EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative: funding to develop Deep Tech training
La iniciativa EIT Deep Tech Talent ha abierto su Convocatoria de propuestas de formación 2025, invitando a las organizaciones a mejorar o ampliar los programas de formación en Deep Tech
Objective
The 2025 call for training proposals has three main objectives:
- Increase the number of people trained in deep tech in Europe. These should come from the following categories:
- Students in higher education who need more advanced technology training
- Adult trainees in companies and the labour market who need additional skills in deep tech.
- Expand, improve and diversify the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative training catalogue
- Foster collaboration among EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative participants (400 as of February 2025)
Type of projects to be financed
The call supports the development, improvement, expansion or updating of training programmes in areas of advanced technology. Projects should contribute to the improvement of qualifications, re-qualification and training of individuals, ensuring scalability and impact.
Challenges
Proposals should address one or more of the 15 Deep Tech areas covered by the initiative:
- Advanced computing/ Quantum computing
- Advanced manufacturing
- Advanced materials
- Aerospace, automotive and remote sensing
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning, including big data
- Biotechnology and life sciences
- Communications and networks, including 5G
- Cyber security and data protection
- Electronics and photonics
- Internet of things, W3C, semantic web
- Robotics
- Semiconductors (microchips)
- Sustainable energy and clean technologies
- Virtual reality, augmented reality, metaverse
- Web 3.0, including Blockchain, Distributed Ledgers, NFTs
Funding
Through this call, the Initiative has allocated a maximum funding of up to €1 million, and each consortium can apply for up to €60,000.
Eligibility criteria
The EIT Deep Tech Talent 2025 call for training proposals is open to all types of European or Member State legal entities wishing to engage with the future of deep tech education and competence development in throughout Europe.
Proposals must include a consortium of at least two entities from at least two different eligible countries and meet the following conditions:
- At least one partner must come from a Member State (MS).
- The other partner may be from a Member State or an associated country (CA)
In addition, all applicants must have signed the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative Pledge and become Pledgers (have their pledge submitted) as soon as possible and no later than 10 business days prior to the call deadline.
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