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New Innovation Partnerships – the key to the competitive European Union

The European Commission suggests redoubling the efforts on innovation, in three key areas for future growth and employment: the supply of raw materials, sustainable agriculture, and active and healthy ageing. To do so, the Commission has set up two new … Continue reading

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European Commission (EC) Microloans for Businesses and Individuals

The EU does not directly provide microloans (loans up to €25 000) to individuals or businesses, but provides guarantees, loans and equity to intermediaries who can then lend to small businesses or make available equity finance. As a (future) entrepreneur … Continue reading

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TSB Funding: Marine energy: Supporting array technologies

The Technology Strategy Board, Scottish Enterprise and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are to invest up to £10.5m in collaborative research and development to support successful deployment and operation of the first series of wave and tidal energy arrays. … Continue reading

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SMART – The old GRD funding gets a new name

Smart (previously known as Grant for Research and Development) is a Technology Strategy Board scheme offering funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in R&D projects in the strategically important areas of science, engineering and technology, from which successful … Continue reading

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Call for Proposals – Theme 4 – NMP – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies – SMEs 2012 – FP7-NMP-2012-SME-6

The objective of the Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies (NMP) work programme is to improve the competitiveness of European industry and   generate knowledge to ensure its transformation from a   resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive industry, by generating step   changes … Continue reading

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FP7 Model Grant Agreement and other useful documents in 22 EU languages

The European Commission adopted on 10 April 2007 the general model grant agreement to be used in research projects funded under the 7th Framework Programmes. This model grant agreement is applicable to the indirect actions under the ‘Cooperation’ and ‘Capacities’ … Continue reading

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FP7 Energy Call Part 2 (FP7-ENERGY-2012-2)

This is a general call focusing on research with a short-term horizon and on demonstration. Date of publication: 20 July 2011 Deadline: 8 March 2012 Indicative budget: EUR 81 million Activity and topics called Funding Schemes Indicative Budget (EUR million) … Continue reading

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FP7 Recycling Research – What happens to your Christmas Wrapping Paper?

Today is Christmas and under our trees are stacks of presents waiting to be ripped open by people of all ages. But what about all that paper that conceals our gifts? Britons use about 120 grams of plastic wrapping on … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 (FP8) – The Timeline

A time line for Horizon 2020 From 30/11: Parliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposals Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on EU budget 2014-20 (including overall budget for Horizon 2020) Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th … Continue reading

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IST-AFRICA 2012 – European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) in Africa

Hosted by the Government of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, IST-Africa 2012 will take place from 09 – 11 May 2012. … Continue reading

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