The general theme of the call is “Water for Circular Economy”.

Research & innovation proposals submitted under the Water4All 2024 Joint Transnational Call are required to address at least one of the following themes:

• Topic 1: Enhancement of water circularity in industries.
• Topic 2: Urban water circularity.
• Topic 3: Resource recovery and valorization.
• Topic 4: Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and recovered products

The context for the general call topics is described in Theme I of the Water4All Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), “Water for Circular Economy: smart water value”. Likewise, Themes VI and VII in the SRIA on “International cooperation” and “Governance”, respectively, must be considered as they are cross-cutting issues to all other themes. Applicants are encouraged to check links in the SRIA between themes.

IMPORTANT: Applicants should note that not all the descriptors included in the Water in Circular Economy theme in the Water4All SRIA are considered as eligible topics for the 2024 Joint Transnational Call. The use of water for hydroelectric generation, cooling in power plants and industry, and the use of water in agriculture under topics 1, 2 and 3 are not within the scope of the call. Although the health approach can be considered in risk assessment, aspects related to epidemiology and the downstream fate of contaminants are not eligible.

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ROMANIA (UEFISCDI) DOES NOT PARTICPATE IN THE Water4All JTC 2024 on "Water for Circular Economy". Romanian partners can only join the consortium as self-funded partners!

This joint transnational call will include an additional call modality aiming at Early Career Researchers holding a PhD since less than 10 years.

The details for this modality will be published in the Water4All 2024 Call Announcement document at the official launch of the Joint Transnational Call in September 2024.

Applications will be submitted by the coordinator. Each consortium participant will be funded by the Funding Organisation from their country/region participating in the JTC 2024. Participants are therefore subject to eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations.

The following principles are provided for information purposes, only the detailed criteria published in the final call announcement are binding.

• Each consortium must be composed of a minimum of three eligible partners that request funding from participating Funding Partner Organisations from three different countries.
• In addition to the abovementioned condition, the projects must involve at least two independent legal entities from two different EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries as recipients of the financial support.
• The upper limit of eligible project partners per consortium is 7, including 1 self-funded partner (if applicable).
• No more than one self-funded project partner per consortium is allowed.
• The Consortium Coordinator must be eligible for funding by a Funding Partner Organisation of this call.
• Each application must be submitted by a Consortium Coordinator who must be eligible for funding by a Funding Partner Organisation of this call.
• The Principal Investigator of the entity acting as Consortium Coordinator can only participate in one proposal (i.e. if the principal investigator is the Consortium Coordinator of a proposal, he/she cannot participate in any other proposal, neither as a Consortium Coordinator nor as a partner).
• The compositition of the Consortium might be limited by national/regional regulations.

Applications will be submitted by the coordinator. Each consortium participant will be funded by the Funding Organisation from their country/region participating in the JTC 2024. Participants are therefore subject to eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations.

Each consortium participant is funded by the Funding Organisation from its country/region participating in this joint transnational call. Participants are therefore subject to the eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations, in addition to the general eligibility criteria of the call.

The detailed lists of eligibility and evaluation criteria is published in the Water4All Call Announcement document. See Call Documents to Download

In September 2024, the Water4All and the DUT Partnerships under Horizon Europe have launched calls for research on topics that are complementary. Duplication of funding for the same proposal is not allowed, therefore the applicants must carefully choose the best fit for their proposals based on the scope of each call and their respective research priorities.

• For topics with a stronger water and circularity focus, applying to the Water4All 2024 Joint Transnational Call is recommended (Water4all Partnership)
• For proposals with a focus on urban planning and changes in urban water cycle paradigms, applying to the DUT Call 2024 is recommended (DUT Partnership)