The 2024 GÉANT Innovation Programme is back with a new Call for Proposals open! Deadline is 14 February 2024.
The GÉANT Innovation Programme is a unique opportunity to enable initial development, establish a proof of concept or testing of new ideas, with lightweight administrative constraints.
As part of the GÉANT Community Programme (GCP), the GÉANT Association has reserved EUR300k to support an Innovation Programme for specific research projects to be carried out by the GÉANT community.
The call for proposals is for research project funding of up to EUR50k, for a max duration of 6 months.
Who can apply? The Innovation Programme will accept applications from member NRENs from the GÉANT Association or legal entities from one of its ‘connected institutions’, including universities, research or education institutes or institutions connected to an NREN.
Which research topics will be considered? Topics from areas where the GÉANT community is currently most active include: Network and Network Technologies; Above the Net services; Trust and Identity; Security, and Digital Health. Other areas the community are engaged in are also strongly welcome. We particularly encourage innovative proposals that demonstrate significant scientific or societal and economic impact, and create benefit for the GÉANT European Research and Education community. Examples of previous innovation developed within the GÉANT community include widely adopted services, such as eduroam eduroam, eduVPN and eduMEET.
The guidelines for applicants and all relevant information to submit your innovative idea can be found on the Innovation Programme’s website.
We encourage Israeli researchers in these fields to take advantage of this funding and share this information with colleagues, students and networks.