The EU-LAC Interest Group is a group of funding agencies from LAC, EU Member States and Associated Countries wishing to cooperate in bi-regional science, technology and innovation.
The goal of the EU-LAC 5th Joint Call is to initiate sustainable and multilateral research cooperation between researchers from European, Latin American and Caribbean countries, i.e. to establish long-term cooperation between EU Member States, Associated Countries and LAC by offering transnational calls in the field of research and innovation. In this regard, the EU-LAC Interest Group will open its 5th Joint Call for applications on 24 February 2025.
Within the scope of this call, projects to be developed jointly by researchers in their thematic areas will be supported:
-Open Science
-Bioeconomics (Bioeconomy, Nature-Based Solutions),
-Energy (Energy transition),
-Global Challenges (Biodiversity, Food Security, Agriculture),
-Health (Global Health, Infectious Diseases)
According to the international call rules, project consortia that will apply to the call must include researchers from at least four different countries. Each consortium must include at least two European countries and at least two Latin American countries. Detailed information about the international call rules can be found at https://eucelac-platform.eu/joint-actions/calls/5th-eu-lac-joint-call-sti-2025.
Participants from Türkiye that will take part in the consortia will submit their national applications to TÜBİTAK via https://uidb-pbs.tubitak.gov.tr/. Project proposals to be submitted from Türkiye within the scope of this call will be supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK 1071 Support Programme for Increasing the Capacity to Benefit from International Research Funds and Participation in International R&D Collaborations. In case of non-compliance with the application rules, the application may be returned without being evaluated, so it is necessary to examine the national application rules in detail before applying. You can access the national application rules via document below.
Timetable
International Application Deadline
22 Mayıs 2025 (17:00, CEST)
National Pre-Application Deadline
29 Mayıs 2025 (23:59, UTC+3)
National Pre-Application E-Signature Deadline
5 Haziran 2025 (23:59, UTC+3)
Contact:
Elçin ÇALIŞKAN
International Cooperation Directorate – Bilateral and Multilateral Relations Division
E-mail: elcin.caliskan@tubitak.gov.tr
Damla PEHLİVAN
Academic Research Funding Program Directorate – International Cooperation Projects Research Grant Committee
E-mail: damla.pehlivan@tubitak.gov.tr
EU-LAC
