Joint Call on "Water for Circular Economy" Open
The European partnership "Water4All", supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) among others, launched its third Joint Transnational Call on September 12, 2024.
The new Water4All call on "Water for Circular Economy" funds transnational collaborative projects that develop new, integrated approaches to water reuse and resource recovery and valorization. Proposals are sought for innovative tools, methods and approaches for governance and management, or contributions to the development of new value chains, improved water resource efficiency, improved water allocation and optimized water use in water-dependent sectors.
The call covers a total of four topics. However, German partners can only receive funding in these three areas:
- Enhancement of water circularity in industries
- Resource recovery and valorization
- Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and recovered products
36 funding organizations from 21 countries have joined forces for the announcement. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is participating on the German side.
A detailed description of the topics can be found in the call announcement on the Joint Call website. Proposals must be submitted in English to the Call Secretariat (Projektträger Karlsruhe (PTKA)) via an online submission tool. The application procedure consists of two steps:
The deadline for the submission of pre-proposals is November 13, 2024 at 15:00 (CEST). The Call Secretariat will invite project coordinators with successful pre-proposals to submit a full proposal to the responsible project management agency (Projektträger Karlsruhe - PTKA) by April 29, 2025, 15:00 (CEST).
Information on submission, admission and evaluation criteria and other relevant information is available on the call website.
An information webinar for applicants will be held on October, 2nd, 2024 at 13:30 CEST. More information will follow soon.
Water4All
The „Water4All" partnership includes 90 institutions from 32 countries and three European networks. Its goal is to secure water supplies in the long term by fostering water-related innovation through research. The partnership brings together all relevant stakeholders (research funders, innovation promoters, policy makers, networks and associations) to ensure timely implementation of research results.The Water4All Secretariat is located in Paris at the "Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR)".