Opening of the Franco-German call for proposals on Protection of Critical Infrastructures

In Germany as well as in France, energy, water and transport infrastructures are a vital backbone for society and the economy, hence the need to protect them in the most effective way. This is a focal field for civil security research in both countries, and to a greater extent within the European context.

With this call for proposals, ANR and BMBF strengthen the longstanding successful Franco-German collaboration in science and technology. The aim of this specific call is to intensify the bilateral cooperation in the area of civil security by funding interdisciplinary research projects in which German and French partners work together to develop solutions enhancing the security of critical infrastructures.

The call is exclusively open to Franco-German consortia. Funding will be provided to collaborative projects that conduct research into innovative civil security solutions for improving the protection of critical infrastructures in the area of energy (for example electricity, oil, gas and fuel), water supply and transportation as well as their interdependencies. Research is expected to create added value from the Franco-German cooperation.

ANR will fund the French teams and BMBF will fund the German teams. Project duration will be 36 months maximum.

The deadline for submission of applications is 5 May 2014.

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