Innovation Schemes First Call for Proposals (oc1-2024-TIS-01)

Description

Through the ENFIELD Innovation Scheme open calls, the project aims to attract research/industry partners to conduct applied research related to specific scientific/technological challenges within the sectors of energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and space, contributing to the creation of the ENFIELD network and the adoption of AI technologies to boost overall EU competitiveness.

Beneficiary & submission

TYPE OF BENEFICIARY Research Centres (legal entities) established in an eligible country Private-for-profit companies (including start-ups, SMEs, and large companies) established in an eligible country. A beneficiary is qualified as an SME as defined in the EU recommendation 2003/361. In the case of a group application, the consortium must be composed of a minimum of two (2) legal entities that are considered eligible under Horizon Europe rules. Applications will not be accepted from entities who are partners (beneficiaries) or linked-third parties in the ENFIELD consortium or who are formally linked in any way to the partners/linked-third parties of the consortium. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES Applicants eligible for funding through this Open Call are entities established in EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries only. APPLICATION PROCESS The application process is described in detail in the Guide for Applicants available at https://www.enfield-project.eu/open_calls. Project proposals must be submitted by completing the application online, here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/oc1-2024-TIS-01. It is strongly recommended not to wait until the last minute to submit the proposal. Failure of the proposal to arrive in time for any reason, including network communications delays or working from multiple browsers or multiple browser windows, is not acceptable as an extenuating circumstance. Late submissions are not permitted. The time of receipt of the application as recorded by the submission system will be definitive. Proposals must include a Technical Annex and a Budget Overview for the implementation of their proposal. The templates can be found here: https://www.enfield-project.eu/open_calls. PROPOSAL EVALUATION The evaluation will be done remotely by one senior expert from ENFIELD partners industry organizations and two external senior experts. The proposals will be scored (between 0- fail and 5- excellent) based on the criteria below: 1) Advanced state of the art: The extent to which the proposal is beyond the state-of-the-art and presents an innovative approach behind it (e.g., novel concepts and approaches) linked to the industrial use cases in energy, healthcare, manufacturing, or space. 2) Soundness of the technical approach: Credibility of the proposed methodology for the implementation of the project. 3) Dissemination and communication: Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results which must include methods (publications, presentations, workshops and/or webinars) and targeted audiences. 4) Technical, creative, and business capacities: i) Demonstration of competences and skills of the project team and its capacity to carry out the activities of the proposal: ii) Quality and effectiveness of the resources assigned to the proposal; iii) Track-record of the team in similar projects. In case of an application submitted by a consortium, complementarity of partners.

Further information

A total budget of 1.100.000 € is allocated by ENFIELD for funding the participation of at least 18 beneficiaries in Innovation Schemes. Successful applicants will receive a grant that cannot surpass 60.000€. The grant will be paid as follows: 50% with grant signature + 50% with expected outcomes/deliverables. This first call is expected to select 8 beneficiaries. The consortium reserves the right not to award all available funds or to redistribute them between the open calls planned within the project, depending on the applications received and the results of the evaluation. Current state of the art (TRL): TRL3-TRL6 Details are available at: https://www.enfield-project.eu/open_calls