Calls for proposals � ESPON 2013 programme (18 April 2012-13 June 2012)

ESPON is the European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion. It supports policy development related to EU cohesion policy. ESPON is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under objective 3 for European territorial cooperation and by 31 countries (27 EU Member States and Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).

In the framework of the ESPON 2013 programme, calls for proposals are now open as follows:

1. Call for proposals on targeted analyses/priority 2:
— North Sea — Spreading transnational results (budget €340,000).
2. Call for proposals within the ESPON scientific platform/priority 3:
— European territorial monitoring system (budget €598,000),
— Detecting territorial potential and challenges (budget €350,000),
— European urban benchmarking web tool (budget €200,000).
One proposal will be selected for each of the three indicated themes.
3. Call for proposals for transnational networking activities by the ESPON contact point network/priority 4:
— Capitalisation activities at transnational level by the ESPON contact point network.
The available budget will be communicated on the ESPON website by the opening of the call. More than one proposal can be selected.

Potential beneficiaries are researchers, scientists, experts, research institutes, public bodies and private companies from 31 countries (27 EU Member States, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). The call on transnational networking activities is dedicated to the institutions confirmed as national ESPON contact points.

The deadline for proposals is 13 June 2012.

Further information is available on the ESPON website

Reference: 2012/C 111/04

(Added 2012-04-18)