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News: Results of Joint Call 2019 (SICORP)

Japanese-German research projects on “Optics and Photonics”

Three new German-Japanese research projects from the second call for proposals (2019) on “Optics and Photonics” will start on October 1, 2020.

Call for proposals: RIKEN

RIKEN’s newest supercomputer for research against COVID-19

RIKEN is making a part of its new supercomputer Fugaku available, ahead of its original schedule, for research projects aimed to combat COVID-19.

Call: COVID-19 rapid access proposals

Synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8 for COVID-19 research

The synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8 (Super Photon Ring – 8 GeV) in Hyogo Prefecture / Japan is accepting rapid access proposals for important public and urgent research. The call is also open for international applicants.

Call: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

“Bioeconomy International 2020”

Das BMBF has launched the call „Bioeconomy International 2020“. German-Japanese research proposals are very welcome. The deadline for proposals is August 17, 2020.

Call: Any sector area (except for nuclear technologies and pharmaceutical technologies)

EUREKA Globalstars call with Japan

Within the GlobalStars initiative of EUREKA, Japan will be launching a common call with the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Israel and the UK. Starting in early June, companies from Japan and the abovementioned EUREKA member countries are invited to submit joint project proposals in the research and development of innovative products and applications with a strong market potential.

Call: Joint Call 2020 (EIG Concert-Japan)

ICT for Resilient, Safe and Secure Society

The European Interest Group Concert-Japan announced the opening of its 7th joint call for proposals on the theme of ICT for Resilient, Safe and Secure Society. Proposals from interested researchers are now accepted, starting from Monday, May 18th until Friday, July 17th 2020.

News: Results of EIG CONCERT-Japan Joint Call 2019

“Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society”

These four projects with German participation were selected in the Joint Call on “Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society” (2019) . They are beginning in spring 2020 and last for three years.