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Programme Name
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Summary
Under the OCRE the call “OCRE EC Funded Cloud Adoption Tender (Research)”, has opened for the submission of proposals.
The OCRE consortium invites you to engage with an OCRE Cloud Framework holder in your country for a proposal and compete within the EU & UK lots of the OCRE Framework for the opportunity to get EC Cloud adoption funding awarded to your research project.
Detailed Call Description
This mini-competition will provide all OCRE Cloud Framework holders within these lots/countries with an opportunity to get local research project(s) awarded through a ranking of all submitted proposals based on the procedure described below, up to the budget ceiling of the EC Cloud Adoption fund.
OCRE Cloud Framework holders can submit their proposal within their awarded EU & UK lots of the Framework and can be awarded maximum of EUR € 500,000,00 (excl. VAT) each of OCRE adoption funding in total. The proposal must describe research project(s) from within the OCRE R&E community of participating institutions, wherein the adoption and benefits of cloud services will be demonstrated.
How to get engaged:
- Identify the OCRE cloud suppliers in your country using the Cloud Catalogue
- Reach out to the contact/s listed for the supplier/s most likely to meet your needs.
- Collaborate with your supplier on the submission of a proposal which:
- Clearly highlights your research in terms of discipline and relevance;
- Describes how your project can demonstrate the significant impact that cloud-based digital services will have on the related activities and outcomes;
- Shows how your research institute, department and project could tell a compelling story about digital services accelerating European research.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The OCRE adoption funding programme will offer supplier/ researcher collaborations up to a maximum € 500,000.
Projects should not normally exceed 4 months (research project inception through OCRE project termination, after which the research project will continue to consume the awarding funding in terms of the adoption of cloud services).
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
All OCRE Cloud Framework holders who were awarded OCRE Framework contracts in the EU/UK lots in the 2020 tender process (www.ocre-project.eu/services/cloud-suppliers). The OCRE Cloud Framework holders are required to collaborate with research institutes in their countries to develop proposals describing compelling research projects which could demonstrate the significant benefits that commercial digital services bring to the researcher.
An OCRE Cloud Framework holder can submit a maximum of one (1) proposal per awarded lot within the EU and UK.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
THE EU ECO-TANDEM CONSORTIUM: info@eu-ecotandem.eu
https://www.eu-ecotandem.eu/contact-us
(Published date: 12/05/2022)