The European Union – Latin American and Caribbean Interest Group (EU-LAC IG)
has launched a new Joint Call to enhance the bi-regional cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation. The aim of the Joint Call is to initiate sustainable and multilateral research cooperation between researchers from Europe, Latin-America and the Caribbean countries.
Funding parties from 15 different countries provide funds and assistance to support national beneficiaries in collaborative projects. For Austria the Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research, BMBWF will fund this initiative, the OeAD will take care of the promotion and the financial settlements.
Topics in the 4th EU-LAC Joint Call in STI 2022
Transnational consortia are invited to submit proposals related to the following six topics in the thematic fields of Global Challenges, Health, Biodiversity, and Energy:
1. GLOBAL CHALLENGES
1.1. Global Challenges I - Interactions and integration between the climate science, Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and other communities
Participating funding agencies from: Austria, Bolivia, Brazil (CONFAP), Dominican Republic, Germany, Panama, Poland, Spain (AEI), Turkey, Uruguay.
1.2. Global Challenges II - Cross-cutting digital research infrastructure
Participating funding agencies from: Austria, Bolivia, Brazil (CNPq, CONFAP), Dominican Republic, Germany, Panama, Spain (AEI), Turkey.
2. HEALTH
2.1. Health I - Personalised Medicine
Participating funding agencies from: Austria, Bolivia, Brazil (CNPq, CONFAP), Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Panama, Poland, Spain (AEI and ISCIII), Turkey.
2.2. Health II - EU-LAC Regional Hubs: Integrating research infrastructures for Health and Disease
Participating funding agencies from: Austria, Bolivia, Brazil (CONFAP), Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain (AEI), Turkey, Uruguay.
3. BIODIVERSITY
3.1. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Infrastructures
Participating funding agencies from: Austria, Bolivia, Brazil (CNPq, CONFAP), Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Panama, Peru, Spain (AEI), Turkey.
4. ENERGY
4.1. Interoperability of energy data spaces for an optimized exploitation by producers and prosumers / Research Infrastructures
Participating funding agencies from: Austria, Bolivia, Brazil (CONFAP), Dominican Republic, Germany, Panama, Spain (AEI), Turkey.
Europe - Latin American & Caribbean RTI Networking & Matchmaking Platform
Interested institutions may find research partners via the EU-LAC RTI Networking & Matchmaking Platform. This new platform enables virtual direct contacts and project initiation among RTI focused researchers, start-ups, companies, soft landing hubs, and other organizations between the LAC region and Europe at any time. Visit the platform: https://europe-lac.b2match.io/page-2941
Online submission process and invitation to info-session
The call is open from 24th January to 28th April 2022.
All interested researchers and stakeholders are invited to participate in an info-session on the 4th EU-LAC Joint Call in STI, providing information on topics such as rules for participation and the online submission process on 17th February 2022, 4 pm – 5 pm CET. No registration is required. Join link:
https://dlr-projekttraeger.webex.com/dlr-projekttraeger/j.php?MTID=m97359b0bd0a1e4d931b326148986cc6b
Call documents are available at https://www.eucelac-platform.eu/joint-call/4th-eu-lac-joint-call-sti-2022
Proposals must be submitted online in English, via an Electronic Submission System accessible at ptoutline.eu
National contact point in Austria: eulac@oead.at