ERA-CHEMISTRY (self-sustained)
A network of research councils for the development and implementation of joint bottom-up European programmes for curiosity driven research
Basic Information
Description
"ERAfrica aims to reduce the fragmentation of the European Research Area by increasing the coordination between national research programmes across European Union Member States and Associated countries, in close coordination with national research programmes in Africa. The consortium of the project gathers key S&T funding agencies and ministries from Europe and Africa and its actions will result in concrete co-operation between research programmes, such as their networking, mutual opening and the development, funding and implementation of joint activities.
The project will establish a long-term framework for communication, collaboration and coordination of programme owners/ managers related to S&T co-operation from Europe and Africa ; reinforce EU-Africa S&T collaboration by promoting joint learning by African and European research programmes owners and managers and identifying relevant instruments to address more effectively the global challenges of sustainable development; develop joint funding schemes and procedures between European and African programme owners aiming at supporting joint activities; strengthen African research capacities and improve the impact of research for development in Africa.
Erafrica will consider a broad concept of research for development, including not only the classical topics related to poverty alleviation and the MDGs, but also those related to sustainable development.
The implementation of joint activities involving several partners from the project, as well as programme owners/managers who might no be part of the project, is the overall ambition of ERAFRICA. These joint activities will be defined and agreed upon during the first year of the project, thanks to the input from the networking activities implemented during the first year of the ERANET."
Main research priorities of the network
Fundamental research in chemistry and related areas
Research fields covered by the network
- Energy
- Environment
- Materials
- Nanosciences and nanotechnologies
Target Groups
- Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
- Public Research Organisations (PROs)
Coordinator
Germany
Participant
Austria
Finland
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Joint Calls
Joint Call Title | Type | Launch Date | Deadline Pre-Proposal |
Deadline Full-Proposal |
Evaluation End Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Initiative 2014 | two-stages | 10/01/2014 | 14/02/2014 | 01/08/2014 | |
Open Initiative 2013 | two-stages | 11/01/2013 | 15/03/2013 | 02/08/2013 | |
Open Initiative 2012 | two-stages | 06/01/2012 |
10/02/2012
Submitted: 30 |
03/08/2012
Submitted: 26 |
Funded: 5 |
Open Initiative 2011 | two-stages | 07/01/2011 |
08/02/2011
Submitted: 33 |
03/06/2011
Submitted: 20 |
06/04/2012
Successful: 6 Funded: 6 |
Open Initiative 2010 | two-stages | 22/01/2010 |
23/02/2010
Submitted: 71 |
23/07/2010
Submitted: 71 |
15/11/2010
Successful: 7 Funded: 7 |
Open Initiative 2009 | two-stages | 06/02/2009 |
03/03/2009
Submitted: 50 |
24/07/2009
Submitted: 26 |
Funded: 8 |