Grants Detail

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

In a world where demand and competition for finite resources continue to increase, and pressure on resources is causing greater environmental degradation and fragility, valuable materials are leaking from our economies. Moving to more circular economic models will allow Europe to rise to the current and future challenges of global pressure on resources and increasing insecurity of supply.

Circular Economy is currently one of the main strategies at European level and the KICs community clearly represent one of the most relevant stakeholders able to support, boost and facilitate the adequate implementation of this key strategy.

The main objectives of the EIT Circular Economy Community are:

• Support the Innovation Communities in developing a joint circular economy offer and to increase their visibility in the circular economy landscape,
• Strengthen collaboration with European Commission services through the implementation of a Circular Economy joint strategy,
• nitiate and strengthen the collaboration with other relevant stakeholders and initiatives in the circular economy landscape, etc. 

The EIT Community Circular Economy Prize aims to identify relevant start-ups and SMEs with significant new solutions in the four specific topics defined in the next section.

This prize is specifically focused on four relevant topics:

• New circular business models,
• Circular economy assessment methodologies,
• Waste valorization including logistics,
• Digital Products Passports. 

ELIGIBILITY & ADMISSIBILITY CRITERIA

The contest is open to any legal entity or group of legal entities established in an EU Member State or in a country associated to HorizonEurope. For partners and entities that have already received funding by the participating EIT KICs (EIT Raw Materials, EIT Climate-KIC, EIT Food, EIT Urban Mobility and EIT Manufacturing) restrictions may apply. For more information refer to the Rules of the Prize.

FUNDING & RESOURCE ALLOCATION

EUR 15.000 for the first position topic 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

TIMETABLE 

PARTNER SEARCH 

In case of joint applications by a group of participants, the participants must appoint a 'lead participant' to represent them to the EIT Circular Economy Community. The participants will be jointly responsible and must all fulfil and respect the conditions set out in these rules. Applications must be submitted by the (lead) participant.

FURTHER INFORMATION 

For further information please click here. 

Call for Proposal Document

COUNTRY COORDINATOR 

Country Coordinator for this call is: TÜBİTAK 

For your questions and inquiries please contact: ncpcem@tubitak.gov.tr