A statement from the European Commission has confirmed that in the first half of the year they received applications that totaled nine times the amount of funding available under the Horizon 2020 calls. “The response to the first Horizon 2020 calls…
Horizon 2020 – First Call: Infoday and Brokerage Event, 5-6 December in Brussels
A Brokerage event in the field of Energy Technologies Are you interested in submitting a proposal for “Energy” in Horizon 2020? Start building your consortium of excellent partners from industry and academia now! Do not miss the following opportunity –…
Update on Future ERC Calls for Proposals (2014)
As you know the EU’s Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) will finish at the end of this year and the main European Research Council (ERC) calls for proposals under FP7 are already closed. The next ERC calls will be made under…
Horizon 2020: Cloud Computing, Software and Services – Draft Orientation Paper Available
The European Commission has this week released a document outlining initial thoughts on how the ICT Work Programme 2014-15 could address the future research and innovation challenges in Cloud Computing, Software and Services: Orientation Paper: 2014 Cloud Computing, Software and Services…
Humanities and social sciences to get own budget in Horizon 2020
A report in ResearchFortnight has stated that the Humanities and Social Sciences will get their own budget in the next EU research funding programme, Horizon 2020. It has been proposed that the sixth challenge in Horizon 2020’s societal challenges pillar—inclusive, innovative and secure…
Deadline Now Approaching: ICT Call for Expressions of Interest for Advisory Forum for ICT Research and Innovation
The European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) has issued a call for expressions of interest for experts for a new advisory structure. The new advisory structure will be called CAF (DG CONNECT Advisory Forum for…