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Joint call for research proposals - now closed
Nine MariFish partners have agreed to hold a joint call for research, with a combined total budget of €4.1m. The rules under which funding can be provided are set out in the Applicants Guide, in brief:
- A proposal must be submitted from a consortium of 3 research organisations or more,
- Each country will directly fund a research organisation from their own country (virtual pot mechanism) rather than funding a research organisation from another country (common pot mechanism),
- Each research organisation should submit a bid for research up to but not exceeding the amount indicated by the relevant national funding organisation (see below),
- The research project can run for up to 3 years.
Summary of funding provided by MariFish partners
| Country | Funding organisation | Budget (euro) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total | ||
| Cyprus | The Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus (RPF) | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 450,000 |
| Denmark | Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Danish Food Industry Acency (DFIA) | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,000,000 |
| France | French Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) on behalf of the French Ministry for Research (MESR) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 |
| Greece | Ministry of Development General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) | 266,000 | 267,000 | 267,000 | 800,000 |
| Iceland | The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 90,000 |
| Netherlands | Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
| Norway | The Research Council of Norway (RCN) | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 450,000 |
| Spain | The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 |
| United Kingdom | The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 540,000 |
| Total | 1,976,000 | 1,077,000 | 1,077,000 | 4,130,000 | |
The MariFish Call for Proposals is now closed.
In total, six research proposals were submitted to the Call Secretariat by the deadline 2nd March 2009 (17:00 CET Brussels). An independent peer review panel will meet on 6th May to provide rankings for each proposal, then members of the Call Committee will meet later in May to make the final decisions on funding, as set out in the Applicants Guide listed below. Details of the successful projects will be updated on this page in June 2009.