The purpose of the pre-announcement is to enable interested parties to start building their consortia and preparing their proposals. The foreseen call topics and list of participating countries are provided below. Further information will be provided on this page in the coming weeks.

Note that this pre-announcement is for information purposes only. It does not create any obligation for the FLAG-ERA consortium nor for any of the participating funding organisations, and the official call announcement shall prevail.

Call topics

The FLAG-ERA JTC 2019 comprises two topics, one for each Flagship. For each topic, the call covers a specific list of research areas listed below. The Graphene part of the call is sub-divided into two sub-calls, one for basic research and one for applied research and innovation, which differ in term of country participation (see below) and will be evaluated by different panels using different weights on the ‘excellence’ and ‘impact’ evaluation criteria. It is expected that proposals targeting TRLs up to 4 at project end are submitted under the sub-call on basic research and that proposals targeting TRLs of 5 and above at project end are submitted under the sub-call on applied research and innovation. While some topic areas can be more relevant to one sub-call or the other, for all areas it is up to the applicants to decide under which sub-call they apply depending on the content of their proposal.

Graphene

1. Synthesis and characterization of layered materials beyond graphene
   
2. Graphene and related materials (GRMs) for Quantum Technologies
   
3. Optimized GRM-based tunnel barriers for efficient spin injection and detection into graphene under operational conditions
   
4. Spin torque and layered-materials-based memory building block
   
5. Synthesis of monolayers of non-layered compounds
   
6. Bacterial degradation of GRMs
   
7. Osteoinductivity and immunisation capacity of GRMs
   
8. Soft graphene-based materials for tissue engineering
   
9. GRM-based large-area light emitters and arrays
   
10. Low temperature growth of layered semiconductors for flexible applications
    
11. Nanofluidics based on GRMs
    
12. CVD growth of graphene on insulators
    
13. Sensors based on GRMs and their heterostructures
    
14. Electronic radio-frequency devices and systems based on GRMs
    
15. Infrared photodetectors based on GRMs and their heterostructures
    
16. LIDAR based on GRMs for autonomous vehicles
    
17. Moore’s law continued through GRMs
    
18. GRM-based solar modules
    
19. Graphene-based cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
    
20. Re-usable templates for graphene production
    

HBP

1. Development and maturation of cognitive processes and multisensory integration at micro- and macro-scales
   
2. The role of neurotransmitter systems in human cognition
   
3. Subcortical structures: from cognition to action
   
4. The neuroscience of decision-making
   
5. Studies on biological deep learning and combined declarative and working memory
   
6. Disease modelling and simulation
   
7. Single cell RNA sequencing of human and mouse brain
   
8. Predictive neuroinformatics: A trans-species approach
   
9. Testing neuronal models at multiple scales
   
10. Automated construction and analysis of models of neurons and networks
    
11. Reconstruction of neuronal morphology from microscopic image data
    
12. Neuron data format standardization
    

More information: https://www.flagera.eu/flag-era-calls/jtc-2019/pre-announcement/