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1 Austria, FWF Funding Organisation: Austrian Research Funds Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Sabine Haubenwallner, Head of Gender Issues, Tel.: Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions /Einzelprojekte/p_application-guidelines.pdf Eligible topics All call topics are supported by the FWF Funding Organisation Specific Rules The FWF funds basic science only; /Einzelprojekte/p_application-guidelines.pdf 1

2 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs not limited; see above total sum of FWF comittment Funding Organisation Rules Eligible other types of costs Subcontracting Other specific regulations Please note that starting April1, 2016 the number of ongoing/approved/submitted projects in which one researcher can serve as prinicipal investigator will be limited to two in the categories: Stand-Alone Projects Programme, International Programmes (including ERA-NET projects), Clinical Research and Arts-based Research Programmes. Principal investigators who already have two ongoing/approved/submitted projects will not be permitted to submit another application within those programmes until 12 months before the end of one of their ongoing projects. You are stongly advised to contact the national respresentative in case you may be affect by this regulation. Timely submission at the national level is also necessary for details see 2

3 Belgium, F.R.S.-FNRS Funding Organisation: Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Nadège Ricaud, Policy Officer Telephone: , nadege.ricaud@frs-fnrs.be Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules All rules and regulations can be found in the PINT-MULTI Regulations All call topics are supported by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS. Applicants must provide basic administrative data by submitting an administrative application on Semaphore for the same deadline as the consortium application is submitted. Please select the PINT- MULTI funding instrument when creating the administrative application. Proposals invited to the second stage will be able to complete the pre-proposal form and provide information for the full proposal upon validation by the F.R.S.-FNRS. Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs For all partners from French-speaking Belgium, the maximum possible requested budget is ,00. All rules and regulations can be found in the PINT-MULTI Regulations All rules and regulations can be found in the PINT-MULTI Regulations All rules and regulations can be found in the PINT-MULTI Regulations 3

4 Canada, CIHR Funding Organisation: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point The total amount available for this funding opportunity from CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, CIHR Institute of Aging and CIHR Roadmap Accelerator Fund - Personalized Health Initiative is $1.5 million CAD (1.03 ). Adrian Puga, Competition Lead, Competition Delivery, Knowledge Translation and Ethics Portfolio, CIHR Telephone: Adrian.Puga@cihr-irsc.gc.ca Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Refer to the Individual Eligibility Requirements ( regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions. CIHR will only fund SDG3: topics 1.2 and 1.3, which includes, Sex, Gender and Aging; and, Sex, Gender and Health. Short application as per CIHR Funding Opportunity (link to follow) is required to be submitted to CIHR. Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs The maximum amount per grant that can be requested in support of a Canadian component is $100,000 CAD (66,000 ) per annum for a term up to three years. It is anticipated that funding will be available to support at least 5 teams. Applicants should review the Use of Grant Funds ( Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide- GuideAdminFinancier/FundsUse-UtilisationSubventions_eng.asp) section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Financial 4

5 Administration Guide for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities. Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs Applicants should review the Use of Grant Funds ( Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide- GuideAdminFinancier/FundsUse-UtilisationSubventions_eng.asp) section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Financial Administration Guide for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities. Applicants should review the Use of Grant Funds ( Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide- GuideAdminFinancier/FundsUse-UtilisationSubventions_eng.asp) section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Financial Administration Guide for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities. 5

