In the international call on Disaster Resilience opened within the scope of Eureka Network projects, products, processes or services that can be put on the market through international R&D projects involving organizations from at least two EUREKA member countries (provided that at least one is an EU member or a Horizon European Associated country) is intended to be revealed.
As part of the Eureka Network Projects, a significant support initiative within Eureka, the "Disaster Resilience" call is set to commence on 13 June 2024 with 14 countries. Aligned with Eureka's goals, it aims to provide support for projects demonstrating high potential for commercialization, focusing on the development of market-oriented products, processes, and services
Collaborative international R&D, innovation and technology development projects can help society prepare for, respond to and recover from different kinds of disasters. R&D and innovation products and solutions can save life, prevent or limit environmental catastrophes and help society prepare for a future where climate change is expected to increase the frequency and scale of many kinds of disasters.
Call-Specific Requirements:
Projects should target at least one catastrophe category and have a clear disaster-related application.
Projects should seek to produce a product, method, or service for commercialization, and project results (such as launch) should be implemented within 24 months after project completion.
Projects may create entirely new innovations or adapt, modify, and reuse existing technologies that are already in use or planned for various application areas. Although the beginning point for technology readiness varies each project, it is assumed that no project will begin with a technology readiness level (TRL) less than 4.
Companies with capital companies, higher education institutions, public research centres and institutes, training and research hospitals, and research infrastructures covered by Law No. 6550 are eligible to apply for the call code 1719-Eureka Lightweighting Technologies. Applications from relevant institutions are considered in collaboration with at least one capital company.
The budget of the international call on Lightweighting Technologies is 2,500,000 Euros. For projects that will apply to the relevant call (Turkish project partners), the project budget cannot exceed 500,000 Euros. The budget of institutions other than capital companies can be up to 50% of the total project budget.
The maximum project duration is 36 months.
Call Schedule
International Call Opening Date: 13 June 2024
International Call Closing Date: 31 October 2024
National Call Opening Date: 31 October 2024
Deadline for Organization-Based Pre-Registration: 11 December 2024 23:59 (UTC+3)
National Project Application Deadline: 12 December 2024 (UTC+3)
National applications will be sent online at https://eteydeb.tubitak.gov.tr according to the call schedules in the call announcements.
Eureka Network - Disaster Resilience project applications will be submitted in accordance with the national call rules coded “1719-Eureka Disaster Resilience” and titled “Eureka Network 2024 Disaster Resilience Call Announcement”. The call text must be thoroughly reviewed prior to the national application. If the application rules are not followed, the application may be returned without review.
Application Process
Applications for the project will be conducted through two stages: International and national.
Stage 1/International Application:
All participating partners are required to fill out the Eureka project application form online, accessible on the call web page at (https://eureka.smartsimple.ie/s_Login.jsp). Subsequently, each application will undergo pre-evaluation by the national Eureka offices of the countries involved in this initiative.
Stage 2/National Application:
Participants from Türkiye must submit their national applications to the TÜBİTAK 1719-Eureka Disaster Resilience national call, along with the international application form, by December 12, 2024 (https://eteydeb.tubitak.gov.tr/prodis.htm).
After completing the international application, institutions/organizations located in Türkiye can quickly apply to the Eureka Network Project 2024 Disaster Resilience national call (1719- EUREKA DISASTER RESILLIENCE). It is necessary to pay attention to the deadline for national applications specified in the time schedule included in the call announcement.
Contact
For International Application Process:
E-mail: eureka@tubitak.gov.tr
For National Application Process:
E-mail: 1509@tubitak.gov.tr
Call Documents
You can access the international call text at https://eurekanetwork.org/opencalls/network-projects-disaster-resilience-response-recovery-2024/
