networking of national alternative dispute resolution entities, promoting monitoring activities on the functioning and the effectiveness of dispute resolution mechanisms.

Deadline: 04 December 2018

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/cp/topics/cons-adr-2018.html

 

 

The call targets scholars in the humanities, social and cultural sciences. Funding can be provided for the constitution of European research groups comprising up to five principal investigators (PIs) from at least three different European countries. The main applicant needs to come from one of the three countries represented by the foundations, i. e. Denmark, Germany, or Italy. A collaboration with researchers from Southern and Eastern Europe is particularly desirable. The scientific qualification of young scholars has to be a central element of each research project.

Deadline: December 13, 2018

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/our-funding-portfolio-at-a-glance/challenges-for-europe

Call summary and aims:

The European Union’s objective to constitute an area of freedom, security and justice should be achieved, inter alia, through common measures framing a policy on asylum and immigration, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards third countries and their nationals.

In order to contribute to the development of the common Union policy on asylum and immigration and to the strengthening of the area of freedom, security and justice in the light of the application of the principles of solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States and cooperation with third countries, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) was set up. It aims at supporting actions to contribute to the efficient management of migration flows and the implementation, strengthening and development of a common Union approach to asylum and immigration.

 

5 topics fot this call:

- Engagement of diaspora communities on awareness raising;

- Care for migrant minors, including unaccompanied minors;

- Support to victims of trafficking in human beings;

- Legal migration projects with third countries;

- Local and regional integration networks.

 

Deadline: 31 January 2019

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/amif/calls/amif-2018-ag-inte.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/AMIF-2018-AG-INTE/1/1&+OPEN/asc

 

Competiţia se adresează cercetătorilor afiliați unor instituții din România, autori de articole științifice publicate în reviste indexate de Clarivate Analytics în Science Citation Index Expanded („Science”), Social Sciences Citation Index („Social Sciences”) sau Arts & Humanities Citation Index („Arts & Humanities”).
Cererile de premiere se depun prin intermediul platformei on-line www.uefiscdi-direct.ro, nefiind necesară depunerea și în format tipărit.

Termen: 29 noiembrie 2018

https://uefiscdi.ro/premierea-rezultatelor-cercetarii-articole

Proposals should coordinate and pool the necessary financial resources from the participating national (or regional) research programmes in the FET domain by implementing a joint transnational call for proposals resulting in grants to third parties with EU co-funding, possibly followed by further transnational calls for proposals without EU co-funding. The action may also organise additional joint activities in the FET domain between the participating funding agencies.

Two activities are mandatory:
- Identifying future and emerging technologies where transnational cooperation and community structuration is needed, in complementarity and synergy with FET;
- Developing strategic agendas for these topics and accompanying the structuration of the related communities through workshops and transversal activities.

Deadline: 18 December 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/fetproact-03-2018.html

Scopul competiţiei: Creşterea impactului şi vizibilităţii internaţionale a cercetării – dezvoltării - inovării româneşti prin recunoaşterea şi recompensarea rezultatelor semnificative protejate prin brevete de invenție.
Termen: 15 decembrie 2018

The social innovation Horizon prize will pull together society's resources from different spheres including the public, private and social economy to deliver new solutions to the challenge of Aging Population. The aim is to spur interest and citizen's engagement, incite new collaborations, incentivize behavioural change towards a particular issue, attract new dynamic innovators to the area, mobilise additional private investment for innovation, generate social solutions and encourage a European social innovation "doers" community, while creating jobs and opening markets in new areas and create new social value, relationships and collaborations. Deadline: 28 February 2019 https://goo.gl/Pk9bBS

Topic: ISFP-2018-AG-CT-PROTECT: Protection (Open)
The objective is to support projects aiming at:
- Improving the protection of public spaces and other soft targets in line with the EU Action Plan to improve the protection of public spaces;
- Improving protection against CBRN attacks in line with the Action Plan to enhance preparedness against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security risks;
- Enhancing the capacity of Member States' authorities and other stakeholders to implement the Regulation 98/2013, incl;
- Addressing CBRN-E as well as emerging threats to critical infrastructure and public spaces.
Deadline: 16 January 2019
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2018-ag-ct-protect.html


Topic: ISFP-2018-AG-CT-CSEP: Civil Society Empowerment Programme (Open)
The objective is to address the sharp rise in extremists and terrorists use of the internet. To support the production of alternative/counter-narratives, in particular online, their dissemination and monitoring by civil society organisations, and the evaluation of their impact. Expected results: increased number and impact of alternative and counter narratives.
Deadline: 12 February 2019
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/calls/isfp-2018-ag-ct.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/ISFP-2018-AG-CT/1/1&+OPEN/asc


Topic: ISFP-2018-AG-CT-TERFIN: Counter-Terrorism financing (Forthcoming)
The objectives are:
- To make sure that the efforts of private entities and competent authorities are adapted to the new modus operandi of terrorist groups, as for example addressing financial mouvements related to “low cost” terrorism phenomena which are hard to detect.
- To reinforce the action of private entities and public authorities to prevent and pursue terrorism financing by increasing the understanding of the phenomenon and by use of best practice and/or new tools. For example: development of typologies, joint work to address new trends in terrorism financing, enable law enforcement to provide feedback on information provided by the private sector to improve quality of reporting, sharing police information with private sector entities to assist ongoing investigations.
Deadline: 19 February 2019
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2018-ag-ct-terfin.html


Topic: ISFP-2018-AG-CT-RAD: Radicalisation (Forthcoming)
The objective is to develop effective responses and tools to prevent and counter all forms of radicalisation in priority areas such as children and youth, community engagement, local dimension and multi-agency approach and prisons with a focus on mapping, analysis, exchanges and evaluation of existing approaches as well as developing methodologies and approaches with a high degree of transferability. Expected results: improved capability of relevant stakeholders to identify and address radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism.
Deadline: 19 March 2019
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/topics/isfp-2018-ag-ct-rad.html

Apelul internațional de proiecte FLAG-ERA (JTC) 2019 sprijină proiectele de cercetare în sinergie cu cele două inițiative emblematice (FET Flagships), “Graphene” și „Human Brain Project”. Scopul acestui apel este de a extinde aria acestor inițiative cu noi cercetări, care să contribuie la îndeplinirea obiectivelor acestora în domeniile selectate. 
 
