ESFRI Projects National Funding

The Minister of Education, Culture and Science has asked NWO and SenterNovem to advise on the awarding of funds to the (first set of) 8 proposals selected from the 35 ESFRI proposals by the Van Velzen Committee; those will be submitted on behalf of the Netherlands to ESFRI. Not all of the proposals can be funded throughout the entire funding period. The final available budget has yet to be confirmed but will be in the order of several tens of millions of euros.

As the specific Dutch commitment cannot be clearly deduced from the European proposals, NWO and SenterNovem are now asking the 8 consortia (their respective official secretaries) to formulate a detailed application that will be submitted to a panel of international referees for assessment and subsequently prioritised by a prioritisation committee to be appointed by NWO and SenterNovem.

Who can apply

The 8 consortia whose ESFRI proposals were selected in the first round by the Van Velzen Committee.

What can be applied for

Large-scale research infrastructure (to be realised in the Netherlands; participation elsewhere; making use of).

When can be applied

The closing date for the submission of proposals was 1 September 2008 at 12.00 hours.

Criteria

In accordance with the six criteria compiled by the Innovation Platform ('Nijkamp criteria') and the five focal points of the Van Velzen Committee.

Procedure

NWO and SenterNovem will issue an advice to Minister of Education, Culture and Science.

Committees

The proposals, with comments from the referees and a reply from the applicants, will be sent to a prioritisation committee.

Budget

Several tens of millions of euros. Final budget has yet to be confirmed.

Financiers

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Contacts

• Dr S. Usai
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 05 69, e-mail: s.usai@nwo.nl

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