The full text of the call is attached at the end of this article. *Please view the last update of the Call Announcement [11th of July 2016]*
Announcement of a call on sustainable animal production
The ERA-NET Sustainable Animal Production (SusAn) had its Kick-off meeting in December and has launched the first call for transnational research proposals on January 4th, 2016. 37 partners from 22 countries have committed 17 m € for research. This amount will be topped up with 4 m € for research by the European Commission (EU-cofunded call).
The funding organisations agreed that future development of the European Animal Production sector will need to build on the sustainability triangle of economic competitiveness, social acceptability and environmental protection.
This co-funded call for research is open to transnational research proposals which take a systems and interdisciplinary approach to research to address multiple objectives under the following three Research Areas:
Area 1 (‘Economy’): Improve the productivity, resilience and competitiveness of European Animal Production
Area 2 (‘Environment’): Improve and manage resource use to reduce waste and enhance the environmental sustainability of European animal production
Area 3 (‘Society’): Improve on-farm practices to enhance consumer acceptability and address societal challenges associated with animal welfare, product quality and safety, biodiversity and provision of ecosystem services
Consortia should submit cross-cutting research proposals which address all three areas, and build on the sustainability triangle of economic competitiveness, social acceptability and environmental protection.
The SusAn website provides a ‘partnering tool’ that can be used by researchers to find consortium partners.
Deadline for submission of pre-proposals is 29.03.2016 – 12:00 CEST.
Proposal selection
The call will follow a two steps procedure: pre-proposals submitted in step one will be checked for eligibility against call criteria and national/regional regulations (see full call text) as well as peer reviewed. Successful pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal which in step two will be ranked by an International Evaluation Committee. The highest ranked proposals will be selected for funding.
Timeline
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Submission of research project proposals
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04.01.2016
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Launch of the Call
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First step: submission of pre-proposals
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29.03.2016 - 12:00 CEST
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Deadline for pre-proposal submission
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06.06.2016
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Eligibility check and pre-proposal evaluation
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13.06.2016
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Rebuttal option
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11.07.2016
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Communication of eligibility check and evaluation outcomes to the research project coordinators– Start of step 2
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Second step: submission of full proposals
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09.09.2016 - 16:00 CEST
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Deadline for full proposal submission
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28.10.2016
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Full proposal evaluation
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December 2016/January 2017
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Communication of the evaluation outcomes and the funding recommendation to the research project coordinators
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National/Regional grant agreements
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| February - September 2017 |
Finalisation of research grant agreement negotiations
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February - September 2017
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Start of research projects
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Funded research project monitoring and seminars
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October 2017
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Initial project seminar
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October 2018
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Mid-term training seminar
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November 2018
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Mid-term report
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October 2020
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Final project seminar
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November 2020
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Final report
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Coordination
The ERA-NET is being coordinated by the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Unit 315 – European Research Affairs, Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Germany.
Coordinator: Elke Saggau, elke.saggau@ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-3930
Main Project Manager: Babette Breuer, babette.breuer@ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-2925
Project Manager: Arnd Bassler, arnd.bassler@ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-3506
Project Administrator: Annette Zimmermann, Annette.zimmermann@.ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-3735
Call Secretariat
Katerina Kotzia: k.kotzia@fz-juelich.de Tel. +49-(0)228-3821-1688
For national matters the National/Regional Contact Points (see full call text) should be contacted.
The full text of the call is attached at the end of this article. *Please view the last update of the Call Announcement [11th of July 2016]*
Announcement of a call on sustainable animal production
The ERA-NET Sustainable Animal Production (SusAn) had its Kick-off meeting in December and has launched the first call for transnational research proposals on January 4th, 2016. 37 partners from 22 countries have committed 17 m € for research. This amount will be topped up with 4 m € for research by the European Commission (EU-cofunded call).
The funding organisations agreed that future development of the European Animal Production sector will need to build on the sustainability triangle of economic competitiveness, social acceptability and environmental protection.
This co-funded call for research is open to transnational research proposals which take a systems and interdisciplinary approach to research to address multiple objectives under the following three Research Areas:
Area 1 (‘Economy’): Improve the productivity, resilience and competitiveness of European Animal Production
Area 2 (‘Environment’): Improve and manage resource use to reduce waste and enhance the environmental sustainability of European animal production
Area 3 (‘Society’): Improve on-farm practices to enhance consumer acceptability and address societal challenges associated with animal welfare, product quality and safety, biodiversity and provision of ecosystem services
Consortia should submit cross-cutting research proposals which address all three areas, and build on the sustainability triangle of economic competitiveness, social acceptability and environmental protection.
The SusAn website provides a ‘partnering tool’ that can be used by researchers to find consortium partners.
Deadline for submission of pre-proposals is 29.03.2016 – 12:00 CEST.
Proposal selection
The call will follow a two steps procedure: pre-proposals submitted in step one will be checked for eligibility against call criteria and national/regional regulations (see full call text) as well as peer reviewed. Successful pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal which in step two will be ranked by an International Evaluation Committee. The highest ranked proposals will be selected for funding.
Timeline
Submission of research project proposals
04.01.2016
Launch of the Call
First step: submission of pre-proposals
29.03.2016 - 12:00 CEST
Deadline for pre-proposal submission
06.06.2016
Eligibility check and pre-proposal evaluation
13.06.2016
Rebuttal option
11.07.2016
Communication of eligibility check and evaluation outcomes to the research project coordinators– Start of step 2
Second step: submission of full proposals
09.09.2016 - 16:00 CEST
Deadline for full proposal submission
28.10.2016
Full proposal evaluation
December 2016/January 2017
Communication of the evaluation outcomes and the funding recommendation to the research project coordinators
National/Regional grant agreements
Finalisation of research grant agreement negotiations
February - September 2017
Start of research projects
Funded research project monitoring and seminars
October 2017
Initial project seminar
October 2018
Mid-term training seminar
November 2018
Mid-term report
October 2020
Final project seminar
November 2020
Final report
Coordination
The ERA-NET is being coordinated by the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Unit 315 – European Research Affairs, Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Germany.
Coordinator: Elke Saggau, elke.saggau@ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-3930
Main Project Manager: Babette Breuer, babette.breuer@ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-2925
Project Manager: Arnd Bassler, arnd.bassler@ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-3506
Project Administrator: Annette Zimmermann, Annette.zimmermann@.ble.de, phone +49 (0) 228-6845-3735
Call Secretariat
Katerina Kotzia: k.kotzia@fz-juelich.de Tel. +49-(0)228-3821-1688
For national matters the National/Regional Contact Points (see full call text) should be contacted.