Grants

We have extensive experience in planning, preparing, and submitting single- or multi-partner, national or international, grant proposals. Please see the list below for funded projects.

  • 2021. Principal Investigator. Non-disruptive external steel frame for the seismic upgrade of existing vulnerable RC building infrastructure. IF Marie-Skłodowska Curie Fellowship (for Dr B Wang). Horizon 2020 program. €163,000.
  • 2020. Principal Investigator. Seismic performance and design criteria for re-use of steel structures after exposure to fire. Greek Ministry of Education & European Social Fund. €46,000. 2020.
  • 2019. Principal Investigator/Project Coordinator. Soil-Structure Interaction Effects for Steel Structures. SERA/SSI-STEEL TA project at the University of Bristol. Partners: Univ. G.D. Annunzio of Chietti-Pescara (Italy), Univ. of Surrey (UK), Univ. Politecnica De Madrid (Spain), Univ. of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), Univ. of Greenwich (UK), Asdea Software Technology (Italy), and SARA Electronic Instruments (Italy). €59,000.
  • 2017. Academic Supervisor: Prof. Karavasilis. Dawson Construction UoS – Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Innovative UK. £140,000.
  • 2017. Principal Investigator (Scientist in Charge): Prof. Karavasilis. Resilient steel frame against fire and seismic hazards. IF Marie-Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (for Dr D Pantousa). Horizon 2020 program. €185,000.
  • 2017. Principal Investigator (Scientist in Charge): Prof. Karavasilis. Time-dependent design and assessment of prestressed steel-concrete composite bridges with external FRP tendons. IF Marie-Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (for Dr T Lou). Horizon 2020 program. €195,000.
  • 2016. Principal Investigator (Scientist in Charge): Prof. Karavasilis. Earthquake-resilient self-centering steel frame. IF Marie-Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (for Dr F Freddi). Horizon 2020 program. €185,000.
  • 2016. Principal Investigator (Scientist in Charge): Prof. Karavasilis. Sustainable braced frame for multi-hazard mitigation. IF Marie-Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (for Dr C Dimopoulos). Horizon 2020 program. €185,000.
  • 2014. Principal Investigator (Scientist in Charge): Prof. Karavasilis. Novel minimal-damage seismic-resistant steel frame. IEF Marie-Curie Post-Doctoral Fellowship (for Dr G Kamaris). FP7 program. €225,000.
  • 2013. Principal Investigator: Prof. Karavasilis. Hybrid energy dissipative brace for performance-based wind and seismic design of structures. Proof-of-Concept Fund, Strategic Impact, Univ. of Warwick, UK. £40,000.
  • 2013. Principal Investigator: Prof. Karavasilis. Novel shear connector for demountable precast steel-concrete composite bridges. Higher Education Innovation and CUSP Initiative Funds, Strategic Impact, Univ. of Warwick, UK. £56,500.
  • 2012. Principal Investigator: Prof. Karavasilis. Resilient and sustainable steel frame with novel post-tensioned connections and rate-dependent passive dampers for multi-hazard resistant design. Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC), UK. £125,000.
  • 2011. Principal Investigator: Prof. Karavasilis. Damage-free seismic-resistant steel frame with passive dampers and self-centering devices. Royal Society, UK. £15,000.
  • 2010. Co-Investigator: Prof. Karavasilis. Performance-based design of buildings for earthquake conditions using next-generation elastomeric dampers. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA). $53,760 (PI: Prof. JM Ricles, Lehigh Univ., USA).