Call for Proposals and Expression of Interests (24/01 - 21/03/2011)

Latest ESPON Call attracted 53 applications from 29 countries and 285 potential project partners / stakeholders

In the 8th ESPON Call, 53 applications were submitted in total. The distribution by the three Priorities was as follows: 23 proposals in Priority 1, 29 in Priority 2, 1 in Priority 3.

The distribution by the four themes under Priority 1 was as follows: 6 proposals in “European Regions: Potential Contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy”, 5 in “Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe, 5 in “Territorial Potentials for a Greener Economy, 7 in “Territorial Governance – Best Practices for New Perspectives”.

The 29 Expressions of Interest for Targeted Analyses under Priority 2 are distributed on the 3 types of action as follows: 19 applications for action 1 (integrated studies and thematic analyses), 8 for action 2 (knowledge support to innovative and experimental actions), 2 for action 3 (joint actions related to other Structural Funds Programmes).

The 53 applications were from Lead Partners and Stakeholders based in 16 countries (Spain, Romania, Italy, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Denmark, Austria, Cyprus, Germany, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and Norway).

Among 285 potential project partners / stakeholders, 102 are public bodies, 132 are public authorities at national/regional/local, 31 are private bodies.

Of the applicants, 15% came from Italy, 11% from Spain, 10% from Romania, 7% from Germany, 6% from Poland, 5% from Sweden and United Kingdom, 4% France, Greece, Hungary and Netherlands, 3% Czech Republic and Slovenia, 2% Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, Norway and Portugal. The applicants were from 29 countries.

Evaluation of the applications will run during April - May and the results will be tabled for the ESPON Monitoring Committee on June 2011.

Call for Proposals and Expression of Interests

 (24/01 - 21/03/2011)

 24-01-2011 Call for Proposals and Expression of Interests is now open.

The Call includes the following:

1. Proposals on Applied Research projects, Priority 1 of the ESPON Programme

2. Expression of Interests by stakeholders for Targeted Analyses, Priority 2

3. Proposals within the ESPON Scientific Platform, Priority 3

The total available budget amounts to up to 5.493.000,00 Euro.

The deadline for submitting proposals and expressing interests is 21 March 2011.

Potential beneficiaries

Public and private body can apply for the Call for Proposals on Applied Research Projects and the Call for Proposals within the ESPON Scientific Platform.

Only public authorities are considered as stakeholders in the Call for Expression of Interests.

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 in the next pages.

Useful Tools

ESPON Info Day on New Calls and Partner Café

The ESPON 2013 Programme invites potential beneficiaries to the Info Day on New Calls and Partner Café on 10 February 2011 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 28 January 2011 at 15h00.

ESPON Partner Café – Overview and LinkedIn Group

Research institutes that are looking for partners to prepare a proposal are remembered to have a look at the overview of potential partners. The fields of expertise that are indicated in the overview provide you with 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.

Overview

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.

FAQ

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

You may access the FAQ page.

More information

The pre-announcement of the Call is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (reference: OJ, C 323 of 30/11/2010). The announcement shall be published on 25/01/2011.

Potential applicants are recommended to take into account the legal framework accessible here.