Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Proposals submitted to the NGI Sargasso 5th Open Call could use some of the following base technologies to address the challenges in the following areas of knowledge:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain and DLTs
- Data
- Cybersecurity
- 6G and novel networks
- IoT (Internet of Things)
- Open-source hardware and software novel software architectures, etc.
The proposals are not limited only to the use of the technologies mentioned above.
Detailed Call Description
The selected projects are expected to have a clear development component, going further than theoretical approaches or just mere studies.
NGI Sargasso has identified a set of challenges for this final cut-off date. There are 9 concrete challenges and an open one.
Proposals should be directed towards one or more of those (including the open challenge for NGI):
- Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Across Continents
- Harmonised Cross-Atlantic Digital Governance
- Inclusive Public Digital Spaces for Global Community Engagement
- Enhanced Data Security and Privacy in Transcontinental Perspective
- Interoperability and Standardisation Across Borders
- Next-Gen Cybersecurity and Generative AI
- Next Generation Space Based Internet
- Redefining intelligence in a hyperconnected world
- Internet Archiving
- Open Challenge
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The programme offers three types of grants based on the project’s duration:
- 3-month experiment: up to €50.000
- 6-month experiment: up to €75.000
- 9-month experiment: up to €100.000
For this fifth open call of the NGI Sargasso, the number of projects to be funded will be the number necessary to spend the entire available budget.
The maximum amount of funding that can be granted to a single organisation for all NGI Sargasso calls combined cannot exceed €150.000. Except from large organisations such as RTOs and Universities, which maximum is €500.000.
In case of an increase in the budget, this will be announced on our website and on the Sploro platform through an email to all those who have an open application at that time.
The grant is disbursed over the course of the project, subject to meeting specific outcomes and milestones, and applicants must comply with the program’s accounting and reporting requirements to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of funds.
Apart from the grant amount, NGI Sargasso also provides mentoring, coaching, and networking opportunities to help applicants achieve their project goals.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The European eligible entities by NGI Sargasso open call should be legally identified under the following categories of organisation:
- Universities and research centres;
- NGOs and foundations;
- SMEs and start-ups.