Library FAQ
What additional support can EIC Transition projects receive?
EIC Transition projects are eligible for EIC Booster grants up to EUR 50,000 for complementary commercialisation activities and can use the Fast Track scheme to submit an EIC Accelerator proposal.
What advanced processes are encouraged for manufacturing in the Responsible Electronics Challenge?
Solution-based production methods suitable for sheet-to-sheet or roll-to-roll manufacturing, including blade coating, slot die coating, spray coating, screen printing, inkjet printing, offset, gravure and flexo-printing.
What are key expected impacts of in-space energy harvesting projects?
Laboratory-validated concepts for space energy harvesting and use, breakthrough wireless power transmission technologies, eco-friendly green propulsion solutions for in-space mobility, and in-space robotic manufacturing/assembly of space-based solar units.
What are the 2023 cut-off dates for submitting EIC Transition proposals?
12 April 2023 at 17:00 Brussels local time and 27 September 2023 at 17:00 Brussels local time.
What environmental requirements must projects in the Responsible Electronics Challenge meet?
They must ensure safe and sustainable use of non-critical raw materials or full recycle/reuse, conduct a full life cycle analysis, apply or identify a methodology to measure environmental and/or carbon footprint, and ensure materials/methods are not harmful to...
What is EIC Transition intended to fund?
Innovation activities that go beyond laboratory proof of principle, supporting technology maturation and validation in relevant application environments and development of a sustainable business case and model towards commercialisation.
What is the evaluation and selection process for EIC Transition?
First, at least three expert evaluators score proposals against award criteria; the top-ranked proposals (aggregating to roughly twice the available budget) are invited to a face-to-face jury interview. If successful, grant agreements are typically signed with...
What is the expected outcome of the Responsible Electronics Challenge?
Development of lab-scale validated proof-of-concept devices based on innovative materials and manufacturing processes that are more sustainable, trusted and secure, and reduce dependency on critical raw materials.
What is the overall goal of the Responsible Electronics Challenge?
To enable discovery and development of environmentally friendly electronic materials and processes that reduce environmental impact and the need for critical raw materials and hazardous chemicals.
What is the visionary idea behind the In-space Solar Energy Harvesting Challenge?
To collect solar energy in space and transmit it, potentially via a grid of re-translators, to in-space recipients to power novel propulsion and other in-space applications, enabling continuous energy for in-space mobility.
What readiness level must proposals to EIC Transition build on?
They must build on results of an eligible project at least at experimental proof of concept (TRL 3), ideally with technology validated in the lab (TRL 4).
What sustainability and safety considerations must in-space energy harvesting proposals include?
Interdisciplinary approaches, incorporation of sustainable space debris management, safe and sustainable use of non-critical raw materials, and a full life cycle analysis of proposed solutions and their decarbonisation impact.
What technology areas should proposals for in-space energy harvesting address?
Scalable in-orbit solar energy collection/storage solutions, conversion of harvested energy into a form for long-distance space transmission, efficient wireless and secure power transmission between harvesters and receivers, and innovative green propulsion usi...
What types of materials are sought under the Responsible Electronics Challenge?
Materials with improved properties such as flexibility, durability and recyclability; low-energy/low-carbon processable materials; alternatives (including nano-sized) to common electronic materials like silicon and silicon nitride.
What unconventional applications are of interest for responsible electronics?
E-textiles and e-skin applications including backplane and logic circuits, microprocessors (4–8 bits), sensors, displays, power supplies, and wireless transmitters/receivers, particularly for IoT use and with life-cycle thinking.
Which previous projects make results eligible for EIC Transition proposals?
EIC Pathfinder projects (and earlier FET calls), FET Flagships, ERC Proof of Concept projects, European Defence Fund research projects for exclusively civil applications, and for Transition Challenges only: projects funded under Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe.
Which specific classes of advanced electronic materials are targeted?
Small-molecule and polymeric organic materials, solution-processable inorganic materials, hybrid organic-inorganic materials, polymer-matrix nanocomposites, and bio-based or nature-inspired materials.
Who can apply to EIC Transition and in what forms?
A single legal entity (start-up, SME or research performing organisation), a small consortium of two independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated Countries, or a consortium of three to five independent legal entities.
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