20 May 2025
EIT awards €63 million to 47 new projects under EIT Higher Education Intiative
In the context of the EU's efforts to close the innovation and talent gap, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has awarded €63 million to 47 cross-sector projects under the EIT Higher Education Initiative's Call for Proposals 2024. The aim is to strengthen the role of higher education in building a more innovative, resilient, and skilled Europe. 620 organisations from 46 countries participate in the projects.
The EIT Higher Education Initiative is focused on boosting the innovation capacity of higher education institutions. It grants project partners access to Europe's largest innovation ecosystem. Of the 47 EIT Higher Education Initiative projects announced, 12 will also focus on Deep Tech and will directly support the EIT's Deep Tech Talent Initiative aiming at training 1 million deep-tech talents by the end of 2025.
Of the 620 organisations participating in the new projects, 284 are HEIs, 186 are businesses, and 150 are other non-academic organisations, including research centres, public authorities, and associations. This Call introduces 193 new HEIs as full partners, raising the total number of funded HEIs to 501 since 2021, surpassing the original target of 500 participants by 2027 ahead of time.
The new projects kicked off on 1 April 2025. A total of 130 consortia, bringing together 1,480 organisations from 55 countries had applied to the 2024 call, which closed in December. Each of the projects selected is receiving up to €1,340,000.-.
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More details on the selected projects can be found here.