‘Proof of market’ to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results (IA)
INDUSTRY · HORIZON-IA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call gives funding to small teams, such as spinoffs, startups and SMEs, to test whether research results from EU funded digital, industry and space projects can actually become real products or businesses. The money supports activities like market analysis, technology testing, certification, regulatory checks and consolidating intellectual property, rather than further research. The goal is to build a clear path from research results to commercial products, with startups and SMEs playing a central role.
sme scaleup · deep tech · advanced materials · advanced manufacturing · nanotechnology · space technologies
Who wins this
A small consortium of spinoffs, startups or SMEs that owns or has access to the IP of a completed or ongoing Cluster 4 project and wants to validate its commercial potential together with a business partner.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €200k
- Funding model
- Budget-based. Reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- spin-off, startup, SME
- Also required
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by China or a Chinese legal entity are not eligible to participate, and proposals must address results from Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space or its LEIT predecessor projects with proof of IP ownership or a commitment letter for access to results.
- Sectors
- AI/ML · Deep Tech · Manufacturing · Aerospace
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Given the scope of this topic, the page limit is exceptionally reduced to 10 pages. described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions In line with the “ restriction on control in innovation actions in critical technology areas ” delineated in General Annex B of the General Annexes, entities established in an eligible country but which are directly or indirectly controlled by China or by a legal entity established in China are not eligible to participate in the action. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions