ERA-MIN - Coordination of European research and innovation funding programmes in mineral raw materials in Europe Sessão de esclarecimento 2º Concurso Conjunto ERA-MIN 2014, 5 Maio 2014, Lisboa Dina Carrilho (FCT Portugal)
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR: Olivier Vidal, CNRS, olivier.vidal@ujf-grenoble.fr PROGRAMME MANAGER: Elisabeth Kohler, CNRS, elisabeth.kohler@cnrs-dir.fr ERA-MIN Transnational Call Office: Iulia Degeratu, eramin@m2i.nl National Contact point Portugal (FCT): Dina Carrilho, dina.carrilho@fct.pt, Tel:+ 35 121 392 4381 www.era-min-eu.org
The ERA-MIN network: 19 partners from 15 European countries Full members (Signed Grant Agreement with EC) PK 12_13 Finland TEKES France CNRS and ADEME Germany BMBF and JÜLICH Hungary MBFH The Netherlands M2i Poland NCBR Portugal FCT Romania UEFISCDI Slovakia SGUDS Spain CDTI Sweden VINNOVA and SGU Turkey TUBITAK Associated partners (Signed Agreement with the ERA-MIN Coordinator) Ireland GSI Italy França EFG ENEA United Kingdom KTN
ERA-MIN is focused on the issues related to the three sectors of the European Non-Energy mineral Raw materials Community (ENERC): 1. Metallic minerals 2. Industrial minerals 3. Construction minerals
ERA-MIN: three levels of participation Industry Other programme owners and managers Full Members Full Members Associated Partners Geological surveys Stakeholders Forum Members Academia
Industry Other programme owners and managers Associated Partners -Other research programme owners or managers (e.g.geological Surveys and similar organizations) Contract with the ERA-MIN coordinator Specific work within the consortium on a volunteer basis Geological surveys No funding by the EC Academia
Industry Other programme owners and managers Stakeholders Forum Industry, academia, research organizations, private agencies, etc Institution Membership Letter available at http://www.era-mineu.org/documents-page/era-mindocuments Geological surveys Academia
ERA-MIN activities Mapping of the European research community public & private sectors Roadmapping research priorities & common research actions Coordinated national research funding programmes (joint calls for proposals; joint workshops, Joint training, Network and mobility, etc) Enlargement and International Cooperation (Latin American and Caribbean Countries; African Countries; Australia; Canada; Japan, etc)
10 + -years Research Agenda Scientific and technical challenges to be addressed by future fundamental and applied research whole raw materials value chain Primary resources 150 Experts from industry, academia, research centres, funding agencies Secondary resources After more than 1 year of hard work Substitution final report now approved and launched! International cooperation, Teaching and education Public policy support, mineral intelligence
First joint call 2013: Sustainable and responsible supply of (non-energy) primary resources 3.9 M total budget allocated (national funding) Country participation: Topic areas: 5 ERA-MIN partners A. Exploration B. Extraction C. Mine closure and rehabilitation D. Minerals processing E. Metallurgy Transnational Call Office: M2i - Leader Joint calls and CNRS ERA-MIN coordinator
ERA-MIN Joint Call implementation Operational Structure Joint Call Committee: decision-making representatives from the Call Funding partners Transnational Call Office: M2i & Coordinator (CNRS) joint call implementation Evaluation Panel: Independent international experts (academia/industry) - Peer-review of proposals 11
First Joint Call 2013 Implementation 12
First Joint Call 2013 Primary resources Categories of applicants to the ERA-MIN Joint Call 2013 13
First Joint Call 2013 Primary resources Country Participation as partner Participation as coordinator Finland 14 7 Poland 13 2 Portugal 20 (30% IND) 2 (1 IND) Romania 11 1 Sweden 9 2 Ireland 1 Germany 1 Norway 1 Not applicable Total 70 14 14
First Joint Call 2013 Proposals Evaluation The evaluators Appropriate expertise Non-funding countries (>50%) Gender balance: 5f /11 m If you are interested to be considered as evaluator of ERA-MIN proposals: Send CV in English to: eramin@m2i.nl 15
First Joint Call 2013 Primary resources No. Proposals per topic area: submitted vs. Funded proposals Success rate TOTAL 29 % (4/14) Portugal 27 % (3/11) 16
First ERA-MIN Joint call 2013 primary resources 4 top ranked funded proposals (out of 18) Project summaries available : http://www.era-min-eu.org/news/108-4-projects-receive-funding-from-era-min-pilot-calls 17
