The Future and Emerging Technologies Open Scheme – FET-Open – has recently announced a new funding initiative targeted at Europe’s young scientists:

FET Young Explorers is a continuous scheme which is designed with the needs of young researchers and scientists in mind. It can provide some of Europe’s most promising young scientists with the opportunity to take their ideas forward in the form of small STREP proposals, with possibility of funding in the order of EUR 1 million. 

Successful projects must be led by a young researcher, and the leadership by young researchers of all work packages is also required. No more than six years should have elapsed between the award of a Ph.D. (or equivalent) for each such young researcher and the date of submission of the short proposal.

FET-Open has high ambitions for the scheme. It is looking for ideas from Europe’s best young scientists, first ever ideas which can change the face of ICT and computing forever. We would ask you to please pass on this message to young scientists with high potential within your research network who may wish to benefit from this opportunity.

In keeping with the FET-Open spirit, the FET Young Explorers scheme is continuously open, and applies a two-step submission scheme and FET-Open specific eligibility and evaluation criteria.

The new FET Young Explorers initiative aims to capture the creative potential of young researchers by fostering their leadership and participation in collaborative research projects targeting first-ever and exploratory, multi-disciplinary research. Successful projects are expected to open new avenues of research towards future ICT that may be radically different from present day ICT, empower the next generation of European science and technology leaders through their increased leadership of collaborative ICT research, and promote early independence of young high potential researchers.

For more information on the FET Young Explorers scheme visit their website, send an email  join them on Facebook.