NICOLE Funding Scheme
Funding Organisation: 
Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe European Union Full Details
Country of origin: European Union
What type of research is funded? Applied, Basic, Demonstration
Projects based on defined research needs (programme driven) or an open call (demand driven)? Demand Driven
Total budget:  0.1 Million EUROs
Funding rate by programme:  33-100%
Programme start year: 1999
Duration of programme: on going
Programme open for funding of international participation:  Yes
Programme has ongoing or terminated international projects:  Yes
Keywords: 
Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Contaminated land-->Cost benefit analysis-->Cost benefit analysis overview
Contaminated land-->Information management systems-->Information management systems overview
Contaminated land-->Mega-sites
Contaminated land-->management&admin
Contaminated land-->policy and regulatory
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Remediation options overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Risk management overview
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site investigation overview
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview
Contaminated land-->funding
Topics: 
The project should contribute to the aims and strategy of NICOLE.    
    
The aims of the network are to:    
(1)	provide a European forum for the dissemination and exchange of good practice, practical and scientific knowledge and ideas to manage contaminated 
land in a sustainable way; (2) stimulate coordinated, interdisciplinary projects on collaborative, problem oriented research and knowledge transfer to address identified needs;
and (3) develop new relationships and strengthen existing relationships with other networks.
Long Description: 
A limited budget for the funding of projects is available from NICOLE. This memo gives some rules with respect to the submission of proposals for such funding. 
         
Eligibility:
Submission of proposals for project funding    
    
Funding for projects is reserved for consortia where NICOLE members are generally in the majority. The consortia should preferably represent as many different 
stakeholders (industry, service provider, researcher) as possible. Submission is only possible in response to a call for proposals by the Steering Group,
distributed by the NICOLE Secretariat and published on the NICOLE website. Financing of projects The overall budget for NICOLE funding of projects will be fixed every year. This budget forms the upper limit for the total contribution of NICOLE to NICOLE-projects.
The conditions for financing NICOLE projects are: • The NICOLE contribution is a maximum of a third of the total project budget and shall not exceed € 15,000 per project • The project should be co-financed by at least one NICOLE-member from the Industry Subgroup or Service Providers Subgroup Exceptions to the maximum funding of € 15,000 can be made, up to financing of even 100%, if the project is of strategic value to NICOLE.
WEB Link: http://www.nicole.org/projects/AppIIProjectProposals.PDF
Projects Supported by this Programme:


 Bridging Gaps between Sensor Developers and (End) Users in a Pragmatic Approach (NICOLE project)

 Evaluation of European Risk Assessment Models (NICOLE project)

 Monitored Natural Attenuation / demonstration & review of the applicability of MNA at 8 field sites (NICOLE project)

 Natural Attenuation: Guidelines for Acceptance (NICOLE project)

 Sustainability of the Natural Attenuation of Aromatics (BTEX)- NICOLE project

 The Interaction between Soil and Waste Legislation in Ten European Union Countries (NICOLE project)
Root WEB Link: http://www.nicole.org
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