Lista specifică de domenii de cercetare pentru "Graphene":
1. Synthesis and characterization of layered materials beyond graphene
2. Graphene and related materials (GRMs) for Quantum Technologies
3. Optimized GRM-based tunnel barriers for efficient spin injection and detection into graphene under operational conditions
4. Spin torque and layered-materials-based memory building block
5. Synthesis of monolayers of non-layered compounds
6. Bacterial degradation of GRMs
7. Osteoinductivity and immunisation capacity of GRMs
8. Soft graphene-based materials for tissue engineering
9. GRM-based large-area light emitters and arrays
10. Low temperature growth of layered semiconductors for flexible applications
11. Nanofluidics based on GRMs
12. CVD growth of graphene on insulators
13. Sensors based on GRMs and their heterostructures
14. Electronic radio-frequency devices and systems based on GRMs
15. Infrared photodetectors based on GRMs and their heterostructures
16. LIDAR based on GRMs for autonomous vehicles
17. Moore’s law continued through GRMs
18. GRM-based solar modules
19. Graphene-based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

20. Re-usable templates for graphene production

Lista specifică de domenii de cercetare pentru "Human Brain Project":
1. Development and maturation of cognitive processes and multisensory integration at micro- and macro-scales
2. The role of neurotransmitter systems in human cognition
3. Subcortical structures: from cognition to action
4. The neuroscience of decision-making
5. Studies on biological deep learning and combined declarative and working memory
6. Disease modelling and simulation
7. Single cell RNA sequencing of human and mouse brain
8. Predictive neuroinformatics: A trans-species approach
9. Testing neuronal models at multiple scales
10. Automated construction and analysis of models of neurons and networks
11. Reconstruction of neuronal morphology from microscopic image data
12. Neuron data format standardization

Termen limită pentru trimiterea pre-propunerilor: 19 februarie 2019, ora 17:00.

Obiective:
- stimularea și intensificarea cercetării în domeniul tehnologiilor cuantice (QT) la nivel european prin crearea unui cadru pentru finanțarea proiectelor de colaborare transnaționale și, mai general, coordonarea programelor naționale și regionale pentru cercetare în acest domeniu;
- sprijinirea luării măsurilor suplimentare pe drumul spre deblocarea potențialului industrial larg recunoscut al QT, răspunzând la nevoile societății actuale și de care beneficiază publicul larg.
 
Termen limită pentru trimiterea pre-propunerilor: 18 februarie 2019, ora 17:00.
 

Firearms trafficking
The objective is to fund projects on the fight against trafficking in firearms, to facilitate joint initiatives and operational actions of EU countries associated with third partners, such as South East Europe and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries; improve expertise in the area of firearms trafficking, in particular by enhancing knowledge, detection, investigation and prosecution at EU level and with key third countries; promote best practices inter alia concerning the defragmentation of the relevant information and intelligence along the firearms trafficking routes to and from the EU; safeguard the EU licit market in the field of firearms trafficking; reduce diversion of firearms into criminal hands in the EU.
 
Environmental crime
The objective is to boost the operational activities of the law enforcement via training of the competent authorities with regard to: fight against wildlife trafficking, forest crime and other forms of wildlife crime; fight against trafficking in illicit waste; and any other types of environmental crime.
 
Deadline: 14 February 2019. 
 
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/isfp/calls/isfp-2018-ag-oc.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/ISFP-2018-AG-OC/1/1&+OPEN/asc

Obiectivul apelului este de a întări schimbul ştiinţific şi tehnologic de excelenţă între laboratoarele de cercetare din cele două ţări, cu scopul de a dezvolta noi forme de cooperare în domenii inovatoare.

Termen limită: 7 februarie 2019.

https://uefiscdi.ro/proiecte-mobilitati

Condiţii de eligiblitate (trebuie îndeplinite cumulativ):
1. candidații sunt cetățeni români, cu domiciliul stabil în România;
2. provin din instituții de învățământ de stat sau particulare acreditate din România/ instituții organizatoare de studii universitare de doctorat din România/ institute de cercetare aflate în subordinea M.E.N. 
3. fac dovada acceptării la studii/ stagii de cercetare/ specializare de instituții de învățământ superior sau institute de cercetare afiliate universităților sau structurilor academice din statul respectiv, dacă este condiție de înscriere la concurs solicitată de partea externă; pentru aceasta, candidații fac demersuri personale, direct la instituții din străinătate;
4. cunosc cel puțin o limbă străină, acceptată pentru stagiu în țara respectivă.

Candidaţii au obligaţia ca, la momentul plecării pentru efectuarea stagiului de bursă în străinătate, să facă dovada că au, după caz, una din următoarele calități:
a) studenți la învățământul de zi, la studii universitare de licență /masterat;
b) doctoranzi;
c) cadre didactice titulare;
d) medici rezidenți (pe perioada finanțării din bugetul M.E.N.);
e) cercetători.

