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Attachment 3

CONCERT-Japan
(Connecting and Coordinating
European Research and Technology Development with Japan)
Funding Organisations that Participated in the Pilot Joint Call

Country Partner Institution
BelgiumResearch Foundation Flanders (FWO) i
FranceFrench Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEE) ii
French Ministry of Higher Education and Science (MESR) ii
GermanyGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) iii
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine Westphalia (MIWF) iv
HungaryHungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) v
ItalyRegion of Lombardy
Province of Trento
NorwayResearch Council of Norway (RCN)
RomaniaNational Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS)
SlovakiaSlovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)
SpainMinistry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) v
SwitzerlandETH Zurich on behalf of State Secretariat for Education and Research
TurkeyScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TüB¡TAK)
i: FWO will only fund basic research
ii: The French ministries (MAEE and MESR) will not finance SMEs, but they might be able to participate under specific conditions
iii: In the thematic area "Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution" the BMBF will only fund basic research
iv: MIWF will only fund in the thematic area "Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution"
v: OTKA and MINECO will only fund basic research and only in the thematic area "Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution"

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