Call 2025
The European Partnership for Radiation Protection Research (acronym: PIANOFORTE) aims to improve knowledge and promote innovation in the field of radiation protection for the benefit of better protection of the public, patients, workers and the environment in all scenarios of exposure to ionizing radiation.PIANOFORTE is launching the third transnational Open Call for Proposals to support innovative research projects in radioprotection. The aims of the call are:
- To support transnational research projects that combine innovative approaches in the field of radiation protection in line with the research priorities of PIANOFORTE;
- To actively integrate Education&Training activities and collaboration with universities in multidisciplinary research projects;
- To make optimal use of research infrastructures.
This call addresses 3 main topics:
Topic 1:Investigating the effects of temporal and spatial variations in dose delivery on the risk of health effects.
Topic 2:Developing an integrated approach for risk assessment and evaluation from environmental exposure to ionising radiation.
Topic 3:Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data techniques to improve emergency response – covering radiological impact assessments, decision support, data collection response and recovery strategies and public engagement, communication and education.
Proposals must clearly demonstrate the potential impact on radiation protection in Europe as well as the added value of transnational collaboration.
Additionally, each proposal should consider, where appropriate, the following aspects:
- Stakeholders
- Education and Training
- Quality assurance, Open Access and Infrastructures
- Social science and Humanities
- Communication
- Links with international initiatives
The project coordinator will represent the consortium externally and towards the Call Secretariat of PIANOFORTE and PIANOFORTE coordination and will be responsible for its internal scientific management (such as controlling, reporting, intellectual property rights (IPR) issues and contact with the Call Secretariat or the PIANOFORTE coordination).
One joint proposal (in English) shall be prepared by all partners of a joint transnational proposal, entered and submitted via the
online submission system by the transnational project coordinator. Research project consortia who intend to submit a transnational proposal should register on the system by clicking on the “
sign up” tab and by following the further instructions. Electronic proposal submission is mandatory. All required sections in the system (presented in the proposal template) must be completed in order to submit the application.
Potential project consortium coordinators are recommended to read the Financial Call Conditions in the Call Text when they are looking for potential project consortium partners. Project partners are strongly advised to read the Financial Call Conditions in the Call Text and to consult the list of PIANOFORTE Beneficiaries and their Affiliated Entities.
General information
Call documents:
Frequently Asked Questions:
Information about consortium composition or budget aspects can be found in our FAQ (
PDF, version 19 February 2025).
Infoday webinar information
PIANOFORTE online meeting about the call will take place on Thursday 13 March at 14:00 (
Register here).
New Affiliated entities
Affiliated Entities are entities with a legal link to the beneficiaries which implement parts of the action and are allowed to charge costs directly to the grant. In case of new Affiliated entity, the beneficiary linked to this project participant shall communicate to the Call Secretariat of PIANOFORTE all the appropriate documents necessary to prove the status of Affiliated Entity before the proposals submission deadline on 30 April 2025. The Call Secretariat of PIANOFORTE will transmit the document to ASNR as PIANOFORTE Coordinator which will transfer it to the European Commission. The decision regarding the status of Affiliated Entity is taken by the European Commission.
WARNING: If the status of Affiliated Entity is rejected by the European Commission, the participant will be considered as another kind of participant with the financial consequences attached.
Submission deadline
Electronic proposal submission deadline:
30 April 2025 at 15:00 CEST (Brussels local time)
Contact
Funding agencies/institutions requirements
The funding agencies or other funding institutions interested in funding their project-partners within the PIANOFORTE Open Call 2025 are encouraged to fill in the form below with the information on national requirements and eligibility criteria and send it to the Call Secretariat at
CS.PIANOFORTE@ncbr.gov.plNational requirements template_PIANOFORTE_2025 for download.The list of the funding agencies with their national or regional requirements will be available on the PIANOFORTE homepage. (none so far)
