18 April 2012 - Calls for Proposals are now open. The Calls include the following:

1) Targeted Analysis - Priority 2 of the ESPON 2013 Programme

2) Scientific Platform/Tools - Priority 3 of the ESPON 2013 Programme

3) Transnational Networking Activities by the ESPON Contact Point network - Priority 4 of the ESPON 2013 Programme

The total available budget amounts to 1.988.000,00 €.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 13 June 2012.

Potential beneficiaries

Scientists and experts representing universities, research institutes, public bodies, private companies from 31 European countries (EU 27 + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) are invited to apply for the Calls.

The Call on Transnational Networking Activities is dedicated to the institutions confirmed as national ESPON Contact Points.

Important information for Swiss potential beneficiaries

Swiss potential beneficiaries shall contact the Monitoring Committee representative from Switzerland in view of coordinating their participation in any proposal for the Calls.

How to Apply

All the documentation related to the calls, including the procedure for applying, the eligibility rules, the evaluation criteria and the submission material, is available here:

• Targeted Analysis - Priority 2
• Scientific Platform/Tools - Priority 3
• Transnational Networking Activities - Priority 4

Useful Tools

ESPON Info Day on 10 May 2012

The ESPON 2013 Programme invites potential beneficiaries to the Info Day on 10 May 2012 in Brussels. It will be the chance to get information on the new funding opportunities and to meet potential project partners. Deadline for registration is 26 April 2012 at 15h00. More

ESPON Partner Café – Overview and LinkedIn Group

Researchers and experts that are looking for partners to prepare a proposal are invited to have a look at the overview of potential partners. The fields of expertise that are indicated in the overview offer a good impression of which institutes might be interested in the same research theme as you and might wish to join you in a Transnational Project Group. LINK

The ESPON Partner Café has its own LinkedIn group where potential partners can launch discussions and find partners to carry out ESPON projects. Visit the ESPON Partner Café LinkedIn Group here.

FAQ

For questions concerning the content of the Calls, please send an e-mail to content@espon.eu, for questions related to administrative and application procedures please send an e-mail to procedures@espon.eu.

You may access the FAQ section here.

More information

• Pre-announcement of the Calls on 22 February 2012. The pre-announcement of the Calls is also published in the Official Journal of the European Union (reference: OJ, C 052 of 22/02/2012).
• The announcement is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (reference: OJ, C 111 of 18/04/2012).
• Potential applicants are recommended to take into account the legal framework accessible here.

Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ESPON Coordination Unit at info@espon.eu.