Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
STEM Skills Foundries aim to create sectorial, transnational and sustainable cooperation between higher education institutions, VET providers and business companies that will foster new, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning by providing young student entrepreneurs with real business-insights and mentoring opportunities tailored to their talents, needs and objectives.
Detailed Call Description
The specific focus of this topic is the fostering of innovation, creating entrepreneurial mindsets, providing young student entrepreneurs access to laboratories, technical infrastructures and equipment, supporting the development of intellectual property (IP), guiding them in the development of their master’s theses or business ideas, as well as facilitating access to venture capital in the strategic sectors identified in the Competitiveness Compass.
Projects supported under this topic will aim at boosting innovation through cooperation among higher education and VET providers with labour market and entrepreneurial actors with a possible participation of venture capital funds,facilitated by EIT KICs.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The EU grant per project will be of a maximum of €1.500.000.
The lump sum value will be limited to a maximum of 80% of the estimated budget determined after evaluation.
Projects shall normally last 24 months. The duration has to be chosen at application stage, based on the objective of the project and on the type of activities planned over time.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Training Centres
- Youth
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must be public or private organisations legally established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the programme, such as: higher education institutions, VET providers, networks of VET providers, small and medium-sized or large enterprises (including social enterprises), venture capital firms, research institutes, non-governmental organisations, public bodies at local, regional or national level, organisations active in education, training and youth, intermediaries that represent education, training or youth organisations or enterprises, accreditation, certification, recognition or qualification bodies, chambers of commerce, industry or labour – chambers of skilled crafts, European or national social partners, authorities responsible for education, training or employment at regional or national level, employment services, national statistics offices, economic development agencies, sectoral or professional associations, sector skills councils, bodies providing career guidance, professional counselling, information services and employment services.
Organisations from third countries not associated to the Programme may also participate but only as associated partners.
Consortium composition
STEM Skills Foundries must cover organisations from at least 4 different EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme, involving a minimum of 8 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities). The consortium must include at least 3 labour market actors (enterprises, companies, venture capital firms or representative intermediary organisations, such as chambers, trade unions or trade associations) and at least 3 education and training providers (VET and HEIs) as applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities). There should be at least one HE institution and one VET provider involved as applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities) in each proposal.
Affiliated entities and associated partners do not count towards the minimum eligibility criteria for the consortium composition and cannot be coordinators.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
Website: Erasmus+ – IDEP
Website with Contact details: Εpikoinonia – Erasmus+ – IDEP
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