Deadline: 23-Jun-22
The European Commission (EU) is offering grants to establish a Clean Aviation regional ecosystem and develop further the synergies between Clean Aviation programmes/projects and the regional or national authorities implementing the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), and/or other national/regional R&I initiatives and programmes.
Establish a networking platform that will facilitate the interaction between the national and regional stakeholders (including clusters); support and coordinate the national and regional activities with the Clean Aviation programme; and identify specific measures aimed at increasing the involvement of SMEs and other stakeholders in the Clean Aviation programme.
This CSA also aims to increase interaction and better planning and programming between the Clean Aviation and National/Regional programs.
Objectives
In line with these objectives, all the following aspects should be addressed:
- Strengthening the strategic cooperation between Clean Aviation and Member
- States/regions/clusters and facilitating the synergies with ERDF and other national/regional programs for the interested regions and countries;
- Fostering of the links between Clean Aviation and national/regional programs and activities for aviation research and innovation and supporting coordination of activities with Member States and regions.
- Investigation of plans and implementation of suitable tools and mechanisms to foster the communication and collaboration between the participating countries/regions/clusters, to increase the awareness of Clean Aviation activities and to promote the synergies and investments from EU funds;
- Organization of events, conferences, workshops and dissemination activities to present and discuss the Clean Aviation results, exchange experience and foster innovation aspects of aviation research and innovation;
- Setting up a digital platform that will facilitate the exchanges between the members, and the described mission of the platform;
Funding Information
The total indicative budget for the topic is EUR 720,000
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities are the ones described in the call conditions
- Projects must focus exclusively on civil applications and must not:
- Aim at human cloning for reproductive purposes;
- Intend to modify the genetic heritage of human beings which could make such changes heritable (except for research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads, which may be financed);
- Intend to create human embryos solely for the purpose of research, or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer.
- Projects must, moreover, comply with EU policy interests and priorities (environment, social, security, industrial policy, etc.).
Duration: Maximum 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries
- The Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States
- Eligible non-EU countries:
- Countries associated with Horizon Europe
- Low- and middle-income countries
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