BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[ M-ERA.NET Call 2021 | Research funding on transnational RTD proj ects addressing materials research and innovation ] DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210615 DTSTAMP:20260917T070550Z UID:4d2e9b7f50e339e999c76cd0a5d114267fd4b0c7f1e9333134d78ca2 CATEGORIES:Call for proposal DESCRIPTION:M-ERA.NET is a strong European network of public funding organ isations supporting and increasing coordination and convergence of nationa l and regional funding programmes on research and innovation related to ma terials and battery technologies to support the European Green Deal.\n\nTh e aim is to fund ambitious transnational RTD projects addressing materials research and innovation including materials for low carbon energy technol ogies and related production technologies. M-ERA.NET aims to strengthen th e contribution of materials R&D to energy-related applications where appli cable.\n\nThe M-ERA.NET Call 2021 was launched on 15 March 2021. 45 fundin g agencies from 32 countries participate with a total budget of approximat ely 60 million €\, including an EU contribution. For Switzerland\, the S wiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) is the Funding Agency.\n\n\nThe follo wing six topics are defined for the Call 2021:\n\n Topic 1: Modelling for materials engineering\, processing\, properties and durability\n Topic 2: Innovative surfaces\, coatings and interfaces\n Topic 3: High performance composites\n Topic 4: Functional materials\n Topic 5: New strategies for a dvanced material-based technologies in health applications\n Topic 6: Mate rials for Additive Manufacturing\n\n\nPlease note that topics 5 and 6 are not targeted by the Swiss funding Agency (SFOE). For topic 4\, research mu st be energy related with a focus on future battery technologies.\n\nM-ERA .NET will support the research and innovation chain described through the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). A more detailed description of the topi cs is available in Annex 1. A description of the TRLs can be found in Anne x 2.\n\nWho can apply: \n\n\n International consortia composed of at least 3 partners from at least 2 different participating countries.\n Coordinat or must request funding from a funding organisation listed in Annex 3.\n S wiss-based applicants: all Swiss applicants must be eligible for SFOE Fund ing (see Directive on the submission and evaluation of applications for fi nancial support of energy research\, pilot and demonstration projects).\n Please contact research@epfl.ch to verify your eligibility for the call.\n \n\nLook for partners using the Partner Search Tool. \n\nFunding:\n\n\n Th e SFOE has allocated 650’000 € for 10 research partners for this call. \n The funding rates are: max. 80% for higher education institution\, publ ic research organisation and max. 50% for private (SME\, larger companies) . In case of Pilot- and Demonstration projects: max. 40% of eligible proje ct costs.\n\n\nTimeline of the call:\n\n\n Deadline for pre-proposal submi ssion: 15 June 2021 at 12:00 (noon) CET\n Pre-proposal selection: mid-Sept ember 2021\n Deadline for full proposal submission: 17 November 2021\n\n\n Note: a direct contact with SFOE (E-Mail/phone) is mandatory before any el ectronic submission (at least 1 week before submission of pre-proposal). T he contact person is Stefan Oberholzer (stefan.oberholzer@bfe.admin.ch\, + 41 58 465 89 20)\n\n\nFor further information\, please have a look at the call webpage\, call guidelines\, SFOE specifications\, mandatory pre-propo sal form\, FAQ and online application portal.\n\n\nIf you have any questio ns\, please contact research@epfl.ch.\n  LOCATION: STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR