Call Identifier:

HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-02

Estimated Call Budget:

2.5 Million EUR

Call Open Date: 2024-01-11

Call Deadline: 2024-04-25

Call Topics:
  • CONNECT

Call Description:

Proposals addressing this topic should in particular contribute to the following outcomes:

•    Foster the establishment of links and networks among stakeholders across the innovation value chains,

•    Involve citizens in the innovation ecosystems, to improve societal uptake of innovation outputs, and valorise creative and collective intelligence, ensuring also gender equality and active participation of youths;

•    Strengthen coordination and cooperation between African Union (AU) and EU innovation programmes and various implementing institutions,

•    Facilitate, conceptually and logistically, the organisation of annual or bi-annual meetings with key innovation stakeholders from the EU and the AU.

•    Provide further de-risking support to Eureka-funded small and medium sized-enterprises (SMEs), that have previously benefitted from Viability Assessment Projects (VAPs) under Eureka’s Innowwide, by shortening the time-to-market of their innovative solutions and enhancing the uptake of innovations in European and African countries.

Target group(s): Networks of start-ups, innovators, incubators, accelerators, academia, research and technology organisations (public and private sector), think tanks, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), civil society organisations, private and financial actors.
 

Special Conditions:

Expected EU contribution per project

The Commission estimates that an EU contribution of around EUR 2.50 million would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of a proposal requesting different amounts.

Indicative budget of the call /Number of porjects to be funded

2.5 Million EUR / 1

Type of Action

Coordination and Support Action

Eligibility

The consortium must have at least three (3) independent legal entities operating at least 3 different Horizon Europe programs (one of which is an EU member state).

In addition to the above structure, the consortia must have at least three (3) independent legal entities from different African Union member states.

Call URL:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportuni…