FP7-MATERIALS FOR GREEN CARS – 2012

Background                                                                                     Total budget of the call: EUR 35.000.000

The topic on Innovative advanced lightweight materials for the next generation of environmentally-friendly electric vehicles is identical in each theme. Hence, each proposal must be submitted only once either to topic GC.NMP.2012-2 or to topic GC.ENV.2012-6.6-3 or topic GC.SST.2012.1-1, but not to all.

WBC Participation

The call is open to participation from the Western Balkan countries which are associated to FP7 on the same conditions as EU Member States.

Budget

EUR 35 million from the 2012 budget of which:

    - EUR 20 million from Theme 4 - Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies (NMP)
    - EUR 5 million from Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)
    - EUR 10 million from Theme 7 - Transport (including Aeronautics).

Eligibility

The minimum number of participating entities required, for all funding schemes, is set out in the Rules for Participation: For Collaborative projects, the minimum condition shall be the participation of 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a Member State or Associated Country and no two of which are established in the same Member State or Associated Country.

    - GC.NMP.2012-1 Innovative automotive electrochemical storage applications based on nanotechnology: the EU contribution must not
      exceed EUR 3 000 000.
    - GC.NMP.2012-2 Innovative advanced lightweight materials for the next generation of environmentally-friendly electric vehicles: the
      EU contribution per project must be at least EUR 4 000 000 and must not exceed EUR 10 000 000.

Eligibility criteria

    - It is received by the Commission before the deadline given in the call text.
    - It involves at least the minimum number of participants given in the call text.
    - It is complete (i.e. both the requested administrative forms and the proposal description are present)
    - The content of the proposal relates to the topic(s) and funding scheme(s), including any special conditions, set out in those parts of
      the relevant work programme

Deadline: 17 December 2011

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