For detailed information about the calls, you can access the PRIMA official website and TÜBİTAK's PRIMA website.
You can access the Partner Finder Tool to apply for partnership announcements or to take place in consortiums.
In addition, an online Project Writing Training was held on 25-26 January 2021 for researchers who want to present projects within the scope of PRIMA calls. You can access the records of this training from the links below:
Day 1, January 25, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Y8tvC5qm4&ab_channel=T%C3%9CB%C4%B0TAKUfuk2020
Day 2, January 26, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2bojVx-eo&ab_channel=T%C3%9CB%C4%B0TAKUfuk2020
For the training program please click here.
Fort he presentations made in education please click here.
PRIMA Program Calls for 2021
International projects to be supported under the PRIMA Program are divided into 2 sections:
Section 1: Projects Supported by EU Funding
Section 2: Projects Supported by National Funds (without EU contribution)
The projects within the scope of Section 1 will be supported by the fund allocated to PRIMA from the Horizon 2020 Program during the program period. In this context, only online application to PRIMA is sufficient.
Section 1 - Call Topics for the Year 2021
Theme 1: Water Management
Topic 1.1.1 (RIA): Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration.
Theme 2: Agricultural Systems
Topic 1.2.1 (IA): Increasing environmental and socio-economic performance of small scale farming systems through improvements in organizational aspects and new value chain governance models
Theme 3: Agri-Food Value Chain
Topic 1.3.1 (IA): Increase adherence to the mediterranean diet as a sustainable pattern including environmental, social and health aspects
Nexus (Crosscut) Theme:
Topic 1.4.1 (IA): Leveraging knowledge on the Nexus management of Water-EnergyFood-Ecosystems resources in the Mediterranean region: from concepts to practical solutions.
Section 1 Call Schedule:
1st Stage Deadline: 13/04/2021
2nd Stage Deadline: 09/09/2021
Application address: http://prima-med.org/calls-for-proposals/
The projects within the scope of Chapter 2 will be supported only by the funds that the national funding organizations have committed to PRIMA, without the EU contribution. In this context, research teams in the project consortiums are required to apply nationally to their national funding organizations. The Consortium will take place teams from Turkey, TUBITAK will make their application.
Section 2 - Call Topics for the Year 2021
Theme 1: Water Management
Topic 2.1.1 (RIA): Alleviating Mediterranean water scarcity through adaptive water governance
Theme 2: Agricultural Systems
Topic 2.2.1 (RIA): Up-scaling field practices based on agroecological practices to increase ecosystem services and biodiversity, to adapt the small farming systems to climate change and to increase farmers incomes
Theme 3: Agri-Food Value Chain
Topic 2.3.1: Increasing the resilience of small-scale farms to global challenges and COVID-like crisis by using adapted technologies, smart agri-food supply chain and crisis management tools.
Section 2 Call Schedule:
International Application
1st Stage Call Start (PRIMA): 05/03/2021
1st Stage Application Deadline (PRIMA): 21/04/2021
Application address: http://prima-med.org/calls-for-proposals/
National Application
Opening the system for 1st Stage applications: 17/03/2021
1st Stage Deadline: 28/04/2021, 17.00
Deadline for completing the e-signature process: 04/05/2021, 17.00 *
Application address: https://uidb-pbs.tubitak.gov.tr/
National applications are received only with e-signature, applications with wet signed documents are not accepted.
* Applications made in the online system must be completed and approved by 28/04/2021, 17:00 at the latest. The deadline for the applications approved until this date to be signed electronically by the project coordinator and the authority of the institution and the completion of all signatures is 04/05/2021, 17:00.
For the national application rules please click here.
Contact Information
About the PRIMA Program national application process:
Regarding the PRIMA international application process:
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Call theme |
Contact person |
E-mail address |
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For water-themed calls |
Marco Orlando |
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For agriculture themed calls |
Fabrice Dentressangle |
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For Agro-Food themed calls |
Mohamed Wageih |
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