 

Termen limită: 25 februarie 2019.  

https://roburse.ro/20…/…/08/lansare-concurs-china-2019-2020/

European Metrology Programme for Innovation & Research (EMPIR) 2019

EURAMET has launched a new call in the European Metrology Programme for Innovation & Research (EMPIR) in the following areas:
• Energy
• Environment
• Normative
• Research Potential
• Support for Networks

The European Union's participation in the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) is to support the provision of appropriate, integrated and fit-for-purpose metrology solutions and the creation of an integrated European Metrology Research system with critical mass and active engagement at regional, national, European and international level that would not be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The scale and complexity of metrology requirements calls for investments that go beyond the core research budgets of the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) and their Designated Institutes (DIs). The excellence required for research and the development of cutting-edge metrology solutions is spread across national borders and requires coordination by integrating national efforts into a consistent European approach, by bringing together compartmentalised national research programmes, by helping design common research and funding strategies across national borders, and by achieving the critical mass of actors and investments required.

Deadline for the Stage 1 call: 18 February 2019.

https://msu.euramet.org/calls.html

 
The aim of the call is to support innovative, transnational and multi-disciplinary collaborative projects. Call 2019 is characterised by the following approach:
- The AAL Call 2019 is open to developing ICT-based solutions targeting any application area(s) within the AAL domain. The solutions need to be embedded in the strategies of the participating end-user organisations, service providers and business partners.
- The AAL Call 2019 allows for more flexibility regarding the scope, size and duration of the proposed projects (including small collaborative projects).
1. Collaborative Projects
Collaborative Projects aim at developing and bringing to market ICT solutions in the AAL domain. Proposals in AAL Call 2019 are expected to be user-driven through co-creation and address a specified challenge. The call stresses a strong involvement of end users – especially secondary and tertiary – and other relevant stakeholders in the shaping of solutions and in creating respective markets. Furthermore, the route to market needs to be clearly described and aligned with the business strategies of the partners responsible for commercialisation. The proposed solutions need to respond to different requirements, depending on the type of market. Collaborative projects (carried out by consortia composed of at least 3 organizations from 3 different countries including an end user organization and a business partner) will remain the main funding tool for this call. This type of projects has a duration of 18 to 36 months with a maximum funding of €2.500.000.
2. Small Collaborative Projects
This type of instrument will be available in the 2019 call. Small collaborative projects have a duration of minimum 6 months and maximum 9 months, a maximum co-funding budget of €300.000 and leaner application and reporting procedures. The main objective of the small collaborative projects is the exploration of new ideas, concepts and approaches for ICT-based solutions for older adults. They should reach out to new stakeholders for inclusion in (future) development of AAL solutions, build strong collaborations with end-user organisations, support community building with new customers and create shared agendas. Small collaborative projects have a duration of 6 months, the same central eligibility criteria as the Collaborative projects, a maximum co-funding budget of €300.000 and leaner application and reporting procedures. Discover more what the two types of projects will fund by reading the Call text.
 
Deadline: 24 May 2019.
 

Bursele Ibsen, inițiate de Guvernul Norvegiei, sprijină proiectele inovatoare de artă teatrală din întreaga lume care stimulează discursul critic și care se bazează pe piesele lui Henrik Ibsen.
Apelul se adresează artiștilor, companiilor de teatru, organizațiilor și instituțiilor.
 
Termen limită de înscriere: 30 aprilie 2019.
 
https://edu.ro/apel-privind-lansarea-edi%C8%9Biei-2019-burselor-ibsen-acordate-de-guvernul-norvegian, http://ibsenawards.com/scholarship/

The general objective of the Hercule III Programme is to protect the financial interests of the Union, thus enhancing the competitiveness of the Union’s economy and ensuring the protection of taxpayers’ money. 
 
The operational objectives are:
(a) to improve the prevention and investigation of fraud and other illegal activities beyond current levels by enhancing transnational and multi-disciplinary cooperation;
(b) to increase the protection of the financial interests of the Union against fraud by facilitating the exchange of information, experiences and best practices, including staff exchanges;
(c) to strengthen the fight against fraud and other illegal activities by providing technical and operational support to national investigation, and in particular customs and law enforcement authorities;
(d) to limit the currently known exposure of the financial interests of the Union to fraud, corruption and other illegal activities with a view to reducing the development of an illegal economy in key risk areas such as organised fraud, including cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting;
(e) to enhance the degree of development of the specific legal and judicial protection of the financial interests of the Union against fraud by promoting comparative law analysis.
 
The projects supported under the 2019 Work Programme take the form of grants and contracts. The Commission (OLAF) launched 3 calls for proposals covering the following sectors:
 
1. Technical Assistance (Topics: Investigation tools and methods, Detection and Identification tools, Automated Number Plate Recognition Systems, Analysis, storage and destruction of seizures);
2. Legal Training and Studies (Topics: Comparative law studies and dissemination, Cooperation and raising awareness, Periodical publications);
3. Training, Conference & Staff Exchange (Topics: Specialised targeted trainings, Conferences and workshops, Exchange of staff).
 
Deadline: 15 May 2019. 
 

1. ECSEL-2019-1-IA An ECSEL Innovation Action (IA) primarily consists of activities aiming at pilot lines, test beds, demonstrators, innovation pilots and zones of full-scale testing. These activities produce plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes, methods and tools or services. For this purpose they may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, largescale product validation and market replication. Deadline: 07 May 2019.

