This grant scheme financially supports the participation of local researchers from Eastern Partnership countries in a Horizon 2020 training and brokerage event in Bratislava, Slovakia on 29-30 November 2016. The training on 29 November will be conducted back-to-back with the Energy Networking4Innovation Brokerage Event (a side event to the SET Plan Conference 2016) on 30 Novemer 2016. Maximum funding per grant is 1,500 EUR.

IncoNet EaP has developed a grant scheme to financially support the participation of local researchers from Eastern Partnership countries in large-scale brokerage events and other similar activities in EU Member States or Associated Countries, which are related to Horizon2020. Such events provide an excellent arena for researchers to liaise and develop synergies, therefore the participation of researchers from the targeted countries will increase their opportunities to get involved and be taken onboard in consortia set up in EU MS/AC countries. It will also allow the researchers to make their institutions and/or their research networks better known.

This specific grant supports Eastern Partnership participation in the Energy Networking4Innovation Brokerage Event in Bratislava and in addition offers a Horizon 2020 Training, provided by IncoNet EaP partnerRCISD.

Important dates:

Deadline for submission: 20 October 2016

Energy Networking4Innovation Brokerage Event: 30 November 2016
Registration deadline brokerage event: 20 November 2016

IncoNet EaP Training: 29 November 2016, provided by RCISD

Maximum of days covered by the IncoNet EaP project: 28 November – 1 December (3 nights)

Selection Process

Formality and eligibility check

The Local IncoNet EaP Partner will be responsible for the formality and eligibility check. Applications which do not comply with the eligibility criteria will not be considered within the evaluation process.

Evaluation

The evaluation, based on a specified scoring matrix (see below) will be carried out by the Local Partners, the Task Leader and the Coordinator.

Funding Requirements

The Grants will be paid by RCISD as a reimbursement for travel costs (travel, accommodation, visa costs). The Grant cannot exceed 1,500 euro. If the cost of participation exceeds this amount, the additional cost must be borne by the Grant recipient.

Contact

Please get in touch with the Local Partner in your country for any questions regarding the eligibility criteria and the application process:

• Armenia: Tigran Arzumanyan tarznip@sci.am
• Azerbaijan: Firuza Khalilova khalilova.firuza83@gmail.com
• Belarus: Olga Meerovskaya meerovskaya@fp7-nip.org.by
• Georgia: Nikoloz Bakradze bakradze@rustaveli.org.ge
• Moldova: Diana Grozav diana.grozav@cssdt.asm.md
• Ukraine: Olena Koval post@fp6-nip.kiev.ua, nip@fp7-ncp.kiev.ua

For general enquiries you can also contact:

Ildiko Dorogi
International Expert
Regional Centre for Information and Scientific Development, RCISD
H-1021 Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi út 54. V./1
E-mail: ildiko.dorogi@rcisd.eu