Second (2014) ERA-MIN Joint Call Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials in Europe: Larger participation 12 countries increased budget (approx. 7.7 Meuros) Scope:needs-driven research, addressing one or several technological area (topics/sub-topics): Primary resources Secondary resources/recycling Substitutionof critical materials Environmental and social aspects, public policy support and mineral intelligence and education and international cooperation can also be addressed in conjunction with a technological area Includes mineral and metal-based construction materials. Basic and applied research projects can be funded (national rules apply) The project coordinator has to ensure that all consortium partners are eligible for funding and provide the necessary information as requested by the national regulations, to ensure the eligibility of the proposal
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Joint Call 2014: Participating countries 1. TEKES -Finland 2. ADEME, ANR -France 3. OTKA -Hungary 4. NCBR -Poland 5. FCT -Portugal 6. UEFISCDI -Romania 7. M ENVR -Slovakia 8. MINECO -Spain 9. VINNOVA and SGU - Sweden 10. TUBITAK -Turkey International: MINCYT - Argentina DST South Africa 14 Funding bodies 12 Call funding countries 20
2014 Call Topics ERA-MIN Research agenda Life cycle of raw materials (grey colour) and corresponding working groups that were set up to formulate the ERA-MIN research agenda (open boxes). Source: ERA-MIN Research agenda 21
2014 Call sub-topics- ERA-MIN Research agenda 22
Total budget ERA-MIN Call 2014-7.777.000 Each participant in a selected transnational project will be funded by their respective Call Funding Partner (Funding model Virtual common pot ). No. Call Funding Country Prospective Status Topics funded Partner budget 1. TEKES Finland 2.000.000 Confirmed All 2. ADEME France 700.000 Confirmed Recycling 3. ANR France 500.000 Confirmed primary resources (except mine closure) 4. OTKA Hungary 150.000 Confirmed All (Basic research only) 5. NCBR Poland 500.000 Confirmed All 6. FCT Portugal 500.000 Confirmed All 7. UEFISCDI Romania 600.000 Confirmed All 8. Ministry of the Environment Slovakia 167.000 Confirmed All 9. MINECO Spain 200.000 Confirmed Recycling, Substitution 10. VINNOVA Sweden 700.000 Confirmed All 11. SGU Sweden 160.000 Confirmed Primary resources (Exploration) 12. TUBITAK Turkey 1.000.000 Confirmed All International funding organisations: 13. DST South Africa 300.000 Confirmed All 14. MINCYT Argentina 300.000 Confirmed All 23
ERA-MIN eligibility criteria Contacting your national agency is a mandatory requirement 1 Full proposal submitted before deadline: 17th June 2014, at 17.00 CEST 2 Application complete in english (Form A), Project description max. 22 pages excluding annexes: All fields completed and all required forms -Form B mandatory, Form C mandatory (if applicable) and national forms mandatory (if applicable) uploaded onto the ERA- MIN ESS 3 Three partners from at least two Call Funding countries 4 At least one of the partners in the consortium must come from 5 one of the countries participating in the Call: Finland; France; Hungary; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; Coordinator from a Call Funding country 6 Project duration between 12 and 36 months 7 Participants eligible for financial support under the national rules (includes relevance for the national programmes). 24
Recommendationsfor project consortia 1 Consortia addressing in an integrated manner technological topics in conjunction with environmental and social aspects, as well as public policy support and mineral intelligence, are particularly encouraged. 2 Consortia involving both academic and industrial organizations are particularly encouraged to apply. 3 No maximum number of applicants; The consortia size suited for the level and complexity of the project and each partner should have a significant contribution for the transnational added value of collaboration (include researcher mobility, joint graduation,etc). 4 No budget limit for project proposal; Balanced consortia; the contribution of one country to the collaborative project should not exceed 70% of the total project costs and partner s budget must be reasonable and within national funding limits (if any). 5 Cooperation with organisations based in ERA-MIN countries not participating in the Call is particularly encouraged, as well as with other European and countries outside Europe. 6 Consortia with more than two Call funding countries are encouraged. 25
