Programme Category
Programme Name
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Objective:
- Elevate the EIT Community impact in key strategic areas and to enhance the strength and visibility of the EIT KICs innovation ecosystem and positioning among key stakeholders.
- Coordination of joint thematic and the key EIT’s strategic agendas according to the EIT SIA 2021-2027 and EU policy priorities, with the participation of the majority of KICs.
Detailed Call Description
Scope:
- Artificial Intelligence (in particular, joint project and support schemes and a common platform for EIT KICs and their partners to support and accelerate EIT AI start-ups and innovation activities, drive the EIT Community activities towards addressing the EIT’s tasks in the EC policy documents, with a specific focus on the education and AI talent and skill development agenda with specific focus on women, exploring synergies and funding opportunities from investors and with other EU and non-EU funded programmes, exchange knowledge, investor networks, best practice and raise awareness and enhance the reputation of the EIT Community’s AI activities).
- Circular Economy collaboration (in particular to strengthen the already initiated KICs activities regarding Cross-KIC Circular Economy extending the collaboration with key EU stakeholders as DG ENV in different actions within the European Circular Economy Action Plan (i.e. Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV)). This initiative shall allow participating KICs to offering joint forces regarding Circular Economy expertise in relevant initiatives as the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), Circular/Innovative Cities, Best Available Techniques Reference Documents (BREFs) to pool and create further non-technical knowledge regarding specific aspects affecting the adequate implementation of Circular Economy approaches, as well as facilitating the access to markets for innovative KICs solutions).
- Green Deal (in particular, explore synergies and funding opportunities with other EU and non-EU funded programmes in the Green Deal area);
- New European Bauhaus (in particular, build on the 2021-22 pilot, further link the EIT Community’s activities related to acceleration, education/ skill development, community engagement, with the EU’s NEB agenda, explore synergies and funding opportunities of EIT KICs and their partners with other EU and non-EU funded programmes), support the delivery phase of the NEB; create synergies and excellence networks with other NEB related programmes and stakeholders;
- Women entrepreneurship (in particular, support networks of women start up leaders and women led venture capital firms/ investors, network of women leaders in the EIT community, and explore synergies and funding opportunities for women entrepreneurs; support women entrepreneurship and digital training of women; ensure that beneficiaries take all measures to promote equal opportunities, in line with the gender mainstreaming policies and gender equality plans).
- effective management of the activity
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Described in Chapters 7 and 8 – Invitation to submit proposals for KIC Business Plans 2023-2025 (2023-2024 in case of first wave KICs), for the Cross-KIC activities 2023-2025, and for the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) initiative 2023-2025.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Environment and Climate Change
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Economically Inactive Women
- Large Enterprises
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In accordance with the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022 10 and the Draft EIT Single Programming Document 2023-2025, in order to be eligible for funding, the applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU) including their outermost regions
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States
- eligible non-EU countries:
- Countries associated to Horizon Europe
- Certain low- and middle-income countries
Legal entities, which are established in countries not listed above will be eligible for funding when their participation is considered essential for implementing the action by the EIT.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Mr. Marinos Photiades
Scientific Officer
Telephone: +357 22205048
Contact Email: mphotiades@research.org.cy
Dr Charalambos Papatryfonos
Scientific Officer
Telephone: +357 22205016
Contact Email: cpapatryfonos@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 09/06/2021-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Applicants are invited to send in any questions they might have on the EIT Call for Proposals until 3 February 2022 via the following functional mailbox: EIT-KICs-Call-2021@eit.europa.eu.