The CHIST-ERA Consortium (European Coordinated Research on Long-term Challenges in Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies ERA-NET) is calling for research proposals in the following two areas:

User-Centric Security, Privacy and Trust in the Internet of Things – indicative budget is Euro 5,925,000

• Terahertz Band for Next-Generation Mobile Communication Systems – indicative budget is Euro 4,675,000

The call deadline for both topics is 13 January 2016.   

Eligibility

• The consortium must have a minimum of 3  partners located in at least 3 different eligible countries  (the expectation is that the consortium will have between 3 and 6 partners)
• The consortium is balanced: no more than 60% of the total funding can be requested by any one country.
• Research groups who are not eligible to receive funding from any organisation participating in the concerned topic may be part of a consortium if they are able to secure their own funding
• Projects must have a duration of either 24 or 36 months.

 Timeline

• 13 January 2016 – Deadline for proposal submission
• July 2016 – Notification of accepted proposals
• October 2016 – Projects start

More information and relevant documentation can be found here:

http://www.chistera.eu/call-2015-announcement

Please contact Research Support if you are considering putting in an application.