Call for application: EU Sustainable Energy Week Awards | 10 February

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This call is relevant for projects dealing with energy efficiency and renewables within the European Union. Projects must be ongoing or concluded after 30 June 2019.

During the EU Sustainable Energy Week, the year’s most outstanding projects will be crowned winners of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards, also known as the EUSEW Awards.

If you are focused on clean, sustainable and renewable energy and think that your project deserves pan-European recognition, then you should apply for the EU Sustainable Energy Awards!

The competition features 3 categories:
• Engagement – recognising activities of high social value, inspiring and motivating citizens to change their energy use habits
• Innovation – honouring outstanding EU-funded events that show an original and innovative approach to the sustainable energy transition
• Youth – identifying exceptional activities carried out by people under 30

 

Apply until 10 February 2020

Read the guidelines for more information on the eligibility, evaluation criteria and application process!

Need some inspiration? Take a look at last year’s winners:

Appel à Petits Projets spécifique sur les approches de co-gestion des AMP.

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Le réseau MedPAN a mis en place un dispositif d’aide à petits projets dans l’objectif d’appuyer les AMP dans leur rôle de protection durable de la biodiversité méditerranéenne, tout en assurant un développement économique durable des activités humaines.

L’appel cible les approches de co-gestion des AMP et est uniquement ouvert aux six pays suivants : Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Liban, Turquie et Albanie.

 Ces Appels à Petits Projets sont ouverts aux organisations en charge de la gestion d’une AMP en Méditerranée, ainsi qu’aux autres organisations (ONG, entreprises privées, institutions scientifiques, etc.) collaborant avec les autorités en charge de la gestion d’AMP en Méditerranée.

Les gestionnaires d’AMP et les organismes désirant en bénéficier devront envoyer un Formulaire de Demande de Subvention complet au Secrétariat MedPAN avant le 5 février 2020.

Tous les détails concernant l’éligibilité des participants ou les types de projet qui seront retenus ainsi que le processus de sélection sont présentés en détail dans le Règlement de l’Appel à Petits Projets spécifique.

Pour déposer un dossier de subvention :

  1. Lisez attentivement le Règlement de l’appel pour évaluer si votre projet répond aux critères.
    Téléchargez le Règlement de l’Appel à Petits Projets spécifique sur les approches de co-gestion des AMP.
  2. Remplissez le Formulaire de Demande de Subvention.
    Téléchargez le Formulaire de Demande de Subvention.
  3. Envoyez votre dossier avec tous les documents requis à projet[at]medpan.orgau plus tard le 5 février 2020 à minuit.

 

Pour plus d’information

https://medpan.org/fr/activites_principales/appels-a-petits-projets-2/

2019 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Info Day | 25 November | Brussels

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Save the date – EMFF Info Day will take place on Monday 25 November 2019 at Albert Borschette Congress Center, in Brussels.

New blue economy call will be presented in a series of presentations organised by EASME and the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission.

The aim of the Info Day is to present funding opportunities under the 2019 « Blue Economy Window » call for proposals and to attract new applicants and potential beneficiaries.

Our project advisers will be on the spot to answer your questions. You will also have the opportunity to hear testimonials from a successful company that benefited from the European funding in the previous years.

You will also have the opportunity to take advantage of the match-making session and meet your potential partners, stakeholders and other professionals in the field of blue economy.

Registration will open soon.

The session will be web-streamed.

 

Practical Information

When: Monday, 25 November, 2019 – 14:00 to 19:00
Where: Albert Borschette Congress Center, Brussels, Belgium

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/2019-european-maritime-and-fisheries-fund-info-day

MedPAN | Appel à Petits Projets spécifique Gestion durable des tortues marines | 30 Septembre 2019

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MedPAN lance aujourd’hui un Appel à Petits Projets spécifique, destiné à soutenir les actions menées dans les Aires Marines Protégées (AMP) de Méditerranée. Les Appels à Petits Projets ont pour but de renforcer la gestion des AMP du réseau MedPAN. Veuillez noter que cet appel a un règlement spécifique. Vous trouverez tous les détails ci-dessous.

L’Appel à Petits Projets MedPAN est ouvert aux :

  • Organisations en charge de la gestion d’une AMP en Méditerranée,
  • Ainsi qu’aux autres organisations (ONG, entreprises privées, institutions scientifiques, etc.) collaborant avec les autorités en charge de la gestion d’AMP en Méditerranée.

Appel à Petits Projets spécifique Gestion durable des tortues marines

L’appel cible la gestion durable des tortues marines par les AMP.

Les AMP éligibles doivent démontrer la présence récurrente ou occasionnelle de sites de ponte de tortues marines.

Les gestionnaires d’AMP et les organismes désirant en bénéficier devront envoyer un Formulaire de Demande de Subvention complet au Secrétariat MedPAN avant le 30 septembre 2019.

Tous les détails concernant l’éligibilité des participants ou les types de projet qui seront retenus ainsi que le processus de sélection sont présentés en détail dans le Règlement de l’Appel à Petits Projets spécifique.

