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This challenge is designed to boost the competitiveness of the European transport industry and achieve a European transport system that is resource-efficient, environmentally-friendly, as well as safe and seamless for the benefit of all citizens, the economy and society.

The European Commission’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) is in charge of managing parts of this challenge for a total amount of €2.9 billion over seven years.

Of the €2.9 billion, €139 million will be available for aviation projects in 2016-2017 under the Mobility for Growth call.

There are further funding opportunities in the field of aviation research, such as air traffic management research supported by the SESAR Joint Undertaking (http://www.sesarju.eu).

Horizon 2020 Transport research

Horizon 2020, the EU’s €77 billion research and innovation programme for 2014-2020, is investing €6.3 billion to address the ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’ societal challenge.

Smart, green and integrated transport

Horizon 2020 Transport research

Aviation in Horizon 2020Research and innovation under this topic focusses on maintaining and extending the European industrial leadership in aeronautics while addressing the citizen and business needs for improved transport services, as well as covering safety, security and environmental concerns.

Parts of the ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’ societal challenge support international cooperation on specific topics, including aviation.

• Sustain the leadership of the European aviation sector

• Improve the quality and responsiveness of air transportation services, as well as integrate them better with other transport modes

• Protect the environment and the energy supply to counterbalance the adverse impact of air transport growth

• Ensure safety and security both on board and on the ground

• Support breakthrough innovation in civil aviation

Priority actions

MG-1.1-2016: Reducing energy consumption and environmental impact of aviationIndicative budget: €40 millionDeveloping aircraft technologies with a high potential for improving resource efficiency, reducing CO2 and NOx emissions, as well as decreasing the particulate matter. Topic deadlines: 20 January 2016 for the first stage > 29 September 2016 for the second stage

MG-1.2-2017: Reducing aviation noiseIndicative budget: €20 millionDeveloping new technologies and methods dealing with the impact of aviation noise to enable 24/7 airport operations. Topic deadlines: 26 January 2017 for the first stage > 19 October 2017 for the second stage

Funding opportunities under

Mobility for Growth

Horizon 2020 in 2016-2017

MG-1.3-2017: Maintaining industrial leadership in aeronauticsIndicative budget: €45 millionBringing innovative technologies to higher maturity levels for advanced and cost-efficient air transport services involving partners from the whole supply chain, and in particular SMEs. Topic deadlines: 26 January 2017 for the first stage > 19 October 2017 for the second stage

MG-1.4-2016-2017: Breakthrough innovationIndicative budget: €15 millionDeveloping exploitable breakthrough technologies and concepts for the medium term that are not currently used or that have not yet been combined for civil aviation.Topic deadlines: 20 January 2016 for the first stage > 29 September 2016 for the second stage

MG-1.5-2016-2017: Identification of gaps, barriers and needs in the aviation researchIndicative budget: €4 millionEnhancing collaboration between the aviation research stakeholders and identifying needs, gaps and overlaps for innovation and strategic aviation research infrastructures in Europe.Topic deadline: 26 January 2016

MG-3.1-2016: Addressing aviation safety challengesIndicative budget: €15 millionPromoting a culture of safety in aviation, by developing and enhancing cost-effective safety-related products and processes.Topic deadline: 26 January 2016

Detailed information on these calls is published via the Horizon2020 Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

Follow the information day on these and other calls of the 2016-2017 ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’ work programme on 5 November 2015 at http://bit.ly/1IGmwWg and via twitter #H2020TransportInfo.

AEROGUST seeks to improve aircraft design to manage wind gusts in a more cost-efficient and innovative way that can be transferred to other industries.EU contribution: €4.2 millionwww.aerogust.eu

AGILE focuses on the reduction of aircraft development time at the early stages of the design process through improved synergies between the disciplinary experts and the overall product architect.EU contribution: €7 million

Aviation projects funded

I2MPECT is improving the power density, efficiency and reliability in aerospace applications.EU contribution: €6.7 million

MMTech is pioneering the use of Gamma Titanium Aluminide, an ideal material for aeroengines, in the aerospace industry.EU contribution: €5.7 million

NIPSE is providing technologies that reduce the integrated power plant system development time by 10% and cut fuel consumption by 2-3%, thus enabling new engine architectures.EU contribution: €6.2 million

ComBoNDT is developing more secure, time-and cost-saving lightweight non-destructive materials for aircrafts.EU contribution: €4.6 million

EXTREME is improving the design and manufacture of aerospace composite structures leading to significant reduction of weight, costs and environmental impact. EU contribution: €5.3 million

FLEXOP is exploring previously unviable aircraft designs by combining wing aeroelasticity and flight control systems in the design process.EU contribution: €6.7 million

by Horizon 2020

“H2020 funding allowed us to start working on the technical challenges sooner than we had otherwise planned, and it also brought together partners from research, academia and industry to develop novel solutions to an interesting problem.”

