The FP7 Work Programmes 2013 is worth a total of €81 billion, targeting innovation and a range of societal challenges. The 2013 Work Programmes will serve as a bridge from FP7 to the next funding programme for EU research, Horizon 2020, which will run from 2014-2020. For researchers working with Africa, the latest call has numerous topics open for application from consortia with partners from African countries. In the 2013 Work Programmes, all activities are open to international cooperation. This means that consortia can include partners from non-EU countries, even if the call is not specifically targeting that country. Beyond this general opening, there are targeted openings for activities focusing on international cooperation (including, but not restricted to African countries) and on activities specifically targeting African countries.

Activities focusing on international cooperation include (click through to see all the documents, chose 'Call Fiche' or the 'Work Programme' to see the text of the calls):

• 2.3.1 Plant high value products - from discovery to final products
• 3.3 Heterogeneousintegration and take-up of Key Enabling Technologies for components and systems
• 3.9.4 International cooperation on FET research
• 3.10.3 International Partnership building and support to dialogues
• 4.4.0-5 Deployment ofsocietallybeneficial nano and/ortechnologiesin ICPC
• 7.3.1 Human factors (aeronautics/customer safety)
• 7.7.2 Coordinating research and innovation on sustainable alternative fuels for aviation
• 7.4.3 Biomechanics and advanced digital human body models for testing for vehicle safety
• 6.1-1 Climate-related ocean processes and combined impacts of multiple stressors on the marine environment
• 6.1-2 Atmospheric process, eco-systems and climate change
• 6.1-3 Impacts of higher-end scenarios (global warming > 2° C with respect to the pre-industrial level)
• 6.1-4 Land cover and land use change and climate change mitigation
• 6.1-5 Quantification of consumption-based emissions of greenhouse gasses and assessment of policy options
• 6.1-6 Economics of adaptation to climate change
• 6.2-6 Improved monitoring of the impact of cultivation on the environment using global earth observations
• 6.3-3 Contribution to the assessment of global water resources through the use of new earth observation data sets
• 5.6.1.1 Combined underground coal gasification and CO2 capture and storage
• 8.2.1.3 The role of multinational companies in addressing global development challenges
• 10.2.4-1 Phase II demonstration programme on logistics and supply chain security
• 7.4 Supporting the awareness-raising of Horizon 2020 third countries

• EU-South Africa cooperation on future internet experimental research

The Academy of Finland'sSeptember Callalso includes opportunities for researchers working with Africa. Included in the call is usual Targeted Academy Project on '2.2.1 Development research, including targeted funding (water and development)'. A joint call with South Africa's National Research Foundation is also included in this years call. The topic,' 2.2.5 Children and youth', focuses on:

• the wellbeing of children and youth, including health and social relations;
• education processes, cultures and language;
• children, youth, cultures and values;
• youth transitions; and
• children, you and family.