Deadline: 3-May-23
The European Commission (EC) is accepting nominations for CASSINI Prize for Digital Space.
Expected Results
The prize will be awarded to one or several best data-driven marine or maritime digital application(s) meeting the criteria of the contest. The application uses Copernicus and/or Galileo data in combination with other data sources, and aims at solving problems or meeting customer needs related to the detection, monitoring and tracking of plastic pollution in rivers, lakes, shores and coastal zones and to support its removal in order to support the prevention of ocean pollution. The awarding of the prize is expected to leverage more private investment capital to the winning contestant.
Prize Details
The prize budget is 2.85 Mio EUR. The first three ranked winners will receive the same prize of value 0.95 Mio EUR.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants must be:
- small and medium-sized enterprise (SME).
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- non-EU countries:
- countries associated to the Horizon Europe (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement applies before the award
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