Advanced Signalling, Automation and Communication System

Call: Advanced Signalling, Automation and Communication System

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Programme

Horizon 2020

Acronym

H2020

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Horizon 2020"

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme with nearly 80 billion € of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). Apart from classic research projects, Horizon 2020 also funds innovation projects and pilot-projects in different fields.

The programme is divided into three different sections:

Excellent Science
Industrial Leadership
Societal Challenges

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Link to Programme

Description of programme
"Shift2Rail "

Shift2Rail fosters the introduction of better trains to the market, which operate on an innovative rail network infrastructure at a lower life-cycle cost, with more capacity to cope with growing passenger and freight mobility demand. All this are developed by European companies, thereby increasing their competitiveness in the global marketplace. Shift2Rail also contributes to the paradigm for the modal shift to attract users to rail. For EU passengers, this represents more travel options, more comfort and improved punctuality. For freight forwarder/shippers, rail freight offers a more cost-effective, punctual and traceable shipment option.
Shift2Rail contributes to:

Cutting the life-cycle cost of railway transports by as much as 50%
Doubling railway capacity
Increasing reliability and punctuality by as much as 50%

Call

Advanced Signalling, Automation and Communication System

Description of call
"Advanced Signalling, Automation and Communication System "

Technological developments foreseen under the Innovation Programme 2, require to assess and initially demonstrate how new technologies challenge the traditional signalling principles for a drastic change in railway operations. This covers innovation built around Communications, Moving Block, Testing Methodologies and Cyber Security as well as investigation of the application of new Advanced Signalling concepts such as Virtually Coupled Train Sets. Proposals should address one of six main work streams described in the S2R Work Plan 2018.

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Research, Innovation, Technologies, Transport

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Research Institution, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined)

Applicant details

This call is restricted to Joint Undertaking (JU) Members (founding and associated), and their affiliated entities. In the case of Members in the form of consortia or groupings of legal entities, the individual constituent entities of these consortia or groupings, and the affiliated entities of these individual constituent entities, are eligible to participate in the restricted calls for JU Members.

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

Projects must comprise at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or other eligible countries.

Type of Funding

Grant

Financial details

Budget: 17 287 400 €

Co-funding: max. 70% (except for non-profit legal entities where a rate of 100% applies)

Submission

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