List of Cascade Funding Opportunities from SNS Phase 1 Projects running Open Calls
A number of the SNS JU phase one projects are planning to run open calls to either augment or validate the capabilities, functionalities and performance of their experimental platforms or to add use cases to their portfolio of demonstrated services. Pleas click onthe project names below for Further Information:
Stream C projects
Budget:
€1,680,906 (€120,000 per project with maximum of €60,000 per beneficiary)
Call dates:
Two submission periods with two months of dissemination of the call.
1st call open December 2023, closes January 2024
2nd call open June 2024, closes July 2024
Very brief “scope of the call”:
The aim of the Open Calls is to validate the capabilities, functionalities and performance of the 6G-BRICKS Experimental Facility in extended domains to complement the domains of the internal Use Cases, so as to ensure its wide applicability and value to the market. More specific:
1st call: Covering experiments on 6G-BRICKS devices and components via O-RAN xAPPs, on compute continuum leveraging the UE Farms, and on novel XAI modules
2nd call: Covering different vertical applications, which will validate the 6GBRICKS experimental facility’s performance in serving the needs and requirements of such applications in terms of throughput, low latencies, support of a massive number of devices, reliability security, etc.
Type/size of submission expected:
Beneficiaries are consortia composed of up to 2 legal entities (SMEs) acting as technology providers and/or application providers for use case implementation. A total of 14-26 sub-projects are to be selected depending on the participants per submitted project.
Link for full info:
Budget:
Maximum amount of financial support for each third party: 60,000€ (if justified, the proposer can request higher amounts)
Consortium can request up to 180,000€ when composed of 3 or more participants.
The project contribution to the third parties will be 90% (for-profit organization) or 100% (not-for-profit organization) of the declared costs, in accordance with the corresponding rules for participation in the SNS JU programme
Total of 540,000€ is available for this Open Call
Call dates:
Feasibility check deadline*: 23 June 2023 at 17:00 (Brussels local time)
Submission deadline**: 3 July 2023 at 17:00 (Brussels local time)
Very brief “scope of the call”:
Technologies to augment the testbed:
Ray tracing tools
mmWave High frequency converters
Integration of measurement solution from past EU projects
…
Experimentation:
RF/Microwave channel sounding
RIS validation
RIC Xapp validation
Advanced ORAN experimentation
…
Type/size of submission expected:
Proposal are accepted from 0€ to max 60K€. A form will be available to describe the experiment needs or the technology contribution.
Link for full info:
https://6g-sandbox.eu/opencall/open-call-1/
BUDGET:
1.8 M€ over the duration of the project (3 rounds of open calls)
1st 6G-XR Open Call: € 60,000 per third party project, expected number of funded projects: 8
CALL DATES:
1st 6G-XR Open Call:
Feasibility check deadline: 31 October 2023 @17:00 CET
Final Submission deadline: 27 November 2023 @17:00 CET
VERY BRIEF “SCOPE OF THE CALL”:
The purpose of the open call is to address identified gaps in the 6G-XR infrastructures and targets the development and extension of the four research infrastructures to make them ready for advanced experimentation in upcoming project open calls for experimentation. In particular, the project is looking for 1) networking and computing enablers; 2) XR enablers; 3) RAN enablers; and 4) Sustainability enablers for local green energy, controlling energy sources and charging/discharging, energy measurement and optimization solutions in terms of the following implementations.
- Automated IP network measurement system
- Edge discovery API
- Holographics API
- CAMARA QoD implementation over Open5GS
- Fab Lab digital twin environment
- Advancing Heterogeneous XR Capture Systems
- XR fusion
- Wireless Connectivity for XR Sensors
- Encoding solutions optimized for Point Cloud/Volumetric Video compression
- Low-latency or scalable streaming protocols and methods for XR
- QoE assessment models and methods for XR experiences
- XR Interaction and Collaboration Software Modules and APIs
- Multi-sensory communications and interactions
- End-to-end slicing with RAN resource sharing
- RAN or Sustainability enablers for local green energy, controlling energy sources and charging/discharging, energy measurement and optimization solutions
TYPE/SIZE OF SUBMISSION EXPECTED:
Proposals are accepted only by single parties. Proposal are accepted from 0€ to max 60K€ and should be submitted only through the online submission form on the project’s website, which includes all necessary documentation to upload (proposal template and declaration of honour).
LINK AND CONTACT FOR FULL INFO:
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Stream D Projects
Call Name:
New use cases and pilots for FIDAL: a Horizon Europe project
Budget:
6.000.000 euros
Call dates:
15th September 2023
Very brief “scope of the call”:
attract new 5G use cases and pilots
Type/size of submission expected:
up to 250.000 euros per each pilot.
