Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The overall goal of this Challenge is to create opportunities for discovery of new environmentally friendly electronic materials, thus reducing its environmental impact and the need for critical raw materials and hazardous chemicals.
Detailed Call Description
Responsible electronics can contribute to drastically reducing the environmental load of the electronic industry by shifting from traditional manufacturing industrial methods to innovative methods and materials with a lower environmental impact.
Besides reducing the environmental impact of the electronics sector, innovations such as sustainable manufacturing or bio-inspired electronic systems can help Europe overcome the current chips crisis by reducing the dependency on critical raw materials and traditional high energy demanding semiconductor processes.
The specific objectives of this Challenge are to support the scientific community in reaching breakthroughs in development/discovery of:
- Advanced electronic materials for unconventional devices:
- small-molecule and polymeric organic materials,
- solution-processable inorganic materials,
- hybrid organic-inorganic materials,
- polymer-matrix nano-composite materials,
- bio-based and nature-inspired materials
- for the manufacturing of n- and p-semiconductors, dielectrics, conductors, including transparent conductors, particularly those suitable to make functional inks, passivation/encapsulation/packaging materials, flexible/stretchable substrates, etc.
- Advanced processes:
- production methods based on solution processing such as blade coating, slot die coating, spray coating, screen printing, inkjet printing, offset, gravure and flexo-printing, or
- other techniques particularly suitable for sheet-to-sheet or roll-to-roll manufacturing.
- Unconventional applications including e-textile/e-skin:
- backplane and logic circuits,
- microprocessors (4-8 bits),
- sensors,
- displays,
- power supplies,
- wireless transmitters/receivers, etc.
particularly those suitable for Internet-of-Thing (IoT) applications, while applying the life-cycle thinking approach.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
The EIC considers proposals with an EU contribution of up to €4 000 000 as appropriate.
In addition to funding, projects will receive tailor-made access to a wide range of Business Acceleration Services and interactions with EIC Programme Managers and other actions in the portfolio of projects selected.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to apply, your proposal must meet the general as well as possible specific eligibility requirements for this Challenge (Please see TOPIC DESCRIPTION above).
The EIC Pathfinder Challenges support collaborative or individual research and innovation from consortia or from single legal entities established in a Member State or an Associated Country. In case of a consortium your proposal must be submitted by the coordinator on behalf of the consortium. Consortia of two entities must be comprised of independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated Countries. Consortia of three or more entities must include as beneficiaries at least three legal entities, independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:
- at least one legal entity established in a Member State; and
- at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries.
The legal entities may for example be universities, research organisations, SMEs, start-ups, natural persons. In the case of single beneficiary projects, mid-caps and larger companies will not be permitted.
Your proposal will only be evaluated if it is admissible and eligible.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy
Nedi Kaffa
Scientific Officer
Email: nkaffa@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
Research Enquiry Service: https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/contact/research-enquiry-service_en
EIC 2023 work programme – https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-2023-work-programme_en