Call for Proposals: GOBEYOND Innovation Prize

It is a competition looking for innovative ideas/solutions to complement the Multi-Risk Impact-based Early Warning System (MR-IEWS) developed in GOBEYOND and its services.

Selected participants will be awarded to cover the work to integrate their solution into the GOBEYOND platforms and execute the plan described in the proposal.

Focus Areas

• Your proposal should directly contribute to the development or enhancement of Multi-Risk Impact-based Early Warning Systems (MR-IEWS). It should focus on providing actionable, data-driven solutions that improve decision making for geo- and weather-related hazards, supporting Civil Protection Authorities and first responders.

Funding Information

• The winning proposal will receive €50,000. This prize is intended to be used to integrate the winning solution into the GOBEYOND platforms and to execute the proposed plan. The funding should cover the technical development, implementation, and any necessary adjustments to ensure that the solution works effectively within the GOBEYOND framework.

Eligibility Criteria

• University groups, innovation and technological centres and technological small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from the EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories, and Horizon Europe Associated Countries are eligible to apply. Applicants cannot be GOBEYOND partners, affiliates, or employees.
• The GOBEYOND Innovation Prize requires applicants to be legally established entities. Individual freelancers or informal groups that are not legally recognized (e.g., unregistered startups) would not be eligible. Freelancers or individuals without formal legal status must partner with an eligible entity to apply.
• Applicants are limited to submitting one proposal only. If more than one proposal from the same applicant is identified, only the last proposal which has been submitted in order of time will be evaluated. Different research groups within the same university are eligible to apply.

Evaluation Criteria

• Proposals will undergo an evaluation where 3 evaluators will assess them based on quality, alignment with the project, and implementation feasibility. Every application will be evaluated using a standard scoring scale. After completing individual assessments, the experts’ scores will be averaged to produce a preliminary ranking, identifying the top-performing applications. Finalists will pitch their solutions at the 1st GOBEYOND Workshop, where partners will vote on the winner.

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