6 Canada, NSERC Funding Organisation: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR (~$ CAD) Catherine Podeszfinski, Deputy Director, Scholarships and Fellowships Division Telephone: Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics To be eligible for funding from NSERC, the team must include one or more researchers in the natural sciences and engineering who are eligible to hold NSERC funds. Refer to NSERC's Eligibility Criteria for Faculty for more details ( CRSNG/Eligibility-Admissibilite/faculty-corpsprof_eng.asp). In addition, the PI must apply from a Canadian Eligible University ( Admissibilite/ListEligibleInstitutions- ListEtablissementsAdmissible_eng.asp#Universities). NSERC will support applications within the SDG9 (Infrastructure, Industrialization and Innovation) and SDG13 (Climate Action) call topics only. Given the nature of the GENDER-NET Plus Call, it is expected that proposals will include collaboration and integration across several disciplines. Proposals requesting funds from NSERC can include aspects of social sciences and humanities, provided that the main focus remains within the natural sciences and engineering. Please see NSERC s Subject Matter Eligibility guidelines ( for more information. NOTE: It is the applicant s responsibility to ensure that the proposed project complies with NSERC s Subject Matter Eligibility guidelines. NSERC reserves the right to declare the non-nse portion of the project ineligible, which may compromise the project as a whole. 6

7 Funding Organisation Specific Rules No additional specific rules defined Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs The maximum possible requested amount is $100,000 CAD per year per project for a maximum of 3 years. For NSERC-eligible researchers, projects will be funded based on the funding request submitted by the applicant, via an itemized budget and one-page justification, which must be submitted to NSERC at the time of application. If more than one applicant from Canada is participating in the same proposal, they must work together and designate one single project leader. He or she will be accountable to NSERC for the management of funds and the research portion of the GENDER-NET Plus project. Expenses for this initiative must comply with the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide ( crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/financialadminguide- GuideAdminFinancier/index_eng.asp) N/A Expenses for this initiative must comply with the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide ( crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/financialadminguide- GuideAdminFinancier/index_eng.asp) Other specific regulations Applicants must agree to terms and conditions at the time of application and when accepting the award. Terms and Conditions for Applying form(s) ( Professeurs/Form101-TC_e.pdf) (one per NSERC-eligible participant), must be completed, signed and submitted directly on or before the submission deadline to the organization contact point. For the GENDER-NET Plus Call, NSERC s appeals policy will not be applicable, due to the international nature of the initiative. 7

8 Cyprus, RPF Funding Organisation: Research Promotion Foundation Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Kalypso Sepou, Head of Unit, Telephone: , kalypso@research.org.cy - RPF Help Desk, Telephone: help_desk@research.org.cy Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Research Organisations, Enterprises, Other Organisations (Other Private Sector Organisations and Other Public and Broader Public Sector Organisations) from Cyprus (with registered address in the areas, which are under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus). Participating Organisations and individuals (including the PI and the PC), must fulfil the requirements for participation to the RESTART Programmes of the Research Promotion Foundation (Link to RESTART Work Programme: Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules All call topics are supported by the Research Promotion Foundation No additional specific rules - The general rules of the RESTART Programmes of the Research Promotion Foundation apply (Link to RESTART Work Programme: 8

9 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs For all partners from Cyprus together, the maximum possible requested funding per project is EUR If the transnational project is coordinated by a partner Organisation from Cyprus, the maximum budget for all partners from Cyprus together is EUR per project. Personnel costs are eligible - Special conditions apply according to the rules of the RESTART Programmes of the Research Promotion Foundation (Link to RESTART Work Programme: Subcontracting costs are eligible - Special conditions apply according to the rules of the RESTART Programmes of the Research Promotion Foundation (Link to RESTART Work Programme: Eligible costs also include Instruments & Equipment, Travel & Subsistence, Consumables, Other Specific Costs, Overheads - Special conditions apply according to the rules of the RESTART Programmes of the Research Promotion Foundation (Link to RESTART Work Programme: Other specific regulations In all submission stages (Pre-proposal / Full Proposal Stage) the Coordinator of the Cypriot Consortium of each transnational proposal, will have to submit an equivalent Proposal through the Research Promotion Foundation s IRIS Portal ( on a deadline that is specified in the respective national "Call for Proposals" (usually defined to be the next day of the transnational Call deadline). The proposal submitted on RPF s IRIS Portal includes only general information regarding the transnational proposal, the Coordinator of the Cypriot Consortium and the partner organisations of the Transnational Consortium (including the Cypriot Organisations), as well as analytical budget for each partner participating in the Cypriot Consortium. 9

