The European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital)
Summary
The EIC aims to identify and support breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations to create new markets and scale up internationally and it has been established under the EU Horizon Europe Programme.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
The European Capital of Innovation Awards aims to champion inspiring cases of municipality- enabled innovation flourishing in cities.
The Awards are a prestigious recognition for city administrators who are courageous enough to open up their governance practices to experimentation, to boost innovation by all means, to be a role model for other cities, and to push the boundaries of technology for the benefit of their citizens.
The Awards will raise the profile of city teams that have developed and implemented innovative policies, enhanced citizens’ role in finding local solutions and participating in the decision-making process, facilitated the city’s attractiveness towards investors, industry, top class talents and entrepreneurial individuals, supported the growth of highly innovative start-ups and SMEs, helped the city to open up connections with others and cooperate with them and therefore inspiring and helping identify best practices to be replicated across Europe.
The Awards will feature two categories, with two prizes each category:
A) European Capital of Innovation 2021 category
B) European Rising Innovative City 2021 category
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€ First prize for the European Capital of Innovation category of €1,000,000 and 2 runner-up prizes of €100,000. First prize European Rising Innovative City of €500,000 and 2 runner-up prizes of €50,000.Thematic Categories
- Industry
- Regional Development
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Local Authorities
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
18/03/2021Call Closing Date
15/07/2021National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
European Innovation Council: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/contact-form_en