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Summary
The PoliRuralPlus project, under the Horizon Europe framework, extends an invitation to submit proposals that advance rural-urban interactions across the European Union. Within the PoliRuralPlus project, a series of four open calls are anticipated. The primary objective of these calls is to extend the impact of the PoliRuralPlus initiative in enhancing rural attractiveness, fostering rural-urban integration and leveraging technological innovations for sustainable rural development. The main objective of the Mobilise call is to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for community-driven innovation focused on enhancing rural-urban interactions.
Detailed Call Description
Projects funded under this call are expected to organise local/regional hackathons/datahons/ideathons and through this promote PoliRuralPlus and other solutions and support their validation, extension and/or implementation in the PoliRuralPlus pilot regions. The results of the projects funded under the Mobilise call should help to develop the Regional Action Plans (RAP) by PoliRuralPlus in each pilot region.
This calls aims to:
- Encourage innovative approaches to rural development that can be replicated or scaled across different regions.
- Promote collaboration among stakeholders from various sectors, including technology, agriculture, and regional planning, to address rural challenges in a holistic manner.
- Generate insights and solutions that can inform policy and practice, contributing to the broader objectives of balanced rural-urban development.
Mobilise call encourages stakeholders from 9 key EU regions to organise online or in-situ events:
- Pilot 1, situated in Ireland’s Monaghan County
- Pilot 2, Slovakia’s pilot, covering the entire country
- Pilot 3, located in the region of Central Greece
- Pilot 4, Italian pilot situated in Apulia
- Pilot 5, in Finland, situated in the Mallusjoki rural district
- Pilot 6, the Bavaria-Czechia rural innovation network, defined by the Bohemian Forest (Šumava and Bayerischer Wald) and surrounding areas
- Pilot 7, Spanish pilot situated in Segobriga and region of Sierra y Mancha Conquense
- Pilot 8 in Latvia’s Vidzeme Planning Region
- Pilot 9 in Malta
Projects must be completed within six months and focus on practical, community-driven applications of AI/DL.
The expected duration of participation is 6 months. The expected implementation period is from June until November 2025.
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It is expected to fund 9 sub-projects with a priority of one sub-project per pilot region.
Successful applicants will receive financial support from the PoliRuralPlus project in the amount of up to €10.000 for the sub-project implementation. This will be provided as a lump sum contribution. Proposals requesting higher amounts will be considered as ineligible.
Receiving a grant from the Mobilise call does not preclude participation in further PoliRuralPlus calls for proposals.
The maximum support for one organisation across all calls is €60.000.
Please note that subcontracting or transfer of financial contribution to third parties is not permitted. The financial contribution of up to €10.000 will be distributed after successful implementation of the sub-project, given that all sub-project activities and deliverables are accepted.
This action follows a lump-sum funding model.
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
Eligibility for Participation
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to ensure the integrity and impact of the PoliRuralPlus project, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Type of organisation: Any type of organisation can apply for the Mobilise call funding as long as they have the operational and financial capacity to carry out the tasks that they propose.
- Single applicants: Only single organisations are eligible to apply. Consortia or joint submissions are not permitted for this call.
- Eligible countries: Applicants must be legally established in an EU Member State or an Associated Country as outlined by the Horizon Europe rules.
- Third parties: The proposal should not include any subcontracting or transfer of financial contribution to third parties.
- One proposal per applicant: Only one proposal will be accepted for funding per applicant.
In the case of multiple submissions, only the last one received (timestamp of the system) will enter into the evaluation process, the rest being declared as non-eligible.
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EU Contact Point
For additional support, including consultancy on proposal preparation, applicants are encouraged to contact the designated contact points for each pilot region, whose details can be found on the PoliRuralPlus Knowledge Hub.
For any other questions, please use the primary contact details for this call at opencall@poliruralplus.eu