Call: Paradigm shifts for railway
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Programme | |
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:
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Link | 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.
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Call | Paradigm
shifts for railway |
Description of call "Paradigm shifts for railway" | Current
S2R activities focus on the future production of interoperable and autonomous passenger or freight trains that can run at
a short distance from each other and are able to virtually couple and decouple. Arising and promising disruptive technologies
will also shape the future of rail automation and maintenance. Once these technologies are in use, the operational aspects
and the use of vehicles will change radically. Thus, proposals should focus on:
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Link | Link to Call |
Thematic Focus | Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange |
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 | 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 |
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 addressed only to entities that are not Members of the S2R Joint Undertaking (JU) (founding or associated), nor constituent entities of Members in the form of consortia or groupings, nor affiliated entities either to the S2R JU Members or to the constituent entities of Members in the form of consortia or groupings. |
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 | Grants |
Financial details | Total budget: 2,2 mio. € Co-funding: max. 100% |
Submission | Participant Portal |
Contact Details | SANDOR Dusan |
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