FET Open continues to foster early-stage research for radically new technological possibilities. It supports promising novel ideas from all technological areas without prescribing any theme. Funding is available for Research and Innovation Actions as well as for Coordination and Support Actions. Two topics are currently open.
FET Open fosters early-stage research for radically new technological possibilities. It supports promising novel ideas from all technological areas without prescribing any theme. Funding is available for collaborative Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) research that satisfies the FET Open 'gatekeepers': long-term vision, ambition of the scientific and technological breakthrough, foundational character, novelty, high-risk and deep synergistic interdisciplinary approach (read the blog post from Timo Hallantie, Head of FET Open Unit: "What it takes to succeed in FET Open").
FET Open aspires to be an early detector of fresh and promising concepts, but also of the new high-potential actors in research and innovation (such as young researchers and high-tech SMEs) that may become the scientific and industrial leaders of the future.
The Research and Innovations Actions topic has three cut-off dates over 2016-2017, the first one being 11 May 2016. A budget of €84M is equally allocated to each cut-off date.
Besides Research and Innovation Actions, FET Open also funds Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) to turn Europe into the best place in the world for responsible collaborative research on future and emerging technologies that will make a difference for society in the decades to come. In 2016, four subtopics are called:
- FET Communication,
- FET Exchange,
- FET Conference,
- FET Innovation Greenhouse.
The deadline for that Coordination and Support Actions topic is 11 May 2016, and the budget available is €3M.
Check the Participant Portal for additional information and check the slides and presentations (videos included) from the InfoDay.
