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 EIT RawMaterials Innovation Community is building a pan-European innovation ecosystem on raw materials that are essential for Europe’s open strategic autonomy.
Upscaling KAVA projects are innovation projects based on validated technologies that need additional step(s) for testing, demonstration, proof of concept and up-scaling prior to commercialisation. The purpose of these projects is to support good technologies, products, and services that are currently under development to reach market entry.
Detailed Call Description
EIT RawMaterials is the world’s largest raw materials consortium with over 300 partners and provides a collaborative environment for disruptive and breakthrough innovations by connecting business with academia, research, and investment. It also invests in future generations of innovators for the raw materials sector through initiatives ranging from education of school students to higher qualifications for industry professionals.
Only the Proposals that are fully aligned with the EIT RawMaterials 2021-2027 Strategic Agenda will be considered for funding. In particular, the Proposal should address at least one of the topics listed in the Lighthouse Appendix and must be developed in close cooperation with the KIC staff that have been assigned to the Proposal. Proposals that do not address the topics listed in the the Lighthouse Appendix will be considered for funding, but will be given lower priority.
Upscaling Projects need to be based on a solid market analysis, covering important aspects such as the business environment (e.g., technical, regulatory, social, environmental and political aspects, user needs and targeted applications, customer value proposition, target market(s) (e.g., size, structure, growth potential, segmentation), risk assessment, design or market studies, and intellectual property exploration. A preliminary market analysis must be included in the Proposal and will be the basis for the Go-to-market strategy that will be developed in Work Package 0 (WP0) during the project. The Go-to-market strategy will be updated throughout the duration of the Project and enable go/no-go decisions following quarterly or annual reviews. No-go decisions may result in various consequences, such as suspension or discontinuation of the funding.
Projects that have the potential to become investment cases for the European Raw Materials Alliance within the funding period will be evaluated positively and will be given a priority over other projects that have achieved a similar score in the quality criteria.
The technology must be at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 5 at the beginning of the project, corresponding to a “system complete and qualified”. Information must be provided in the Proposal to substantiate in detail how this will be achieved. The Project may be scored very low or even deemed to be ineligible without a detailed and convincing substantiation of this condition.
At the end of the project, the technology is expected to have reached a TRL of at least 8, corresponding to a “system prototype demonstration in operational environment”. Information must be provided in the application to substantiate this claim, and the project may be scored very low or even deemed to be ineligible without it.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The total maximum funding allocated to this call is up to €18.000.000. The co-funding contributed by the Project Consortium should be minimum 30% of the total funding (NOT 30% of the EIT funding). Co-funding exceeding 30% will be evaluated positively, but does not replace the financial sustainability mechanism requirement.
The exact number of activities to be funded will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the total funding available.
It is expected that the budget for each Project will be no less than €500.000 per year (including EIT funding and consortium co-funding) and not be higher than €2.500.000 for the total duration of the Project.
The duration of the Project should not exceed 30 months maximum, and Proposal of shorter duration will be favorably evaluated.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- International Organisations
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
All organisations that are eligible for funding under the Horizon Europe programme can apply. You do not have to be an existing partner organisation of EIT RawMaterials to apply for funding.
Project participants that are non-members are eligible to apply as Members only if they submit an EIT RawMaterials membership application before the project starts. Failure to apply for EIT RawMaterials membership will result in their removal (including the requested funding) from the proposal (note that the project will be immediately terminated if eligibility criteria are not met at this stage)
The project Consortium must consist of a minimum of 2 Project participants, coming from a minimum of 2 different countries eligible for Horizon Europe funding , and a maximum of 5 Project participants. No more than 80% of the grant can go to one of the partner.
The project Consortium must include Project participants from at least 2 sides of the knowledge triangle (education, research, industry/business – as defined in the Partner registration documentation). All EIT RawMaterials’ policies, including on diversity and inclusion, apply.
The lead Project participant must be a Core or Associate Partner (or Linked Third Party to a Core or Associate Partner) of EIT RawMaterials by the time the project starts.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
All applicants may contact EIT Raw Materials to ask questions and clarify any points on general or technical procedures and call content by sending an email message to: info@eitrawmaterials.eu.