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Research Infrastructures (RIs) are facilities, resources, and services that are used by the research communities to conduct research. The majority of funding for RI construction and operation is granted at national level, hence a coordinated development of future policies and funding schemes is crucial to improve efficiency.
Science Europe has supported 12 of its Member Organisation to launch Weave, a cross-European initiative to fund and support excellent international research projects. It is the first time that such a large number of funders develop an initiative to facilitate structured bilateral and trilateral scientific cooperation.
Science Europe and the OECD Global Science Forum teamed up to create Guiding Models for optimising the operation and use of research infrastructures at national level
FNR
Funds research projects in various branches of science and the humanities while strengthening the link between science and society.
AEI
Promotes scientific and technical research in all areas of knowledge to support the generation of knowledge for scientific, technical, economic and social impact,
LZP
Promotes the development and implementation of science and technology development policy in Latvia.
F.R.S-FNRS
Responsible for supporting scientific research in the French-speaking region of Belgium.
ISCIII
ISCIII is the main public research entity funding, managing, and carrying out biomedical research in Spain.
The Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland rapid response call is an agile and adaptive initiative to support research in a number of thematic areas focused on advancing our knowledge of the virus and its impact on our health, and develop solutions that contribute to economic and societal recovery.
Eligibility: Under this call, applications must be led by a researcher from an SFI Eligible Research Body (Higher Education Institution). Applicants must be capable of demonstrating the required technical skills, resources and network to complete the proposed project.
Budget: € 9,300,000
This special call by the Academy of Finland (AKA) is aimed at preventing adverse health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and/or at supporting the treatment of COVID-19 cases. The pharmaceutical research may cover both the development of new medicines and the study of the efficacy of medicines authorised for other uses in the treatment of COVID-19. Due to the urgency of the objective, the funding is primarily targeted at projects in which research is already under way.
Budget: €10,000,000
Eligibility: In addition to a doctoral degree, the principal investigator (PI) of the proposed project must also have other significant scientific merits. Usually the PI is a researcher at the professor or docent (adjunct professor) level. The funding can be applied for by individual research teams or consortia composed of two or several research teams.
Results: See an overview of funded projects on the website of AKA.
The overarching goal of implementing this state research programme is to limit the spread of Covid-19 and to protect the population in order to urgently restore economic activity and socially active daily life through innovative scientific projects.
Budget: €5,000,000
Eligibility: Scientific institutions of the Republic of Latvia that are registered in the Register of Scientific Institutions and comply with the definition of a research organization were eligible to hand in proposals. A state institution, the performance of which is determined by a foreign legal act, by the regulations, or statutes, may also participate as a co- partner. The project applicant must involve at least 2 project partners in implementing the project.
Results: See an overview of funded projects on the website of LZP.
The overarching goal of implementing this project is to contribute to strengthening the excellence of universities and research institutes, promote the launching of the Reform of the Academic Career Model in Latvia, as well as to reduce the negative economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the national economy.
Budget: €11,201,343
Eligibility: Scientific institutions of the Republic of Latvia, which are registered in the Register of Scientific Institutions and which comply with the definition of a research organization, were eligible to hand in proposals.
The aim of the call is to stimulate R&D aimed at overcoming the COVID 19 pandemic and minimizing its impact on society, whether now or after the end of the pandemic, by supporting R&D or transferring R&D results from R&D organizations to social and economic practice.
Budget: € 8,211,355
This Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) special call funds projects starting as of June in any discipline on coronaviruses tackling the current crisis or preparing for future epidemics. It takes into account the agenda of the WHO and the priorities of the Federal Office of Public Health.
Budget: CHF 10 million
This Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) call aims to lead to better understanding of biology and pathogenesis of the coronaviruses, more specifically the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 infectious disease, crisis management during and after the pandemics as well as the organisation and implementation of distance learning.
Budget: € 1,870,000
Eligibility: A scientist employed at a public university, public research institute in the Republic of Croatia and at other legal research entities as well as full members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
The objective of the Call is to finance fundamental and applied scientific research that creates new and improves existing knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic and enhancing society’s resilience to emergency situations, with an emphasis on the protection of health of the population, sustainable economic recovery and growth and strengthening high-quality and inclusive educational system in the Republic of Croatia.
Budget: € 1,350,000
Eligibility: A scientist employed at a public university, public research institute in the Republic of Croatia and at other legal research entities as well as full members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
This is a partnership between Health Research Board (HRB) and the Irish Research Council (IRC). This call is open to projects for:
This call is linked to a second rapid response call being run by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Budget: € 5,600,000
Eligibility: The Lead Applicant must demonstrate that they have the skills, knowledge and supports necessary to direct the proposed research and to be actively engaged in carrying the research through to completion. This means that the LA will show appropriate evidence of expertise matched to the nature and context of the project.
The Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland rapid response call is an agile and adaptive initiative to support development of innovative solutions (including STEM-based, social/behavioural science) that can have rapid demonstrable impact on the current COVID-19 crisis in Ireland.
Eligibility: Any Research Performing Organisation; a client company of one of the following government agencies Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Údaras Na Gaeltachta or Local Enterprise Office (LEO). The involvement of relevant Government Departments and/or other public sector bodies in the development of applications and the delivery of the solution is strongly encouraged.
Budget: € 8,700,000
