Cooperation with EEN

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-EIC-2021-EEN-01-01

Call

Cooperation with EEN

Summary

Deliver support actions to women innovators and widening countries applicants to EIC Accelerator as well as Seal of Excellence (SoE) holders through creating synergies with EU partners and programmes such as the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

Detailed Call Description

1.Support to innovative companies in a) widening countries (300-400 per year) and b) women-led innovative companies across the whole EU and HE 3rd pillar Associated Countries (600-800 per year) aiming at preparing high quality EIC Accelerator proposals.
The objective is to increase the number of quality proposals and filter out companies not suitable for the EIC. It should focus on strengthening the company’s case in each part of the European Innovation Cuncil (EIC) application.

2.Support to EIC Accelerator SoE holders (300 per year) to obtain funding from private and/or public sources.

3. Exchange of best practice within the EEN and access to additional expertise and private sector actors for the benefit of EENs in widening countries and Associated Countries to 3rd Pillar.
The objective is to bring EENs in widening countries on a par with more advanced EENs to deliver an adequate service under Action 1 and 2 and enhance their collaboration with public and private stakeholders (e.g.: innovation agencies, start-up associations, incubators, Business Angels associations, investors).

In order to implement this action the proposals should be submitted by a consortium of maximum 5 EEN members host organisations with adequate EU geographic representation, fairly distributed budget and well-founded regional knowledge and experience directly related to the scope of above actions (including widening countries). (see page. 122 of the work programme)

Call Total Budget

€7300000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

€7,3 million for a Coordination and Support Action with a duration of 3 years (2022-2024).

Thematic Categories

  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Economically Inactive Women
  • Investment Funds
  • Large Enterprises
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In order to be eligible for funding, the applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries:

  • Member States (including overseas countries and territories or OCTs)
  • Eligible non-EU countries, including Associated Countries

The eligible entities are the prospective members of the Enterprise Europe Network, gathered in consortium for the ‘Coordination Office’ on behalf of the regional and national EEN consortia that received a letter inviting them to start grant agreement preparation for EEN 2022-2025 call under the Single Market Programme. Following  the  successful  evaluation  of  proposals,  a  grant  for  this  coordination  and support action will only be awarded to the members of the Enterprise Europe Network which have signed a grant agreement for the ‘new’ Enterprise Europe Network which will start operating in 2022.

Call Opening Date

01/07/2021

Call Closing Date

06/01/2022

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy

Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy

(Ημερομηνία δημοσίευσης: 24/09/2021-μόνο για εσωτερική χρήση)

EU Contact Point

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact