Water4ALL

General Information

The WATER4All initiative main objective is to enable water security for all on the long term, by boosting systemic transformations and changes across the water-research innovation pipeline, fostering the matchmaking between problem owners and solution providers. The partnership proposes a portfolio of multi-national, multi-faceted and cross-sectoral approach, encompassing policy, environmental, economic, technological and societal considerations.

By 2030, it intends to achieve reduced water stress, increased protection of water resources and ecosystems and enhanced resilience, mitigation and adaptation of water systems to global changes.

Mission and Vision Statement: Water Security for the Planet (Water4All) partnership aims at boosting the systemic transformations and changes across the entire research and water innovation pipeline, fostering matchmaking between problem owners and solution providers to ensure water security for all in the long term. The Water4All consortium gathers research funders, innovation funders, authorities in charge of the environment, networks representing the water economic sector, and research operators. Water4All runs and promotes a holistic approach to freshwater R&I, connecting actors from research to decision making and field implementation, including a process which includes citizens. We are striving for a more integrated and informed approach to address water challenges, and an increased uptake of innovative solutions.

Water4all Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda is available here.

Call Information

2024 Call for Proposals

The Water4All Partnership's "Water for Circular Economy" 2024 Joint International Call is now open as of 12/09/2024. Through this joint call, Research, Development, and Innovation projects will be funded with a budget of approximately €36 million, supported by 31 countries (36 funding organizations) and the European Commission.

Research and innovation proposals submitted under the Water4All 2024 Joint International Call must address at least one of the following topics:

• Topic 1: Increasing water circularity in industries (with 3 subtopics)
• Topic 2: Urban water circularity (with 3 subtopics)
• Topic 3: Resource recovery and valorization (with 3 subtopics)
• Topic 4: Economic, environmental, and social impacts of water reuse and recovered products (with 3 subtopics)

Mandatory information for applicants can be accessed via the following links:

• International Rules: Water4All Partnership 2024 Call Documents and Submission Rules: Water4All Call 2024 Call Documents
• National Rules: Water4All Partnership 2024 Call National Submission Rules: Water4All 2024 National Document

Project submissions will be carried out in two stages: Proposals that pass the first stage will be invited to submit for the second stage.

• First Stage Submission: Proposals will first be submitted internationally, followed by a national submission (through the 1071 Program).
• Second Stage Submission: Projects that pass the first stage will submit internationally first. Proposals successful in the second stage will then proceed with the national submission process (1071 Program).

International Eligibility Criteria:

• Consortium structure: Project proposals must focus on at least one of the call topics. It is not required to address all subtopics under a specific topic.
• Proposals must include at least three partners from different countries listed in Annex A and be funded by at least three different funding organizations (the project coordinator will submit the international application on behalf of the consortium). Additionally, the consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from EU Member States or Associated Countries to Horizon Europe (EU MS/AC). Partners from countries not listed in Annex A must be self-funded and submit a “Letter of Intent/Commitment” in the second stage application. Self-funded partners cannot act as coordinators and do not count toward the minimum eligibility criteria for consortium size, but they are included in the maximum allowed number of partners (up to 7, including 1 self-funded partner).
• Workload: The distribution of workload within the consortium must be balanced, with no partner (including self-funded ones) responsible for more than 50% of the total person-months requested in the project proposal. Partners from the same country cannot collectively account for more than 50% of the total person-months.

You can access the full International Eligibility Criteria, a portion of which is provided above, from here.

National Eligibility Criteria:

In addition to the international eligibility criteria, each project partner must ensure that their contribution to the project complies with the rules of their respective national Funding Agency. Project proposals must be eligible for funding by the national/regional Funding Agency of the countries involved (for Turkey, this is the TÜBİTAK 1071 Program). Proposals must be submitted by the national coordinator of the project.

For detailed information on the national rules, refer to the Water4All Partnership 2024 National Submission Rules.

Partner Search Platform: To find project partners for the Water4All 2024 Call, you can create a profile and express your search needs on the “Water4All Partnering Tool” platform: Water4All 2024 Partner Search.

Call Schedule

Information Days

• International Information Day: Organized by the Water4All Secretariat on 2 October 2024. For detailed information and registration, click here.
• National Information Day: To be organized by TÜBİTAK. Announcements will be made at a later date. You can follow announcements about events on the Horizon Europe website.

Contact Information

• For call details, international application procedures, and technical issues, contact the Water4All Call Secretariat: water4all.call2024@ptka.kit.edu
• For general inquiries regarding international processes, contact: water4all@tubitak.gov.tr
• For inquiries related to national processes (TÜBİTAK 1071 National Funding Program), contact: ebru.imamoglu@tubitak.gov.tr

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