Green ERA-Hub (GEH) - 1st Research Funding Call

Research

What?

The partners in the Green ERA-Hub (GEH) represent 29 ongoing or previously funded coordination actions, namely ERA-Net, ERA-Net Plus, ERA-Net Cofunds and EJP. Most of the organisations involved are or were coordinators of the initiatives, also a number of additional partners have been included in the consortium to provide additional and important expertise.

The aims of GEH are to:

• Continue to build on previous achievements and further enhance cross-sector collaborations between Agri-food and biotechnology ERA-Nets, through joint transnational funding of collaborative research projects.
• Valorise and implement joint activities supporting the market, regulatory or societal uptake of results after the end of individual ERA-Nets - identify common research and innovation priorities, agreed upon by the participating national programmes, and address them via new joint calls.
• Preserve best practice and managerial competences.
• Contribute to the planning and complement the implementation of the new HEU Partnerships and Missions.
•  Broaden the actions and impact of initiatives towards stakeholders and in terms of geographical coverage.
•  Contribute to achieve the strategic goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular zero hunger, industry innovation and infrastructure, responsible consumption and production, life on land, partnership for the goals, the farm2fork strategy and the European Green Deal.

They are seeking research proposals that focus on enhancing the sustainability and resilience of the agri-food system. From climate-smart agriculture and precision farming to circular economies and sustainable supply chains, they welcome contributions across various areas.

• Topic 1: Enhance fertilizer efficiency and reduce fertilizer use
• Topic 2: Increase European protein self sufficiency
• Topic 3: Mitigate GHG emissions in agricultural and food system
• Topic 4: Sustainable energy use and production in agri-food systems

Proposed projects can include approaches for organic farming and/or food as well as conventional approaches.

Additionally, GEH provides access to a network of industry experts, collaboration opportunities, and resources to ensure the success and impact of the funded research.

The total indicative budget for the first call is €10.63 million with funding based on a virtual common pot instrument. This means that research partners (applicants) of projects that will be selected for funding will receive the distinct grant directly from the national/regional Funding Party supporting the Call, according to their legal terms and conditions for project funding.

Who?

This funding call is open to Universities and other higher education institutions, public research institutions, private non-profit organisations, and private companies dedicated to advancing knowledge and driving positive change in the agri-food sector. Whether you're an expert in agricultural sciences, environmental studies, economics, or any related field.

VLAIO is the national funding agency for Belgium. Universities can receive funding via an agricultural traject (Landbouwtraject) or as scientific partner in a company project (research project or development project), all with a funding rate of 90%.
Total funding at VLAIO level is € 1.500.000. Company projects can receive a maximum funding of € 500.000 per project, and Agricultural projects € 250.000 per project.
Projects have a duration of max. 36 months.

Application?

This is a two stage submission call:

For Green ERA-Hub the application has to be done via their submission platform (as coordinator or as partner): 
Deadline pre-registration of proposals is July 20, 12:00h CEST
Deadline full proposal submission is September 7, 12:00h CEST



For VLAIO:
Deadline pre-registration of proposals is July 19 via mail to marianne.claessens@vlaio.be
Deadline full proposal submission is September 1 via the E-tool of VLAIO
After registration with your eID you receive (as main applicant) a link to your application to complete the proposal and to upload all necessary supporting documents. Please note that after submitting a part of the proposal, the data in this proposal cannot be modified anymore. Make sure that before submitting all parts that the budget is final and that everything in the online portal is consistent with the content of the completed templates.

Only OBI is allowed to submit the part for the "kennisinstelling", as they have a mandate to do so.

Regulations?

The call documents can be found here. 

More information?

You can find more information on the GEH website.

There will be a webinar for applicants on 20th of June 2023, 11:00 CEST (max. 60 min). Registration link: https://ptj-fzj.webex.com/weblink/register/r5b2bbddc98487692b7b3ff01d02a5c2f

Upon registration, you will receive an email containing the connection details for the webinar. Slides will be available in the download area after the webinar. Please be aware that the webinar might be recorded.

Please contact research@uhasselt.be if you want to apply for this call.

Deadline

19.07.2023

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail sarah.szyr@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211269052