{"id":103784,"date":"2025-06-20T11:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etag2025.etag.ee\/funding\/partnerlustoetused\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:50:30","slug":"partnership-and-cooperation-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/funding\/partnership-and-cooperation-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership and Cooperation Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"classic-editor\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/horizon-europe\/partnerships\/era-nets-and-partnerships\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/horizon-europe\/partnerships\/era-nets-and-partnerships\/\">European Research Area Networks<\/a>, or ERA-NETs, are partnerships of national R&amp;D funding institutions. Their main objective is to implement joint transnational calls for research project proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">They may also coordinate wider research cooperation and activities in their thematic areas, for example, by developing strategic research agendas, databases, principles of sectoral research integrity, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Mobilitas Pluss partnership and Co-operation Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-el\">\n<li><strong>Horizon 2020 ERA chair support<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 enables Estonian research and development institutions to cover the research costs of Horizon 2020 ERA chairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Horizon 2020 ERA NET support<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 enables Estonian research and development institutions to cover the research costs of participating in Horizon 2020 ERA NET projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Horizon 2020 EIT support<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 covers the travel and staff costs of the participation of Estonian research and development institutions in the work of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-el\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mobilitas-EL_EN.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103786\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">NordForsk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The Estonian R&amp;D&amp;I strategy \u201cKnowledge-based Estonia\u201d lists co-operation with the Nordic countries as one of the priorities of Estonian research co-operation.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/baltic-nordic\/nordforsk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/baltic-nordic\/nordforsk\/\">NordForsk<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is a platform for joint Nordic research and research infrastructure cooperation. The organisation was established in 2005 by the Nordic Council of Ministers in order to strengthen the Nordic research and Innovation Area. NordForsk\u2019s mandate is to facilitate, i.e. to identify and respond to, strategic priorities for Nordic research cooperation, and thereby create Nordic added value. Estonian researchers can participate in NordForsk\u2019s calls for proposals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-el\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nordforsk_for_office_documents.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2897\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Bilateral cooperation programmes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-el\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/bilateral-cooperation\/funding-schemes-for-estonia-japanese-collaboration\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/bilateral-cooperation\/funding-schemes-for-estonia-japanese-collaboration\/\">In cooperation with Japan, ETAG has three cooperation programmes<\/a>: <\/strong>the Estonian Research Council and the\u00a0<strong>Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)<\/strong>, a competition for postdoctoral fellowships for research in Japan is held every year.<strong> ETAG and JSPS Researcher Exchange Programme<\/strong> brings at least one Japanese scientist to Estonia to do research for 6-12 months.\u00a0<strong>The (EIG) CONCERT-Japan<\/strong> fund <strong>multilateral consortium <\/strong>project for cooperation with Japan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/bilateral-cooperation\/parrot-french-estonian-science-and-technology-cooperation-programme\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/bilateral-cooperation\/parrot-french-estonian-science-and-technology-cooperation-programme\/\"><strong>PARROT French-Estonian cooperation programme<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>provide travel grants for research and technology cooperation between the two countries in all fields of fundamental and applied science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/bilateral-cooperation\/taiwan-estonia-cooperation-programme\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/cooperation\/bilateral-cooperation\/taiwan-estonia-cooperation-programme\/\"><strong>Taiwan and Estonia cooperation programme<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is a exchange visit programme that provides opportunities for researchers from one partner country to visit research institutions in another partner country with the aim to facilitate research cooperation between Estonia and Taiwan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">European Molecular Biology Organisation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) was officially set up in July 1964. Through the formation of the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) as a permanent intergovernmental body in 1969, EMBO was able to gain the necessary political support for its long-term projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The EMBC is an inter-governmental organization that comprises 27 Member States, including most of the European Union and some of the neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-el\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/embo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3316\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-el\">Bonus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonusportal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bonus programme<\/a>&nbsp;the joint Baltic Sea research and development programme for years 2010-2017, was started by the BONUS member states together with the EU, worth of EUR 100 million euros.&nbsp;<\/strong>It\u2019s vision is \u201cEconomically and ecologically prosperous Baltic Sea region where resources and goods are used sustainably and where the long-term management of the region is based on sound knowledge derived from multidisciplinary research\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el wp-block-paragraph\">The mission is to integrate the Baltic Sea System research into a durable, cooperative, interdisciplinary and focused transnational programme in support of the region\u2019s sustainable development. The BONUS strategic research agenda is the backbone of the BONUS programme on which all the BONUS calls and hence the projects funded are based on. It has been developed together with over 800 stakeholders across the region including scientists, policy makers and funders. Currently, Bonus has 5 strategic objectives, 19 themes are supported to reach these objectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-el\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/etag.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BONUS_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103788\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Research Area Networks, or ERA-NETs, are partnerships of national R&amp;D funding institutions. 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