The Selection Process

The selection process is as follows:

  1. Submission: you are submitting your application by filling out the form – it requires a maximum of 20 minutes.
  2. Evaluation:
    • our internal expert creates a first evaluation of your application.
    • interview prepared with NEANIAS experts.
  3. Selection and granting:
    • based on the evaluation of experts you will receive an individual score.
    • we will inform you within 1 month about the result of your application.

The Execution Process

After the selection procedure, the successful winners will start working with NEANIAS experts of the selected thematic fields of Underwater, Atmospheric or Space research. After signing an NDA, and creating a concise project abstract, where the clear goals of the project are defined; the project implementation will start. The awarded projects will receive technical and business-related support in the POC implementation phase, at least during three months. This period will be followed by a one-week collaboration with NEANIAS experts on evaluating the POC, and creating the closing report, where the status of development and the added values of NEANIAS will be described. The projects might receive additional support from NEANIAS experts to implement their business cases, which can be further negotiated and agreed upon between the awarded projects and NEANIAS experts.

The mains steps:

  1. Project abstract creation
  2. NDA signing
  3. POC implementation (3 months)
  4. POC evaluation (1 week)
  5. Case report (1 week)
  6. Optional additional support and extension period

How to apply

Please follow the instructions and submit your application by clicking on Open Call Application Form

 

Keep reading about the 2nd Open Call

 

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