10 Czech Republic, TA CR Funding Organisation: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Martina Křepelková, Project manager Telephone: Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible beneficiaries of funding for projects are: businesses (according to Annex 1 of the Regulation) and research organizations (according to Article 2 paragraph 83 of the Regulation): Eligible beneficiary= only businesses who act as a natural persons according to Annex 1 of the Regulation engaged in an economic activity pursuant to Act no. 455/1991 coll. on Trades (Trade Act). Eligibility of applicants The eligible applicant is not an undertaking which is subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous Commission decision declaring an aid illegal and incompatible with the single market, and an undertaking in difficulty referred to in Article 1 (4), points (a) and (c) of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June If the activity related to the implementation of the project requires special permission in accordance with Section 18 Article 2, point (b) Support of Research and Experimental Development and Innovations Act, a copy of the business authorization or other required authorization (e.g. in accordance with Act No. 246/1992 Coll., On the Protection of Animals against Torture, and Decree No. 311/1997 Coll. on breeding and use of experimental animals) must be a part of qualification documents. 10

11 Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules All call topics are supported by TA CR. ONLY APPLIED REASEARCH projects can be supported by TA CR. Mandatory attachments of a Czech applicant The application forms include mandatory attachments which, pursuant to Act No. 130/2002 Coll. on support for research and development from public funds must be documented and serve to prove the Czech applicant's capacity in the international challenge: - The structured CVs of the Principal Investigator and other members of the research team of the Czech applicant - A list of up to 5 of the most significant projects applicants have participated in in recent years. The project name and the length of the project is to be submitted in the form required by the Central Project Register. - A list of up to 5 of the most significant results applicants have achieved in recent years. For each result, specify how the result was used (e.g., license sale, use at work in your institution, use for education). - A Sworn statement of the applicant (available at: Completed sworn statement will be attached to the project proposal. - Financial statements for years 2014, 2015, and 2016 and also 2017 if available Eligibility of costs - The first possible start day of the project realization is the 1st January 2019 and the latest start day of the project realization is 1st March The costs are eligible from 1st January Supported results Applied research must be included in the project proposal. The call can only support projects that are reasonably expected to achieve at least one of the following types of (categorized according to the register of information on the results): G - technically realized results - prototype, functional sample; Z - pilot plant, proven technology; R - software; F - industrial and utility model; N - Certified methodologies, procedures and specialized maps with professional content; Hleg - results reflected in legislation and standards; Hneleg - results reflected in non-legislative directives and provisions binding within the competence of the respective body; Vsouhrn - Comprehensive Research Report O - Miscellaneous (ICT application, Game simulations and trainers, Computer game, Algorithm, Didactic aid & method, Perceptible properties of the product, Psychodiagnostic Method, Treatment 11

12 Procedure, Mapping and planning studies, Start up (spin off)etc.). Documents to prove the eligibility of a Czech partner will be accepted via the TA CR data box (ID of TA CR data box : afth9xp) for the same deadline as the consortium application is submitted. Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs The maximum budget for all Czech partners together is EUR (in total for all years). The eligible personnel costs of the project are specified under the Section 17, Article 3 Terms & Conditions (version 4) available at: Subcontracting is allowed to special tasks which are related to the research activities defined in the project proposal. The eligible costs of the project are divided into specific categories defined under the Article 17 Terms & Conditions (version 4) available at: Investments and scholarships are not eligible costs in this joint call. Other specific regulations Budget data to be filled in the EPSS - section "Budget request": The Czech applicants fill in the total amount of the project cost related to the Czech partner (100%). The maximum permissible aid intensity per project is 85% of the total eligible costs. It means that 15 % of self-financing is requested. The applicants are to declare the division between self-financing and a requested aid contribution in the system. Detailed information for applicants from Czech Republic will be available at the TA CR website by the end of December 2017: 12