Pour déposer un dossier de subvention :

  1. Lisez attentivement le Règlement de l’appel pour évaluer si votre projet répond aux critères.
    Téléchargez le Règlement de l’Appel à Petits Projets spécifique sur la gestion durable des tortues marines.
  2. Remplissez le Formulaire de Demande de Subvention.
    Téléchargez le Formulaire de Demande de Subvention.
  3. Envoyez votre dossier avec tous les documents requis à projet@medpan.org au plus tard le 30 septembre 2019 à minuit.

N’hésitez pas à nous contacter pour toute question relative à cet Appel à Petits Projets.

Cet Appel à Petits Projets est mené avec le soutien financier de la fondation MAVA.

Source: MedPAN

Information days Horizon 2020 Calls | 16-17 September 2019 | Brussels

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This event, organised by EASME, targets potential applicants to the 2020 calls for project proposals under the Horizon 2020 Challenge 5 « Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials ».

 

REGISTRATION

Organisers aim to keep, to the best level possible, equilibrium between applicants from different countries and organisations by screening registration requests before accepting them. You are kindly requested to limit participation to maximum two people per organisation.  Organisers reserve the right to refuse registrations if there are too many participants from the same organisation/institution. Priority will be given to those who register early.

Only one e-mail address per participant can be registered in the system. You are free to choose the sessions you are interested in and design your own programme.

 

MATCHMAKING

From 3 July onwards, you will have the option to schedule bilateral meetings and present your interests in certain topics, your expertise on specific matters and/or your project ideas to possible project partners.

A matchmaking event is a quick and easy way to meet potential cooperation partners to judge a possible future collaboration. People meet and greet at high speed.  A few minutes are usually enough to build connections, then the bell rings and the next meeting starts.

 

Register here

Horizon 2020 | Empower SME clusters to bring SMEs ‘across the valley of death’ | 4 April – 4 September 2019

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4 April – 4 September 2019

The call opened the 4th of April 2019 and it is classified as a Bio-based Industries Coordination and Support action (BBI-CSA)

CSA: actions consisting primarily of accompanying measures such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, including design studies for new infrastructure, and may also include complementary activities of networking and coordination between programmes in different countries.

 

BLUE ECONOMY TOPIC: Clusters

The specific challenge is to design the appropriate tools and system to build the capacity of SME clusters so that they can train SMEs to devise excellent projects that are scalable, investment ready and which convey these qualities to potential investors.

Identify possible systems for enabling SME clusters to set up a platform where SME entrepreneurs in the bio-based industry and investors can exchange expertise and business opportunities that could lead to successful cooperation. The scope includes the necessary steps to ‘train the trainers’ as well as practical steps SMEs can use when preparing and presenting projects with a high level of investment readiness and building the capacity of SME clusters to build links with investors.

Proposals should devise a framework that can be used to select the best projects through a competition in which investors evaluate and select winning SME proposals at regional level. If the winner’s reward is a cash prize, its value is not an eligible cost in the framework of the grant agreement.

Proposals should also set the basis for a European final of regional winners, and hence, proposers should link up with relevant and interested regional authorities.

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) will set up an industry and market expert group from among its members to provide expertise on the implementation and follow-up of the different tasks and help organise meetings. This expert group is not to be a part of the proposal, but will be offered to the project consortium to assist as needed.

 

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Horizon 2020 | Apply microorganisms and/or enzymes to resolve end-of-life issues of plastic | 4 April – 4 September 2019

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4 April – 4 September 2019

The call opened the 4th of April 2019 and it is classified as a Bio-based Industries Research & innovation actions (BBI-RIA).

RIA: are actions primarily consisting of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. For this purpose they may include basic and applied research, technology development.

BLUE ECONOMY TOPIC: Marine Litter

Microorganisms and/or enzymes can be applied to biodegrade/decompose plastic waste, one of the major threats to our ecosystem. This is a key focus area to apply the concept of the circular economy, besides changing human behaviour and production systems.

Scope: Select and apply the appropriate microorganisms and/or enzymes to address one or both of the following issues:

▪ convert waste streams containing non-biodegradable polymers;

▪ remove non-biodegradable polymers from the environment.

Proposals may include tailored microorganisms and/or enzymes for co-digestion or co-fermentation of different feedstock, provided that the developed solutions result in sufficient yields in terms of: (i) breaking down the feedstock; and/or (ii) conversion into valuable products.

Proposals should address all requirements for RIA as shown in Table 3, pp.24-25, in the Introduction of the Annual Work plan 20199. The technology readiness level (TRL) at the end of the project should be  4-5 for the bio-based value chain in question. Proposals should clearly state the starting and end TRLs of the key technology or technologies targeted in the project. Industry participation in the project would be considered as an added value

 

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Horizon 2020 | Produce components for various materials, including for food and feed, from microalgae | 4 April – 4 September 2019

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4 April – 4 September 2019

The call opened the 4th of April 2019 and it is classified as a Bio-based Industries Innovation action – Demonstration (BBI-IA-DEMO).

