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EIT Call for Proposals launched Today PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 02 April 2009
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has launched its first call for proposals on 2 April 2009.
The EIT aims to be a key driver of sustainable European growth and competitiveness through the stimulation of top class innovations with a positive impact on economy and society. The first step is the selection of the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). KIC's will be highly integrated, creative partnerships including education, technology, research, business and entrepreneurship that will produce new innovations and new innovation models and inspire others to emulate them.

A KIC is expected to have:
  • High quality management with strong leadership and direction to develop strategy and facilitate day-today operation of the organization (i.e. a secretariat)
  • Clear organization and collaboration rules
  • An effective governance structure (including entry-exit rules)
  • Shared short-, mid-, and long term targets
  •  Motivating IPR rules
  • A strong outreach programme
The EIT contribution is, principally, for the operation of the KIC (note however that "operation" is not precisely defined) but may also be used to finance the establishment, administration and coordination of the KIC. The EIT contribution is not intended to fund new large infrastructure or to supplement established activities such as an existing funded research project.

The total contribution from the Community budget to the EIT available for funding all KICs activities is expected to be around 270 million in the period 2010-2013, distributed according to the following tables:

 Year 2010 2011 2012 2013
 € (millions) 26 55 72 119
(subject to annual decisions of the Budgetary Authority; most likely the funding in the later years will also have to cover a second call for proposals)

All applicants will have to register to EIT electronic registration system, which will open in May 2009, in order to get access to the EIT proposal submission system.
Only electronic proposals submitted through this system will be accepted.

The deadline for proposal submission is 17.00 on 27 August 2009 (Brussels time).

Hearings will take place in Budapest on 16 December 2009. Representatives of KICs proposals should ensure that they keep this date available in case they are called. No more than 6 proposals will be invited to hearings.


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