New BMBF call “Bridge2ERA EaP”: 

 The objective of the call is to fund preparation projects for Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe applications.

• The call is open until 6 December 2019. Applications will be evaluated continuously (shortly after their submission).
• Subject of funding: travel costs, Workshops/Projects meetings (in a small extent: student support staff)
• The maximum amount of funding is 40,000 EUR (in the case of involvement of a German SME 50,000 EUR).
• Duration of funding: up to 2 years.
• The call is for funding of cooperation projects between R&D actors from Germany and the EaP countries.
• Applications need to be submitted by the German side with at least one partner from the EaP countries.
• Topic of funding is the preparation of applications in the following sections of the EU Framework Programme:

 Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges:

• Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing
• Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy
• Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy
• Smart, Green and Integrated Transport
• Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
• Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
• Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

 Horizon 2020 Industrial Leadership – Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies

• Information and communication technologies
• Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology

 Horizon 2020 Excellent science – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

• Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
• Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE)

 Horizon 2020 Excellent science – European Research Council (ERC)

 Horizon 2020 Excellent science – Research infrastructures, including e-Infrastructures

 Horizon 2020 Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

·         Measures in the sense of the “Widening participation” approach