QuantERA Network announced its first call for proposals in the field of Quantum Information and Communication Sciences & Technologies (Q-ICST). Submitted proposals should explore collaborative advanced multidisciplinary science and/or cutting-edge engineering with the potential to initiate or foster new lines of quantum technologies and help Europe grasp leadership early on in promising future technology areas.
Thematic scope of proposals should include one or more of the following areas:
- Quantum communication
- Quantum simulation
- Quantum computation
- Quantum information sciences
- Quantum metrology sensing and imaging
- Novel ideas and applications in quantum science and technologies
Funding: EUR 34 Million
Application and evaluation procedure
A two-stage application procedure (pre-proposals and full proposals) will be open for consortia composed of researchers from at least three countries participating in QuantERA.
The coordinator compiles a single pre-proposal using the template available below as attachment and submit it via the Electronic Submission System (ESS). The ESS will be open Mid-February, the link to the ESS will be provided at the call website.
Proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Excellence,
- Impact,
- Quality and efficiency of the implementation.
Deadline for submitting pre-proposals is March 15th, 2017, 17.00 CET.
Participating countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France*, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
QuantERA aims at spreading research excellence throughout the whole European Research Area. Therefore, proposal consortia are encouraged to include partners from the widening countries participating in the call: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey.
*The participation in the call is anticipated.
German contact point
Sebastian Krug
European Operations Coordinator
VDI TZ – Funding Agency on behalf of the BMBF
Tel.: +49 211 6214 472
E-Mail: krug(at)vdi.de
