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NGO's – where does the money go? Transparency in aid organisationsChristianTodayTo those who are living in extreme poverty. To those who have lost hope and health. ...
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nicoleta susanu
October 2, 2012 1:42 PM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. Budget: € 5 000 000 Deadline: 23 October 2012 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) Collaborative projects are objective driven research projects aiming at developing new knowledge,new technology, products, and that may include scientific coordination, demonstration activities orsharing of common resources for research in order to improve European competitiveness or toaddress major societal needs. As such, they may also be targeted to special groups, such as SMEs and other smaller actors. Activities
The activities to be carried out in the context of a collaborative project should include:
• research and technological development activities, reflecting the core activities of the
project, aimed at a significant advance beyond the established state-of-the-art, including
scientific coordination
and/or
• demonstration activities, designed to prove the viability of new technologies that offer a
potential economic advantage, but which cannot be commercialised directly (e.g. testing of
product-like prototypes)
and
• management activities, over and above the technical management of individual work
packages, linking together all the project components and maintaining communications with
the Commission/agency.
• any other activities such as:
- activities directly related to the project’s objectives (as identified in the relevant work
programme or call for proposals) and likely to have a potential impact on the outcome of
the project (e.g. debates and initiatives on issues such as ethics, gender, socio-economic,
etc.);
- activities to disseminate research results and to prepare for their take-up and use,
including knowledge management and, activities directly related to the protection of
foreground;
- training of researchers and key staff, including research managers and industrial
executives (in particular for SMEs) and any potential users of the knowledge generated
by the project. The training should aim to improve the professional development of the
personnel concerned.
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October 2, 2012 11:27 AM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Budget: € 81 000 000 Deadline: 16 January 2013 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
General Aspects
Marie Curie Actions, Guide for Applicants (Call Specific)
Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways 2013 Page 6 of 67
• The exchange of know-how and experience through inter-sector two-way secondments of research staff from the participants, with in-built return mechanisms
• Enabling these research staff to attend events in a trans-national setting. The exchange of research staff is mandatory in all projects. Typically the exchange between sectors is in both directions, but there is flexibility.
• Networking activities, organisation of workshops and conferences to facilitate sharing of knowledge and culture between the participants in a wider setting, involving the participants' own research staff and external researchers.
• The optional recruitment by the participants of experienced researchers from outside the partnership to contribute to knowledge transfer and/or in the training of researchers.
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October 1, 2012 9:04 AM
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European Commission - EuropeAid... KAZAKHSTAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT- NSA GRANTS COMPONENT EuropeAid/133-499/L/ACT/KZ Deadline for submission of proposals: 25.01.2013 The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to improve local development policies and public service delivery, in particular for vulnerable groups, in three pilot oblasts: East Kazakhstan, Mangystau and Kyzylorda. The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals are: Strengthening the capacities and voice of citizens and civil society actors to contribute to local development decision making and implementation, service delivery, monitoring and advocacy in particular in areas related to vulnerable groups The Call for Proposals is addressing the three pilot regions of Mangystau, Kyzylorda, East-Kazakhstan
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nicoleta susanu
September 30, 2012 11:07 AM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. ERA-NET Call 2013 Budget: € 61 100 000 Deadline: 28 February 2013 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) Theme(s): Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology ; Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP ; Energy ; Environment (including Climate Change) ; Transport (including Aeronautics) ; Socio-economic sciences and Humanities ; Science in Society
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September 30, 2012 10:56 AM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. FP7-SSH-2013 - Collaborative projects (Large-scale integrated research projects) Budget: € 30 000 000 Deadline: 31 January 2013 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
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nicoleta susanu
September 30, 2012 10:49 AM
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European Commission - Enterprise and Industry - This website provides information on the EU's enterprise policy, entrepreneurship, business support, innovation, standardisation and e-business. 56/G/ENT/PPA/12/6472 - EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR ACCESSIBLE TOURISM Deadline:13/11/2012Specific aims of the European Excellence Award for Accessible Tourism are: To foster adaptation of tourism products and services to the needs of people with disabilities To promote the use of innovative solutions To improve skills and training with relation to accessibility in the tourism supply chain To raise awareness and promote cooperation between public and private stakeholders on the access needs of tourists To foster the creation of a seamless and truly accessible tourism supply chain in Europe To disseminate best practices and promote networking amongst destinations
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September 28, 2012 5:08 AM
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Financial support for European environmental organisations... Financial support for European environmental organisations Call for proposal: The Commission invites European non-governmental environmental organisations to present proposals for operating grants for 2013 Finance available: €9.000.000 Deadline for applications: 31 October 2012
A Practical Manual for Organisations
That Want to Achieve Results
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nicoleta susanu
September 26, 2012 7:11 AM
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Action 4.1.Framework Partnership Agreements Deadline for submission of the work programmes: 15 November 2012 (date of the postmark being conclusive). The Executive Agency is consulting the beneficiaries of a Framework Agreement selected under call for proposals EACEA 19/2010 in order to obtain a proposal for an annual work programme and related financial estimates for 2013
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September 26, 2012 7:04 AM
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Erasmus Mundus - Scholarships for students and academics | EACEA Action 1 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMC) Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD) Action 2 Erasmus Mundus Partnerships Partnerships of higher education institutions from Europe and from a range of countries or regions across the world.
