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ERA-MIN Joint Call 2014

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS IN EUROPE

About ERA-MIN

The ERA-MIN project Network on the Industrial

Handling of Raw Materials for European

Industries is a four-year ERA-NET action,

financed under the Seventh Framework

Programme, which aims to contribute to the EU

security of non-energy non-agricultural raw

materials supply, through coordination ofresearch in the European countries.

ERA-MIN has launched the second Joint Call on

Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials in

Europe (2014),to support transnational needs-

driven research projects, along the value chain.

The indicative total available budget is in excess

of 7.500.000 (national public funding only).

RTD topics

The research and technological development(RTD) topics to be funded under the second

ERA-MIN Joint Call (2014)address all aspects of

the non-energyraw materials value chain,

grouped into three topic areas:

1. Primary resources;2. Secondary resources (recycling);3. Substitution of critical materials.

In conjunction with these three technological

areas, ERA-MIN also supports horizontal

activities under the areas environmental and

social aspects, public policy support, mineral

intelligence, education and internationalcooperation. For more detailed information on

the research needs per each topic and sub-topic

areas, applicants are invited to consult the ERA-

MIN Research Agenda, available at the ERA-MIN

websitewww.era-min-eu.org,

Funding agencies

14 funding organisations from 12 countries

committed to fund the second ERA-MIN Joint

Call (2014): TEKES (Finland), ADEME (France),

ANR (France), OTKA (Hungary), NCBR (Poland),

FCT (Portugal), UEFISCDI (Romania), MENV SR

(Slovakia), MINECO (Spain), VINNOVA (Sweden),

SGU (Sweden),TUBITAK (Turkey), DST (South

Africa) and MINCYT (Argentina).

Other agencies from other EU and non-EU

countries are currently considering

participation. Updates will be published as soon

as a decision becomes available. Potential

applicants are therefore advised to check

regularly the ERA-MIN website:www.era-min-

eu.org,section Joint Call.

Target groups

Eligible consortia will have to include at least

three organisations from at least two Call

funding countries. Consortia involving both

academic and industrial organizations are

particularly encouraged to apply.

Timeline

The second ERA-MIN Joint Call (2014) will close

on the17thJune 2014, at 17.00 CEST.

Proposals will be submitted via the Electronic

Submission System (ESS), which will become

available by mid-April 2014 on the ERA-MIN

website. Eligible proposals will be peer-

reviewed by independent experts. The final

funding decision is expected to be known by thebeginning of 2015.

For more information and the complete set of

Call documents, visit the ERA-MIN website:

www.era-min-eu.org,section Joint Call.

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