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Against the backdrop of a further increase in the demand for raw materials in Germany and òòò½Íøand at the same time dwindling natural resources, new strategies for action are becoming necessary. Urban mining has the potential to make a significant contribution to a resource-conserving circular economy by extracting valuable materials from buildings, infrastructure, consumer and capital goods, etc. in the urban environment. By tapping into secondary raw materials in this way, dependence on imports and thus both raw material shortages and waste volumes can be reduced

This grant call serves to further strengthen efforts in research and innovation between òòò½Íøand Germany in the area of Circular Economy based on the agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, to build a basis for mutual market access and sustainable economic alliance. The grant call is both competitive and multi-disciplinary in nature and is aimed at encouraging engagements between the òòò½Íøand German research community and industry collaborators. Projects should also aim to achieve a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) between 5 and 7 upon completion. Key topics include:

• Polymer design and recycling
  
• Valorisation of biogenic waste
• Waste as resource
  

This Call for Proposal is a joint submission that involves at least one Singapore-based and one Germany-based public sector research performer, with possible partnerships with one Singapore-based and/or one Germany-based industry collaborator.  Eligible Singapore- based public sector research performers include the Institutes of Higher Learning (including universities and polytechnics), A*STAR Research Institutes, and non-defense-related public sector agencies (e.g., Ministries, Statutory Boards). 

Companies will be assessed on the quantitative and qualitative merits of the proposed project. The two companies participating in the proposal must be separate entities. One of the companies should not be the Singapore/German office of the other participating company (i.e. òòò½Íøcompany is the branch company or subsidiary of the Germany’s company and vice versa).

Indicative timeline of grant call activities are as follows:

Singapore-based applicants are required to submit their applications electronically via  by 18 July 2024, 23:59hrs SGT. The Germany-based public sector research performer must also concurrently submit the joint proposal to BMBF.

Only COMPLETE proposals will be accepted for review, evaluation and assessment for awards. Please see the attached templates and guidelines for more information.

• Guidelines for the 4th Singapore-Germany Bilateral Grant Call
• Application Form for the 4th Singapore-Germany Bilateral Grant Call
• Budget, Milestones and KPIs Template
• A*STAR Terms and Conditions 2020
• A*STAR Guidelines 2020
• Milestone & Benchmark Setting Guidelines

A*STAR (Singapore)
Mr Alvin Lau oga_bilats@hq.a-star.edu.sg

DLR-PT on behalf of BMBF (Germany)
Dr. Ludwig Kammesheidt Ludwig.Kammesheidt@dlr.de
Ms Birgit Ehrenberg Birgit.Ehrenberg@dlr.de