16 Jan 2025
EIT opens call for KIC Water
On 16 January 2025, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) opened its call for EIT KIC Water, to build a new sustainable innovation partnership to strengthen Europe’s water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. The Call for Proposals invites consortia of organisations and industry leaders bringing together water-related education, research and business to put forward their vision and strategy for EIT Water.
The EIT will develop an integrated approach across freshwater, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. EIT Water will support entrepreneurial education and skills development, innovation projects as well as the business creation and commercialisation of new technologies, products and services. The new KIC will serve as a pan-European partnership and strengthen capacities addressing Europe’s regional innovation divide. EIT Water will become the EIT’s tenth Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC).
EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities receive EIT funding for a maximum of fifteen years. EIT Water can expect a starting budget of up to € 5 million in 2026 to set up its innovation ecosystem. Any future funding is assessed against the impact of the new KIC’s activities and decided upon by the EIT Governing Board. Through successful innovations and contributions from third parties, the partnership is expected to become financially sustainable over time beyond the period supported by EIT funding, leveraging close cooperation between education, research and business.
The deadline for submitting applications for the call for proposal for EIT Water is 17 June 2025.
During the European Commission’s European Ocean Days 2025 (3 March 2025, 09:00 - Friday 7 March 2025), the EIT will be hosting an Information Day for its upcoming call for proposals for interested applicants. The EIT Water Info Day will be held on 7 March 2025 in Brussels, Belgium (Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101, 1040) in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
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