Link for full info:
Budget:
4,400,000.00 over 3 open calls
Call dates:
The first open call will open in June 2023 and close in August 2023, with project start dates expected in October 2023.
The second open call will open in June 2024 and close in August 2024, with projects start date expected in October 2024.
The third open call will open in December 2024 and close in February 2025, with projects start date expected in April 2025.
Very brief “scope of the call”:
Through three open calls over its lifetime, IMAGINE-B5G will on-board third parties (e.g., SMEs, industry, and researchers) to collaborate in vertical experiments and platform extensions through pilots and trials in the IMAGINE-B5G platform facilities in Norway, Spain, Portugal, and France. Collectively, the facilities will support a set of B5G applications (including immersive holographic, haptic and telepresence communications for enhanced human interaction) enabled by the integration of advanced 5G technologies, including 5G positioning, zero-touch solutions, network capability exposure, edge computing, advanced IoT solutions, network data analytics, millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies, advanced combinations of private and public networks, and open architectures. The infrastructure of the facilities in Norway, Spain and Portugal will be based on industry equipment and components. The French facility will bring a completely open-source E2E 5G implementation. The different facilities of IMAGINE-B5G will have a diverse set of advanced 5G technologies.
In their open calls, IMAGINE-B5G will strongly support the participation of SMEs, scaleups and start-ups in the open-calls by targeting a minimum budget of 2.2 M€ allocated for them (50% of the total open-call budget).
Type/size of submission expected:
Open call 1
Third-parties are invited to present proposals:
○ to test and validate their novel vertical applications through pilots and trials on the IMAGINE-B5G facilities (project periods of up to 12 months with a budget of up to €100.000)
○ to provide novel features through HW and SW extensions to the IMAGINE-B5G facilities thanks to the openness of the platform (project periods of up to 18 months with a budget of up to €150.000)
Open call 2
Third-parties are invited to present proposals:
○ to test and validate their novel vertical applications through pilots and trials on the IMAGINE-B5G facilities (project periods of up to 12 months with a budget of up to €100.000)
○ to provide platform extensions that incorporate tools from Stream A and Stream B projects (project periods of up to 12 months with a budget of up to €100.000)
Open call 3
Third-parties are invited to present proposals:
○ to test and validate their novel vertical applications through pilots and trials on the IMAGINE-B5G facilities (project periods of up to 6 months with a budget of up to €60.000)
Link for full info:
Budget:
€ 6 000 000 (max. €60 000 per beneficiary)
Call dates:
First round: 9th May,2023 – 26th July, 2023
Second round: November, 2023 – January 2024
Very brief “scope of the call”:
First round:
Enhance the 5G/6G ecosystem in the manufacturing, automotive, energy, and construction verticals. The large-scale trials of TARGET-X will contribute to knowledge exchange between different verticals regarding 5G/6G mobile communication technology. Furthermore, new participants and contributors for the 5G/6G ecosystem will be activated by FSTP funding and access to the trial platform.
Second round:
Testing or implementation of technologies. Oriented to use cases in four verticals: Manufacturing; Energy; Automotive; Construction.
Type/size of submission expected:
Focus on SMEs; Startups; Scaleups
First round:
Single applicant or consortia. The consortia must be integrated by at least one technology provider and one end user for testing.
Second round:
Single applicant.
Link for full info:
www.target-x.eu (coming soon)
Call Name:
New use cases and pilots for TRIALSNET: a Horizon Europe project
Budget:
5,580.900 euros
Call dates:
15th November 2023
Very brief “scope of the call”:
The aim of the call of the TrialsNet project is to attract relevant players in at least three main areas, listed here in order of importance for the project expected impact:
Attract new 6G use cases and pilots that extend and complement the current TrialsNet set of UCs, bringing additional value and insights to the activities carried by the project. We expect the involved actors to bring in the technology (i.e., the 6G Application) and the KPI and KVI validation methodology. TrialsNet will provide the support, specifically for the infrastructure clusters already available in the project (Italy, Romania, Spain, Greece). Nevertheless, there could be combined submissions with the following item.
Attract new 6G infrastructure provider to extend and complement the TrialsNet set of infrastructure. Open Calls will specifically call for submission coming from the areas where the project already has available technology, to maximize the impact of the deployment, but also other sites are welcome to apply, especially if they also bring a new 6G application.
Target complementary network assets to the already available infrastructure. This would not be additional infrastructure, but rather specific modules (e.g., related to orchestration, management, hardware) that can improve the performance of the TrialsNet network towards the 6G target.
Type/size of submission expected:
up to 300.000 euros per each pilot.
Link for full info:
https://trialsnet.eu
