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Call: Paradigm shifts for railway

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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 Countries eligible for funding are: The EU-Member States, Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Moldova, Switzerland, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Israel, Tunisia, Georgia, Armenia.
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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	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: Concepts for the future autonomous railway vehicles “train-centric” Promising disruptive technologies impacting automation systems and maintenance concepts Railway 4.0
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Thematic Focus	Research, Innovation, Technologies, Transport
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / поранешна југословенска Република Македонија Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / поранешна југословенска Република Македонија Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора 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	Grant
Financial details	Total budget: 2,2 mio. € Co-funding: max. 100%
Submission	Participant Portal
Contact Details	Link to the National Contact Point Finder.