ERA-NET

ERA-NET (European Research Area Networks) is the policy instrument of the European Commission (EC) for coordinating the national research programmes in Europe. In an ERA-NET there is cooperation and coordination among European research funding agencies (like NWO in the Netherlands). The purpose of ERA-NET is to counter the fragmentation of research and to promote research quality.
As the name indicates, an ERA-NET is first and foremost a network in which the research sponsors explore potential partners for cooperation and the research areas where this might take place. In some cases it remains a mere network. In other cases a number of partners develop a joint research programme with a common budget. Researchers from Europe can sign up via a Call for proposals at one of the participating agencies.

What can be applied for

The following ERA-nets are active and a new call is (possibly) expected.

• ASTRONET-2: Coordinating Strategic Planning for European Astronomy
• BiodivERsA
• COMPLEXITY-NET
• CO-REACH-2: European Research Cooperation with China
• EraCHEMISTRY: Implementation of Joint Bottom-Up European Programmes in Chemistry
• ERA-IB: Towards an ERA in Industrial Biotechnology
• ERA-PG: Plant Genomics
• ERASysBio+: Systems Sciences
• HERA-JRP: The Humanities in the European Research Area
• Nanosci-ERA: Much Ado about Almost Nothing
• New INDIGO: Networking Pilot Programme on Water Related Research
• NORFACE+: New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Co-operation in Europe – A Strategy for Social Sciences
• E-RARE-2: ERA-Net for Research Programmes on Rare Diseases

Extra Information

European funding of the ERA-nets below has been terminated. No new calls are expected. 

• ACENET ERA-NET: Applied Catalysis for Europe Network
• COMPERA: ERA-NET on National and Regional Programme and Initiatives Dedicated to the Creation and Support of Competence Research Centres
• ECORD: European Consortium of Ocean Research Drilling
• ERA-AGE: European Research Area in Ageing Research
• ERA-SAGE: Ethical Legal and Societal Aspects of Genomics Research in the EU, Canada and the US
• EUROPOLAR: The European Polar Consortium: Strategic Coordination and Networking of European Polar RTD Programmes
• EURYI: European Young Investigators Award
• MARINERA: Coordination of National and Regional Activities in Marine RTD Activities in Europe
• PolarCLIMATE: European Partnership in Polar Climate Science
• PRIOMEDCHILD: Coordination of Research on Priority Medicines for Children
• SNOWMAN: Sustainable Management of Soil and Groundwater under the Pressure of Soil Pollution and Soil Contamination

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