ERA-MIN 3 supports ambitious, transnational research and development projects within the following topics:

• Topic 1: Supply of raw materials from exploration and mining

• Topic 2: Design

• Topic 3: Processing, Production and Remanufacturing

• Topic 4: Recycling and Re-use of End-of-Life Products

• Topic 5: Cross-cutting topics

The 2021 call of ERA-MINUS 3 is now open with the deadline for the pre-proposals 1 April 2021.

The partners of the international project proposals receive support from their own country or region for their contribution to the project. Specific eligibility criteria and support modalities apply to each country or region. More information about the participating countries and regions can be found here.  

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) uses the support programme for research and development projects to finance the Flemish share of ERA-MIN3 projects. More information can be found here.  

The project leader of the international ERA-MIN3 project submits the project to ERA-MIN3 by 1 April 2021. As a Flemish participant. you must also submit a digital application for a research or development project with regard to the Flemish project part at VLAIO. Here you choose "international project" and "ERA-MIN" and download the corresponding templates. You submit this to VLAIO by the same date of 1 April 2021.

If you are a company based in Flanders and are considering submitting an application, whether or not in cooperation with a "Research partner", please contact VLAIO (elsie.declercq@vlaio.be) for further explanations and/or an exploratory conversation.

Looking forward to your request.