The Open Call is targeted to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) / slightly bigger companies and Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) willing to improve their business by becoming data-driven and unleashing the potential of sharing data through the creation of Data Spaces. Data Spaces are a centerpiece of the EU’s strategy for data.

Up to 19 Bottom-Up Experiments, carried out by consortiums involving SMEs and DIHs, will be selected. Beneficiaries selected will receive:

• Financial Support Selected SMEs and DIHs will receive funding as a lump sum, ranging from €72,000 to €120,000 per consortium, depending on the number of members within each consortium.
• Mentoring Programme The beneficiaries will become part of a customized 9-month i4Trust Data Sharing Mentoring Program, which includes: Refinement of the proposed Use-Case definition; training support for workforce re/up-skilling; Mentoring support on business, legal, operational, and technical matters, specifically technical support on i4Trust technologies.
• Sharing knowledge and know-how By participating in the i4Trust Community, beneficiaries will have the opportunity to share knowledge and best-practices with industry stakeholders, as well as, get visible in market events at European and International level. This will support the creation of links and synergies between them and the development of new business opportunities at a global level.

i4Trust is looking for consortia composed by SMEs/slightly bigger companies and DIHs registered in Member States of the European Union and its Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) or Associated Countries to H2020 as well as the United Kingdom. The eligible consortiums can submit their proposals through the FundingBox platform microsite created for this purpose by filling up an easy online application form by September 12, 20221 at 16:00 (CEST).

The applicants can access a dedicated Open Call Helpdesk and are invited to join the i4Trust Community. Find all the information on the Guideline for Applicants and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which will be regularly updated while this Open Call is running.

About the Project Grant Agreement

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant agreement No 951975.