PRIMA (Partner for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) publish the new calls
Also the new edition of the call PRIMA provides for the differentiation ranking in section, thematic area e topic, as listed below:
SECTION 1
- Thematic Area 1-Water management: Topic 1.1.1-2023 (IA) Integrated adaptive wastewater management plans in the Mediterranean region.
- Thematic Area 2-Farming systems: Topic 1.2.1-2023 (IA) Actions to restore and return degraded lands in the Mediterranean region into productive agroecosystems.
- Thematic Area 3-Food value chain: Topic 1.3.1-2023 (RIA) Increasing agri-food supply chain (cereal) resilience in the MENA region.
- WEFE Nexus theme: Topic 1.4.1-2023 (IA) Accelerate adaptation and mitigation to climate change in the Mediterranean region by deploying WEFE nexus solutions.
SECTION 2
- Thematic Area 1-Water management: Topic 2.1.1-2023 (RIA) New governance models to define best practices for sustainable water management and conflict mitigation.
- Thematic Area 2-Farming systems: Topic 2.2.1 (RIA) A step toward carbon-neutral farms: coupling renewable energy sources with circular farming systems.
- Thematic Area 3-Food value chain: Topic 2.3.1-2023 (RIA) Assessing novel antimicrobial food packaging and coating materials to reduce food waste to improve safety in the Mediterranean food supply chain.
The submission of proposals is divided into: two stages: it is expected to send a pre-proposal and of a full-proposal following the positive evaluation of the first step. Le deadlines are listed below:
- Section 1:
22 march (1° step),
6 September 2023 (2° step),
- Section 2:
29 march (1° step),
13 September 2023 (2° step).
The MUR supports all the topics of the announcement of the Section 2 with a total budget of 6.8 million euros, as a non-refundable grant. At least 1,8 million € are reserved, in priority, to projects where the Principal investigator (lead) of the Italian partners is a young researcher under 40. The maximum loan that can be requested per project is equal to:
- 500.000 euro if one of the Italian participants is coordinator of the project;
- 350.000 euro if the coordinator is not Italian.
