Deadline: 12-Jul-21
The Welsh Government and the Government of Quebec invite you to submit an application for financial support to carry out a cooperation project as part of the second Wales-Quebec Joint Call for Proposals.
The fields of green recovery, life sciences, cyber security, artificial intelligence, aerospace and arts and culture have been chosen as priority areas.
Objectives
The joint Call for Proposals between the parties seeks to foster and grow collaborative links between Wales and Quebec by:
- Promoting sustainable development and a green recovery in each society, acknowledging the significance of 2021 as the year of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Promoting cooperation between research centres and researchers in targeted fields of interest on both sides.
- Promoting cooperation in economic development in priority areas of mutual interest.
- Supporting the work of their creative sectors to showcase their respective unique cultural heritages.
- Favouring a better mutual understanding through the consolidation of networks and sharing of expertise.
Priority Areas
The present call for proposals is open to all sectors in sustainability, research and innovation, and culture. Certain fields will be prioritised but applications will not be limited to:
- Green recovery
- Clean energy and energy storage
- Electric vehicles
- Recycling.
- Economy, science and innovation
- Life sciences (telemedicine, research on vaccines, pandemics, medical technologies)
- Digital technologies and artificial intelligence
- Advanced materials and manufacturing, including aerospace
- Arts and Culture
- Art for health and wellbeing
- Sustainability
- New solutions for a new world
Funding Information
- Financial support per project per year granted by the Government of Quebec cannot exceed $7,500 CAD and £4,300 GBP by the Welsh Government.
Project Eligibility Criteria
- In Wales, the call will be open to applicants who have a permanent base in the country.
- In Québec, the head of the project must have Canadian citizenship or have permanent residency.
- The Quebec Ministries, governmental agencies or organisations and Quebec government companies may apply in calls for projects under the responsibility of the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie.
- Projects must:
- Involve one partner from Wales and one partner from Quebec.
- Be completed within 12 months after the announcement of funding is made or no later than 31st March 2023.
- Be submitted as a complete application file both at the Welsh Government International Relations Department, and the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec.
For more information, visit https://gov.wales/funding-wales-quebec-joint-call-for-proposals-2021-html