Category Archives: European Commission Funding (FP7)

Ideas & Information on European Commission FP7 Funding Programme and Calls

Active ageing: Open call for robotic based pre-commercial solutions

In the European Union, countries are facing tough times in the health and elderly care sector: while populations age and require more care services, countries are under pressure to make these services more cost efficient and effective. The pan-European SILVER … Continue reading

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FP7 Conference – ‘Smart Systems Integration 2013′, Amsterdam, Netherlands

A conference entitled ‘Smart Systems Integration 2013′ (SSI 2013) will be held from 13 to 14 March 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Smart systems are miniaturized devices that incorporate functions of sensing, actuation and control. They are capable of describing and … Continue reading

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Low Carbon KEEP Small Business Funding

The Low Carbon KEEP (Knowledge-East of England-Partners) programme aims to support East of England businesses to innovate and grow through University partnerships and knowledge transfer. By improving internal capabilities and implementing a low carbon approach to business through academic guidance, … Continue reading

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CHIST-ERA 2012 Call is now open

In the Call 2012, published in October, two new and hot topics are addressed, namely Intelligent User Interfaces andUser-driven, Context- and Content-aware, Communication Networks. The following topics keywords and examples are given as illustration only. The CHIST-ERA Conference 2012 in Edinburgh (UK), July 5-6, brings … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 – EU’s New Funding Programme

‘Horizon 2020 – The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation’, will succeed Framework Programme 7 as the main financial instrument supporting European research and development. Running from 2014 to 2020 with a proposed €80 billion budget (a 46% increase over … Continue reading

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FP7 – The Last Call Deadlines

European research and innovation efforts are set to receive a significant increase in funding with the announcement of the largest set of calls for proposals ever under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Worth a total of EUR 8.1 billion, … Continue reading

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FP7 Research for the benefits of SMEs (R4S) and Research for the Benefit of SME Associations (R4A) Calls are in November!

European Commission yesterday announced the deadlines for FP7 Research for the benefits of SMEs (R4S) and Research for the Benefit of SME Associations (R4A) as 15th November 2012. You can download the relevant files from the links below: Click to … Continue reading

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Eurostars Funding Deadline Published!

The cut-off date: EUREKA’s Eurostars Programme is open for funding applications on a continuous basis, with an average of two application submission deadlines each year. The next deadline for the submission of applications is Next Deadline:    Thursday 20th September 2012 … Continue reading

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Research for the Benefit of SMEs (R4S) 2012 – orientation (working) paper has been published!

Following agreement at the Programme Committee meeting last Friday, an announcement has been made on the Techweb site at http://ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/index_en.cfm?pg=news releasing news of the draft Work Programme for 2013 call, due to be announced 10th July. Publication of the orientation … Continue reading

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EC FP8 Funding- Horizon 2020 – Everything you want to know

  Q: How will the rules for participation and dissemination change under Horizon 2020? And how will they be simplified? A: The Horizon 2020 Framework Programme represents a radically new and comprehensive approach to the EU’s research and innovation funding policies. The … Continue reading

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