H2020 Call | Horizon Impact Award 2020

These projects must have been funded by FP7 and/or Horizon 2020 funding programmes and they must be closed by the time of application.

Call name: Horizon Impact Award  | Call ID: H2020-HIA-Prize-2020

Type of action: RPr Recognition Prize

Deadline Model: single-stage

Opening: 13 February 2020

Deadline: 02 April 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time

Specific Challenge:

The uptake of R&I results created under the Framework Programme is important for the programme’s success and is instrumental in contributing towards transformative impacts on the economy, society and policymaking.

To illustrate the wider socio-economic benefits of the EU investment in R&I and to encourage project beneficiaries to best manage and utilise their research results, the Commission awards on an annual basis a recognition prize for rewarding beneficiaries that have successfully demonstrated effective exploitation and uptake of their projects’ R&I results.

In particular, five winners will be selected by the evaluation jury for their achievements. The prizes are monetary and each of the five winners will receive EUR 10.000. The prizes will be awarded during the Award Ceremony with a selected audience of high-level representatives and promoters of innovation in industry and public sector.

The specific rules of the contest will be published in 2020 by the European Commission[1], which will directly launch and manage the contest and award the prizes based on the judgement of independent experts

Expected Impact:

With this award, the Commission aims to champion the uptake and use of EU funded project results, thus boosting their potential to achieve economic societal, and/or policy impacts. It is expected that the award, through showcasing best practices, will create role models and inspire R&I beneficiaries to use their research results to create value for the society at large

[1]On the Funding and Tenders Portal but also actively publicised elsewhere to maximise participation.

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