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 objective of the ‘Next Generation Innovation Talents’ scheme is to enable researchers and aspiring innovators to better understand and gain direct experience of the complex process of taking innovation beyond invention and help them develop their entrepreneurial mindset. At the same time, this scheme aims to provide innovative start-ups with access to new ideas and insights from the cutting edge of research, thus accelerating the development of their breakthrough products and services.
Detailed Call Description
- Support to the preparation and implementation of call(s) for expression(s) of interest to eligible researchers and hosting companies in coordination with the EU partner programmes;
- Creation of a matchmaking IT platform between interested researchers (candidate interns) and companies;
- Provision of guidance and support for candidate interns and companies;
- Handling of agreements with the research institutes and the companies, including standard agreements on intellectual property, conditions of work etc. where this is not already provided for by the partner programme;
- Follow up on any practical issues related to the internships;
- Organisation of information and dissemination campaigns;
- When relevant, organisation of financial support to third parties to cover additional costs of interns (see below);
- Regular reporting back to each respective EU funding programme, companies and interns; and
- Provision of feedback on the effectiveness and impact of scheme (e.g. through surveys, focus groups).
- As hosting companies: start-ups and SMEs supported by the EIC Accelerator (including H2020 SME instrument), EIC awarded Seal of Excellence companies, SMEs/ start-ups in EIC Transition; as well as start-ups/SMEs supported by EIT-KIC innovation and business creation services, including those created as a result of receiving support from KICs; the startups / scaleups that have been created out of KICs Innovation activities; the startups / scaleups / SMEs that have been partners of KICs for Innovation activities; the startups / scaleups that have at least one co-founder who is an EIT Alumni member
- As researchers eligible for internships: PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers participating in: projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC); the EIC Pathfinder; the Marie Sklodowska Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowships, doctoral networks and COFUND programmes; the Research Infrastructures part of Horizon Europe, and relevant students in (and graduates from) EIT Label Masters and Doctoral programmes, EIT Alumni and EIT Jumpstarter beneficiaries and participants from other postdoctoral training programmes supported by the EIT KICs.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
It is expected that one project will be funded.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The implementing entity of this call (hereafter ‘Beneficiary’) can be a single legal entity or a consortium of legal entities. Consortia of two entities must be comprised of independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated Countries. Consortia of three or above entities follow standard rules i.e. they must include 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.
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