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Joint call with the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA): Copernicus and Galileo prizes for 2019-2021<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for the organisation of the Copernicus and Galileo Prizes competition for 2019-2021. This competition aims to promote industrial innovation and the uptake of European Earth Observation and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technologies downstream across Europe and beyond.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Objectives of the Copernicus and Galileo prizes<\/h3>\n
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  1. To support Copernicus-based start-ups in 2020 and, possibly, in 2021, through the award of a cash or combination of cash and in-kind prize for innovative ideas.<\/li>\n
  2. To support EGNOS\/Galileo-based start-ups in 2020 and 2021, through the award of cash or combination of cash and in-kind prizes for innovative ideas. To further support the development of successful EGNOS\/Galileo applications, additional Galileo incubation awards of cash or combination of cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded each year in 2020 and 2021.<\/li>\n
  3. To implement a specific Galileo Masters prizes challenge dedicated to three GSA topics of choice and to implement other special prizes requested by the GSA.<\/li>\n
  4. To foster the emergence of a vibrant Copernicus ecosystem and Galileo start-ups in Europe, involving various stakeholders (research centres, universities, small and large companies, etc.), through the organisation of a prestigious awards ceremony.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Winner of this call will be responsible<\/h3>\n
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    1. The organisation of a prize competition, including the promotion, evaluation, selection and the award of the prizes<\/li>\n
    2. The organisation of the award ceremony.<\/li>\n
    3. Reporting to the European Commission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The maximum EU contribution for this call is \u20ac2,306,000.<\/p>\n

      The maximum co-financing rates applicable under this call for proposals are:<\/p>\n

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      1. 70% for management costs with an overall total ceiling of \u20ac400,000 of eligible costs<\/li>\n
      2. 60% for Copernicus and Galileo prize costs with a ceiling of \u20ac10,000 per prize of eligible costs (with the exception of the two European Commission challenges every year, which can be financed up to 100% by the EU)<\/li>\n
      3. 70% for Galileo incubation support costs with a ceiling of \u20ac43,000 per incubation<\/li>\n
      4. 100% for the GSA special and ad-hoc prizes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Proposals requesting an EU contribution higher than \u20ac2,306,000 or an EU co-financing rate higher than the thresholds indicated above will not be eligible.<\/p>\n

        Dead line<\/h3>\n

        June 15 2019<\/p>\n

        Further information<\/h3>\n