CORDIS · 856559 · H2020

FEAR Fault Activation and Earthquake Rupture

Coordinator: EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH (CH)

Earthquakes are one the most significant hazards for human society, and at the same time, they remain the most elusive. Advancing our ability to understand their occurrence and intensity is of paramount importance for efforts to make society more resilient to the risk posed by catastrophic earthquakes. Progress in further understanding of earthquake physics is hindered by the lack of appropriate experimental facilities for observing the earthquake process at close distance and further advances will depend on the possibility to perform controlled experiments of fault stimulation and earthquake…

EU contribution
€13.8M
Total cost
€13.8M
Period
2020-09-01 → 2027-08-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
ERC-SyG
Call
ERC-2019-SyG
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €13.8M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 7 years from 2020-09-01 to 2027-08-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the ERC-SyG funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €13.8M toward a total project budget of €13.8M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call ERC-2019-SyG.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH (CH).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2020-09-01 to 2027-08-31 — approximately 7 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 856559.