13 Estonia, ETAg Funding Organisation: Estonian Research Council Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Katrin Kello, Senior Adviser Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions The applicant of the grant, responsible for the use of the grant for specified purpose and for the productive realisation of the grant project (the Principal Investigator): - Must possess either the Estonian nationality or citizenship or be a permanent resident of Estonia. - Must have an updated profile in the Estonian Research Information System (ETIS). - Has as a rule entered into an employment relationship with the legal person (hereinafter Institution), which is the basis of the realisation of the grant project and through which the grant shall be allocated to the Principal Investigator. - Must be a holder of the doctoral degree of Estonia or an equivalent academic degree (both awarded by the deadline of submission of the grant application, at the latest). - Must have published within the last five years prior to the proposal s submission deadline at least three publications, which comply with the requirements of clauses 1.1 of the classification of publications of the ETIS, or at least five publications, which comply with the requirements of clauses 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 3.1 of the classification of publications of the ETIS; international patents are equalised with publications of clause 1.1.; the monographs are equalised to each author with three publications mentioned in clause 1.1 if the number of its authors is three or less. If the applicant has been on the parental leave or in the compulsory military service within these last five years, the deadline of the publication requirement shall be extended by the time stayed on the parental leave or compulsory military service. The main 13

14 participant of the project is a person who participates in the substantial performance of the project. The main participant of the project shall either possess at least the master s degree or the respective qualification and must have published at least one publication within the last three years prior to the proposal s submission deadline, which comply with the requirements of clauses 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 or 3.1 of the classification of publications of the ETIS; or be a doctoral candidate. Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules ETAg will fund SDG 3 and SDG 9 topics. Estonian Research Council funds basic and applied research. Applied research is only funded as far as it does not refer to product development with commercial value and for marketing purposes. Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs The budget limit for Estonian research teams, including several Estonian partners within the same project, is EUR (in total for all years). Remuneration may be only paid out of the grant to the Principal Investigator, main participants in the project and auxiliary staff according to the time they participate in the grant project and their total salary cost for Institution. Double funding of activities that already have contributions is not acceptable. Scholarship equal to the state grant may be paid out of the grant to doctoral candidates not paid any salary by the Institution. The scholarship paid from the grant budget for a doctoral candidate may not exceed 633 euros a month. The scholarship of the doctoral candidate along with the State education allowance may not exceed 833 euros a month. Should a doctoral candidate participate in several projects financed by ETAg, the total amount of the scholarship received from different projects may not exceed the aforementioned amount. It means that annual maximum of the scholarships per doctoral candidate, financed by ETAg, is 7596 euros. Subcontracting costs cover generally only additional or complementary tasks (e.g. costs for translation, analyses, etc.) to the third parties. Core project research tasks should not be subcontracted. Subcontracting costs may not exceed 10% of the total costs. Travel costs cover expenses for transport, accommodation and daily allowances (except in case of internal travel). Other direct costs are: Consumables related to the project; Costs for publishing and dissemination of project results (fair distribution of costs between partners should be followed); Costs for organising the 14

15 meetings/seminars/conferences (only in Estonia); Fees for participating in scientific forums and conferences; All other costs which are clearly required for the implementation of the project and respectively identifiable. Overhead costs of the institution must not exceed a maximum of 20% of eligible direct costs and should cover general expenses of the institution. Other specific regulations A budget of proposal shall consist of the research expenses and the overhead costs of the institution, through which the grant project is to be carried out. The research expenses consist of personnel costs (incl. scholarships), travel costs, other direct costs and subcontracting costs. The expenses on research are clearly required to carry out the project and respectively identifiable. Costs for equipment and services intended for public use (copying machine or printer publicly used, phone bills, copying service, etc. shall be covered from the overhead fee. Participants personal expenses or expenses not directly related to the project are not eligible. If a human research or animal tests are intended in the research project, the positive resolution of the Ethics Review Committee or Animal Testing Project Permits Committee with respect to the performance of the project addressed to the Council shall be submitted before the funding decision is made. 15

