Partners voor Water III

Partners voor Water III Location: Visitors address: Bezuidenhoutseweg 2 The Hague Contact: Program Bureau Partners voor Water Postbus 20105 2500 EC Den Haag Tel: +31(0)70 778 8058 Fax: +31(0)70 304 3737 [email protected] Financed by: Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management Website: link

Finance Finance mechanism: 60% co-financing from PvWII Budget: €9.5 million for 2010 Funding range: Minimum: Maximum: €1,500,000 per cluster €450,000 per company Minimum return on investment: Period / deadlines: 2010-2015

Aim — Partners voor Water stimulates innovative water projects with cooperative foreign partners by subsidising their projects. The aim of the project is to increase compatability of Dutch expertise to the international market and to help solve the world water problems.

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Who can apply

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Type of organisations targeted —

Specific organisations targeted — The Netherlands-based water sector, comprising companies, governments, NGOs and research institutions.

Type of projects —

Specific type of projects — Identification missions and market studies Feasibility studies Business development processes Demonstration and pilot projects Institutional strengthening

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Target world region —

Specific information on target countries — PvW has identified 43 focus countries which are listed on their website.

Criteria — Projects need to be demand driven. At least two Dutch partners from the watersector need to participate in the project. The project can not be eligible for other Dutch or internationa financing. The projectproposal needs to follow the budgetrestrictions as stated in the tenderinstruction.

How to apply

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Application procedure — There will be 6 tender rounds per year of 4 to 6 weeks in which projects can be submitted. It is advised to submit a project ideaform to one the project advisers before submitting a tender.

Selection procedure — The EVD will judge the proposals by looking at the qualitative criteria which are stated on the PvW website.