SAF€RA joint calls

2020 call: Safety concerns and opportunities related to advanced materials and new technologies in energy production and storage

Date: 2019-06-27

SAF€RA will publish its fifth joint call at the end of September 2019, on the topic Safety concerns and opportunities related to advanced materials and new technologies in energy production and storage. The call will cover both technical/technological dimensions of this topic and the societal dimensions (public perception, policy-making and governance issues). We anticipate that 2 to 3M€ in funding will be available from SAF€RA partners in this call, which will use a two-stage application process (pre-proposals in mid-January 2020, full proposals in March 2020, funding decisions provided around June 2020, contracts starting towards the end of 2020). A matchmaking website will be available for candidates interested in forming consortia, and a number of virtual brokerage events will also be organized after the call publication.

2018 call: New technologies, new trends and monitoring safety performance

Date: 2017-11-20

SAF€RA’s fourth joint call comprises two topics:

• T1: New technologies and the effects of major changes in industry
• T2: Measuring and monitoring safety performance

The call will use a two-stage application process, with pre-proposals due by January 25^th 2018.

2016 call: Intelligent prognostics and developing professional competencies

Date: 2016-02-25

SAF€RA’s third joint call comprises two topics:

• T1: Big data and intelligent prognostics for life extension of aging facilities
• T2: Developing professional competencies and learning from experience

The call will use a two-stage application process, with a deadline for pre-proposals of April 20^th 2016.

2014 call: Innovating in safety and safe innovations

Date: 2014-05-15

The second joint call on Innovating in safety and safe innovations concerned two topics:

• Managing emerging risks
• New technologies for safety

The call used a two-stage application process, with a deadline for pre-proposals of July 10 2014.

2013 call: Human and organizational factors including the value of industrial safety

The SAF€RA ERA-NET’s first joint call for trans-national research proposals concerned Human and organizational factors including the value of industrial safety. 12 of the 53 proposals received have received funding at the national/regional level.