Call for proposals

Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science: Future and Emerging Technologies - “Coordination and Support Action for Quantum Technologies” - FETFLAG-02-2017

Objective and description

In April 2016, the Commission adopted, with its European Cloud Initiative (COM(2016)178 of 19 April 2016), an ambitious strategy in the field of Digital Technologies. It was accompanied by a staff working document on Quantum Technologies(SWD(2016)107 of 19 April 2016), announcing the intention to set-up a Flagship initiative over the next 10 years.

 

The present call topic is for a Coordination and Support Action to support the community in establishing the flagship initiative and its coordination with national activities in the field.

 

The following impacts are expected to be addressed:

·         A goal-driven, federated effort towards a challenging scientific and technological vision to generate European scientific leadership in Quantum Technologies, and a strong potential for longer term technological innovation and economic exploitation.

·         Involvement and commitment from key stakeholders.

·         Increased transnational collaboration on quantum technologies between the relevant European initiatives in the field.

·         Spreading of excellence on quantum technologies across Europe.

·         Increased awareness of European activities in Quantum Technologies.

 

Eligible activities

Proposals should aim at coordinating the relevant stakeholders, notably academia and industry, as well as policy makers, addressing all of the following:

1.     Establish a communication platform for all stakeholders;

2.     Promote the objectives of the Flagship;

3.     Facilitate connections between industry and academia;

4.     Help shaping the Flagship Initiative during and beyond H2020;

5.     Organize outreach events;

6.     Facilitate dialogue between all stakeholders (policy, industry, academia);

7.     Help the networking of respective national and international activities in the field.

 

Eligible applicants

As this topic refers to “Coordination and Support Actions” thus the eligible are at least one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country.

Budget

The indicative total budget for the topic FETFLAG-02-2017 is EUR 500,000.

 

Under this Coordination and Support action call for proposals, the EU grant covers 100% of the total eligible costs of the action.

Deadline for proposals’ submission

The deadline of this call is 26 September 2017, 17:00 (Brussels local time).

Applicants must submit their proposal electronically, following the link on the submission service.

 

Further information

Please find attached the call documents.

 

More information: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/fetflag-02-2017.html#r1

 

Kind regards,

Flora

 

Flora Stavropoulou
Intern

European Office of Cyprus

Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor

B-1000, Brussels

Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85

E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy

 

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