Call title invited for Reinforcing cooperation with European Neighbourhood Policy Countries on bridging the gap between research and innovation (R2I-ENP).
Call identifier: FP7-INCO-2013-9
Date of publication: 10.07.2012
Deadline: 18.12.2012 at 17.00.00, Brussels local time
Indicative budget: EUR 9.5 MILLION
Activities called:
| Activity/ Area | Funding Schemes | Indicative amount |
| Reinforcing cooperation with European Neighbourhood Policy countries on bridging the gap between research and innovation (R2I-ENP) | Coordination and Support Action (supporting action) | EUR 9.5 million |
Eligibility conditions:
The general eligibility criteria are set out in Annex 2 of this work programme and in the guide for applicants. Please note that the completeness criterion also includes that part B of the proposal shall be readable, accessible and printable.
Minimum number of participants3 as set out in the Rules for Participation:
| Funding scheme | Minimum conditions |
| Coordination and support action (supporting) | At least 1 independent legal entity |
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
• Each proposal shall focus on only one societal challenge among those identified in the Commission proposal for Horizon 20204;
• The consortium shall be composed of at least two participants from two different countries of each targeted geographic area (Eastern Partnership; Mediterranean Partner Countries) and two participants from two different Member States and/or Associated Countries;
• The consortium shall include at least two research organizations and two stakeholders from the industry or related business community (including industrial and SMEs associations, entities managing business incubators or industrial clusters, innovation support services providers).
Evaluation procedure:
• The evaluation criteria and scoring scheme are set out in Annex 2 to this work programme.
• A one-stage submission procedure will be followed.
• Proposals may be evaluated remotely.
• The procedure for prioritizing proposals with equal scores is described in Annex 2 of the work programme.
Indicative evaluation and contractual timetable:
Evaluations are expected to be carried out during the month of March 2013. It is expected that the grant agreement negotiations for the shortlisted proposals will start in May 2013.
Consortia agreements
Consortia agreements are recommended but not mandatory for the action.
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