16 France, ANR Funding Organisation: Agence Nationale de la Recherche Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Maria TSILIONI, Scientific Project Officer, Telephone: , Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules The eligibility of partners is subject to compliance with the standard eligibility rules of ANR, as defined in the following documents: - the ANR Financial regulations document nationale-recherche.fr/fileadmin/documents/2017/anr- Reglement-financier-2017.pdf. - the ANR 2018 Action plan recherche.fr/fileadmin/documents/2017/plan-d-action-anr pdf All call topics are supported by the ANR Applications must comply with standard ANR eligibility rules as defined in the following documents: nationale-recherche.fr/fileadmin/documents/2017/plan-d-action- ANR-2018.pdf, as well as all requirements set in the "Modalités spécifiques pour les partenaires français" document, which is available on the call's webpage on the ANR website. In particular, at the full proposal stage, applicants to ANR funding will be required to complete and submit the ANR budgetary document (Document budgétaire ANR), which template is also available from the call's webpage on the ANR website. 16

17 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs Requests for financial support can be up to EUR per project. Eligible personnel costs are defined in the ANR Financial regulations document cf. For French public research organizations, this may for example include Post-docs, PhD students, research assistants, technical staff, etc. Subcontracting costs are allowed under the provisions of the ANR Financial regulations cf. All costs must be eligible according to the ANR Financial regulations document, cf. Potentially eligible costs include direct costs such as equipment, travel and meeting costs, consumables, dissemination and knowledge transfer costs as well as overheads. Other specific regulations Projects must be between 24 and 36 months in duration. 17

18 Ireland, HEA-IRC Funding Organisation: Irish Research Council Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Leonora Harty, Programme Manager Telephone: +353 (0) Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules Project Coordinators and Principal Investigators shall be full-time members of staff, either permanent or on temporary contracts of sufficient duration to cover the period of the proposed project, of a third level institution within the meaning of Section One of the Higher Education Act, 1971 and/or in receipt of public funding as approved by the Minister for Education and Science for the purpose of the Free Fees Initiative. Applications will also be accepted by members of the academic research staff at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), Teagasc and the Discovery Programme. Researchers not formally affiliated with an institution recognised by IRC may be part of a Gender Net Plus consortium but cannot function as a project coordinator or a principal investigator. All call topics are supported by the Irish Research Council No additional specific rules defined 18

19 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs For all Irish partners together, the maximum possible requested budget is EUR (in total for all years). If the entire project is coordinated by an Irish partner, the maximum budget for all Irish partners together is EUR (in total for all years) which is inclusive of overhead. Eligible personnel costs for the purpose of the Gender Net Plus call must be sought at agreed national rates. These are available at Total personnel costs must not exceed the following limits over the maximum project duration: One or more postgraduate/phd candidate(s): maximum eligible costs per person 93,000 One or more postdoctoral fellow(s): maximum eligible costs per person 160,000 One or more senior researcher(s): maximum eligible costs per person 126,000 (Teaching buy out up to a limit of 50% of eligible personnel costs is permissible) Subcontracting is not an eligible cost. Eligible costs can include: Travel & accommodation & meeting costs Costs for knowledge exchange All joint publication costs (including editing and translation costs) Other material costs, equipment where justifiable Consumables Other specific regulations The cost of institutional overheads may be included at a rate of up to 25% of overall direct costs less equipment. 19

20 Israel, MOST Funding Organisation: Ministry of Science and Technology Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Navah Ratzon, Head of Council for the Promotion of Women in Science and Technology, Telephone: Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules Grants can be administrated by an Israeli university or university collage, or any other Israeli public institute that fulfils the grant organisation eligibility requirements of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The Israeli PI(s) must fulfil the requirements for an application for a project grant at the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology. More clarifications can be found in the document that accompanies the call for proposal in the Ministry website All call topics are supported by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology Clarifications can be found in the document that accompanies the call for proposal in the Ministry website Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting ~ Euro Stipend or salary for PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, technicians and/or laboratory workers (i.e. a temporary position up to 3 years) retained specifically for the purpose of the project, not including salaries for permanent staff and PI's; Clarifications can be found in the document that accompanies the call for proposal in the Ministry website 20

