Call for Projects: CELTIC-NEXT

Scope

• 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 (but are not limited to):
  • ICT
  • 6G
  • 5G & beyond
  • Metaverses
  • AI
  • Networks & Private Networks
  • Industry 4.0 – Logistics
  • Consumer IoT & Industry IoT applications
  • Digitalisation & Cybersecurity
  • Non-Terrestrial-Networks & Terrestrial Network convergence
  • Open RAN
  • Critical Comms
  • Remote Health/Care for Emergency & Rescue Services
  • Critical Resilient Infrastructures

Benefits

• 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

Eligibility Criteria

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

For more information, visit Eureka Network.