Support for international projects of consortia of European countries.

Objectives

This call follows a two-step evaluation procedure. In the first step, only concept notes shall be submitted for evaluation. Successful applicants from the first step will be invited to submit a full proposal.

Priority sectors for this call:

• Innovation, Research, Education and Competitiveness
• Social Inclusion, Youth Employment and Poverty Reduction
• Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy;
• Culture, Civil Society, Good Governance and Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
• Justice and Home Affairs

ELIGIBLE CONSORTIA

Projects shall involve entities from at least three countries. Each project must include one lead partner (from one of the Beneficiary states: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) and at least two beneficiary partners of which at least one must be from a Beneficiary State, other partners can be from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. Expertise partners in consortia can be any eligible entity established in a Donor States (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), in a non-eligible EU Member State or international organizations.

Eligible consortia may submit a maximum of one concept note and consortium members may not participate in other project consortia under this call. However, expertise partners may participate in multiple projects.

ELIGIBLE PROJECT PARTNERS

Entities, public or private, commercial or non-commercial and nongovernmental organisations and academia established as legal persons.

FINANCIAL CONDITIONS (budget in euros)

The amount of grant assistance applied for within a project shall not be less than EUR 1 million.   

All Applicants should be registered in the EGERG system (the registration is mandatory for Lead Partners) at http://www.egregsystem.info/regionalcooperation and the concept note shall be submitted electronically via that (EGREG) system.

Limitations

Project co-financing is necessary!

The project grant rate shall be determined with reference to the status of the individual consortium members, as follows:

- non-governmental organisations: up to 90% of their eligible expenditures

- universities and research organisations: up to 90% of their eligible expenditures

- any expertise partners from the Donor States: up to 100% of their eligible expenditures

- other entities: up to 85% of their eligible expenditures

Eligible indirect costs – 15% of the total eligible staff costs.