FP7 ICT Call 9
FP7 ICT Call 9
ICT Call 9 of the 7th Framework Programme will open on 18th January 2012 and close on 17th April 2012. The indicative budget for Objective 2.1 (Cognitive Systems and Robotics) in Call 9 is €82 million.
The Call for Proposals
The Call focuses on specific targets as outlined in the current ICT Work Programme 2011-2012:
IPs and STREPs (max 80 M €):
- Cognition and Control in complex systems (IP and STREP) (target b)
- Gearing up and accelerating cross-fertilisation between academic and industrial robotics research (IP) (target c)
CAs (max 2 M €):
- Speeding up progress towards smarter robots through targeted competitions (CA) (target e)
Proposers have the chance of sending a pre-proposal to the Commission for a first opinion. To do so, please fill in the pre-proposal form and send it to: infso-challenge-2-1@ec.europa.eu. The description of the proposed work should be 2-3 pages long.
More information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/cognition/calls-ict-call9_en.html
FP7 ICT Call 9 - Info Day
On 15th November 2011, the European Commission will organise an Info Day on Call 9 in Brussels. The event will roughly last from 9.30 until 17.00. A more detailed agenda will be published on the website http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/cognition/calls-ict-call9_en.html.