The first call from the newly established Water4All European co-funded partnership has opened to applications.
The European Partnership Water Security for the Planet (Water4All) is one of the new co-funded partnerships under Horizon Europe. The Partnership's first joint transnational call for research and innovation projects focuses on:
Management of water resources: resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events and management tools.
Topics included in the call are as follows:
- Resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events.
- Tools for water management in the context of hydroclimatic extreme events.
- Improved water governance in the context of hydroclimatic extreme events and international contexts.
To be eligible, research consortia must include teams from a minimum of three countries participating in the Call (including a minimum of two from EU Member States or EU Associated Countries). The upper limit of eligible project partners per consortium is seven (including one self-funded partner, if any).
A global budget of over €30 million has been provisionally reserved for the Call and the following countries have agreed to participate:
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - EPSRC).
The call follows a two-step application procedure, with a closing date for pre-proposals of 31 October 2022 (15:00 CET).
The selection of pre-proposals will take place in January 2023, with full proposals invited to make submissions until the deadline of 20 March 2023.
How To Apply
Applications are made in response to calls for proposals. A two-step process applies, with mandatory submission of pre-proposals.
Timetable for the First Call:
- Call Open: 1 September 2022
- Pre-proposals submission deadline: 31 October 2022
- Selection of Pre-proposals: 10 January 2023
- Full-proposals submission deadline: 20 March 2023
- Selection of Proposals: 6 June 2023
- Projects kick off/Start: Autumn 2023
For more information, visit the Water4All website.