The activities/instruments which are joints undertaking by a partnership of AASTMT researchers and other institutions (consortium), which will be funded by these calls are:
- Collaborative Research Project to produce new knowledge through scientific research.
- Collaborative Innovation Project to bridge the gap between the outcomes of research projects and commercialization, by supporting activities related to the first application and further market uptake of innovative techniques, processes, products or services, and helping overcome barriers that could hamper their commercial success.
The AASTMT encourages multi-disciplinary projects. The AASTMT GRANT is to advance knowledge and education by supporting original, competitively research in all fields of sciences with emphasis on the following pillars of the AASTMT Strategy:
- Basic and Fundamental Science
- Computer Science and ICT
- Climate change and Environment Science
- Construction and Architecture Science
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy
- Logistic sciences
- Management and Business Administration
- Marine Science and Applications
- Mechanical Science and Applications
- Nano Science and Nano Technology
- Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Transportation
- Water resource management