Iain Minton, Coordinator of the NIPSE project

TILDA will bring a quantitative jump in aerospace computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technologies by providing highly accurate and reliable results in an industrially accepted turnaround time of a few days.EU contribution: €2.7 million

ULTIMATE is working on breakthrough technologies for turbofans in order to reduce CO2 and NOx emissions, as well as noise levels. EU contribution: €3.1 million

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) finances projects to complete the missing links in Europe’s energy, transport and digital backbone. In the 2014-2020 period, INEA will manage CEF projects worth €22.4 billion to promote clean, smart, sustainable and fully interconnected transport in Europe.

Part of the CEF Transport funding covers the deployment of SESAR, a research and development project for Single European Sky air traffic management (ATM). SESAR will receive up to €2.5 billion to modernise ATM in Europe towards a high performing ATM infrastructure that will enable safe, efficient and environmentally friendly European air transport.

In 2015 CEF is expected to invest up to €815 million in grants supporting the SESAR project. Additional funds will be made available through financial instruments.

More details on CEF funding for transport are available on http://ec.europa.eu/inea and at the CEF Transport Information Day organised by INEA in Brussels on 30 November 2015.

CEF Transport

Action 2014-EU-TM-0136-M consists of several projects improving five different ATM functionalities, such as extended arrival management, airport integration, flexible airspace management and free route, network collaborative management and initial system-wide information management. Maximum EU contribution: €329 million

Action 2014-EU-TM-0322-W is developing a fully integrated radio-and-telephony voice communication system to be deployed at main French approaches and airports in order to reduce fragmentation and improve civil-military cooperation. Maximum EU contribution: €20.7 million

Action 2014-EU-TM-0376-M is developing further the COOPANS (Cooperation of Air Service Providers) ATM system platform to ensure a common baseline onto which SESAR solutions can be deployed more efficiently. Maximum EU contribution: €12.2 million

Action 2014-BE-TM-0071-M is implementing the required navigation performance system in the air-ports of Ostende, Liège and Charleroi in Belgium.Maximum EU contribution: €0.35 million

Action 2014-BE-TM-0189-W provides the air traffic controller with fast, clear and accurate information on the area where the radio call has been initiated from.Maximum EU contribution: €1.18 million

Aviation projects funded by CEF

“INEA’s added value in managing both Horizon 2020 and CEF projects is to create synergies between R&D and infrastructure implementation projects in all transport fields, including aviation.”

Dirk Beckers, Executive Director of INEA

Action 2014-EU-TM-0032-S is developing and deploying a prototype to demonstrate that ATM data can be provided as a service by one distributed system to one or more civil air traffic service units.Maximum EU contribution: €2.4 million

Action 2014-HU-TM-0496-W aims at integrating the processes of different stakeholders such as airport, ground handlers, airlines and air traffic control into the ATM System to reduce the turnaround time at the airport.Maximum EU contribution: € 0.5 million

Action 2014-SE-TM-0236-M is creating the basis for operational and technical standards, as well as regulatory guidance on Remote Tower Services (RTS) through deployment of RTS in the airports of Örnskoldsvik, Linkoping and Sundsvall in Sweden. Maximum EU contribution: €4.8 million

Action 2014-UK-TM-0024-W is helping Birmingham International Airport (BIA) to maintain high performance levels through the implementation of airport collaborative decision making.Maximum EU contribution: €1.7 million

Action 2014-UK-TM-0251-W supports the implementation of Heathrow Resilience Programme addressing the deployment of new technologies and best practices in alignment with the European ATM Master Plan.Maximum EU contribution: €1.8 million

Aviation projects funded by CEF

More information on the projects: http://ec.europa.eu/inea

More information Transport research:ec.europa.eu/horizon2020Select the ‘Transport’ topic under ‘Find your area’

Call-related information:Horizon 2020 Participant Portal: ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portalSelect Funding opportunities > Calls > Smart, green and integrated transport

Questions related to Horizon 2020:Research Enquiry Service: ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries

INEA:http://ec.europa.eu/inea@inea_eu

Horizon 2020 TransportInfo Day 5 November 2015http://bit.ly/1IGmwWg

CEF TransportInfo Day 30 November 2015http://bit.ly/1iP0dnh

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