CELTIC-NEXT call for projects (Autumn 2024)

Participation is open to companies of all sizes, universities and research organisations.

 

By participating in a Cluster project, you benefit from:

• Perform collaborative join RD&I consortia and projects within Europe and beyond
• Get public funding support, professional coaching and mentoring
• Reach a high chance of getting your project approved and funded
• Interconnect with SMEs and large industries in more than 45 countries
• Have low administrative overhead and a flexible framework
• Get high exploitation potential and business impact
• Immerse yourself into a rich ecosystem by growing and collaborating beyond borders
• Run your collaborative project via our Brokerage Tool
• Foster and generate collaborative innovation by leading or being part of an industry-led project
• Stimulate disruptive and sustainable ideas
• Boost your competitiveness and accelerate your growth
• Access new markets in a shortened time

CELTIC-NEXT gives project proposers almost limitless freedom regarding what research topic they can explore in their ICT research projects. The programme’s philosophy is to facilitate projects in a bottom-up way, thus offering projects the chance of both evolutionary and disruptive innovation in all relevant ICT areas without limiting their creativity and ambition.

Relevant industry sectors example:

• Network capacity
• Photonics
• Satellite
• Mobility
• ICT
• Security
• Robustness
• Energy efficiency
• 6G
• 5G and beyond
• Smart Cities
• Smart Homes
• Industry 4.0
• Logistics
• Automotive Telecom
• Blockchain
• Fintech
• E-Health
• Big Data
• Internet of Things
• Privacy, identity and Public Safety
• More …

1 July 2024 – Call Opening

23 July 2024 – Launch Event (online)

18 September 2024 – Proposers Brokerage Day (in person)

19-26 September 2024- Consortium Building Sessions (online)

21 October 2024 – Deadline for Proposals

5 December 2024 – Label Notifications

Eureka has limited eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Clusters consortium:

• Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation.
• The project must have a civilian purpose.
• Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

If there is no allocated budget for your organisation type in your country and you want to participate in a project consortium, contact your national funding body using the form below to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.