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Call for proposals

Preparatory Action for Defence Research 2017

“The European Defence Research Runway – Part I” - PADR-STF-01-2017

Objectives and description

The European Defence Agency has published a call for proposals under the Preparatory Action for Defence Research 2017, under the topic “The European Defence Research Runway – Part I” - PADR-STF-01-2017.

The current time period is characterised by rapid changes in many domains – geopolitical, economic, environmental and technological – which have huge effects on the global security situation. For the EU and for EU Member States it is therefore essential to continuously perform strategic technology foresight analyses so as to gain understanding of important trends and their defence and security implications.

This cal for proposals aims to support strategic technology foresight in the defence domain of individual Member States and of the EU as a whole by performing joint technology foresight activities supported by methodologies such as horizon scanning, technology watch, scientometric tools, expert consultation activities. The action should focus in particular on identifying emerging defence research areas for potential exploration in the next Multi-annual Financial Framework. The action should propose and validate a methodology and process for strategic technology foresight activities to be carried out cyclically. Such a methodology should take into account similar activities conducted in EDA, NATO and other military and/or civil organisations.

The strategic technology foresight should be coupled to a process and method for scoping EU-funded defence research based on scenarios to illustrate potential future conflicts.

Proposals should include elements to ensure continued monitoring and updating beyond the action's lifetime.

The action should allow to

· underpin coordination of defence research activities at the EU and national level;

· prepare the long term agenda for defence research in the EU;

· explore themes for a future European Defence Research Programme;

· underpin coordination of agendas and optimisation of synergies between the EU defence and civil research activities under the next Multiannual Financial Framework;

· test the approach through proposing topics for the Future Disruptive Technologies technology area in the last year of the PADR.

Eligible activities

Activities that should be considered could include, amongst others:

· Collection of information (national sources, EU research programme, occidental and non-occidental sources);

· Analysis (geopolitical trends, defence and security trends, technology, industrial trends);

· Engagement with European industry trade bodies;

· Evaluation/assessment for defence and security (future scenario-based evaluations such as Disruptive Technology Assessment Games, consultations of technology and military experts, input from “unconventional” groups with an outside view, more creative thinking, …);

· Defining and setting up strategic trends for the medium and long term;

· Management and controlled dissemination of results (secure web-based access with public and restricted dissemination).

Eligible participants

1. Legal entities established in the following countries and territories for the whole duration of the grant agreement will be eligible to receive funding through PADR grants:

The Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU), including their overseas

departments;

The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States
Norway

2. The JRC may participate in actions with the same rights and obligations as a legal entity established in a Member State;

3. International European interest organisations will be eligible to receive funding through PADR grants.

Funding conditions and duration

The total budget earmarked for this call for proposals is 950.000 EUR.

No more than one action will be funded.

The EU grant covers 100% of total eligible costs.

This topic is complementary with topic "PADR-STF-02-2018: The European Defence Research Runway – part II", which is planned for next year (subject to the adoption of the 2018 financing decision and to the approval of the budget by the EU budgetary authorities). Grant agreements under this topic will therefore include the options for 'complementary grants', (including, in particular additional access rights to background and results for the purposes of the complementary grant).

Deadline of proposals' submission

The deadline for the submission of proposals is 21 September 2017 – 17.00 (Brussels time).

Applicants are requested to submit their proposals online in the participant’s portal.

Further information

Please find attached the call document. The additional documents of the call (guide for applicants, proposal template, grant agreement, etc.) will soon be made available at the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/pppa/topics/padr-stf-01-2017.html

For further assistance related to the call, topics and the content of proposals, please contact preparatoryaction@eda.europa.eu

More information: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/pppa/topics/padr-stf-01-2017.html

Kind regards,

Flora

Flora Stavropoulou
Intern

European Office of Cyprus

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