Deadline: 17 June 2025
ENFIELD has launched its call to attract R&D intensive establishments to conduct applied research activities within energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and space sectors.
At the same time, ENFIELD will spread the latest and most advanced knowledge to the academic and industrial AI laboratories beyond the consortium members and build a stronger network across Europe.
ENFIELD project has 1.1M€ to support at least 18 small-scale projects to answer specific challenges through two rounds of innovation open calls. This second open call for innovation schemes expects to select 10 small-scale projects.
Benefits
- Opportunity to benefit from an innovation grant for applied research activities that could place you in the forefront of your field.
- Chance to network and benefit from mutual exchanges, feedback and collaboration with peers and various experts in the AI field.
- Visibility and promotion.
- Possibility to benefit from a specific IPR strategy for promising exploitation opportunities.
Funding Information
- The Innovation Scheme Open Call will award around 8 proposals, each to be granted with up to 60.000EUR.
- Payments will be done in two (2) lump sums: one at the beginning of the project (50% with sub-grant agreement signature) and one at the end of the project against the achievement of agreed milestones and deliverables (50% with expected outcome).
- The duration of the project is up to the applicant to propose and must have a maximum duration of six (6) months.
Eligibility Criteria
- A legal entity or a consortium of a minimum of two legal entities established in one of the EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries. Legal entities can be:
- Research Centres (legal entities)
- Private-for-profit companies (including start-ups, SMEs, and large companies). A beneficiary is qualified as an SME as defined in the EU recommendation 2003/361 .
- The following additional conditions apply:
- There should not be any conflict of interest with any of the ENFIELD partners.
- The participating organisations should not have been declared bankrupt or have initiated bankruptcy procedures.
- The organisations applying should not have convictions for fraudulent behaviour, other financial irregularities, and unethical or illegal business practices.
Application Requirements
- Applications can be submitted in English only.
- Applications submitted in any other language will be considered ineligible.
For more information, visit ENFIELD.
