Deadline: 20-Jan-22
European Commission is calling for proposals for the Preparatory Phase of the New European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Research Infrastructure Projects.
Scope
In this respect, proposals should address all following aspects:
- the development of legal and financial frameworks/plans relating to the setting-up, construction and/or integration of national resources, operation and decommissioning of the research infrastructure as well as its Governance structure; the complementarities between national and EU instruments (such as the European Structural and Investment Funds or the European Investment Bank) and/or innovative financing solutions (e.g.: pre-commercial procurement; public-private partnerships);
- the preparation of legal and financial agreements, including site, governance, internal rules, financing of the new research infrastructures. These are deliverables that should be finalised before the end of the project (e.g.: through a Memorandum of Understanding; a 'signature-ready' document for the setting-up and the actual implementation of the research infrastructure);
- the establishment of plans for logistics and human resources management, in relation to the construction/integration and future operation, including RI service provision as well as for an efficient data curation and preservation and for the provision of access to data collected or produced by the future infrastructure, in line with the FAIR principles;
- the technical challenges concerning the joint development, transfer of knowledge and implementation of key RI technologies and the completion of the final technical design of the infrastructure;
- the development of plans for the provision of RI services to identified scientific user communities;
- the relevance of the RI for science and society, including its socio-economic impacts at local/regional level and links with the smart specialisation strategies at regional level.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to
or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
- Project results are expected to contribute to several of the following expected outcomes:
- structuring effect on ERA;
- the scientific excellence of the European landscape of sustainable RI enhances problem-solving capacities to address challenges in science, industry and society;
- solid ground for the decision making on new research infrastructures, is available to MS/ACs, their funding bodies and other relevant stakeholders (e.g.: international organisations, third countries; foundations; etc.);
- long-term perspective for RI investments;
- consistent and well-functioning European research infrastructures ecosystem through the development of synergies and complementarities between new and existing research infrastructures, including technology infrastructures and infrastructures financed by ERDF.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States
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eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated to Horizon Europe
- low- and middle-income countries
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