The G8 Research Councils Initiative on Multilateral Research Funding

The Heads of Research Councils from the G8 countries (G8-HORCs) Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the USA (Italy is not participating) have established a new joint funding initiative.

Global challenges need global solutions and this pilot initiative provides a new framework for co-operation across a broad range of disciplines and on a multilateral and multinational basis.

Following the first call, the initiative continues with a second call on  Material Efficiency. Another call is expected in 2012.

For further information, please consult the following documents:

  Call for Proposals - including background information and procedural advice (PDF | 171 KB)

  Instructions for Pre-proposals (PDF | 55 KB)

  Application form for Pre-Proposal(MS WORD | 266 KB)

  FAQ (PDF | 47 KB)


Call for Pre-proposals is now closed. Full Proposals are to be submitted only by the applicants of successful Pre-proposal.

  Instructions for Full Proposals(PDF | 64.4 KB)

  Application form for Full Proposal(MS WORD | 338 KB)

Click here to submit a Full Proposal. (Please apply using the electronic proposal system “pt(outline”.)

Official homepages of the G8 Research Councils