The IRF Guidelines to Funds supporting Road Research
The IRF Guidelines to Funds supporting Road Research are now available to the community of IRF Members worldwide. This database of key information on research programs and financing programs is a strategic tool to participate in international road research programs.
The IRF Guidelines are a listing of existing international research opportunities prepared to help IRF Members and the road community find their way through the wide range of R&D funding opportunities available from international institutions and national funding program. For each program, information on the fund administrators, its societal objectives, eligibility criteria and bidding procedures is presented.
The IRF Guidelines also include a section devoted to national and international public research institutes that coordinate transport research programs. This section makes it easier for IRF Members to liaise with organizations that are instrumental in building the road research agenda and which often act as intermediaries with the funding program administrators.
As the first publication prepared by the IRF Research Council, the IRF Guidelines are a first important step and a tangible illustration of the Council’s vision to become a horizontal catalyst of expertise and skills committed to improving the sustainability and efficiency of the road sector.