The 2023 call of the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Program, which will support multi-partner international projects on the themes of water management, food systems and agri-food value chain in the Mediterranean region, is now open for applications. 

As a result of a new change made by PRIMA, the consortium that will take part in the international project calls to be opened within the scope of PRIMA must consist of researchers from at least 3 different participating countries and at least 4 different legal entities. In this framework;

1. At least 1 legal entity from an EU member state or a Horizon2020 assosigned country not bordering the Mediterranean: Germany, France, Portugal, Croatia, Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia
2. At least 2 different legal entities* from a PRIMA participating third country or a third country bordering the Mediterranean Sea: Turkey, Algeria, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt
3. At least 1 legal entity must be from any PRIMA participating country (EU or non-EU).

*These 2 different legal entities can be from the same or different PRIMA participating third country / third country bordering the Mediterranean (Turkey, Algeria, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt).

The projects to be supported under the PRIMA Program are divided into 2 parts. 

- Part 1 project proposals will be supported by funding allocated to the PRIMA Program from the Horizon 2020 Program. Applications under Part 1 of the PRIMA Program should only be submitted to PRIMA. For detailed information and international applications, please visit https://prima-med.org/what-we-do/sections/section-1/.

- Part 2 project proposals will be supported with funds committed to the PRIMA Program by national funding agencies. Under Part 2, in addition to the joint application to PRIMA, research teams in project consortia are required to apply to their national funding agencies. For international application requirements and detailed information, please visit https://prima-med.org/what-we-do/sections/section-2/. Teams from Turkey who will take part in the consortia from Turkey will make their national applications to TÜBİTAK via https://uidb-pbs.tubitak.gov.tr/. Project proposals to be submitted from Turkey within the scope of this call will be supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK 1071 Support Program for Increasing the Capacity to Benefit from International Research Funds and Participation in International R&D Collaborations. Since the application may be returned without evaluation if the application rules are not followed, it is necessary to examine the national application rules in detail before applying. You can access the national application rules here. 
 

Call Calendar

SECTION 1

Phase 1 Application Deadline (PRIMA): March 22, 2023

Phase 2 Application Deadline (PRIMA): September 6, 2023

SECTION 2

Phase 1 Application Deadline (PRIMA): March 29, 2023

Phase 2 Application Deadline (PRIMA): September 13, 2023

Phase 1 National Application Deadline (TUBITAK): April 6, 2023

Phase 1 E-signature Deadline (TUBITAK): April 12, 2023

 

Contact Persons:

 

TUBITAK contact

Ayşe SAYIN ÜKE
Department of International Cooperation - Directorate of Bilateral and Multiple Relations
E-mail: ayse.sayin@tubitak.gov.tr 

Ebru IMAMOGLULU
Directorate of Research Support Programs - International Cooperation Projects Research Support Group (UPAG)
E-mail: ebru.imamoglu@tubitak.gov.tr 

 

PRIMA Contact
https://prima-med.org/who-we-are/contact-us/