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Summary
The second SPIRIT Open Call (OC2) is open to a wide range of third-party contributors to validate and test their applications on the SPIRIT platform, Europe’s first multi-site and interconnected platform for real-time immersive telepresence applications.
Detailed Call Description
The Open Call 2 of the SPIRIT project invites FSTP (Financial Support for projects carried out by Third Parties) proposals that concentrate on 1 or more of the subsequent activities, each contributing to the growing impact on SPIRIT:
- Validating and testing third-party applications on the SPIRIT platform: Conducting experiments utilising the current state of the SPIRIT platform and tools to test established FSTP solutions in specific use cases and scenarios. The evaluation focuses on factors such as scale, responsiveness, reliability, and realism, ultimately resulting in improved FSTP algorithms, components, or products. Additionally, this process provides a deeper understanding of the performance and limitations of the existing SPIRIT platform.
- Providing new requirements for the SPIRIT platform: Conducting experiments that incorporate, to some extent, established FSTP solutions previously validated in laboratory settings, either within the existing SPIRIT platform or utilising SPIRIT tools. This aims to facilitate experimentation in a more authentic environment, leading to new requirements and features for prioritizing the future development of the SPIRIT platform.
- Advancing the SPIRIT platform: Initiating developments and experiments aimed at enriching the existing SPIRIT platform. This involves integrating and testing additional functionalities offered by the FSTP, resulting in an enhanced feature set for the SPIRIT platform or expanded support for immersive application domains.
Financial support will be provided to develop applications in various vertical sectors, including:
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Education
- Training
- Entertainment
- Manufacturing
- Tourism
Each selected project will be supervised by a PATRON, a project partner who is responsible for supporting the experimenters during execution and following up on the experiment results.
A dedicated Workshop for potential applicants, providing technical and administrative information on OC2 application process and requirements, will be organised beginning November 2024.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The number of projects to be selected via this Open Call will be 15 TPPs (Third-Party Project). The number of projects that will be funded varies depending on the funding requested as well as the outcome of the evaluation by external reviewers.
The requested funding cannot exceed €100.000 per project.
The requested funding cannot exceed €200.000 per project.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Industry
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Tourism
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A proposal will be considered eligible for the SPIRIT Open Call 2 if it complies with ALL the following rules:
The organisation/ consortium is eligible for participation in the Horizon Europe programme. As the SPIRIT project was funded within the HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01 call, the list of eligible countries is the one applied to this call.
- Eligible entities for application encompass both individual entities and consortia, the latter limited to a maximum composition of 3 entities. In the case of a consortium application, a designated coordinator will be appointed. The coordinator assumes the responsibility of signing the agreement and is the designated recipient of the grant, responsible for its subsequent distribution among the consortium members.
- The organisation/ consortium is composed of: (i) SMEs; (ii) Industry; (iii) Research/scientific organisation; (iv) Academia. Both individual organisations and consortia may participate.
- The applicant is not affiliated to any of the consortium partners of the spirit project.
The proposal follows all the required steps as specified in Section 4 of SPIRIT Open Call 2 TOOLkit.
The proposal has been submitted within the deadline set in this web page (Opening dates + at least 2 months). Late proposals will not be admitted.
The proposal complies with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) regarding all personal data that might be included in the proposal.
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If you have any further questions or concerns about this application process, please contact: opencalls@spirit-project.eu.