EIT Water

The EIT Call for Proposals is for consortia consisting of leading organisations from business, education and research willing to enter at an organisation level into a partnership and subsequently in most cases pay a membership fee to the KIC. This Call for Proposals is therefore not suited for individuals or organisations wanting to submit alone. A good explanation of what is expected from a KIC and the role of the partners is provided on pages 34-36 of the EIT Innovation Model Paper 2024. 

Swiss organisations are eligible for participation in the EIT Call for Proposals. The EIT’s Call will result in the designation of the winning consortium by the EIT Governing Board (no funding will be awarded at this stage of the procedure). As regards eligibility for funding, the designated winning consortium will receive funding for the start-up phase of the KIC. As a general rule, entities from EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries are eligible for funding.  

 The EIT Water will be established under Horizon Europe and funding for after 2027 (termination year of Horizon Europe) will have to be decided accordingly by the European Institutions.  

 A networking platform has been put in place to connect organisations interested in forming a consortium to submit a proposal for a KIC. The NCPs listed in the Contacts below can also help you in understanding the context of a KIC Consortium building.  

The European Commission analysis published on 27 June 2024 presented how the establishment of the new KIC is needed to tackle water scarcity, droughts, floods, and marine and freshwater degradation.

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