National eligibility criteria - PORTUGAL http://www.fct.pt/apoios/cooptrans/eranets/eramin/index.phtml.pt 1 Cada instituição portuguesa tem de anexar uma declaração de compromisso, devidamente assinada e carimbada pelo responsável da Instituição Proponente e pelo Investigador Principal, àproposta submetida no ESS no portal da ERA-MIN 2 Instituições elegíveis para financiamento -Regulamento de acesso a financiamento de projetos de IC&DT. As instituições têm de estar registadas em Portugal (NIF português). Cada Instituição PT é instituição proponente. 3 Despesas elegíveis para financiamento -Regulamento de acesso a financiamento de projetos de IC&DT (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/projectos/regulamento) 4 Financiamento 100 % -instituições publicas ou privadas sem fins lucrativos Financiamento 50 % dos custos elegíveis empresas Uma empresa PT pode ser coordenadora ou ser a unica parceira numa proposta transnacional 26
National eligibility criteria - PORTUGAL Contacting your national contact point is a mandatory requirement 5 O financiamento da participação portuguesa numa proposta transnacional estálimitado a: Para projetos de duração 24-36 meses: 200.000 Euros para um projeto com coordenação portuguesa; 125.000 Euros para um projeto com participação portuguesa. Para projetos de duração 12-18 meses -50.000 Euros. 6 Os projetos selecionados com participação portuguesa sópodem ter início a partir de Maio 2015. Cada instituição proponente tem de fazer uma submissão formal da parte portuguesa do projeto no portal da FCT. O compromisso financeiro da FCT para apoiar todos os tópicos é de 500.000 Euros. Espera-se financiar 3-4 projetos transnacionais com participação portuguesa 27
Evaluation criteria (Evaluation sub-criteria Annex II of Call text) Is the proposal within the scope of the call? yes/no No. Evaluation criterion Score 1 Scientific and/or technological excellence 0-5 2 Quality and effectiveness of management and implementation 3 Potential impact of the research in securing a sustainable supply of primary resources 0-5 0-5 28
Evaluation procedures Quality assessment of eligible proposals by the Evaluation Board - independent expert reviewers. Centralized peer review evaluation process: three independent reviewers for proposal (one appointed as rapporteur) selected by expertise and proposal content Evaluation panel meeting to make a ranking list recommendation for funding 29
Selection procedures Only excellent/very good proposals can be funded. The selection of proposals for funding is made by the Call Committee based on: The recommendation for funding by Evaluation Panel (ranking list) The available national budgets 30
Call documents CALL TEXT AND CALL PROCEDURES(pdf) - topics Guidelines for applicants(pdf) Form A Common application template(word) mandatory (max. 10 MB) Form B Statement of commitment(word)-mandatory annex Form C Declaration of own funding:(word) if applicable -annex Guidelines for submitting a proposal on the Electronic Submission System Critérios de elegibilidade para Portugal no portal da FCT http://www.fct.pt/apoios/cooptrans/eranets/eramin/ Declaração de compromisso anexo àcandidatura obrigatório para cada instituição portuguesa Electronic online submission of proposals Submissão de candidaturas pelo coordenador (necessário registo prévio) através do Electronic Submission System (ESS) disponivel no portal ERA-MIN: https://call.era-min-eu.org/ 31
Partner Search Brokerage Event -annual ERA-MIN Stakeholder, March 25th-27 th, Budapest NMP partner search tool- Database of profiles in NMP- Nanotechnology, Materials and Production Technologies area available at: https://www.nmp-partnersearch.eu ERA-MIN LinkedIn group -Enables networking and quick dissemination of ERA-MIN Joint Calls information. Join this group for discussions concerning the current ERA-MIN Call 2014. http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/era-min-joint-calls/71/ba2/102 32
Questions? General information about the ERA-MIN Joint Call 2014: http://www.era-min-eu.org/about/era-min-joint-call E-mail ERA-MIN Transnational Call Office: eramin@m2i.nl (Contact person: Iulia Degeratu, M2i) National funding organisations and eligibility criteria contact details in the Call text available at: http://www.era-min-eu.org/about/era-min-joint-call PORTUGAL (Contact person: Dina Carrilho, FCT) Questions on the use of the Electronic Submission System (ESS): Alice Clémenceau, e-mail: Alice.CLEMENCEAU@cnrs-dir.fr ; Peter Kropmanns, e- mail: peter.kropmanns@cnrs-dir.fr 33
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR: Olivier Vidal, CNRS, olivier.vidal@ujf-grenoble.fr PROGRAMME MANAGER: Elisabeth Kohler, CNRS, elisabeth.kohler@cnrs-dir.fr National Contact point Portugal (FCT): Dina Carrilho E-mail: dina.carrilho@fct.pt Tel:+ 35 121 392 4381 http://www.fct.pt/apoios/cooptrans/eranets/eramin/index.phtml.pt www.era-min-eu.org