2. ECSEL-2019-2-RIA An ECSEL Research and Innovation Action (RIA) primarily consists of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, method, tool or solution. For this purpose they may include applied research, technology development and/or method/tool and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment. Deadline: 07 May 2019. 3. ECSEL-2019-3-CSA-HealthE The ECSEL CSA-HealthE is a Coordination and Support Action to support the Lighthouse initiative Advisory Service (LIASE) in establishing the Lighthouse and its coordination with amongst other national activities in the field. Proposals should aim at coordinating the relevant stakeholders, project consortia, as well as policy makers, in full collaboration with the LIASE. Deadline: 27 March 2019. https://www.ecsel.eu/calls/calls-2019#budget

The call sets the following specific objectives: - to strengthen the knowledge and ability of legal professionals and practitioners, including those working for civil society organisations and independent human rights bodies, to effectively engage in litigation practices at national and European level to improve access to justice and enforcement of rights under EU law, including the Charter, through training, knowledge sharing and exchange of good practices; - to support leverage activities, e.g. communication and campaigning, which help to raise awareness about rights, existing remedies and redress mechanisms.

Deadline: 28 May 2019. https://bit.ly/2GUNDSR

Scope of the Programme: Contributing to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area and strengthening the bilateral relations between the EEA states and Romania. General Objective of the Programme: Enhanced human capital and knowledge base.

a. Projects in the Field of School Education (SE), Round 2 Deadline: 03 May 2019. b. Projects in The Field of Roma Children Inclusion in School (RCIS) Deadline: 03 May 2019. c. Projects in the Field Of Vocational Education and Training (VET) Deadline: 03 May 2019. d. Preparatory Visits Deadline: 28 January 2020. https://eeagrants.org/opencalls/view-1421/RO-EDUCATION

1. Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security.
The Programme objective is “Less carbon intensive energy and increased security of supply”. The Programme seeks to stimulate and develop long-term cooperation between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Romania and is encouraging bilateral project partnerships.
Deadline: 15 March 2019.
https://eeagrants.org/opencalls/view-1421/RO-ENERGY
2. Local Development and Poverty Reduction
The call aims at increasing the social inclusion of children and youth in Romania and will finance projects that will help to ensure their access to quality, equitable and inclusive education, according to their individual needs. Funded projects will be implemented at regional or national level and will address children and youth at risk of school dropout / early school leaving and those with special educational needs.
Deadline: 04 April 2019.
https://eeagrants.org/opencalls/view-1421/RO-LOCALDEV
3. Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation
RO-CULTURE Programme aims at strengthening social and economic development through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management.
Deadline: 03 May 2019.

European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe would particularly like to encourage younger professionals to take part in what is a truly intercultural experience, one where you can benefit from this unique European platform to negotiate, communicate and publish your innovative ideas and make a genuine contribution towards influencing language education in Europe. The Call outlines a range of current priorities in language education, identified by the ECML’s 33 member states.

Deadline: 22 aprilie 2019. https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2020-2023/tabid/4152/Default.aspx

Le présent appel s’adresse aux universités membres de l’AUF en Europe centrale et orientale qui dispensent des formations francophones de niveau licence ou master.

 

De manière plus spécifique, il s’agit de répondre, par des projets de formation, aux objectifs suivants :

- mettre en place de modules de formation en complément aux modules existants à l’université, une formation de courte durée de qualité, pour renforcer les compétences des étudiants et faciliter l’insertion professionnelle de ceux-ci;

- permettre aux étudiants d’acquérir en quelques jours une technique particulière ou un savoir-faire spécifique, découvrir de nouvelles méthodes et s’approprier de nouveaux outils;

- accompagner l’inclusion dans les cursus de modules sur le savoir-être, les capacités relationnelles, la créativité et la citoyenneté («soft skills»).

 

Date limite: le 29 mars 2019.

 

https://www.auf.org/nouvelles/appels-a-candidatures/appel-a-projets-2019-formations-courtes-professionnalisantes/

Appel à manifestation d’intérêt "Soutien au dispositif d’enseignement du français à visée professionnelle"

 

L’appel s’adresse aux universités membres de l’AUF en Europe centrale et orientale proposant des formations partiellement ou entièrement francophones et qui souhaitent renforcer les compétences linguistiques et méthodologiques des étudiants et des enseignants francophones.

 

Date limite: le 29 mars 2019.

 

https://www.auf.org/nouvelles/appels-a-candidatures/appel-a-manifestation-dinteret-soutien-dispositif-denseignement-francais-a-visee-professionnelle/

 

Open access chemogenomics library and chemical probes for the druggable genome
 
The overall aim of this topic will be as follows:
- establish a framework to assemble an open-access chemogenomics library for the druggable genome – namely a physical library supported by compound meta-data;
- further enrich the open access library by inventing new, deeply characterised chemical probes to selected specific protein families;
- develop open-access assays from well characterised human disease tissue with a special emphasis on immunology, oncology (including immune-oncology) and neuroscience to profile the chemical tools and chemical probes;
- establish sustainable infrastructure, with high priority on accessible platforms and appropriate governance, for prolonged discovery and dissemination of tool compounds, assays, and associated data, beyond the lifetime of this project;
- develop a communication plan to facilitate the dissemination of the compound sets and to ensure their appropriate use.
 
Deadline: 25 April 2019 (2nd stage Deadline: 07 November 2019). 
 

Apelul pentru propuneri de proiecte MANUNET III 2019 este direcționat către proiecte transnaționale de cercetare și dezvoltare orientate spre procese de fabricație cu aplicații și risc ridicat.

