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Submitted to DROPLET: 2015-06-15 13:26:26
Lead Funding Organisation: Environmental Protection Agency
Call Closing Date: [17/07/2015 ] CLOSED
Funding Call Text or Description:
The EPA Research Programme has been allocated funding of approximately € 2.54m for new commitments in Water research.
The overall aim of the water pillar is to support relevant water policy and to protect our water environment, contributing to achieving excellent water quality in Ireland.
The EPA Research Water Pillar deals with groundwater, surface water, transitional and coastal water; as well as wastewater, drinking, bathing and shellfish waters.
The EPA Research Water Pillar is structured into five thematic areas of research, as follows:
Theme-1. Safe Water
Theme-2. Ecosystem Services and Sustainability
Theme-3. Innovative Water Technologies
Theme-4. Understanding, Managing and Conserving our Water Resources
Theme-5. Emerging and Cross-cutting Issues
Application Process
Making an application online:
Applications must ONLY be made online at https://epa.smartsimple.ie
Guide to the EPA online application system:
The guide to the EPA online application system, ‘2015 Quick guide to the EPA online portal (making an application), is available for download at http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/call2015
What to include in the application form:
To make the best application possible, it is recommended that you read the ‘2015 EPA Research guide for applicants’ before drafting and submitting an application, available at http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/call2015
To make an application under any of the topic areas:
Applicants must use the correct Call Topic Reference, from the drop down menu on the EPA online system e.g. Climate 2015 Call Project 1
It is the responsibility of the Applicants to ensure that proposals are submitted before the call deadline, and of the relevant Grant Authoriser (i.e. Research Offices / Managing Directors for companies) to ensure that the proposals are authorised before the organisation approval deadline.
FAILURE TO MEET EITHER OF THE ABOVE DEADLINES MEANS YOUR PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING
Indicative Timeframe
12th June 2015: Call Opening
10th July 2015 (5pm): Deadline for queries relating to the technical contents of this call
17th July 2015 (5pm): Deadline for submission of applications by applicants
29th July 2015 (5pm): Organisation Approval Deadline for authorisation by Research Offices
August/September 2015: Evaluation Process
September/October 2015: Negotiation
November 2015: Grant Award of Successful Projects
Additional Information and Links:
Link to Research Call documents '2015 EPA Research guide for applicants’ and 'EPA Research – Water Research Call 2015 Technical Description':
http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/call2015
Link to EPA Research on line application portal:
https://epa.smartsimple.ie
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