21 Eligible other types of costs Consumables. In case they exceed 1,000 USD, a detailed explanation regarding their necessity and quantities is required; Small scale equipment which is only needed for the specific research project. MOST will enable purchase of computers or laptops only in special cases in which the computer or laptop is part of the research project or are of unique capacities needed for the specific research; travel and visiting costs. Other specific regulations Eligibility: Clarifications can be found in the document that accompanies the call for proposal in the Ministry website Overhead expenses up to 15% of the total amount of the research project inclusive of the funds provided on the basis of this Call. 21

22 Italy, MoH-IT Funding Organisation: Ministero della Salute Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR All the eligible institutions will be informed of the launch of the call as well as of the related preliminary announcement via the MoH-IT Workflow of Research (WFR) system. Maria Ferrantini, Senior Investigator Telephone: Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Scientific Institutes for Research and Health Care (Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico pubblici e privati, IRCCS). Universities, Research Centres and SME are excluded from funding. In the same year simultaneous participation in proposals submitted in different EU transnational research calls, funded by the Ministero della Salute, is not allowed to Italian Research Investigators. In order to expedite the eligibility check process, the Ministry of Health will grant an eligibility clearance to the applicants prior to the submission of the pre-proposals. To this end, it is mandatory that the applicants fill out and transmit a preeligibility check form trough IRCCS Scientific Directorate using WFR System before submitting their pre-proposals to the Joint Call Secretariat It is mandatory that the completed pre-eligibility check form is transmitted at least 10 working days before the pre-proposal submission deadline, giving communication via W.F.R with Project Code E.R. Applicants will receive a written notification of their eligibility status. Eligible topics SDG 3 topics. Funding Organisation Specific Rules No additional specific rules defined 22

23 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs Approximately EUR per partner. Only the following personnel costs generated during the lifetime of the project are eligible: temporary contracts/fellowships up to a maximum of 50% of the requested funding. Subcontracting is allowed up to a maximum of 20 % of the requested funding and only for services and not for implementation of project tasks. Only the following other types of costs generated during the lifetime of the project are eligible: travel costs and subsistence allowances (max 10% of the requested fund); equipment (rent/leasing only), consumables (no limit), animals (no limit); dissemination of results (publications, meetings/workshops etc. - max 1% of the requested fund); data handling and analysis (no limit); overhead (maximum 10% of the requested fund). (All according to national regulations). Travel expenses and subsistence allowances exclusively associated with training activities linked to the project. Other specific regulations Anticipated number of fundable project partners: 4-5. Eligibility of project duration: max 3 years. After the GENDER-NET Plus JTC 2017 peer review has been completed and the final (scientific) ranking list has been performed and endorsed by the Organisation Committee, the Ministry of Health will invite the principal investigators of the projects approved for funding to enter the formal national negotiations (according to national regulations). The funding of these projects are under the Ricerca Corrente IRCCS rules. Submission of annual scientific and financial reports at the national level could be required according to the rules of the Ministry of Health Ricerca Corrente IRCCS. 23

24 Norway, RCN Funding Organisation: The Research Council of Norway Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Lise Christensen, Special Adviser Telephone: Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules Norwegian research institutions (university, university college, research institute or other institution at which research constitutes an important activity). The Norwegian PI(s) must fulfil the requirements for an application for a project grant at the Research Council of Norway. All call topics are supported by the Research Council of Norway Norwegian applicants will not have to apply directly to the RCN at this point in time. After evaluation, if selected for funding, the RCN will contact the applicant for further process. It is mandatory for funded Norwegian participants to submit a proforma application along with other mandatory attachments, to the RCN using the RCN application form. On the basis of this a national R&D-contract will be signed and thereafter, funds can be released. Further instructions will be given in due time. For RCN general application requirements, see nts/ Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner For all Norwegian partners the maximum funding per project is EUR. In case two or more Norwegian institutions are participating in one proposal the funding has to be shared between them. 24

