Production of the Future – the Calls
The economic performance of Austria strongly depends on its manufacturing industry. The ability to manufacture internationally competitive products and to increase productivity is key to the economic growth of Austria as a highly industrialised and knowledge based country. And innovations in the manufacturing sector will continue to be an indispensable basis for added value and employment in the future.
The RTI Initiative Production of the Future will make available a total amount of EUR 24.5 million for a range of funding measures in 2016.
Open calls
The 18th call under the Production of the Future programme invites proposals for Austrian flagship projects on the topic “Assistance Systems in the Context of Man-machine-cooperation”. The call supports the further strategically alignment of R&D in the manufactoring sector.
The 17th call under the Production of the Future programme is carried out as part of the European Research Area Network M-ERA.Net – ERA.Net for Materials Research and Innovation. The M-ERA.Net provides coordinated funding for transnational projects and is supported by 41 funding organisations from 28 European countries and 4 countries outside Europe (Taiwan, South Africa, Brazil, Russia).
The 16th Call under the Production of the Future programme invites proposals for transnational cooperative RTD projects together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The second bilateral call with CAS addresses the topic of “Advanced Materials”.
Closed calls
15th Call Production of the Future, on the strategic orientation of research and development in the manufacturing sector |
14th Call Production of the Future, was carried out as the 2nd call for nominations for Endowed Professorships |
13th Call Production of the Future, Industry 4.0 Pilot Factory by the Vienna University of Technology |
12th Call Production of the Future, as part of M-ERA.NET ”From materials science and engineering to innovation for Europe” |
11th Call Production of the Future, bilateral call Austria – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China |
10th Call Production of the Future, bilateral call Austria – Shanghai University, China |
9th Call ERA.Net RUS PLUS on energy, mobility, ICT and production |
8th Call Production of the Future, transnational call 2014 |
7th Call Production of the Future, national call 2014 |
6th Call Production of the Future, 1st call for nominations for endowed professorships 2014 |
5th Call Production of the Future, transnational call 2013 |
4th Call Production of the Future, national call 2013 |
3rd Call Intelligent Production, transnational call 2012 |
2nd Call Intelligent Production, national call 2012 |
1st Call Intelligent Production, national call 2011 |
Specific funding instruments:
- Cooperative R&D Projects Industrial Research or Experimental Development
- Transnational Cooperative R&D Projects Industrial Research or Experimental Development
- Exploratory Project Pilot Study for R&D Project
- Flagship Projects Industrial Research or Experimental Development
- Endowed Professorships funded by the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) / financed by the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
- R&D Infrastructure
Open funding instruments:
- Individual Projects Experimental Development (General Programme)
- BRIDGE Knowledge Transfer Bridge Programme of the FFG
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