Pre-announcement of a call on sustainable animal production
The ERA-NET Sustainable Animal Production (SusAn) had its Kick-off meeting in December and is planning to launch the first call for transnational research proposals in early January 2016. 37 partners from 23 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 planned to be in the end of March 2016.
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 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.
Provisional Timeline
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Submission of research project proposals
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Early January 2016
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Launch of the Call
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First step: submission of pre-proposals
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End of March 2016
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Deadline for pre-proposal submission
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Early June 2016
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Eligibility check and pre-proposal evaluation
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Mid June 2015
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Rebuttal option
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Mid July 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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Early September 2016
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Deadline for full proposal submission
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Mid November 2016
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Full proposal evaluation
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Early December 2016
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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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December‘16/January‘17
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Finalisation of research grant agreement negotiations
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February/March 2017
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Start of research projects
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The ERA-NET is being coordinated by the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
Call office:
Katerina Kotzia (Call secretariat): k.kotzia@fz-juelich.de Tel. +49-(0)228-3821-1688
https://era-susan.eu
For national matters the National/Regional Contact Points (see table below) should be contacted.
Disclaimer: Neither the SusAn Consortium nor the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, Bonn, will accept any liability for the content of this pre-announcement, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.
Pre-announcement of a call on sustainable animal production
The ERA-NET Sustainable Animal Production (SusAn) had its Kick-off meeting in December and is planning to launch the first call for transnational research proposals in early January 2016. 37 partners from 23 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 planned to be in the end of March 2016.
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 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.
Provisional Timeline
Submission of research project proposals
Early January 2016
Launch of the Call
First step: submission of pre-proposals
End of March 2016
Deadline for pre-proposal submission
Early June 2016
Eligibility check and pre-proposal evaluation
Mid June 2015
Rebuttal option
Mid July 2016
Communication of eligibility check and evaluation outcomes to the research project coordinators– Start of step 2
Second step: submission of full proposals
Early September 2016
Deadline for full proposal submission
Mid November 2016
Full proposal evaluation
Early December 2016
Communication of the evaluation outcomes and the funding recommendation to the research project coordinators
National/Regional grant agreements
December‘16/January‘17
Finalisation of research grant agreement negotiations
February/March 2017
Start of research projects
The ERA-NET is being coordinated by the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
Call office:
Katerina Kotzia (Call secretariat): k.kotzia@fz-juelich.de Tel. +49-(0)228-3821-1688
https://era-susan.eu
For national matters the National/Regional Contact Points (see table below) should be contacted.
Disclaimer: Neither the SusAn Consortium nor the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, Bonn, will accept any liability for the content of this pre-announcement, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.