TOPIC: 1.2.1-2024 (IA) Transformative adaptation of Mediterranean dry farming systems using water harvesting technique to address extreme drought in arid and semi-arid environments.
TYPE OF ACTION: (IA) Innovation Action
TOTAL INDICATIVE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS CALL: EUR 9.6 million
OPENING DATE: 25 Jan, 2024
DEADLINE:
TOPIC: 1.1.1-2024 (IA) Sustainability of Mediterranean irrigated agriculture through the implementation of WEFE Nexus approach.
TYPE OF ACTION: (IA) Innovation action
TOTAL INDICATIVE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THIS CALL: EUR 9.2 million
OPENING DATE: 25 Jan, 2023
DEADLINE:
We need changes in our society and existing structures to overcome the multitude of crises we are facing today. Science is expected to uncover planetary boundaries and vulnerabilities, research fact-based options for action and help to find solutions. Thus, the Volkswagen Foundation is looking for personalities from science who are jointly with non-academic partners researching transformation processes.
We need changes in our society and existing structures to overcome the multitude of crises we are facing today. Science is expected to uncover planetary boundaries and vulnerabilities, research fact-based options for action and help to find solutions. Thus, the Volkswagen Foundation is looking for personalities from science who are jointly with non-academic partners researching transformation processes.
The grant for interdisciplinary research environments aims to give opportunities for research teams to develop interdisciplinary research and interdisciplinary research environments, where breakthroughs and ground-breaking discoveries may be expected. The call is intended to provide long-term support to research where theories, methodology, factual knowledge and/or data from differing disciplines are combined in ways that open up new research fields and research approaches.
The funding format "Research in Groups" is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. They can propose a research project to be conducted with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues. If their collaborative application is successful, ZiF will host the group on its campus, offering ideal working conditions. There are three different group formats with varying time span and funding options.
The funding format "Research in Groups" is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. They can propose a research project to be conducted with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues. If their collaborative application is successful, ZiF will host the group on its campus, offering ideal working conditions. There are three different group formats with varying time span and funding options.
Projects are expected to contribute to one of the two following outcomes, exclusively:
Actions are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: