Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The EIT’s HEI Initiative has launched its second call for proposals (EIT HEI Call 2), with the objective of supporting higher education institutions (HEIs) to design activities that will improve their entrepreneurial and innovation capacity, including:
- Fostering institutional engagement and change
- Strengthening partnerships
- Developing innovation and businesses
- Enhancing the quality of entrepreneurial education
- Creating and disseminating knowledge
Unlocking the potential of higher education institutions for innovation and entrepreneurship is a key priority for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), aiming to foster institutional change and further integrate them into innovation ecosystems.
Funding Information
- Up to 40 consortia will be selected, and each selected project will be awarded a maximum of €1.2 million. The first phase of funding will run from July to December 2022, and projects will receive a maximum of €300,000 during this period. Upon the successful completion of Phase 1, the second phase of funding will award up to €900,000 between January 2023 and June 2024.
- Total funding of up to EUR 1.2 million over 24 months based on the conditional approval and subject to approval of the budget
Eligibility Criteria
- The initiative will help HEIs across Europe to strengthen their ability to innovate.
- More specifically, the initiative aims to encourage these institutions to look at their own practices and develop concrete actions to increase the impact of their innovation and entrepreneurship activities on their local and regional ecosystems.
- Selected projects will receive expert coaching and funding from the EIT Community to support them in achieving these aims
- They invite a consortia of HEIs and non-academic organisations to submit a proposal. Consortia can be made up of:
- Higher education institutions (HEIs). These are institutions which offer recognised degrees or other tertiary level qualifications and other comparable institutions at tertiary level, if recognised by the national authorities. These institutions must be recognised as a higher education institution by the national authority of its country. Each HEI must provide proof of accreditation by the corresponding national authorities to offer recognised degrees. The applicant/coordinator must be an HEI.
- Public or private, small, medium or large enterprises (including social enterprises)
- Research institutes Public bodies at local, regional or national level
- Intermediary organisations or associations which represent HEIs.
For more information, visit https://www.climate-kic.org/news/eit-launches-call-for-proposals-to-boost-innovation-in-higher-education-institutions/