Background
ERA-Can+ promotes cooperation between the European Union and Canada in science, technology and innovation to support and encourage their mutual prosperity, address common societal issues and meet global challenges in the most effective and efficient way possible.
Opportunity
The Twinning Programme aims at supporting close collaboration between already existing European and Canadian research projects. Each twinning project should consist of at least one EU-funded project consortium (FP7 or Horizon 2020), and one Canadian project funded either at federal or provincial level. Both projects should be either running or have been completed for less than two years at the time of the proposal submission.
Eligibility
Each twinning project should consist of at least one EU -funded project consortium (FP7 or Horizon 2020), and one Canadian project funded either at the federal or provincial level.Canadian project participants may include researchers and innovators from universities, research institutes and from the private sector. Both projects should be either running or have been completed less than two years
prior to the proposal submission deadline.
The European and Canadian partners may participate in no more than one submission to the competition.
Funding Available
- Maximum amount: Twinning projects will be supported with up to 6 000€ per application
- Project duration: 36 months
- Indirect costs not allowed. Please contact your Research Facilitator for assistance in budget building, and Carleton’s Indirect Cost Policy for more information.
Full Details
- Full details: http://www.era-can.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ERA-Can-twinning-programme-call-text-final.pdf
**Internal process – New for 2015
- CURO has replaced the pdf CURO checklist with an online approval process through cuResearch
- Applications will be submitted via the newly launched cuResearch Portal , through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
How to access cuResearch?
Log in at the cuResearch Researcher Portal homepage using your MyCarletonOne credentials. If this is not working, contact cuResearch support for registration. Follow the external funding application instructions here: Accessing cuResearch
Deadlines
| Full application: | |
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review | December 18, 2015 |
| CURO Checklist Deadline (Mandatory) | December 21, 2015 |
| Full application submission to sponsor | January 4, 2016 |
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate Research Facilitator