CELTIC-NEXT 2025 Call for Projects – Apply Now

Funding Scope

CELTIC-NEXT supports projects across all ICT-related sectors, including:

• 6G, 5G and Beyond
• AI and Metaverse
• Cybersecurity and Digitalisation
• Industry 4.0, IoT and Logistics
• Networks, Open RAN and Critical Communications
• Remote Health and Critical Resilient Infrastructure
• Other related sectors

The programme uses a bottom-up principle, which means you have the freedom to define your project’s research focus, whether it is evolutionary or disruptive.

Funding Budget:

• Typical total project budgets for CELTIC‑NEXT range from approximately €1 million to €70 million
• Funding support is provided as cost‑reimbursement grants—these are non-repayable and non-equity-based
• The funding intensity, meaning the proportion of eligible costs covered, typically ranges between:

1. 40–60% for large enterprises
2. 60–80% for SMEs and research organisations

Key Dates

• 1 July 2025 – Call opens
• 17 July 2025 – Online Launch Event
• 11 September 2025 – Proposers’ Brokerage Day, Aveiro, Portugal
• 24 October 2025 – Proposal submission deadline
• December 2025 – Label notifications

How to Apply

1. Contact your national funding body and the CELTIC-NEXT office to discuss eligibility.
2. Create an account on the Clusters Projects Tool.
3. Submit your CELTIC Project Proposal template (CPP) before the deadline, along with the Confirmation Letter/Declaration of Acceptance (CLD) for each partner.
4. If your project is approved, sign the Project Cooperation Agreement with your consortium partners.

Detailed guides and templates are available on the CELTIC-NEXT website.

How Inventya Can Help
Inventya works with innovative businesses to prepare competitive funding applications that succeed. We can:

• Assess whether your project idea is a good fit for CELTIC-NEXT
• Support you in finding and building the right consortium
• Prepare and review your proposal for maximum clarity and impact
• Align your project plan with funder requirements to improve your chances of approval

If you have a ground-breaking ICT innovation and want to collaborate internationally, Inventya can help you transform your idea into a strong, fundable proposal.

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