Horizon Europe – INDUSAC Open call for students and researchers

Call: A HUMAN-CENTRED AND ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES 2021 (HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01)

The call is managed by EU project INDUSAC under the Horizon Europe programme. The Horizon Europe project INDUSAC, aims to financially support short-term (4-8 weeks) research collaborations between academia (students and researchers) and industry (companies), in solving company challenges. Financial support to third parties (FSTP) is given solely to student members of the co-creation teams.

Expected outcome: 

• 300 successful collaborations between industry and academia,
• Supported co-creation projects shall include at least 50% female representation overall (not on the individual co-creation project level).
• 60% of members of the co-creation teams must be from Widening Countries.
• Distribution of 900.000 EUR gross for FSTP to student members of the co-creation teams,

Students and researchers are invited to create co-creation teams and solve companies' Challenges within 4-8 weeks. 

opening date: November 2023

Deadline model: single-stage, two cut-off dates

Deadline for submitting a Motivation Letter: 

• 30.05.2024
• 30.10.2024

The Motivation Letter from a co-creation team is considered submitted once all co-creation team members confirm participation in the co-creation team and confirm the terms and conditions.

Although not mandatory, co-creation teams are encouraged to apply with a single strong Motivation Letter rather than multiple less-elaborated applications that may be rejected and thus cost them a valuable opportunity (since the maximum number of Motivation Letters throughout all three cut-off dates is three).

Supporting documentation

• INDUSAC Call for Students and Researchers
• Appendix 1 – Registration Form for Students
• Appendix 2 – Registration Form for Researchers
• Appendix 3 – Motivation Letter Form
• Appendix 4 – Skill level survey before the project
• Appendix 5 – Template for co-creation implementation report
• Appendix 6 – Declaration of Financial Support to Third Parties
• Appendix 7 – Statement of non-disclosure
• Appendix 8 – Template for Evaluation of Motivation Letters
• Appendix 9 – Solution Evaluation template