FFG was prepared to provide selected Cooperative R&D Projects with financial support for a maximum of 3 years. The total call budget for the Austrian project partners was EUR 1 million (equivalent to around CNY 7,8 million). The funding amount for Austrian partners in a joint project must be between EUR 100.000 and EUR 1.000.000. The budget provided by FFG can only be used to cover costs related to the project parts carried out by the Austrian project partners. The funding regulations for Austrian project partners are laid down in the respective call documents.
The Call is closed now.
The call started on 30 January 2019.
Deadlines:
Deadline for submission at FFG via eCall and at CAS Chinese Academy of Sciences:
FFG eCall: 10 May 2019, 11:00 at Central European Summer Time (C.E.S.T.)
CAS: 10 May 2019, 17:00 at China Standard Time (C.S.T.)
Detailed information is provided in the documents available in the Download Center
The Cooperative R&D Projects must address at least one of the following topics:
- Renewable Materials
- Materials for energy and processing
- 3D-printing
- Material characterization
- Surfaces and coatings
- Nanomedicine and nanosafety
Strategic Objectives of the Call
1. Increase the innovation performance of the national manufacturing industry
by making better use of collaboration options to solve challenging interdisciplinary tasks, by motivating companies that have so far shown little or no innovation activity and by improving the industry’s access to relevant research expertise available at research institutions and organisations.
2. Built up research expertise in research institutions by establishing and expanding research and teaching capacities (e.g. through the establishment of endowed professorships).
3. Strengthen European and international collaborations and networks by participating in ERA-Nets (European Research Area Networks) relevant to the manufacturing industry, by carrying out bilateral calls with selected non-EU countries or by organising research workshops with Austrian stakeholders from the manufacturing industry and production research in selected countries within and outside Europe.
Operative Objectives of the Call – relevant for Austrian participants
Objective 1: Efficient use of resources and raw materials and efficient production technologies
Objective 2: Flexible production
Objective 3: Manufacture of high-quality products