BiodivERsA

Biodiversa is an ERA-net (European Research Area) project where 19 European research funding agencies seek best practice as a basis for cooperation in order to strengthen European research.

This particular project aims at setting up efficient trans-national co-operation in the field of biodiversity research funding. Also contributing to the EU Biodiversity Strategy, BiodivERsA will allow the funding agencies to collate existing activities, compare future strategies and recommendations of consultative bodies and systematically explore opportunities for future collaboration.

The European partners in the BiodivERsA network have joined efforts to organize and fund a Pan-European call for international research projects on biodiversity linking scientific advancement to policy and practice.

Who can apply

National regulations apply and applicants should contact their National Contact Point. Dutch applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as laid down in the guidelines for the Open Programme of the Division for Earth and Life Sciences.

What can be applied for

National regulations apply, and applicants should contact their National Contact Point. Dutch researchers can apply for a grant to meet all reasonable research costs, such as the employment of personnel, material facilities (apparatus, consumer goods, travel expenses etc.) and field work. In personnel costs limits apply to PhD students (AIO's) and postdoctoral researchers; see the the guidelines for the Open Programme. Excluded are the costs of regular staff, student-assistants, analysts/technicians, overheads, general laboratory equipment and the costs of maintenance and insurance.

When can be applied

Pre-proposals had to be submitted electronically before 3 March 12:00 CET via the BiodivERsA website www.eurobiodivERsA.org.

Criteria

Potential applicants are advised to take careful note of the aims and scope of the call, in particular of the emphasis on the link between excellent science and relevance to policy and practice.

Procedure

A two stage application procedure will be followed.

Committees

The Evaluation Committee will consist of international experts in the natural and social sciences aswell as professionals from the field of biodiversity policy and conservation management. Thecomposition of the Evaluation Committee will be published at www.eurobiodiversa.org.  

Budget

The funding organisations, will jointly provide funds in the order of 20 million Euros (for individual organisation commitments please see National Annexes). Each national funding organisation will fund only the project partners from its own country. NWO has provisionally reserved 1 M€. Financiers -->

Financiers

The call is financially supported by sixteen members of the BiodivERsA network.