25 Eligible personnel costs There are no fixed limits for funding of eligible costs for the applicants. Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs No specific rules Other specific regulations The Norwegian participants must follow RCN s General Terms and Conditions for R&D Projects. 25

26 Spain, AEI -MINECO Participating organisation: Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness through the State Research Agency Indicative National Budget: National Contact Person(s): Name: Prof. Ana Puy (scientific matters), GENDERNET PLUS Manager Juan Climent (administrative and financial matters) Name of & link to the funding programme(s) and other relevant information: Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación Link to Plan Estatal The instrument for funding the Spanish groups will be the Spanish Call on International Joint Programming Actions or equivalent (Acciones de Programación Conjunta Internacional o equivalente). Only as a reference, the beneficiaries are advised to read the call. APCIN 2017 The Spanish legal entities granted are obliged by the regulations established in this APCIN call (or equivalent) and by the funding limits specified below. The Call will be managed by the Subdivisión de Programas Científico-Técnicos Transversales, Fortalecimiento y Excelencia. The projects granted by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness must be aligned with the main objectives described in the Programa Estatal. Min. project duration: 24 month Max. project duration: 36 month Maximum funding per project: The following funding limits are considered eligibility criteria. Proposals not respecting these limits can be declared ineligible. The maximum amount of funding is 100,000 per proposal and legal entity (additional 30,000 if the Spanish group leader is the coordinator of the international consortium). Only one Spanish legal entity per proposal is allowed to apply to this transnational call to be funded by the AEI-MINECO. The final level of funding will take into account the transnational evaluation of the collaborative proposal, the scientific quality of the Spanish group, the added value of the international collaboration, the participation of the industrial sector and the financial resources available. 26

27 Institutional eligibility criteria: The eligible entities for the State Research Agency funding are: Non-profit research organizations according to the APCIN call or equivalent (Acciones de Programación Conjunta Internacional o equivalente). Spanish investigators are encouraged to include the Spanish industrial sector in the transnational consortia. Spanish Principal Investigators must be eligible according to the APCIN call or equivalent and must have experience as investigators in projects funded by the Plan Nacional I+D+i , the Plan Estatal I+D+i , ERC Grants, European Framework Programmes or other relevant international programmes. - Principal Investigators are not allowed to apply for funding in more than one proposal of this ERA- NET Cofund call. - Principal Investigators are not allowed to apply for funding in more than one proposal in two consecutive APCIN calls (or equivalent). This must be taken into account when participating in different ERA-Nets or other international initiatives. - Principal Investigators should remain unchanged between the proposal and the National APCIN call or equivalent. AEI-MINECO will avoid double funding (overlapping with other EU or National funding), and will not grant projects or parts of projects already funded. Eligible costs: - Personnel costs for temporary employment contracts. Scholarships are not eligible. - Current costs, small scientific equipment, disposable materials, travelling expenses and other costs that can be justified as necessary to carry out the proposed activities. - Indirect costs (overheads), proofs of concept, proofs of principle, are not eligible for funding in the APCIN call. Eligible topics: The AEI-MINECO participates in the following topics: SDG 3 Good health and well-being Topic 1.1. Gender-based violence Topic 1.2. Sex, gender and aging SDG 9 Infrastructure, Industrialization and Innovation Topic 2.1. Gender and new technologies SDG 13 Climate Action Topic 3.1. Gender dimension in climate behaviour and decision-making. Additional information: Any publication or dissemination activity resulting from the granted projects must acknowledge the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness funding: Project (reference nº XX) funded by the AEI-MINECO through APCIN (or equivalent). Spain is represented in the Gender Net Plus consortium with two members "la Caixa" Banking Foundation and MINECO. Both institutions decided to distribute the topics among them. In the event of exhaustion of funds by one funding organization, the AEI-MINECO and "la Caixa" Banking foundation reserve the right to transfer the affected project to the funding organization with remaining funds, in case the beneficiary and costs are eligible. 27

