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• Additional information on the Call
  • Summary of the funding opportunity
  • The funding was available for research projects that approached the theme Uses of the Past and that would involve four researchers from four different eligible countries. The application process took place in two stages.
  • What countries were involved?
  • The following countries commited to HERA JRP Uses of the Past:
  • Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
  • Funding
  • The funding came from HERA partners and from the European Union (additional funding through de ERA-NET Cofund mechanism).
  • The available funding for portuguese candidates in this call was 350 000 euros. The maximum per project was 250 000 euros for projects coordinated by a portuguese institution, or 150 000 euros for portuguese institutions participating only as partners in a project.
  • For more information on the projects funded under HERA JRP III, please click here.
• Matchmaking Event
  • HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) Matchmaking Event Uses of the Past –
  • HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area ) invited Researchers to apply to the Matchmaking Event Uses of the Past which took place in Tallinn in the 29th of January 2015.
  • The purpose of this event was to present the call for transnational proposals in the Humanities area under the theme Uses of the Past , and to facilitate the establishment of international research partnerships.
  • With about 23 million euros available, the research programme funded new projects focusing in the Humanities research on Uses of the Past engaging researchers from four or more countries.
  • Senior and early career researchers from the following HERA participating countries were eligible:
  • Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
  • To participate in the event, researchers had to send an Expression of Interest, consisting in a small project idea and a brief resumé.
  • Travelling expenses for the selected candidates could be reimbursed up to 350 euros. The applicants that were not invited to participate in this event, they still could present proposals to the call Uses of the Past, as could the researchers that did not submit an Expression of Interest.

• Additional information on the Call
  • Projects funded with portuguese participation:
  • 593 pre-proposals were submitted: 34 with Portuguese leadership and 79 with portuguese participation. 18 proposals were selected for funding: one is coordinated by a Portuguese research institution (Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa – Ruy Blanes) and another by a portuguese institution as participant (Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto – Maria João Magalhães).
  • The total amount assigned to the two portuguese projects was of 520 597 euros.
  • For more information on the 18 projects funded under the second HERA JRP II, please click here.