EIC Horizon Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'

Call: EIC Horizon Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'

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Programme

Horizon 2020

Acronym

H2020

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Horizon 2020"

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme with nearly 80 billion € of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). Apart from classic research projects, Horizon 2020 also funds innovation projects and pilot-projects in different fields.

The programme is divided into three different sections:

Excellent Science
Industrial Leadership
Societal Challenges

Countries eligible for funding are: The EU-Member States, Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Moldova, Switzerland, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Israel, Tunisia, Georgia, Armenia.

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Link to Programme

Description of programme
"Horizon Prizes"

Horizon Prizes are challenge prizes (also known as 'inducement' prizes) which offer a cash reward to whoever can most effectively meet a defined challenge. They act as an incentive for innovation. They prescribe the goal but not who the innovator should be or how the goal should be achieved.

Call

EIC Horizon Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'

Description of call
"EIC Horizon Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'"

The challenge is to develop a scalable, reliable and cost-effective early warning system prototype to forecast and monitor vector-borne diseases in order to contribute to the prevention of outbreaks mitigating their impact on local, regional and global scales and providing support to existing elimination efforts.
Projects are expected to provide a demonstration of the prototype at local level, considering the relevant societal factors of the chosen area.

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Health, Security, Research, Innovation

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / поранешна југословенска Република Македонија
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Other, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Applicant details

The contest is open to all legal entities (including natural persons) or groups of legal entities regardless of its place of establishment.
Please note however that legal persons established in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or the city of Sevastopol are not eligible to participate in any capacity. Entities from non-EU Member States that are covered by Council sanctions are also not eligible to participate.

Call opens

26.04.2018

Call closes

01.09.2020

Type of Funding

Prize

Financial details

prize amount: 5 million €

Submission

Online via the Participant Portal.

Contact Details

Link to the National Contact Point Finder.