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Do you have a visionary idea for a future technology that could make a substantial difference in our lives?
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Do you see a plausible way of achieving the scientific breakthrough needed to make this technology possible?
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Can you imagine collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of researchers and innovators to achieve proof of principle and to validate the future technology’s scientific basis?
If your answer to these three questions is ‘yes’, then EIC Pathfinder may be the right programme for your idea.
EIC Pathfinder Open is based on open-topic participation. In the EIC Pathfinder Challenges, key topics are defined annually.
Aims
In EIC Pathfinder, the expected project result is proof of principle, or in other words the scientific and technological proof that the envisioned future technology’s basic ideas are feasible. The project results should be published at the highest-level in freely accessible (open access) scientific publications.
Additionally, the measures necessary to continue the project in future should be taken, for example by seeking adequate protection for the intellectual property generated.
The implementation or application of the technology is not the subject of EIC Pathfinder funding.
Application
Proposal Template for EIC Pathfinder Open:
- Part A (details regarding content, budget, consortium)
- Part B (Technical description, maximum of 20 pages)
Proposal Template EIC Pathfinder Challenges:
- Part A (details regarding content, budget, consortium)
- Part B (Technical description, maximum of 30 pages)
Details | Pathfinder Open 2024 | Pathfinder Challenges 2024 |
Deadline | 7 March 2024 | 16 October 2024 |
Budget | 136 million euros | 120 million euros |
Topics | none | - "Solar-to-X" devices
- Towards cement and concrete as a carbon sink
- Nature inspired alternatives for food packaging and film
- Nanoelectronics for energy-efficient smart edge devices
- Protecting EU space infrastructure
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Project size | approx. 3 million euros | approx. 4 million euros |
Applicants | Consortia of at least three independent legal entities (such as universities, research institutions, SMEs, enterprises, Start-ups) from three different Member States or Associated States and at least one from a member state | - Mono-beneficiaries (with the exception of large companies) from a Member State or Associated State
- Consortia of two independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated States
- For consortia of three partners or more, the standard rules apply (see Pathfinder Open)
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Particularities | none | - Funding according to the lump sum model
- It is advised to include a work package dedicated to portfolio activities and allocate at least 10 person-months to it.
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