2022 EIT calls: up to 3 years of funding for innovation, applied research, partnership & networking opportunities!
All the 2022 EIT Innovation calls
Below you will find for each call a brief summary that includes all the details you'll need to understand if a call is a fit or not for your project. For each call we have indicated the contact info of the Aalto EIT Services project manager in charge: you can get in touch with the managers if you think you would like to apply or if you cannot find a call that suits you.
Call for Innovation / EIT Digital
For new start-ups
Aim to contribute to one of the Strategic areas of EIT Digital:
- Digital Tech - secure IoT, data sovereignty and Artificial Intelligence based solutions
- Digital Cities - “city as a data platform” based solutions for sustainable cities
- Digital Industry - data platform-based sustainable digital industry solutions
- Digital Wellbeing - solutions for quality of life improvement through sensing and data analysis
- Digital Finance - sovereign embedded payment solutions in digital finance
2020 Budget 66.2M€, 42% allocated to innovation
Success rate 17% (2020)
Average innovation budget 565K€
Average co-funding required 30%
Average project duration 1 year
Process
06.4.21 / the call opens
12.5.21 / pre-call deadline
Support
Ida Andersson
+358 504648094
ida.m.andersson@aalto.fi
Call for Innovation / EIT Manufacturing
From TRL 5-7 to TRL 8-9
Aim to boost manufacturing innovation in Europe in the following domains: Human-machine co-working; flexible production; green manufacturing and digital collaborative solutions.
2020 Budget 26.8M€, 43% allocated to innovation
Success rate 59% (BP2020)
Average innovation budget 814K€
Average co-funding required 30%
Average project duration 1 year
Process
01.3.21 / the call opens
31.3.21 / pre-call deadline
14.5.21 / main call deadline
Support
Zoltan Javor
+358 45 3472373
zoltan.javor@aalto.fi
Call for Innovation / EIT Raw Material
From TRL 5 to TRL 7
Aim for breakthrough innovations and radical new ways to address raw materials challenges in the following domains: sustainable discovery and supply; sustainable materials for future mobility; raw materials for circular solutions
2020 Budget 81.7M€, 60% allocated to innovation
Success rate 41% (BP2020)
Average innovation budget 627K€/year
Average co-funding required 30%
Average project duration 3 years
Process
11.3.21 / the call opens
19.4.21 / project registration
03.5.21 / pre-call deadline (TBC)
01.9.21 / final-call deadline (TBC)
Support
Zoltan Javor
+358 45 3472373
zoltan.javor@aalto.fi
Call for Innovation / EIT Urban Mobility
From TRL 5 and above
Topics Active mobility, Future mobility, Mobility & energy, Sustainable city logistics, Public realm
Aim to solve urban mobility challenges in European cities.
2020 Budget 28.8M€, 65% allocated to innovation
Success rate 45% (2020)
Average innovation budget 834K€
Average co-funding required 30%
Average project duration 1 year
Maximum funding 1M€ per innovation project per year
Process
18.3.21 / the call opens (TBC)
end of May / call deadline (TBC)
Support
Petri Allekotte
+35850 3440612
petri.allekotte@aalto.fi
Below you will find a recap table with all the important dates for the above calls.
| EIT Digital | EIT Manufacturing | EIT Raw Materials | EIT Urban Mobility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.3.2021 | Call opens | |||
| 11.3.2021 | Call opens | |||
| 19.3.2021 | Call opens | |||
| 22.3.2021 | Pre-call deadline | |||
| 06.4.2021 | Call opens | |||
| 19.4.2021 | Project registration | |||
| 03.5.2021 | Pre-call deadline (TBC) | |||
| 14.5.2021 | Call deadline | |||
| 15.5.2021 | Pre-call deadline | |||
| 18.5.2021 | Call deadline | |||
| 01.9.2021 | Call deadline (TBC) |
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