Innovation actions – « Demonstration » aim to validate the technical and economic viability of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution in an operational environment. They contain mainly demonstrator activities corresponding to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) levels 6 to 7.

BLUE ECONOMY TOPIC: Aquaculture

Demonstrate the efficient and sustainable cultivation, recovery and processing of microalgae and downstream production of high-value chemicals and/or materials including food and feed ingredients. The scope of this topic excludes energy carriers (such as liquid fuels or hydrogen) as the main products. Proposals should aim for large-scale continuous cultivation and recovery of microalgae, as well as separation and purification of the targeted products. Proposals should also aim at reducing inputs for microalgae cultivation such as energy, water, nutrients and CO2 (or other carbon sources in case heterotrophic microalgae are envisaged). Proposals should valorise as many as possible of the valuable compounds contained in the microalgae through a cascading approach.

Proposals should address all requirements for IA – demonstration actions as shown in Table 3, pp.24-25, in the Introduction of the Annual Work plan 2019 . The establishment of a demo-scale production facility, being it a new installation, a substantially modified existing facility, or the use of existing demo facilities is mandatory.

 

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Horizon 2020 | Secure societies | 14 March – 22 August 2019

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14 March – 22 August 2019

The call opened the 14th of March 2019 and it is classified as a “ CSA Coordination and support action” and the focus area is: boosting the effectiveness of the Security Union (SU).

In Europe, practitioners interested in the uptake of security research and innovation are dedicated to performing their duty and are focused on their tasks.

Scope: Practitioners are invited to associate in 3 different categories of networks in the field security:

  1. [2019-2020] Practitioners (end-users) in the same discipline and from across Europe are invited to get together: 1) to monitor research and innovation projects with a view to recommending the uptake or the industrialisation of results, 2) to express common requirements as regards innovations that could fill capability and other gaps and improve their future performance, and 3) to indicate priorities as regards areas requiring more standardisation. Opinions expressed and reported by the networks of practitioners should be checked against what can be reasonably expected, and according to which timetable, from providers of innovative solutions. In 2019, proposals are invited to address the specific area of handling of hybrid threats in line with the existing EU policy framework.
  2. b.[2018] Innovation clustersfrom around Europe (established at national, regional or local level), especially those managing demonstration sites, testing workbenches, and training facilities (including those providing simulators, serious gaming platforms, testing of PPDR applications on broadband networks) are invited to establish one network 1) to establish and maintain a roster of capabilities and facilities, 2) to organise to share expertise, 3) plan to pool and share resources with a view to facilitating access to their respective facilities among collective membership when this would constitute an economy of scale and allow a more intensive use of expensive equipment, and 4) to coordinate future developments and workbenches’ acquisition.
  3. [2018] Procurement agencies, or departments, active at budgeting and implementing the acquisition of security solutions at European, national, regional or local level can get together: 1) to share investment plans, 2) to compare procurement techniques and rules, and 3) to plan for common procurements of research services as well as of innovative, off-the-shelf products.

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ENI CBC Med | Projets stratégiques | Avril – 3 Juillet 2019

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Avril – 3 Juillet 2019|

L’appel à Projets stratégiques a été ouvert début avril 2019 et aborde les 7 priorités suivantes :

  • A.1.1 Soutenir les start-ups innovantes et les entreprises récemment créées, avec un accent particulier sur les jeunes et les femmes entrepreneurs, et faciliter la protection de leurs droits de propriété intellectuelle et de commercialisation, le cas échéant : 6,7 millions d’euros
  • A.1.2 : Renforcer et soutenir les réseaux, chaînes de valeur, groupements (clusters) et consortiums euro-méditerranéens dans les secteurs traditionnels et les secteurs non-traditionnels : 6,7 millions d’euros
  • A.2.1 – Soutenir le transfert technologique et la commercialisation des résultats de la recherche, en renforçant les liens entre la recherche, l’industrie et d’autres acteurs du secteur privé : 15,2 millions d’euros
  • A.3.1 – Fournir aux jeunes, en particulier ceux appartenant à la catégorie des NEETS, et aux femmes des compétences utilisables sur le marché : 12,1 millions d’euros
  • B.4.1 – Soutenir les initiatives durables visant à trouver des solutions innovantes et technologiques pour accroître la gestion efficace de l’eau et encourager l’utilisation de ressources en eau non conventionnelles : 9,1 millions d’euros
  • B.4.2 – Réduire la production de déchets municipaux, promouvoir le tri sélectif à la source et l’exploitation optimale, notamment de la composante organique : 9,1 millions d’euros
  • B.4.3 – Soutenir les rénovations énergétiques économiquement rentables et innovantes en fonction du type de bâtiment et des zones climatiques, en mettant l’accent sur les bâtiments publics : 9,1 millions d’euros

Plus d’information ici et ici.