Domeniile din procesele de fabricație structurate în următoarele topici: - Tehnologii de inginerie bazată pe cunoaștere, tehnologiile informației și comunicațiilor pentru fabricație, inclusiv tehnologii pentru industrie 4.0 (ex. robotică industrială, inginerie asistată de calculator și proiectare, fabricația automatizată, managementul duratei de viață a produsului, sistemele cibernetice, IoT, controlul, big data, conectivitatea și mobilitatea, realitatea augmentată, securitatea cibernetică pentru procese etc); - Tehnologii de fabricație pentru aplicații energetice și de mediu, inclusiv utilizarea eficientă a resurselor și reciclarea (reutilizarea, refabricarea etc) și economia circulară în procesele de fabricație; - Tehnologii de fabricație adaptive, inclusiv procese de îndepărtare, aderare, adăugare, formare, consolidare, asamblare și mașinile industriale avansate aferente; - Materiale noi pentru industria prelucrătoare (aliaje, lubrifianți, acoperiri, fibre textile, construcții, compozite, izolare, multi-materiale multi-funcționale etc.); - Noi metode, componente și sisteme de fabricație (dezvoltarea de demonstratoare, dispozitive și echipamente, sisteme logistice, etc.); - Alte tehnologii / produse și servicii legate de domeniul industriei prelucrătoare (logistică, lanț de aprovizionare etc.). Propunerile de proiecte trebuie să demonstreze: - Orientarea către piață; - Participarea activă a întreprinderilor; - Aplicarea și utilizarea practică a tehnolgiilor de fabricație; - Expertiza partenerilor din propuneri în domeniile de competență declarate; - Valoarea adaugată prin cooperare transnațională; - Scara de impact și poziționare în piață a solicitanților; - Gradul ridicat de inovare și risc științific și tehnic. Termen limită: 21 martie 2019. https://uefiscdi.ro/manunet-iii%20

1. Cyber-physical platform for hybrid Fuel Cell systems The overall objective of the topic is to develop a validated fuel cell system model and its hybridization, and use it to assess design-point, part-load, dynamic performance and customized energy management strategies for automotive applications (also using results and data of previous research activities in this area). The proposal should address both numerical development (design and validation of an open-access modelling tool) and technological development (design, achievement and validation of the physical platform). Deadline: 23 April 2019.

2. Multi megawatt high-temperature electrolyser for valorisation as energy vector in energy intensive industry This topic calls for a large-scale multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyser to be demonstrated in EII under realistic market conditions by using renewable electricity. Steam should be provided, at least partially, from an external source (e.g. from waste heat) in order to illustrate the superior efficiencies of HTE compared to low-temperature electrolyser systems. The demonstration should prove an economical business case for HTE by generating hydrogen at competitive prices. Prospects for the business case should be solid and well justified. The valorization of any side product (e.g. oxygen or power management) within the industrial environment should be considered too. Deadline: 23 April 2019. 3. H2 Valley The main principles to be covered in the project are: - Coverage of entire value chain: establish a complete local H2 ecosystem covering production, storage, distribution, refuelling and final use of H2; - Demonstration of sector coupling: show how the use of H2 can enable sector coupling and in turn help large penetration of variable renewable power; - Different FCH use cases: demonstrate different FCH use cases together in one coherent project; - Integrated approach: link individual sub-projects to each other, show their systemic interaction in a distinct regional or local setup. Deadline: 23 April 2019. Information about the topics above and other topics under this call: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-jti-fch-2019-1.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/t/H2020-JTI-FCH-2019-1/1/1/1/default-group&callStatus/t/Forthcoming/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Open/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Closed/1/1/0/default-group&+identifier/desc

Scopul apelului este de a sprijini inovarea, crearea de valoare și intensificarea durabilă a producției de biomasă, ținând cont de condițiile economice, de mediu și sociale precum și nevoia de adaptare la schimbările climatice. În cadrul apelului, vor fi explorate opțiunile de utilizare a biomasei din terenurile agricole, terenurile necultivate și silvicultura, cu o viziune holistică în ceea ce privește sistemele alimentare și nealimentare. În conformitate cu apelurile anterioare, este de așteptat ca proiectele să se bazeze pe cercetarea deja efectuată în FACCE SURPLUS și sub umbrela mai largă a FACCE-JPI.
 
Termen limită: 19 martie 2019.

Proiectul Blue Bioeconomy (BlueBio) își propune să obțină o bio-economie durabilă și competitivă în Europa. Scopul este acela de a genera cunoștințe pentru lanțurile valorice în domeniul bio-economiei și de a îmbunătăți transferul produselor și al serviciilor bazate pe biologie, de la cercetare, inovare și demonstrații, până la producție.

