Women TechEU Open Call #1
Women TechEU
HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-01-01
General Information
Opening Date
18 March 2024
Deadline Model
single-stage
Deadline Dates
20 May 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)
Open For Submission
Expected duration of participation
Total funding available
3 000 000,00 €
Project Acronym
Women TechEU
Full name of the EU funded project
Women Tech Europe Support Scheme
Grant Agreement Number
101133528
Topic
HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-01-01 – Organisation of the Women TechEU Scheme
Submission & evaluation process
The submission will happen through the official online submission platform, which is directly linked to the WomenTechEU website. Only applications received directly through the online submission platform will be considered eligible.
The submission process is supported by the following documents:
Guideline for applicants[VG4] : all the information you need to know before applying.
Online Form: completed via Sploro platform and divided in six sections (1) Legal and Contact Information of the applicants (2) Impact section (3) Excellence section (4) Implementation (5) Ethics self-assessment (6) Declaration of Honour.
The evaluation process consists of three phases:
1.Eligibility check: A semi-automatic filter will consider 6 criteria that all applicants must comply with to be eligible.
2.Experts’ remote evaluation: The proposals that pass the eligibility check will move to the remote evaluation stage. Applications will be assessed by independent external expert evaluators with an entrepreneurial, investment or innovation background. Two evaluators, one with technical and another one with commercial business background, will assess the proposals based on 3 different evaluation criteria (Impact, Excellence, and Implementation).
3.Score normalisation: This method ensures a more balanced distribution of scores and reduces the possibility of biases and distortions. At the event that a divergence greater of 20% persists, the two evaluators will hold a consensus meeting.
Final Selection: All proposals are ranked based on their remote evaluation scores. In the event of a tie, a series of rules will be followed that will make it possible to reach a tiebreaker.
Prior to contracting the top ranked applicants, the consortium will seek the approval of European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), and the list of selected start-ups will be submitted to EISMEA for final screening.
For more detailed information, please consult the Guidelines of the call.
For any question about the process there is a general email address available at helpdesk@womentecheurope.eu