Open Initiative 2012

Basic Information

Network	ERA-CHEMISTRY (self-sustained)
Website	https://www.era-learn.eu/network-information/networks/era-chemistry
Aim of the joint call	The Open Initiative has the aim to provide European chemists the opportunity to get funding for research within a trans-national collaboration irrespective of nationality and topic. In 2012 three national research councils agreed to participate in this initiative. This call will be launched yearly.
Type of joint call	Two Stages - Call with pre-proposals and full proposals submissions
Events	Launch date 06/01/2012 Deadline Pre-Proposal 10/02/2012 Submitted proposal: 30 Deadline Full-Proposal 03/08/2012 Submitted proposal: 26 Evaluation End Date n/a Successful proposal: n/a Proposals funded: 5
Is call co-funded?	No
Call follow up funding	There are mechanisms in place to monitor There are mechanisms in place to monitor technical progress
Call reasons	Developing common administrative procedures Access to expertise from different countries Addressing specific scientific and technological issues
Research fields	No specific thematic focus Energy Environment Health Materials Nanosciences and nanotechnologies
Type of research	Basic research
Target groups	Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Participating networks	n/a

Organisations Participating

Country	Organisation
Austria	Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Germany	German Research Foundation (DFG)
Hungary	Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)