Managing water resources – the international Water4All challenge

The new call of the European Partnership’s international Water4All programme supporting research and innovation projects on water management was launched.

New approaches should address improving water cycles in industry and cities, the efficient restoration and use of water resources or the analysis of the economic, environmental and social impacts associated with water reuse.

The themes of the call (in the original text) are:

  1. Enhancement of water circularity in industries
  2. Urban water circularity
  3. Resource recovery and valorization
  4. Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and recovered products

The priority areas of the call are natural resources, global change, environmental technologies and eco-innovation, environmentally friendly society.

Who can apply for a grant and how much is it?

Project proposals can be submitted by international consortia consisting of at least three independent partners coming from at least three different EU countries involved in the call or from Horizon Europe associated countries, which are Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK.

The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR) will provide Czech applicants with financial support totalling EUR 300 000, subject to a maximum limit of EUR 150 000 per project .

The maximum aid intensity allowed for the Czech side of the project is 80 % of the total eligible project costs.

What can you finance with the grant?

  • Personnel costs (including scholarships)
  • subcontracting costs
  • other direct costs (depreciation, protection of intellectual property, operating costs, travel costs)
  • indirect costs

The call is governed by international rules that apply to all participating countries. In addition to these international rules, Czech applicants must also meet the national conditions set by the relevant Czech provider based on the SIGMA – International Cooperation programme.

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