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September 26, 2012 6:53 AM
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The Study Visits programme promotes discussion, exchange and learning on education and training policies and practice across Europe. Study Visits catalogue over the years. Study visits 2012/13 will be organised by five categories of theme that reflect the latest policy goals in education and training in Europe, namely:
1. Encouraging cooperation between the worlds of education, training and work
2. Supporting initial and continuous training of teachers, trainers and education and training institutions’ managers
3. Promoting acquisition of key competences throughout the education and training system
4. Promoting social inclusion and gender equality in education and training, including integration of migrants
5. Developing strategies for lifelong learning and mobility
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September 26, 2012 6:47 AM
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Call for applications: study visits for specialists and decision-makers in education and training... Call for applications: study visits for specialists and decision-makers in education and training Deadline: 12 October 2012, 12 noon Central European Time
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nicoleta susanu
October 2, 2012 1:57 PM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. FP7-ICT-2013-11 Collaborative projects Large-scale integrating projects (IP) Purpose
Large scale integrating collaborative projects (IPs) are objective-driven research projects, which
aim at generating new knowledge, including new technology, or common resources for research in order to improve European competitiveness, or to address major societal needs. They have clearly defined scientific and technological objectives directed at obtaining specific results, which could be applicable in terms of development or improvement of products, processes, services or policy. As such, they may also be targeted to special groups, such as SMEs.
Large scale integrating projects have a comprehensive “programme” approach: including a
coherent integrated set of activities dealing with a range of aspects and tackling multiple issues
and aimed at specific deliverables; there will be a large degree of autonomy to adapt content and
partnership (all types of stakeholders) and update the work plan, where/as appropriate.
European Commission - Enterprise and Industry - This website provides information on the EU's enterprise policy, entrepreneurship, business support, innovation, standardisation and e-business. 56/G/ENT/PPA/12/6472 - EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR ACCESSIBLE TOURISM Deadline:13/11/2012Specific aims of the European Excellence Award for Accessible Tourism are:
To foster adaptation of tourism products and services to the needs of people with
disabilities
To promote the use of innovative solutions
To improve skills and training with relation to accessibility in the tourism supply chain
To raise awareness and promote cooperation between public and private stakeholders on
the access needs of tourists
To foster the creation of a seamless and truly accessible tourism supply chain in Europe
To disseminate best practices and promote networking amongst destinations
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nicoleta susanu
October 1, 2012 9:09 AM
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European Commission - EuropeAid... Support for the National Strategic Plan for UXO as part of sustainable development in the uplands of Lao PDR EuropeAid/DCI-ASIE/132607
Deadline for submission of proposals: 4 January 2013 at 16.00 hrs Vientiane local time The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to significantly reduce the impact of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on rural livelihoods and rural development through support to activities related to UXO clearance, risk information and awareness-raising, and victims' assistance.
The priority issues of this call for proposals are the following:
• Projects can be conducted in UXO related activities that contribute to poverty alleviation,
provided that the specific objective of the call for proposals is met.
• The action must prioritise UXO related activities in at least one of the following areas :
- mine risk education;
- area clearance;
- medical and victim assistance.
• The action should prioritise locations where the most vulnerable households who are
affected by UXO contamination are located. The action should build on previous UXO
related projects
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nicoleta susanu
October 1, 2012 9:00 AM
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European Commission - EuropeAid... Mine Action in Lebanon EuropeAid/ 133-357/L/ACT/LB Deadline for submission of proposals: 4 January 2013 (4:00 pm) – Lebanon time The global objective of this Call for Proposals is thus to contribute to reinforce the country's ability to reduce the mine risk so that land can be released to the population, and that people continue to be informed and benefit from better socio-economic opportunities. The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to increase possibilities of land use, to alleviate mine risk and to support mine victims. The direct beneficiary of this programme is the Lebanese population, especially those living in the remaining affected areas and mine victims.
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nicoleta susanu
September 30, 2012 11:03 AM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. ICT call 10 Budget: € 705 500 000 Deadline: 15 January 2013 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) The aim of this target outcome is the development of personalised services, which enable individuals, from the younger to the elder population, to become co-producers of their health and maintain good health status.
