Call for EUROCORES Themes 2009 - CLOSED

The ESF received 67 proposals in response to the 2009 Call for Theme proposals by the deadline of 29 May 2009.
The proposals are currently being processed and sent to referees for assessment.

What is a Theme proposal?

EUROCORES Themes are "bottom-up" proposals for the creation of new collaborative research programmes dealing with broad and complex topics which are best addressed through multinational cooperation. Through its annual call for theme proposals, ESF solicits new ideas from the scientific community with a view to creating large-scale European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) programmes in and across all scientific domains.

For information purposes the call and supporting documents are still available:

• Call for EUROCORES Themes 2009
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• EUROCORES Themes online application guidelines
• Glossary
• Eurocores Themes assessment form

When to submit a Theme proposal?

The Call for EUROCORES Themes, which is envisaged to be published annually, is currently closed. It is expected that the next call for themes will be launched around 1st March 2010.

General Questions

General queries about the call for themes can be addressed to the EUROCORES Scheme office. If you have queries regarding a specific scientifc domain, please address these to the Programme Coordinator concerned.

For a list of contacts, click here.

6 Calls for Outline Proposals - now CLOSED

From the Open Call for themes 2008, six EUROCORES themes were selected to be further developed into EUROCORES Programmes. Upon recommendation by the Science Advisory Board, calls for the following six EUROCORES programmes have been published in December 2008 - January 2009:  

• EuroCOOLS: European Collaborative Research on Cooling in Acute Ischemic Stroke
  Click here to access the EuroCOOLS webpage
  The Call is now closed

• EuroGENESIS: Origin of the Elements and Nuclear History of the Universe
  Click here to access the EuroGENESIS webpage
  The Call is now closed

• EuroCORECODE - European Comparisons in Regional Cohesion, Dynamics and Expressions
  Click here to access the EuroCORECODE webpage
  The Call is now closed

• EuroEEFG - Ecological and Evolutionary Functional Genomics
  Click here to access the EuroEEFG webpage
  The Call is now closed

• EuroGRAPHENE - Maximizing the Impact of Graphene Research in Science and Innovation
  Click here to access the EuroGRAPHENE webpage
  The Call is now closed

• EuroSYNBIO - Synthetic Biology: Engineering Complex Biological Systems
  Click here to access the EuroSYNBIO webpage
  The Call is now closed

ECRP V Call for Proposals in the social sciences published in January 2009 – CLOSED

ECRP is a responsive-mode funding scheme in the social sciences with a one-stage application procedure. For further information, click here.

Outline Proposals documents

• Outline proposals application template (word version)
• Frequently Asked Questions FAQ (as of 22 December 2008)
• National Eligibility requirements (as of 19 December 08)