Call Identifier:

HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-02-02

Estimated Call Budget:

1 Million EUR

Call Open Date: 2024-06-06

Call Deadline: 2024-09-19

Call Topics:
  • CONNECT

Call Description:

Projects results are expected to contribute to at least four (4) of the following expected outcomes:

•    Reduced fragmentation of innovation ecosystems and national/regional start-up support schemes;

•    Increased cooperation, learning, and exchange of knowledge between national and regional innovation support public authorities and agencies in order to ensure that their innovation funding schemes respond to the requirements of the Plug-in certification for step 2 of the EIC Accelerator;

•    Improved ongoing and/or set up of new national and regional innovation funding programmes whose criteria are fit to pass the certification for the Plug-in scheme;

•    The use, requirements, and access to the Plug-in scheme are well communicated to the innovation ecosystem stakeholders, particularly start-ups and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs);

•    A more homogeneous, equal, and aligned approach in the evaluation of projects under national and regional support schemes;

•    Stable pipeline of high-quality projects to the EIC Accelerator Step 2.

Target group(s): national or regional innovation agencies or similar organisations, national and regional authorities in charge of management of innovation programmes, EIC Plug-in contact points.
 

Special Conditions:

Expected EU contribution per project

The Commission estimates that an EU contribution of around EUR 0.10 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

1 Million EUR / 10

Type of Action

Coordination and Support Action

Eligibility

This action requires the participation of at least three (3) independent legal entities, of which at least one (1) is established in a 'moderate' or 'emerging' innovator region and at least one (1) in a 'strong' or 'innovationleader' innovator region.

Call URL:

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