The next cut-off date for short streps is presumably 6.01.2009, for full proposal 23.09.2008!

The purpose of FET open is to enable a range of ideas for future and emerging technologies to be explored and realised. The scheme is open to the widest possible spectrum of research opportunities that relate to Information Society Technologies.

FET open offers funding implemented through Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) for work that could lead to breakthroughs or major advances, in particular:

• The realisation of bold ideas that would involve high risks or
• High quality longer term research with sound objectives
• FET-Open also supports the shaping, consolidation, or emergence of research communities and the coordination of national research programmes or activities in any IST-relevant area of advanced and longer term research. Such activities are implemented through coordination actions (CA) and specific support measures (SSA).