Production & Material, 8th Call for Austrian-Chinese Cooperative RTD Projects, together with Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS

What is funded?

FFG is 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 is EUR 1 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 Cooperative R&D Projects must address at least one of the following topics:

1. Advanced materials (This topic includes also advanced materials for wearables and advanced materials for energy and health applications)
2. Sensors and surfaces (This topic includes also biosensors, surface functionalization and functional coatings)
3. Additive manufacturing of advanced materials

Who can apply?

From the Austrian side, companies and research organisations can be funded in this bilateral call for proposals. See Call Guideline for more information.

What is the amount of funding?

Depending on the type and size of the organization and the research category applied for, the funding is between 35 and 85% of the project costs. The maximum funding that Austrian participants in a project can apply for is a total of EUR 1.000.000. See Call Guidelines for more information.

What are the submission criteria?

The projects to be submitted must comply with the cooperation specifications and requirements of the call documents. See Call Fiche and Call Guideline for more information.

What do I need to apply?

Further details on submission and the necessary submission documents can be found in the national call guidelines. For the Austrian side, the application must be submitted by 20th July 2022, 12:00 (C.E.S.T.) via eCall.

When will the decision be made?

The funding decision will be made in October 2022.