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07-02-2023 | Call

Third Call 2023
We’re pleased to announce that the third call of the Defence-related Research Action (DEFRA) is now officially open. All information is available on the DEFRA website. Pre-proposals can be submitted via the online submission platform.
Deadline is 16 March 2023, 14h. We recommend you to start preparing you proposal on the online submission platform as soon as possible.
A physical information session will be organised on 13 February at 14h00 at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. Registration is mandatory. You can register until 10 February 2023, 12h00.
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19-01-2023 | Pre-announcement

PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT
Third Call 2023

The Council of Minister has approved the Defence Science and Technology Programme for 2023, including the third DEFRA call. The third DEFRA call will be launched on 7 February 2023.
A specific information session on the third call will take place on 13 February 2023. The DEFRA team will explain the objectives, themes and practical modalities of this third call for proposals for researchers from both the public and private sectors. Registration is required.
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04-04-2022 | Call

2nd DEFRA call is now officially open!
On 1st April 2022, the Council of Minister has approved the Defence Science and Technology Research Programme, including DEFRA. Thus, the second call for proposals is now officially open.
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29-03-2022 | Call

2nd DEFRA call is now officially open!
On 1st April 2022, the Council of Minister has approved the Defence Science and Technology Research Programme, including DEFRA. Thus, the second call for proposals is now officially open.
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04-02-2022 | Pre-announcement

Pre-announcement 2nd DEFRA Call
Subject to approval by the Council of Ministers, the 2nd call for proposals of the Defence-related Research Action, DEFRA, will be open on 1 March 2022. Four themes will be covered.
More information on these themes is available...
An online information session will be organised on 10 March 2022 at 14h00.
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13-12-2021 | Protocole d’accord

Signature d’un protocole d’accord entre la Défense et la Politique scientifique fédérale
Lundi 13 décembre, la Ministre de la Défense Ludivine Dedonder et le Secrétaire d’Etat chargé de la Politique scientifique Thomas Dermine ont signé un protocole d’accord confirmant la coopération à long terme entre la Défense et la Politique scientifique fédérale (BELSPO). En même temps, les trois premiers projets du nouveau programme de recherche conjoint Defence-related Research Action (DEFRA) ont été présentés.
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13-12-2021 | Protocolakkoord

Protocolakkoord ondertekend tussen Defensie en Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid
Op maandag 13 december ondertekenden de minister van Defensie Ludivine Dedonder en staatssecretaris belast met Wetenschapsbeleid Thomas Dermine een protocolakkoord dat de lange termijnsamenwerking tussen Defensie en het Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid (BELSPO) bevestigt. Meteen werden ook de eerste drie projecten van het nieuwe gemeenschappelijk onderzoeksprogramma Defence-related Research Action (DEFRA) voorgesteld.
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12-02-2021 | Calendar of the first call

The first DEFRA call will be open on 1 March 2021. The call will be operated as a two-steps procedure. In a first step, pre-proposals must be submitted on 22 April 2021, 14h00 at the latest. For each theme, maximum 5 pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal on 30 June 2021, 14h00. The selection of projects will be communicated in October 2021, with conclusion of contracts in December 2021.
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10-2020 | Protocol agreement

The Director-General of RHID and the President a.i. of BELSPO have signed the Protocol agreement on a collaboration to realize a call within the framework of the Scientific and Technological Research Program of Defense; both have got the official approval of their respective minister.