About Dragon Star
DRAGON-STAR is funded by FP7, aiming to support the Chinese participation in Horizon 2020, the reciprocity originating from the signed EU-China Scientific Cooperation Agreement, the bilateral cooperation in scientific, technological and industrial research and innovation fields, and the ongoing EU - China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue.
About the Call
Under the DRAGON-STAR project, a Travel Grant Scheme has been established that will enable European Research Lab representatives to hold meetings with Chinese counterparts and explore the possibility of setting up Joint Research Structures and relevant twinning activities. The action is expected to strengthen on‐going relationships and collaboration with Chinese Science Labs.
Interested parties are encouraged to submit applications for the travel grand along with a brief CV by November the 24th, 2014.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants are required to satisfy both of the following criteria:
- Be Researchers working for a private or public research institution based in one of EU’s Member States or in any of the Horizon 2020 Associated Countries
Have already an officially established relationship with a Chinese private or public research institution and want to establish a permanent cooperation through forming a Joint Research Laboratory in China (For instance an MoU)
- The travel costs to be covered are going to be no more than 3500 euros for each successful applicant
Thematic Focus
Applications may align with any thematic area, however priority will be given to the three key cooperation areas identified jointly by the EC and China:
1. Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology;
2. Urbanization (city planning, green transport, clean technology and sustainable energy);
3. ICT (Future telecommunications, 5G, smart cities, internet of things)
