€30.000 to support the sue case implementation (future calls)

Pioneer acceleration: 4 months

Orbital projects: 6 months

Orbital projects:

€100.000 per project

max€58.000 per SME

(one proposal will be selected)

The EUCF funding is open to municipalities/local authorities, groupings of municipalities/local authorities and local public entities aggregating municipalities/local authorities from all EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA States of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Following types of activities qualify for financial support:

• scientific research
• design and development of open source software and open hardware
• validation or constructive inquiry into existing or novel technical solutions
• software engineering aimed at adapting to new usage areas or improving software quality
• formal security proofs, security audits, setup and design of software testing and continuous integration
• documentation for researchers, developers and end users
• standardisation activities, including membership fees of standards bodies
• understanding user requirements and improving usability/inclusive design
• necessary measures in support of (broad)er deployability, e.g. packaging
• participation in technical, developer and community events like hackathons, IETF, W3C, RIPE meetings, FOSDEM, etc. (admission fee, travel and subsistence costs)
• other activities that are relevant to adhering to robust software development and deployment practices
• project management
• out-of-pocket costs for infrastructure essential to achieving the above

Following types of activities qualify for financial support:

• scientific research
• design and development of open source software and open hardware
• validation or constructive inquiry into existing or novel technical solutions
• software engineering aimed at adapting to new usage areas or improving software quality
• formal security proofs, security audits, setup and design of software testing and continuous integration
• documentation for researchers, developers and end users
• standardisation activities, including membership fees of standards bodies
• understanding user requirements and improving usability/inclusive design
• necessary measures in support of (broad)er deployability, e.g. packaging
• participation in technical, developer and community events like hackathons, IETF, W3C, RIPE meetings, FOSDEM, etc. (admission fee, travel and subsistence costs)
• other activities that are relevant to adhering to robust software development and deployment practices
• project management
• out-of-pocket costs for infrastructure essential to achieving the above

Three types of projects will be supported:

• Single AE: involves one European SME and one DigiFed Technical partner which provides support and expertise.
• Twin AE: involves two European SMEs with complementary expertise and legally based in two different countries (cross-border condition).
• Twin AE with one low-digitalized company: involves two SMEs cooperating cross-border, of which at least one with a low digital maturity level. In this configuration, Twin applicants can request the additional optional support of a DigiFed Technical partner.

Services provided:

• Intensive coaching and networking
• Access to investors
• Access to interactive workshops
• Possibility to pitch at MPowerBIO Regional Events and the European Bioeconomy Venture Forum.

Variable (support to experiments): €315.000 (total)

The team will have to test and validate pre-existing prototypes of digital learning solutions for personalised and inclusive learning, as well as for skills development.

€60.000 per single entity

2. Open call on Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) and Genome wide association studies (GWAS) in Raspberry. Offer breeders an opportunity to screen and select their genotypes of interest against a suite of markers identified by BreedingValue, which can help breeders to better select parental material depending on the trait of interest.

Open call 2:

€20.000 per project

Selected deeptech startups get:

• Free entry and showcasing at X-Europe @ Design Terminal Space Conference, 8-12 November (TBC)
• Matchmaking opportunities with investors
• The possibility to build partnerships with corporations (your idea might be the right solution to their business challenges)
• Online training sessions, including market-leading courses from Growth Tribe and other workshops
• One-on-one mentoring sessions
• Talent matchmaking support
• Media exposure
• The possibility of joining the Acceleration week by Design Terminal and access to TechChill’s and TNW’s community incubators

Solutions proposed must be in a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 3 to 5 and proposed applications should fall within the Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) concept (i.e. technologies which allow individuals to control their electronic identities and guard their privacy).

Interested project consortia should apply to one of the three topics:

a) Understanding SOC sequestration (stabilisation, storage and persistence);

b) Soil biodiversity: status, and role in ecosystem services provided by soils;

c) Site-specific or landscape-scale approaches to improve sustainability, resilience, health, and productivity of soils

(project registration: 25/05/2021)

(pre-proposal 1/04/2021)