The next Calls for Proposals for ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observation Network) will open on 24 August 2010. The deadline for submitting proposals is 19 October 2010. The total available budget is 1.950.000 Euro.
The ESPON 2013 Programme, the ‘European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion’, was adopted by the European Commission on 7 November 2007. The programme budget of €47 mill is part-financed at the level of 75 % by the European Regional Development Fund under Objective 3 for European Territorial Cooperation. The rest is financed by 31 countries participating, 27 EU Member States and Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
The mission of the ESPON 2013 Programme is to: ‘Support policy development in relation to the aim of territorial cohesion and a harmonious development of the European territory by (1) providing comparable information, evidence, analyses and scenarios on territorial dynamics and (2) revealing territorial capital and potentials for development of regions and larger territories contributing to European competitiveness, territorial cooperation and a sustainable and balanced development’.
The Calls are the following:
1. Call for Proposals for 2 Targeted Analyses (Priority 2 of the ESPON 2013 Programme)
2. Call for Proposals for ESPON Database Project Phase II (Priority 3 of the ESPON 2013 Programme)
All the documentation related to the calls, including the procedure for applying, the eligibility rules, the evaluation criteria and the submission material, will be made available by 24 August 2010.
Info Day and Partner Café
The ESPON 2013 Programme invites potential beneficiaries to the Info Day on New Calls and Partner Café on 8 September 2010 in Brussels. It will provide the chance to get information on the new funding opportunities and to meet potential project partners. The online registration will open soon at the ESPON website.
Research institutes that are looking for partners to prepare a proposal for one of the projects under the Calls are remembered to have a look at the overview of potential partners. The fields of expertise that are indicated in the overview provide you with a good impression of which institutes might be interested in the same research theme as you and might wish to join you in a Transnational Project Group. More
Please contact the ESPON Coordination Unit by sending an e-mail to info@espon.eu
