The European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) winners have been awarded by the Commission and the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). The 2022 challenge: “the future of living” was designed to attract applications from diverse fields tackling the challenge linked to the current architecture and sustainable solutions of European housing districts. Winners of …
321 researchers have won 2022 European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. The funding – worth in total €657 million – is part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. It will help excellent scientists, who have 7 to 12 years’ experience after their PhDs, to pursue their most promising ideas. The grants will be invested in scientific projects spanning …
The ERC has announced the results of the third and final round of the Proof of Concept Grants competition of 2022 and 90 new winning projects on 24 January 2023. It put the total number of grantees who received this top-up innovation funding in two separate calls under the ERC last year’s work programme to 366. New …
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced 90 new Proof of Concept Grants, concluding the final round of the 2022 competition. This brings the total number of grantees who received this innovation top-up funding, in two separate calls under the ERC last year’s work programme, up to 366. The grants – each worth 150.000 euro …
EIT Urban Mobility is proud to contribute to the implementation of UPPER, a new EU- funded project working to strengthen the role of public transport as the backbone of mobility in cities. UPPER (Unleashing the Potential of Public transport in EuRope) is a 48-month project funded under the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Commission. …
The Commission announced that only 6 months after adoption of New European Innovation Agenda, a critical mass of ongoing projects will directly contribute to the agenda’s objectives. The projects are included in the new European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) Data Hub, an interactive database showing all projects funded under the EIE programme. Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, …
The Collegio Carlo Alberto, based in Turin, Italy, is promoting a new call for MSCA Seal of Excellence awardees to carry out projects at this institution. Collegio Carlo Alberto has opened a new funding call for MSCA Seal of Excellence holders who applied to Postdoctoral Fellowships under Horizon Europe or to the 2020 call for …
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and Cleantech for Europe signed a letter of intent to collaborate on sharing cleantech deal-flow as well as facilitate dialogue with public and private investors across Europe. In this Letter of Intent, they agree to start a collaboration between public and private investors on clean technologies, by: Sharing relevant deal-flow …
The largest public consultation ever held on the past, present and future of the EU’s Horizon research and innovation programmes 2014-2027 is open until 23 February 2023. In line with the Commission’s effort towards Better Regulation, stakeholders can share their views on the performance of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, as well as shaping the strategic orientations for …
The European Innovation Council received 476 full applications from start-ups and SMEs for the EIC Accelerator 11 January cut-off. Blended finance continues to be in high demand – 290 companies (61% of total applicants) requested grants combined with equity investments. 80 companies asked for grants only and 103 companies applied for grants first, with a …