[INNOSUISSE / FOEN – ERA-NET Co-fund ForestValue]
Event details
Date | 23.01.2018 |
Category | Call for proposal |
The ForestValue Research Programme has launched a transnational joint call for proposals for research, development and innovation in the forest-based sector with a financial commitment from participating national research programmes and the EU. The primary purpose of the joint call is to contribute to transforming the global economy from a dependence on fossil and non-renewable raw materials to a sustainable “bio-based economy”. The aim is to support projects that will address the development and/or proof of concepts on novel strategies, methods, processes or products designed to support the forestry and forest-based industries. Two areas will be addressed: A. Innovative sustainable management of multifunctional forests; B. Innovative industrial production and processing technologies, products, concepts and services.
Consortia must include independent entities applying for funding from at least three different countries. Each consortium partner is funded by its national funding body, for Switzerland Innosuisse/CTI (Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA) and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). Applicants MUST contact their national contacts prior submission, as national specifications apply and additional application documents are required (see the call document). At least one company and one ‘not-for-profit' research institution should be involved in a funded project.
Funding and duration
Funding amount: not specified, Innosuisse/CTI and FOEN budgets are ca. 1 Million CHF each (range of funding is 100 to 600 kCHF)
Duration: between 24 and 36 months
Deadlines
Submission deadlines: pre-proposal, January 23rd 2018; full proposal, August 14th 2018
Application: see submission website
For more information: please have a look at ForestValue website, call document or contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free