Open Call: 6 G-SANDBOX Project for Innovative Experiments

Deadline Date: September 19, 2024

Donor Name: European Commission (EC)

Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

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Submissions are now open for the 6 G-SANDBOX for Innovative Experiments to demonstrate future 6G communications networks in the context of use cases described in FG-NET2030-Sub-G1 and in the scope of the ITU IMT-2030 framework and to deliver values and ratings for application and network KPIs, as well as to quantify the added value for their target vertical sector.

Objective

• Innovative experiments: Deploy and test innovative experiments over the 6G-SANDBOX experimentation infrastructure. 
• Innovative 6G use cases and KPI measurements shall use the features and capabilities of the 6G-SANDBOX experimentation infrastructure.

Funding Information

• A total of 772,980€ is available for this Open Call.
• The maximum amount of financial support for each innovative experiment is 60,000€ for eligible costs and considering the funding rate.
• A consortium of up to two organizations can apply for funding. The total aggregated funding shall not exceed 60,000€.
• In accordance with the funding rules of the SNS JU work programme, the financial support to the third parties will be 90% (for-profit organization) or 100% (not-for-profit organization) of the declared costs.

Eligible Funding

• The budget to be allocated to the successful proposals covers personnel and other costs related to the following activities:
  • Getting familiar with 6G-SANDBOX testbeds and overall infrastructure
  • Detailed definition, implementation, and execution of the experiment
  • Reporting to the 6G-SANDBOX consortium and submission of deliverables
  • Attending required project meetings/events (travel costs)
  • Other costs related to implementation of experiments                   
• As a third party, the proposing party must include an overview of the estimated costs in its proposal at the time of submission. Costs consist of personnel costs, direct costs (such as travel, consumables, etc.) and indirect costs. The costs of a third party must comply with the corresponding rules and the principles applied in the Horizon Europe programme and must be recorded in the accounts of the third party. In other words, the rules relating to eligibility of costs, identification of direct and indirect costs and upper funding limits apply as well as to those concerning controls and audits.
• Purchase costs (travel and subsistence, equipment, other goods, works and services) shall not exceed 15% of the personnel costs. Subcontracting is not permitted.

Eligibility Criteria

• As regards eligibility rules for participation and funding in the Open Calls, the General Annexes to Horizon Europe for the Work Programme 2023-2024 apply. UK entities are allowed to participate subject to the UK/EU agreement being effective in January 2024.
  • Implementing the Decision (EU) 2022/2506 on measures for the protection of the Union budget against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary, that took effect on 16 December 2022, certain Hungarian entities are not eligible for funding.
  • Please, note that organizations from Switzerland are not eligible for EC funding in this open call. Swiss organizations can apply for the open call, as a single organization or as part of a consortium, but the funding, if requested, must be provided by Swiss authorities).
• Proposers’ organizations can submit multiple proposals; however, the total available granted funding for the organization in this call is limited to the maximum amount defined in the funding section and maximum one proposal per organization might be selected for funding within this open call.
• Young organisations with less than three years of commercial operations are encouraged to apply, however the funding conditions in the agreement will be defined for “payment after delivery”, i.e. no advance payment will be paid.
• Beneficiaries of the 6G-SANDBOX project and organizations funded by 6G-SANDBOX OC-1 and OC-2 are not eligible to participate in this open call.

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