28 Spain, FBLC Funding Organisation: "la Caixa" Banking Foundation Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call Funding Organisation Contact Point EUR Belén Perat Rodriguez Telf: Mov Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics We understand the Beneficiary of the Programme to be the nonprofit Research Preforming Institution. Specifically, universities and university foundations, research centres, technology centres, hospitals and hospital foundations, and non-profit organisations performing research / innovation. Spain is represented in the Gender Net Plus consortium with two members: la Caixa" Banking Foundation and AEI-MINECO. Both institutions decided to distribute the topics among them. "la Caixa" Banking Foundation will support the following topics: SDG 3: Good health and well-being. Topic: Sex, Gender and Health. SDG 9: Infrastructure, industrialization and Innovation. Topic: Gender in Entrepreneurship and in the Innovation System. That said, in the event of exhaustion of funds by one funding organization, AEI-MINECO and "la Caixa" Banking foundation reserve the right to transfer the affected project to the funding organization with remaining funds. Funding Organisation Specific Rules These grants are incompatible with other funding from la Caixa Foundation (grants or fellowships). In order to avoid double funding, if the Project simultaneously undergoes another selection process and is awarded in both, it is the responsibility of the Project leader to decide on only one of the grants. 28

29 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Independently from the founder, the maximum possible requested budget for Spanish beneficiaries is EUR (total amount for 3 years). Grants may be used for financing permanent and temporary research staff, doctoral students, and technical staff. Subcontracting is allowed to special tasks such as IT services and communication services. Eligible other types of costs Other specific regulations The la Caixa Banking Foundation supports the principles of Responsible Research and Innovation. Those principles involve the engagement of public actors (NGO s, education community...) to include societal needs and expectations in the design and performance of R&I; gender equality in R&I; open access and ethics and research integrity. The la Caixa Banking Foundation supports the principles of open access, following the principle as open as possible, as closed as necessary. Relating to publications, Institutions must follow the la Caixa Banking Foundation open access policy ( 29

30 Sweden, SRC Funding Organisation: Swedish Research Council Contact and Commitment Provisional funding commitment (excluding EC contribution) Link to the national webpage of the call EUR In Swedish: In English: Funding Organisation Contact Point Marianne Hall, Senior Analyst, Telephone: +46 (0) Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) Eligibility Eligible Partners and/or Institutions Eligible topics Funding Organisation Specific Rules Grants can be administrated by a Swedish university or university collage, or any other Swedish public institute that fulfils the grant organisation eligibility requirements of the Swedish Research Council. The Swedish PI(s) must fulfil the requirements for an application for a project grant at the Swedish Research Council. All topics in the joint Co-funded Call are supported by the Swedish Research Council Parallel applications for the Swedish part of the CRP must be made to the Swedish Research Council through PRISMA. The link to PRISMA and all information mandatory steps and procedures needed to complete the parallel applications is provided in the national call texts on the web-pages of the Swedish Research Council: In Swedish: In English: 30

31 Budget Maximum budget to be requested per partner Eligible personnel costs Subcontracting Eligible other types of costs For all Swedish partners together, the maximum possible requested budget is EUR (in total for all years). If the entire CRP is coordinated by a Swedish partner, the maximum budget for all Swedish partners together is EUR (in total for all years). Grants may be used for financing permanent and temporary research staff, doctoral students, and technical staff Subcontracting is allowed to special tasks such as IT services and communication services No specific rules defined Other specific regulations Additional regulations can be found in the national call-texts on the web-pages of the Swedish Research Council provided above. 31