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INDUSAC - Open Call For Students and Researchers

23. 7. 2024 Jan Kříž

Students and researchers are invited to create co-creation teams and solve companies’ Challenges within four to eight (4-8) weeks.

  

What is INDUSAC?

INDUSAC is a Horizon Europe project designed to foster quick, challenge-driven collaborations between industry and academia. It aims to create a mechanism where students, researchers, and company staff work together on short-term projects, focusing on areas like circularity, sustainability, digitalization, and Industry 4.0.

The goal is to bridge the gap between business and academia through at least 300 international co-creation projects, enabling practical, human-centered solutions to industrial challenges.

  For additional info, download INDUSAC brochure.

  

How can you apply?

Students and researchers are invited to register on the INDUSAC platform (https://indusac.eu/).

  

What are the steps?

Step 1: Registration

  1. Sign Up: Register on the INDUSAC platform (https://indusac.eu/) by creating a user account and providing necessary information.

Step 2: Form a Co-Creation Team

  1. Select a Challenge: Choose a Challenge from the list provided by INDUSAC.
  2. Assemble Team: Gather a team of 3-6 members from at least three different EU Member or Associated Countries.

Step 3: Submit a Motivation Letter

  1. Prepare Letter: Discuss and draft your Motivation Letter with the team.
  2. Team Leader Submission: The team leader submits the Motivation Letter on the INDUSAC platform.

All team members must confirm their participation and agree to terms.

Step 4: Project Approval

  1. Questionnaire and Declaration: Upon approval, fill out the necessary forms and sign the FTSP declaration.

Step 5: Project Implementation

  1. Duration: Complete the project within 4-8 weeks.
  2. Milestones: Participate in scheduled meetings and adhere to the mentoring plan provided.

Step 6: Reporting

  1. Final Report: Submit the Co-Creation Implementation Report within 8 weeks of starting the project.

 

Overall timeline:

  1. Day 0: deadline for Motivation Letter submission
  2. Day 0 + 25 days: deadline for students with approved Motivation Letters to sign a FSTP declaration (Appendix 6), at which time the co-creation project begins
  3. Day 0 + 80 days deadline for submission of final reports by co-creation Teams
  4. Day 0 + 126 days: students with approved reports receive funding (provided that the administrative procedure from the students’ side has been finalised

 

 ! KEY DEADLINES FOR THE REGISTRATION AT INDUSAC PLATFORM

Submit your Motivation Letter by one of the following dates:

  • 30.09.2024, 23:59 CET
  • 30.10.2024, 23:59 CET
  • 30.11.2024, 23:59 CET
  • 30.01.2025, 23:59 CET

For more detailed instructions and forms, visit the INDUSAC Open Call for Students and Researchers page.

 

Eligibility criteria for students: 

  • Students must study at public universities during the entire duration of the activity (from the co-creation team establishment until one month after the final report of the co-creation team is confirmed).
  • An individual student will be able to participate in a maximum of three submitted Motivation Letters. A student cannot participate in more than one Motivation Letter submitted to the same Challenge.

  

Eligibility for Researchers

  • Researchers must be employed at a public research organisation during the entire duration of the activity (from the co-creation team establishment until one month after the final report of the co-creation team is confirmed).
  • An individual researcher will be able to participate in a maximum of three submitted Motivation Letters. A researcher cannot participate in more than one Motivation Letter submitted to the same Challenge.
  • Applicants cannot be affiliated (directly or indirectly, for example through board members or third parties) to any of the INDUSAC consortium partners. They can’t be INDUSAC consortium partner’s employees nor board members.

        English is the official language of all INDUSAC documents using the Latin alphabet.

  

Budget

Up to 1,000 EUR gross per student (lump sum), up to 3,000 EUR gross per co-creation team wherein only students are eligible for funding. Up to 300 projects are expected to be funded.

 

  All details at: https://indusac.eu/open-call-for-students-researchers/

  Contact person at the Project Centre: Miroslava.Grunwaldt@vscht.cz