SEE-ERA.NET PLUS
Marion Haberfellner
Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)
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MISSION STATEMENT
SEE-ERA.NET PLUS is based on the SEE-ERA.NET project and its
Regional Programme for Cooperation with South-East Europe (ReP-
SEE), which was developed to enhance S&T cooperation with the
Western Balkan countries (WBC).
Fostering of collaboration between research teams from the
Western Balkans and EU Member States through first major joint
call for Joint European Research Projects (JERPs) in SEE.
SEE-ERA.NET PLUS will launch a call for Joint European Research
Projects (JERPs) with a planned call budget of around EURO 3.5
Mio.
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PROJECT CONSORTIUM Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI), Austria (Coordinator) Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), Austria Ministry of Education and Science (MOeS), Albania Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MVP), Bosnia-Herzegovina Ministry of Education and Science (MON), Bulgaria Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MZOS), Croatia Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MAEE), France Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), France Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany Project Management Agency of the German Federal Ministry of Education and
Research at the German Aerospace Centre (PT-DLR), Germany General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), Greece Ministry of Education and Science (MON-MK), Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia Ministry of Education and Science (MPIN), Montenegro National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS), Romania Ministry of Science and Technological Development (MSTD), Serbia Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST), Slovenia The Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBITAK), Turkey
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SEE-ERA.NET PLUS JOINT CALL
Launch of call: 1st of September 2009
Deadline: 3 November 2009, 16:00 CET
Budget: 3,5 Million Euros (funding from EC and national
sources)
Call Topics: ICT and AgroFood
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CALL TOPICS
As thematic areas for the Single Joint Call of SEE-ERA.NET
PLUS, the following four fields have been identified: Within the theme ICT: 1) Software systems for learning process management and
support 2) ICT for energy efficiency
AgroFood: 3) Preservation of indigenous species and traditional food
products (in SEE/WBC) 4) Interdisciplinary field: Land use impact in agriculture on
biodiversity
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JOINT EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY SEE-ERA.NET PLUS
Composition of project consortium: at least 2 WBC and one
of the other SEE-ERA.NET PLUS consortium countries
Budget available: maximum 150.000 Euros
Project duration: between one and two years
2 Step Procedure:
1. Expressions of Interest
2. Full Proposal
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
September 1, 2009: Launching of the call November 3, 2009: Deadline for the submission of EoI Followed by Peer review of the EoIs January 2010: Decision about EoIs and call for full
proposals March 15, 2010: Deadline for full proposals Followed by Peer Review of the full proposals June 2010: Final decision on the JERPs October 1, 2010: Start of JERPS 2011/2012/2013: End of the JERPs and end of SEE-
ERA.NET PLUS
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Call Scope DefinitionSteering Board decision
Scientific Council14 members
Approved by Steering BoardCall guidelinesApproved by Steering Board
Launch of Call - EoI
Evaluation & SelectionElegibility check
Remote evaluation by two evaluators per proposalRanking list reviewed by Scientific Council
Top ranked proposals invited for full proposal step
SupportCall helplineNCP network
Launch of Call – Full proposals
Evaluation & SelectionElegibility check
Remote evaluation by three evaluators per proposalRanking list reviewed by Scientific Council
Steering Board funding decision
Applicants informedon results
SupportCall helplineNCP network
Applicants informedon results
Project Contracting & Monitoring
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SEE-ERA.NET PLUS contact details
Project coordinator and National contact point for Austria:
Marion HaberfellnerCentre for Social Innovation (ZSI)Linke Wienzeile 2461150 [email protected].: ++43-1-4950442-67GSM: ++43-699-1148 0280Fax: ++43 1 4950 4420-40http://www.see-era.nethttp://www.zsi.at
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Funding for SEE-ERA.NET PLUS
National sources from all consortium members European Commission funding: SEE-ERA.NET PLUS is a Coordination and Support Action
(Contract Number: 226156) co-funded by the European Community's Programme for
International Cooperation under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and
Technological Development (2007-2013)
