8th Open Call for StandICT.eu Fellowship Programme 2023

Deadline: 30-Sep-22

Looking for funds to support your work on ICT Standards? If yes, then apply for StandICT.eu Fellowship Programme 2023 to create a truly consolidated European Standardisation Ecosystem.

The topics for the StandICT.eu 2023 calls are defined through continuous monitoring and careful analysis of the international ICT standards landscape through liaison with Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) and Standard Setting Organisations (SSOs), key organisations such as the EU Multistakeholder Platform For ICT Standardisation, and its prestigious EAG- Expert Advisory Group and EUOS Foresight Committee, as well as industry-led groups, to pinpoint gaps and priorities matching EU DSM objectives.

Topic: The main topic for the 8th Open Call will be “Resilience and Green Transition”.

Type of Contributions

Three types of proposals can be funded under the StandICT.eu 2023 Open Calls, as shown below:

Proposal type: LT – Long term contribution (with travel option)
- Description:Contribution to ongoing standards development as a chair or member of an SDO WG. E.g. comments on standards development and drafts, attending meetings also as an observer, paying membership or registration fees.
- Maximum Contract Duration: 6 months
- Funding Range: €5,000 – €10,000
Proposal type: ST – Short-Term contributions (with travel option)
- Description:Contribution to standards documentation e.g. liaison to WG, comments on standards drafts, participation at meeting paying membership or registration fees.
- Maximum Contract Duration:3 months
- Funding Range: €3,000 – €7,000
Proposal type: OS – One-Shot contributions
- Description:Support to ensure participation at workshop or event (e.g., participant, observer, presentation)
- Maximum Contract Duration:3 months
- Funding Range:Up to €3,000

Who can recieve Financial Support?

Potential applicants are standardisation specialists, defined as professionals with proven expertise and experience in standardisation activities e.g. previous contributions to standards developments, participation in various SDO groups working, previous or current chairs etc. in the respective priority area.
The StandICT.eu 2023 Calls are open to individuals or natural persons residing in the European Member States Associate Countries from both public and private sectors, industry and service companies including SMEs and start-ups, academia and research, and national and European associations, including NGOs representing consumers interests.
In particular, the target of StandICT.eu open calls are European specialists who:
- have profound knowledge in one of the priority areas covered by the Open Calls;
- have experience regarding developments of standards, e.g., in SDOs, in groups set-up by the EC, or when creating documentation in open source developments;
- are not receiving support from other instruments (PPPs, EU or national R&I projects) for the proposed activities, and are not being funded from other sources for an identical activity.