Horizont Europe: support of the development of networking and R&I capacities – call TWINNING
TWINNING grants support partnerships between less efficient research institutions (the eligible region is the Czech Republic) and at least two foreign partners who hold international leadership in the field. The projects aim to support institutional networking, which facilitates the transfer of knowledge, skills and the exchange of best practices, thus stimulating an increase in the quality of research capacities. The projects focus on clearly defined specific areas of research, which the less efficient institution considers to be its priority and in which it wants to make more substantial progress.
Basic information about the call:
- Identifier: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01
- Type of activity: CSA (Coordination and support actions), Opening: 20. 7. 2021
- Deadline: 18. 1. 2022
- Budgets (EUR million): 149
- Expected EU contribution per project (EUR million): 0.8 to 1.5
- Number of projects expected to be funded: 100
- Project duration: up to 3 years
Specific information about the call:
- The role of project coordinator is reserved for institutions from Widening Countries (CR).
The research part will be supported up to 30 % of the project budget. - 70 % of the budget earmarked for research activities must be designed for the coordinator's activities.
- The project must also present specific benefits for the lead organizations involved in the cooperation.
Expected project outputs:
- Improved excellence capacity and resources in Widening countries enabling to close the still apparent research and innovation gap within Europe.
- Enhanced strategic networking activities between the research institutions of the Widening countries and at least two internationally-leading counterparts at EU level.
- Raised reputation, research profile and attractiveness of the coordinating institution from the Widening country and the research profile of its staff.
- Strengthened research management capacities and administrative skills of the staff working in institutions from the Widening country.
- Improved creativity supported by development of new approaches in R&I collaboration, increased mobility (inwards and outwards) of qualified scientists.
Supported activities:
Short-term staff exchanges; expert visits and short term on-site or virtual training; workshops; conference attendance; organisation of joint summer school type activities; dissemination and outreach activities.
Impacts of project implementation (expected indicators):
The Twinning proposals should illustrate quantitatively and qualitatively the expected potential impact of the twinning exercise within the coordinating institution (and possibly at regional/national level) based on indicators such as expected future publications in peer reviewed journals, collaboration agreements with businesses, intellectual property, new innovative products or services, number of international students, number of women scientists and their roles in the research institutions.
Link to the full text of the call: HERE
Contact person MU LF
More articles
-
Results of the Internal Grant Agency - Postdoc Competition
At the end of March 2024, the Internal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University (InGA), selected two excellent candidates for the postdoctoral position.
-
The Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) launched a call for Croatian-Czech projects
New LA call with a foreign agency as "Lead Agency"