SMART ERA 1st Open Call for Pilots Add-ons

Description

SMART ERA is an EU-funded project that aims to transform rural areas by addressing their socio-economic and environmental challenges through advanced technology and innovative solutions. SMART ERA impacts will span across technology, governance, business, society, and policymaking, fostering sustainable development and growth. The SMART ERA 1st Open Call for Pilots Add-ons will select up to 11 individual entities acting as Technology/Solution Providers to develop innovative solutions in one of the 6 Pilot Regions of the SMART ERA Project. Applicants have to focus on addressing one of the Challenges that SMART ERA Consortium has defined for the 6 Pilot Regions. Each individual Solution Provider selected under the SMART ERA 1st Open Call will receive up to € 60,000 and a 9-month Support Programme with the mentoring from SMART ERA Technical Partners. The Support Programme includes the following stages: Stage 1: On-boarding Phase, during which the beneficiary should deliver an Individual Mentoring Plan (including planned activities, KPIs, milestones and budget) and a Design Report. The duration of this stage is up to 2 months and, after completing it, the beneficiary will receive up to €10,000. Stage 2: Deployment Phase, which should lead to a Technical Solution Completed. The duration of this stage is up to 7 months and, after completing it, the beneficiary will receive up to €50,000.

Beneficiary & submission

Submission through the application form available on: OC application form The selection of the Open Call proposals will be carried out in a five-step process.  Step 1 will check the proposals against eligibility criteria. Step 2 (if necessary) will check the alignment of the proposal with the project objectives and scope. Step 3 (if necessary) will perform a pre-scoring process.  Step 4 will involve experts’ evaluation to assess the proposal according to the criteria.  Step 5 when the Selection Committee will decide the “provisional list of FSTP recipients” during the Final Consensus Meeting after the Pitching Days. For further information see the Guide of Applicants section 4

Further information

OC application form OC helpdesk email Project website