CELTIC-NEXT has opened a call for organisations collaborating internationally on the R&D of ICT projects. By applying and participating, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project.

The goal of this call for projects is to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications ICT for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world.

You can submit your R&D project application between 1 July 2024 and 21 October 2024 by visiting CELTIC-NEXT website.

Scope

CELTIC-NEXT gives project proposers almost limitless freedom regarding what research topic they can explore in their ICT research projects. The programme’s philosophy is to facilitate projects in a bottom-up way, thus offering projects the chance of both evolutionary and disruptive innovation in all relevant ICT areas without limiting their creativity and ambition.

Relevant industry sectors include:

• Network capacity
• Photonics
• Satellite
• Mobility
• ICT
• Security
• Robustness
• More …

Eligibility

Eureka has limited eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Clusters consortium:

• Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation.
• The project must have a civilian purpose.
• Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

If there is no allocated budget for your organisation type in your country and you want to participate in a project consortium, contact your national funding body using the form below to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.

Participation is open to companies of all sizes, universities and research organisations.