May 05, 2017
LEAP-Agri: Nutrition Security & Sustainable Agriculture for Africa
The BMBF has published the 2017 Call for Proposals for the promotion of transnational research projects within the ERA-NET "LEAP-Agri" on the subject "Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture". The ERA-NET "LEAP-Agri" is a joint initiative of 19 partners from European and African countries.
This call for preliminary proposals invites consortia composed of at least four research organizations and/or private and public practitioners from four of the partner countries (two African and two European) to submit project proposals for research and innovation in the countries concerned with an added value for the EU-AU partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture.
The total finances available for this call for proposals amount to € 27 000 000. Projects can apply for a total budget between € 300 000 and € 1,500 000. Project duration is 36 months and a total of about 30 projects is expected to be funded.
This call is for preliminary proposals that must be submitted electronically before the deadline, Thursday, 15 June 2017 | 14:00 CEST. The deadline for full proposals will be in November and submission is upon invitation for selected consortia from the preliminary proposal stage only.
More Information: http://www.leap-agri.com/index.php/2014-10-27-15-56-42/pre-proposal-submission
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