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MNT-ERA.NET Support Programmes & Topics 2010
A Regional/National Contact
1) Country and Geographical coverage: Sweden
2) Name of initiative/program: Designed Materials including Nanomaterials
3) Programme owner (ministry): VINNOVA, Swedish Governmental Agency For Innovation Systems (The Ministry of Trade and Industry)
4) Executing agency: VINNOVA, Swedish Governmental Agency For Innovation Systems
Contact: Anders Marén
phone: + 46 8 473 31 88
mail: anders.maren@VINNOVA.se
web: www.vinnova.se
B Subject and conditions of support
| Program/Call name | Technology/application focus covered | Opening/Cut-off dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a) | Designed Materials including Nanomaterials | The focus is on materials "designed" at macro-, micro- or nano
length scale by controlled manipulation of the internal material
structure in order to obtain defined properties that will add or
improve functionality of products/ applications. Examples of technologies that may fit the above description are materials for functional surfaces, gradient materials offering new opportunities to optimise product properties, nano-structured materials and nano-dispersion materials. |
The deadline for national proposals is coordinated with the cut-off
date for full proposals to MNT ERA-Net Transnational Call 2010, i.e.
5July 2010. |
Phases of R&D being funded (basic research, pre-competitive, application, serial production, market entry), funding rates (app.):
Eligible for funding are projects with Swedish participation from research institutes, universities or industry as well as from consortia of partners representing these categories. Projects should address commercialisation of designed materials based on fairly recent research results.
VINNOVA funding is given within the following parameters:
- Small enterprises/medium-sized enterprises/other companies (according to the EU definition): grants cover up to 70/60/50 percent of the eligible costs.
- Universities/research organisations/research institutes: grants cover up to 100 percent of the eligible costs.
Grants are intended for the funding of research work at research institutes, universities or companies. Product development activities at companies are not eligible for funding but can be part of the 50 percent project co-funding required from companies/networks/consortia.
Major restrictions (e.g. types of institutions eligible for funding; SMEs, public/private etc., openness to transnational consortia):
Projects limited to research for publication only are not eligible.