Termen limită: 15 martie 2019. https://bluebioeconomy.eu/

CALLS FOR PROPOSALS ACTIONS DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION CALL REFERENCE
ERASMUS+: SPORT 2019 Erasmus+, Sport, Collaborative partnerships, Not-For-Profit European Sport Events 04/04/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
Key Action 1 - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees-Partnership with Japan 2019 - Call EAC/A03/2018 Erasmus+, Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees 01/04/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
Knowledge Alliances 2019 Erasmus+, Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, Knowledge alliances 28/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/03/2018
European Universities 2019-EAC/A03/2018 Erasmus+, European Universities 28/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
Sector Skills Alliances 2019-Call EAC/A03/2018 Erasmus+, Sector Skills Alliances 28/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
Social Inclusion and Common Values: The Contribution in the Field of Education and Training Erasmus+, Key Action 3: Support for policy reforms, Initiatives for policy innovation 26/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EACEA/21/2018
Jean Monnet - Activities 2019 Erasmus+, Jean Monnet, Jean Monnet Chairs, Jean Monnet Centres of excellence, Jean Monnet support to associations, Jean Monnet Modules, Jean Monnet Networks, Jean Monnet Projects 22/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
Key Action 1 - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees 2019 Erasmus+, Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees 14/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education 2019 Erasmus+, Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, Capacity-building in higher education 07/02/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EACEA/A03/2018
Networks and partnerships of Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers-Call EACEA/37/2018 Erasmus+, Key Action 3: Support for policy reforms 31/01/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EACEA/37/2018
Capacity Building in the field of Youth 2019 - Call EAC/A03/2018 Erasmus+, Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, Capacity Building in the field of youth 24/01/2019 - 12:00(CET/CEST) EAC/A03/2018
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding_en

L’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) vise l’amélioration qualitative (en s’alignant aux standards internationaux) et quantitative des formations dans l’enseignement supérieur et l’employabilité des étudiants diplômés en favorisant l’innovation et le développement des usages des technologies dans le domaine de l’éducation à distance afin de mettre en place une offre francophone de qualité partout dans le monde, en établissant une plus grande synergie et une plus forte solidarité active avec les établissements d’enseignement supérieur partenaires.

Le dossier de candidature déposé doit comporter: • une lettre d’engagement de l'établissement d'origine du projet; • une lettre de l’enseignant porteur du projet expliquant sa motivation et ses objectifs; • le descriptif du(es) partenaire(s) éventuel(s) du projet; • les accords de partenariat lorsqu’il existe plusieurs intervenants; • le descriptif du projet avec ses finalités notamment professionnelles; • une justification de l’employabilité́du diplôme proposé; • les modalités pédagogiques et d’organisation du cursus relatifs à la formation (la maquette pédagogique); • les curriculum vitae de l'enseignant principal et de l'équipe pédagogique; • une fiche précisant l’existence en présentiel du diplôme proposé; • une charte de tutorat pour accompagner les étudiants; • les modalités de rémunération des tuteurs des différentes formations; • les modalités de délivrance des diplômes. Date limite: le 31 Mars 2019. http://foad-mooc.auf.org/?var_mode=recalcul

1. Call for proposals to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance and to monitor, prevent and counter hate speech online These three priorities will be financed: - preventing and combating racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance; - monitoring, preventing and counteracting hate speech online; - improving national authorities’ capacity to respond to racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance. Deadline: 24 April 2019.

2. Call for proposals to promote the effective implementation of the principle of non-discrimination The call will fund projects focused on one or more among the following activities: - data collection, survey, monitoring and reporting implementation of non-discrimination legislation, support to victims of discrimination; - capacity building, training of professionals and empowerment; - mutual learning, exchange of good practices, cooperation, including identifying best practices which may be transferable to other participating countries; - dissemination and awareness raising actions (including at local level), such as through conferences, campaigns or social media and press; - actions to set-up and reinforce National Roma Platforms, involving all relevant stakeholders, with a focus on implementing and monitoring of National Roma Integration Strategies; - meetings, working groups, seminars, events at national, regional or local levels; with topical discussion as education, employment, health, housing, representation, etc.; - evaluation and review of National Roma Integration Strategies and Roma integration measures, exchange and transfer of practices that proved effective at the local level; - transnational exchange between different National Roma Platforms to promote policy learning and transfer of good practices. Deadline: 20 June 2019. 3. Call for proposals to prevent and combat all forms of violence against children, young people and women This call aims to fund targeted, practical projects ensuring maximum tangible and demonstrable benefits and impacts on the lives of beneficiaries. Research activities are not excluded, but the accent is put on the practical side and projects should include a combination of elements to form a coherent whole. While the projects should build on evidence of what works (e.g., from previous available research), they should have an applied nature and lead to practical applications. Projects should not only develop a sound methodology using available evidence and recognised existing good practice or tried and tested intervention models but also include a large proportion of practical implementation measures and outcomes. Applicants are invited to consider the weighting of the work streams, with a view to ensuring maximum practical benefits, positive outcomes and impacts for the target groups and the final beneficiaries, and to check that the management and coordination work streams (including travel) are not over-resourced. Deadline: 13 June 2019. 4. Call for proposals on capacity-building in the area of rights of the child and child-friendly justice This call aims to fund targeted, practical projects ensuring maximum tangible and demonstrable benefits and impacts on the experiences of beneficiaries (i.e. children involved in judicial proceedings). Activities should focus on the target group and aim at making the system work better for children: the development of materials, the mapping of existing materials or research should be, at most, minor components of project proposals. If included, their need should be solidly justified and they should lead to practical applications and interventions. Deadline: 14 May 2019. Information about all the topics above and other topics under this call: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/calls/rec-ag-2019.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/REC-AG-2019/1/1&+OPEN/asc

1. Call for proposals for action grants to support national or transnational e-Justice projects This call for proposals aims to support the development of pan-European electronic solutions and services in the area of justice which have the potential to produce outputs of tangible added value. Project activities under this call would in principle include: - analytical, conceptual, design and elaboration work, - IT software development, - quality assurance including related auxiliary measures necessary for the establishment of new IT systems, - expansion and adaptation of existing national and transnational solutions towards addressing the objectives of the call. Deadline: 13 June 2019.

2. Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational projects on judicial training covering civil law, criminal law or fundamental rights This call supports training of members of the judiciary and judicial staff, i.e. judges, prosecutors, court officers, other legal practitioners associated with the judiciary, such as lawyers, notaries, bailiffs, insolvency practitioners and mediators, as well as court interpreters and translators, prison and probation staff. Deadline: 27 June 2019. 3. Call for proposals for action grants to support national and transnational projects to promote judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters This call will support three priorities: 1. Judicial cooperation in civil matters; 2. Judicial cooperation in criminal matters; 3. Support to the members of the European Judicial Network (EJN) in civil and commercial matters and to the national authorities, courts and professional associations they represent. Deadline: 16 April 2019. 4. Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational projects to enhance the rights of persons suspected or accused of crime and the rights of victims of crime The aims of this call are: - to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU criminal law in the area of the rights of persons suspected or accused of crime (procedural rights priority); - to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU criminal law in the area of the rights of victims of crime (victims' rights priority). Deadline: 15 May 2019. Information about all the topics above: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/just/calls/just-ag-2019.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/JUST-AG-2019/1/1&+OPEN/asc

M-ERA NET is an EU funded network which has been established in 2012 to support and increase the coordination of European research and innovation programmes and related funding in materials science and engineering. The aim is to fund ambitious transnational RTD projects addressing materials research and innovation including materials for low carbon energy technologies and related production technologies. M-ERA NET aims to strengthen the contribution of materials R&D to energy-related applications where applicable. The call includes the following thematic areas: - Modeling for materials engineering and processing; - Innovative surfaces, coatings and interfaces; - High performance composites; - Functional materials; - New strategies for advanced material-based technologies in health applications; - Materials for additive manufacturing. Deadline for mandatory pre-proposals: 18 June 2019. Detailed information on participating countries and regions including funding rules are provided at: https://m-era.net/joint-calls/joint-call-2019/participating-countries-regions-call-2019 https://m-era.net/joint-calls/joint-call-2019

General objective: The overarching objective of this call is to improve expertise and knowledge on industrial relations through analysis and research, at EU level as well as in comparative terms (identifying convergences and differences in the industrial relations systems in place in the EU Member States and in Candidate Countries), thereby contributing to developing and reinforcing quality and effectiveness of industrial relations structures and processes in the Member States and in Europe as a whole.
 
The following categories of actions are targeted:
 Activities to further deepen the analysis on topics/key findings that were examined in the European Commission's Industrial Relations in Europe series and/or the chapters on social dialogue in Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Report;
 Research activities on industrial relations and social dialogue, such as studies, surveys and other forms of data collection, monitoring exercises, action research;
 Measures to enhance the collection and use of (comparative) information on industrial relations systems in EU Member States and Candidate Countries and on developments at European level;
 Initiatives to promote awareness of effective industrial relations practices, at both national and European level, including by bringing together relevant actors such as academia, social partners and policy makers;
 Measures to identify and exchange information in the area of industrial relations, including through the activities of networks between industrial relations parties and/or experts;
 Actions to disseminate such findings in publications, round tables, seminars, conferences, training measures and training tools.
 
Applicants must fall within one of the following categories: non-profit-making organisations such as universities and research institutes; social partners; public authorities; international organisations.
 
Deadline: 11 June 2019.
 

The European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation 2014-20202 is a European-level financing instrument managed directly by the European Commission to contribute to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy, by providing financial support for the Union's objectives in terms of promoting a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions. The specific objectives of this call for proposals are the following: a) to promote transnational cooperation among competent public authorities and stakeholders, including the promotion of the use Internal Market Information (IMI) and sharing of information and best practices in this respect. b) to increase the accessibility, transparency and quality of the information concerning the terms and conditions of employment and/or of the administrative requirements to be respected, and/or of the existing practices in the Member States to monitor and enforce the provisions of the Posting of Workers directives; c) to promote the evidence basis through the collection and evaluation of original data, analysis and information specific to the posting process, including through the collaboration between universities across various disciplines, research entres and institutes, and stakeholders. To be eligible, lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities must fall in one of the following categories: • Public authorities; • International organisations; • Non-profit organisations (private or public); • Research centres/institutes; • Higher education establishments; • Civil society organisations, • Social partner organisation at European, national or regional level. Deadline: 13 June 2019. https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=554&furtherCalls=yes

This action will implement project(s) at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors (including audiovisual), for instance through the use of innovative technologies, including virtual reality. It will also foster innovative cross-sectoral approaches and tools to facilitate access, distribution, promotion and monetisation of culture and creativity, including cultural heritage.
 
Support will be given to projects:
a) featuring new forms of creation at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors, including the audiovisual sector, and through the use of innovative technologies, including virtual reality,
     or
b) fostering innovative cross sectoral approaches and tools to facilitate access, distribution, promotion and/or monetisation of culture and creativity, including cultural heritage.
 
The focus should be on the following aspects:
- problem solving approach and addressing challenges for the cultural and creative sectors;
- audiences and the user experience are of paramount importance in scoping the problem;
- technology is an enabler in addressing key problems, rather than an objective on its own;
- support innovation as regards the creation, distribution and promotion of creative content, addressing cross-sectoral collaboration as well as the use of enabling technologies is also an objective.
 
Deadline: 20 June 2019. 
 

The objective of this preparatory action is to support the adoption of the accessibility requirements set forth in the HEN when producing content for websites and mobile applications. To that end, grants will be awarded to proposals developing authoring tools or platforms that help authors comply by default with the requirements of the HEN. Priority will be given to open-source or free-to-use solutions and to proposers involving users with disabilities, in particular in the validation process; accessibility of the tools or platforms for authors with disabilities will be considered an asset.
 
