During the pandemic outbreak, more and more people are devoting their lives to research aiming at finding different ways to boost the economy, find a cure for the pandemic, and of course, increase their positive impact on the environment. All of that can be achieved through EU funding and it is no surprise that the calls with the most interest declared are focusing on these subject matters.
With this article, we are going to present the five most popular calls on the cross-platform that you might be interested in declaring your interest as well. Let's see them one by one
Call: International partnership building between European and African innovation hubs
Deadline:17/06/2020
Description: The specific challenge is to reinforce cooperation and strategic partnership with selected countries in Africa to support the strengthening of existing digital innovation hubs (DIHs) in Africa and to facilitate the collaboration between EU and African DIHs in order to strengthen a common EU-Africa innovation and start-up ecosystem.
Call: Boost rural economies through cross-sector digital service platforms
Deadline: 17/06/2020
Description: Proposals are expected to develop and demonstrate cost-efficient and flexible cross-domain applications through large-scale pilots. These should build on an open, API-based, interoperable and federated IoT architecture and include a reference implementation supporting flexible integration of heterogeneous services.
Call: Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)
Deadline: 09/06/2020
Description: FTI supports actions undertaking innovation from the demonstration stage through to market uptake, including activities such as piloting, test-beds, systems validation in real-world working conditions, validation of business models, pre-normative research, and standard setting.
Call: International cooperation in smart living environments for ageing people
Deadline:18/06/2020
Description: Proposals should develop and validate new solutions leading to smart living environments for aging people, supporting independent active and healthy lifestyles. The proposed solutions should provide personalized advice, guidance, and follow-up for key age and health-related issues in daily life which impact the person's ability to remain active, healthy, and independent.
Call: Micro- and nano-plastics in our environment: Understanding exposures and impacts on human health
Deadline:04/06/2020
Description: Proposals should use innovative approaches to provide policy relevant scientific data in support of improved human health hazard and risk assessment of micro and/or nano-plastics.
Moreover, we noticed that even during these very difficult times, European programs are not falling behind. One example is the new LIFE calls for project proposals that are open now. More than €450 million of EU funding are available for us to fight climate change and protect our environment and nature.
Another major program providing more funding for research is the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) 2020 call for Individual Fellowships with the IF 2020 Call: €328 million to support experienced researchers' cutting-edge projects found here and the COFUND 2020 Call: €100 million to support training, mobility and career development programmes, fostering excellence in researchers found here.
For more information on all the latest news regarding the most popular European calls for proposals as well as updates on European programs stay tuned with the EU course platform. We can provide you with accurate up-to-date information that will help you find the programs you are most interested in and implement innovative project proposals.
