EIG CONCERT Japan 2020 Call for Proposals is Open

Within the framework of EIG CONCERT Japan, an independent platform aimed at developing scientific and technological cooperation between Europe and Japan, “"Information and Communications Technology for Resilient, Safe and Secure Societies"” A joint cooperation call titled [Call Title] has been launched. July 17, 2020 (12:00 PM Central European Time) The call for applications, which can be submitted until [date], aims to address global issues under the main theme of ICT and the following sub-themes:

• Disaster prevention and mitigation, including initial disaster response and rescue processes,
• New social designs and infrastructure are needed to address factors such as population aging, urbanization, and rural population reduction.,
• Taking the post-quantum era into account, cybersecurity, including the prevention and recovery from cyberattacks,
• Social issues such as ethical and privacy concerns in the digital society, including the impact of fake news,
• Artificial intelligence and its role in decision-making processes and in the wider society,
• Energy, resource and food security,
• Flexible and secure systems specific to the hardware.

Who can apply?

Higher education institutions, training and research hospitals, public research centers and institutes, and private organizations can apply to this call with proposals for research and innovation projects of a maximum duration of 3 years. The international consortium submitting the project must consist of at least 2 European and 1 Japanese partner (provided that it is from one of the countries funding the call listed above). Provided this minimum requirement is met, partners from countries not included in the call may also be included in the consortium, provided they commit to funding the project themselves.

What will the application and evaluation process be like?

The EIG CONCERT Japan 2020 call for proposals will be conducted through a single-stage international application/evaluation process followed by a two-stage national application process (preliminary application and detailed application).

On behalf of the project consortium, the coordinating country can submit the application via the joint call secretariat's website.https://ptoutline.eu/app/eigjapan_jc2020The consortium must submit a single international application. In addition, all partners in the consortium are required to submit simultaneous national applications to their respective national funding organizations. Applications from Türkiye will be submitted to TÜBİTAK.

TÜBİTAK, national applications https://uidb-pbs.tubitak.gov.tr/ Applications will be received electronically with a signature* in two stages (preliminary application/detailed application) from this address. All necessary information and documents regarding the application are available at this address. National preliminary applications... July 22, 2020 to its history (5:30 PM, Turkish Time) It must be completed by then. Only projects that are decided to be supported as a result of the international evaluation will have Turkish teams submit a detailed application (second stage).

Project proposals will undergo international evaluation. Projects deemed successful at the end of the international evaluation will be funded within the framework of their own national funding rules. The results of the international independent peer-review/panel evaluation, coordinated by the EIG CONCERT Japan Call Secretariat, will be accepted by TÜBİTAK as the final evaluation result. The projects to be supported will be determined at the Call Executive Board meeting, where all funders are represented, based on the peer-review results. The evaluation results will be communicated to the international project coordinators by the call secretariat. Projects with a negative international evaluation result cannot benefit from national support under the relevant call.

Project proposals submitted from our country within the scope of this call will be supported under the "TÜBİTAK 1071 Support Program for Increasing the Capacity to Benefit from International Research Funds and Participation in International R&D Collaborations".

To the international call for proposals http://concert-japan.eu/ It can be accessed via this link.

For national regulations, please Click here.

EIG CONCERT Japan 2020 Call for Proposals Contact Information:

• International Cooperation Department (ICD) Contact Point
  Elif DOĞAN-ARSLAN
  E-mail: concertjapan@tubitak.gov.tr
  Tel.: +90 312 298 14 16
• International Cooperation Projects Research Support Group (UPAG) Contact Point
  Esra Burcu YAMAK
  E-mail: burcu.yamak@tubitak.gov.tr
  Tel.: +90 312 298 18 12

*IMPORTANT WARNING: It is crucial to apply in a timely manner to Electronic Certificate Service Providers authorized by the Information Technologies and Communications Authority to obtain a Qualified Electronic Certificate (QEC), and the management of this process is entirely the responsibility of the project managers.

Applications can be made individually or institutionally. As an exception, according to the Prime Ministry Circular, NES applications to the Public Certification Center can only be made institutionally by public institutions.

For more detailed information regarding the e-signature application process, please Click here. For your questions and suggestions ardeb.e-imza@tubitak.gov.tr You can send an email to this address.

Best regards

TÜBİTAK – Department of International Cooperation