ERA-NET +

Under ERA-NET Plus actions, the Commission provides an incentive for the organisation of joint calls between national or regional research programmes, by 'topping-up' joint transnational funding with Community funding. ERA-NET Plus actions aim at facilitating the launch of joint calls for proposals between EU
Member States or Associated Countries, based on their European added value. In special cases, they may also facilitate the transition of an ERA-NET towards an Article 169 initiative, where the criteria for the latter are met.

These joint calls will entail the award of grants to third parties participating in calls for proposals launched under the ERA-NET Plus actions. These actions require programme owners or programme managers from at least 5 different Member States or Associated States to plan a single joint call, with a clear financial commitment from the participating national or regional research programmes.

The Community will top up the total of the national contributions to the joint call with additional funding for RTD activities. The Community contribution will be limited to a maximum of 33% of the total contributions to the joint call budget. The combined national/regional and Community contributions to the joint calls have to reach at least EUR 5 million.

ERA-NET Plus proposals must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• A single joint call should be planned with a clear financial commitment from the participating national or regional programmes.
• Eligible participants are the same as for ERA-NET actions, with the exception that programme owners which do not yet have a running or fully-fledged research programme when submitting a proposal, are not eligible for ERA-NET Plus actions. Furthermore, a consortium must include programme owners or programme managers from at least 5 different Member States or Associated Countries.
• The same additional participants as for ERA-NET actions are eligible, beyond the number of 5 minimum programme owners or managers.
• The total planned budget of the joint call shall have a minimum financial volume of EUR 5 million.
• A common peer-review mechanism for evaluating the proposals submitted to the joint call shall be foreseen.
• Each project financed out of the joint call shall be transnational (i.e. have a minimum of two partners from different countries).
• A fixed common set of general evaluation/selection criteria (excellence, European added value, etc.) should be part of the common evaluation criteria of the joint call organised by the national programmes.

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