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Horizon 2020: main open calls for proposals
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 1: HEALTH, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND WELLBEING
Under Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 1 "Health, Demographic change and Wellbeing" there are several open calls for proposals. The aim of this action is to improve and ensure the lifelong health and wellbeing of European and global population. For further information, please contact Ms. Martina Pestoni. Submission deadline: 11 April 2017 Details
FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN JOINT UNDERTAKING
The call for proposals H2020-JTI-FCH-2017-1 is now open with 24 topics covering different areas of research and innovation: transport, energy production, hydrogen production, integration in energy systems and cross-cutting activities. For further information, please contact Mr. Geraud Guilloud. Submission deadline: 20 April 2017 Details
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT)
Several calls of Horizon 2020 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are now open. The ICT section in the Industrial Leadership pillar provides funding mainly for collaborative projects on pre-defined research topics Activities under this action encompass research, development, demonstration and, where appropriate, standardisation and certification. For further information, please contact Mr. Geraud Guilloud. Submission deadline: 25 April 2017 Details

Swiss funding opportunities: open calls for proposals
NRP 72 SECOND CALL
The National Research Programme “Antimicrobial Resistance” (NRP 72) is launching a second call to fill specific research gaps: projects pursuing a One Health approach (i.e. combining at least two of the three areas human medicine, veterinary medicine and environmental sciences), new diagnostic methods and additional intervention studies. For further information, please contact Prof. Benedetto Lepori. Submission deadline: 1 March 2017 Details
SNSF PROFESSORSHIPS
The SNSF professorships enable excellent young researchers who wish to pursue an academic career and have several years of recognized research experience to take a major step forward. The grant includes the researcher’s salary (assistant professor level), research costs, salaries of employees as well as a contribution to infrastructure costs. For further information, please contact Prof. Benedetto Lepori. Submission deadline: 1 May 2017 Details
KIAT - CTI: INNOVATIVE PROJECTS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN AND SWISS PARTNERS
Following the first and second successful calls of 2015 and 2016, the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) and the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) are launching a third call for joint innovation projects between Switzerland and South Korea. It is open for all topics, but focuses on the development of products and services within Biotechnology, Medtech and ICT. For further information, please contact Prof. Benedetto Lepori. Submission deadline: 19 June 2017 Details

International calls for proposals
FUNDING FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
The NEURON Network launches a joint transnational call for research projects on “Synaptic Dysfunctions in Disorders of the Central Nervous System”. Research proposals should cover at least one of the following areas: Fundamental research on the pathogenesis and/or aetiology of synaptopathies. This may include the development of innovative or shared resources and new technologies for pre-vention, diagnosis or therapy of disease. Clinical research, including the exploitation of existing clinical data sets, to develop new strategies for prevention, diagnosis and therapy for diseases in which synaptic dysfunction plays a key role. For further information, please contact Prof. Benedetto Lepori. Submission deadline: 14 March 2017 Details
JOINT PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (JPIAMR): CALL FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STUDIES
The fifth call of the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) has been launched. The main topic of the call is the following: new prevention and intervention studies. For further information, please contact Prof. Benedetto Lepori. Submission deadline: 21 March 2017 Details
ERA-NET NORFACE MULTILATERAL JOINT CALL “TRANSFORMATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY” (T2S)
The ERA-NET NORFACE, the Belmont Forum and the ISSC are launching the multilateral call “Transformations to Sustainability (T2S)”. The programme is structured around three themes; each research project should focus on at least one of these themes: Governance and institutional dimensions of transformations to sustainability Economy and finance of transformations to sustainability Well-being, quality of life, identity, and social and cultural values in relation to transformations to sustainability. For further information, please contact Prof. Benedetto Lepori. Submission deadline: 5 April 2017 Details