Open Call from the SUSTAIN Eurocluster

The SUSTAIN Eurocluster, through its Open Call, offers financial support to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to foster the development of innovative products, services, or methodologies geared towards tackling the challenges within the construction sector.

Applicants have the unique opportunity to align their projects with their technological readiness, ensuring a seamless and efficient journey towards innovation and market integration. The first SUSTAIN Open Call is open until 01 November 2023 and accepts project proposals for the Innovation Support track [TRL 4-6], aiming to empower visionaries to refine and validate their ideas, and provided funding up to 50.000€ lump sum per proposal. The Go-to-Market Support track [TRL 7-9] that propels advanced solutions towards commercial success, will be supported in the second SUSTAIN Open Call and will be announced in the upcoming months. 

Τhe proposed projects must be aligned with at least one of the following topics (in case of selecting more than one topic, the applicant has to mention which one is the main topic):

• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Building Energy Management System (BEMS)
• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) coupled with Methodologies and Tools to Support Positive Energy Buildings (PEB) Construction/Renovation

For more information regarding the open calls, thematic areas, eligibility criteria, and application guidelines, please visit the submission platform www.sustain-digital.iti.gr or the SUSTAIN's website www.sustaineurocluster.com