This will include:
(i) a "virtual individual" model, which comprises the personal characteristics of an individual (e.g. personal profile, preconditions, risk factors, unhealthy behaviours, preferences, physical activity, sleep, mental status etc.);
(ii) advanced sensors to acquire data on lifestyle aspects, behaviour and surrounding environment;
(iii) intelligent systems for recognition of behavioural trends and prediction or early detection of health risks on the basis of heterogeneous data, including data acquired by sensors and individual self assessment;
(iv) a supportive environment to engineer awareness about healthy behaviours, offer personalised guidance and provide support to behavioural change;
(v) development of a new ecosystem of stakeholders, engaging also actors such as fitness, food and lighting industry, schools, health insurance companies, policy makers and media; (vi) innovation in organisational models and business models for ICT-enabled disease prevention.
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September 30, 2012 10:53 AM
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Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects. It is hosting the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. Start date: 18/09/2012
End date: 16/04/2013
Total budget for this call: 236.500.000 Joint pre-commercial procurement (PCP) of innovative solutions for teaching national curricular topic(s) in primary and/or secondary education, based on latest advances in pedagogical, cognitive and other relevant scientific disciplines.
These solutions should:
- combine, and operate across different digital media and devices and stretch the boundaries of place, time, type and styles of active learning in the digital age;
- include rich and intuitive interfaces for teachers and students and simulations and representations for teaching, learning and communicating about the topic;
- adapt to different teaching practices and learning methods (e.g. collaborative, inquiry-based and personalised learning and 1:1 tutoring) and provide efficient support for the teacher in planning, monitoring, assessment and in the management of classroom activities.
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nicoleta susanu
September 28, 2012 5:09 AM
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Funding Opportunities... Financial support for New Knowledge for an integrated management of human activities in the sea Open call for proposals PP/ENV/SEA 2012 in the framework of the Pilot Project "New Knowledge for an integrated management of human activities in the sea" Finance available: EUR 2.000.000 Deadline for applications: 19 December 2012, 17:00 hrs (Brussels time) at the latest
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nicoleta susanu
September 28, 2012 5:03 AM
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Funding Opportunities... Call for Proposal ENT/CIP/11/C/N02C00 – "Reinforcing procurement of eco-innovation - Network of green public and private procurers" Finance available: EUR 2.000.000 Deadline for applications: 20 October 2012, 17:00 hrs (Brussels' time) at the latest
HANDBOOK FOR PROJECTS:
DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT
AND FUNDRAISING
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September 26, 2012 7:08 AM
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Applications must be submitted at the latest at 12:00 p.m. (mid-day Brussels time) the 15 November 2012. Action 4.1. "Support for bodies active at European level in the field of youth" Call for proposals EACEA 26/12 This call for proposals concerns Action 4.1 of the Youth in Action Programme and its purpose is to provide support for the operating costs of bodies active at European level in the field of youth and pursuing an aim which is of general European interest. The bodies must help encourage young people to participate as citizens in public life, in society and in the development and implementation of European cooperation actions in the broadly defined field of youth.
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September 26, 2012 6:59 AM
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Lifelong learning programme - Study Visits for Education and Vocational Training Specialists... Study visits for Education and Vocational training specialists and Decision makers The focus of this action is to promote a peer learning culture, i.e. observation, exchange and mutual learning on experiences of common interest at the EU level. It encourages discussion of relevant themes and develops quality approaches and transparency of education and training systems. Special attention will be paid to peer learning study visits for high level policy and decision makers. Up to 10 % of the total budget available may be set aside for this type of study visits.
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nicoleta susanu
September 26, 2012 6:49 AM
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The Study visits programme is open to education and vocational training specialists and decision-makers. You are eligible if: you are a national of or work or live in one of the countries participating in the LLP programme, namely the 27 EU Member States, FYROM, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Croatia;
you belong to any of the target groups described in article 18 of the programme announcement (;
you never participated in a study visit or your last participation in a study visit was before September 2010;
you have good command of the working language(s) of your chosen study visits. The call for applications for study visits scheduled between March and June 2013 is open. The online application form is available from 23 July to 12 October 2012. A study visit is a short-term visit of three to five days for a small group of specialists and decision-makers representing various groups of education and vocational training. They are stakeholders who want to examine a particular aspect of lifelong learning in another country. The profile of a participant corresponds mainly to one of the following categories:
• company training managers;
• directors of education and vocational training institutions, centres or providers;
• directors of guidance centres;
• directors of validation or accreditation centres;
• educational and vocational training inspectors;
• head teachers, teacher trainers;
• heads of departments;
• human resource managers;
• owners/managers of SMEs;
• pedagogical or guidance advisers;
• representatives of chambers of commerce/ industry/crafts;
• representatives of education and training networks and associations;
• representatives of educational services, labour offices or guidance centres;
• representatives of employers’ organisations;
• representatives of local, regional and national authorities;
• representatives of trade unions;
• researchers.
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