The expected results of this preparatory action are the following:
- (accessible) authoring tools or platforms that help authors produce and maintain accessible content for websites and mobile applications by default, preferably validated by users with disabilities;
- easier production of web and mobile content that complies with the accessibility requirements set out in the HEN, thus facilitating compliance with the Web Accessibility Directive;
- wider take-up of web accessibility resulting from greater awareness of its benefits;
- enhanced competition in the market for authoring tools and platforms with accessibility features.
 
The Web Accessibility Directive establishes common accessibility requirements to make the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies across the EU more accessible, in particular for persons with disabilities. The reference to the harmonised European Standard EN 301 549 v2.1.2 (‘HEN’) in support of the Directive was published in December 2018, providing presumption of conformity with the accessibility requirements set forth in the Directive.

L'Oréal Group și UNESCO invită tinerele cercetătoare din România să se înscrie în competița „Pentru Femeile din Știință”, ajunsă anul acesta la cea de-a 10-a ediție. Tinerele cercetătoare își pot depune candidaturile și pot câștiga burse de câte 42.000 de lei fiecare, pentru finanțarea unor activități de cercetare desfășurate pe teritoriul României.

 

Cercetătoarele din România cu vârste de maximum 35 de ani, care fie sunt doctorande, fie au obținut titlul științific de doctor și urmează un program de pregătire postuniversitară în România, se pot înscrie în programul de burse private prin depunerea dosarelor de candidatură pe platforma: www.forwomeninscience.com/en/fellowships.

 

Termen: 23 iunie 2019.

 

https://www.forwomeninscience.com/en/fellowships?fbclid=IwAR0LsnJtxwiz5lju2nQ_IfLqIDbaVlTZFl61CI8oqgkelyTaZIBsagwZ3U8

The main objective of the pilot project is to explore activities which aim to bridge the gap between on the one hand, cultural heritage education and skills development and on the other hand the labour market, and to encourage in particular connections with creative industries and "third places" such as creative hubs, maker spaces, fablabs, cultural centers, community centers or other.
 
The expected results of the proposal are:
- Strengthened trans-national and cross-sectoral cooperation of cultural heritage and formal and non-formal learning and skills development;
- Better employability of cultural heritage professionals and closer contacts of cultural heritage education and skills development with the labour market and CCIs;
- Stronger connections and networking of cultural heritage sectors with creative industries and "third places" such as creative hubs, maker spaces, fablabs, cultural centers, community centers or other;
- Enhanced exchanges of experience, learning, skills development and practical testing and cooperation opportunities;
- Facilitation of peer learning and exchance of good practice;
- Improvement of cultural heritage skills;
- Improved of statistics and data on the labour market for the cultural heritage sector;
- Recommendations for further policy making at EU, national, regional and local level.
 
Proposals may be submitted by any of the following applicants:
 non-profit organisation (private or public);
 public authorities (national, regional, local);
 international organisations;
 universities;
 educational institutions;
 research centres;
 profit making entities.
 
Deadline: 12 August 2019.
 

 

The aim of Spark is to fund the rapid testing or development of new scientific approaches, methods, theories, standards, ideas for applications, etc. It is intended for projects that show unconventional thinking and introduce a unique approach. The focus is on promising ideas of high originality, relying on no or very little preliminary data. 
 
Applicants must have a doctorate or equivalent qualification, i.e. they must have completed at least three years of research work as their main source of income since obtaining their higher education degree.
 
The applicant(s) must either be employed at a Swiss institution providing the necessary infrastructure at least for the duration of the project, or have the support of a Swiss host institution providing the necessary infrastructure for the duration of the proposed project. An employment contract is not necessary at the time of submission.
 
Deadline: 17 July 2019.
 
http://www.snf.ch/en/funding/programmes/spark/Pages/default.aspx#Documents

The initiative focuses on joint, integrative research approaches in the social sciences and the engineering sciences. Against the background of the current and emerging developments in the field of “Artificial Intelligence” the Foundation wishes to support projects dealing with the development of new perspectives and insights with a view to shaping the future of society as well as technology. The aim is to enable novel project constellations and interdisciplinary cooperation in a scientific and socially highly topical area through a shift in thinking towards new perspectives and solutions.

Is it possible for someone based at a university or research institute abroad to apply for funding. There are two options: collaborating with an academic partner in Germany or continuing one’s research career in Germany (after PhD). Deadline: July 04, 2019 https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/our-funding-portfolio-at-a-glance/artificial-intelligence-and-the-society-of-the-future

The aim of this funding scheme is to explore how such new procedures of digital humanities can be combined with "qualitative-hermeneutical" approaches, and to evaluate potential for "added value". The call addresses projects that reach beyond mere collaboration on a specific research question and explore the interface between the two procedures on a theoretical-methodological level.

The call comprises two funding lines: The first one addresses collaborative "hybrid projects" (closed call). The second offers support for workshops and small-scale summer schools. Funding line 2 is open to all researchers in the historical hermeneutical humanities. Funding may also be made available to fill the gender gap and support the training of female researchers in digital technology. Applications for the funding of workshops and summer schools may be submitted at any time. The review process is carried out in written form. The budget may include travel and accommodation expenses, as well as (reasonable) costs of personnel required for the preparation and implementation of workshops.

Research institutions outside Germany may also be eligible for funding. Such applications must include specific details of a substantial cooperation with academics in Germany.

Deadline (2nd funding line): July 04, 2019

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/our-funding-portfolio-at-a-glance/mixed-methods-in-the-humanities