OPEN CALLS
To fuel the growth trajectory of food safety solutions, FS4Africa will launch 2 Open Calls aiming at least at 15 projects in total providing Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), as a mechanism to maximize the project’s impact and accelerate network expansion.
- The 1st Open Call aims to provide financial support to research and technology stakeholders (start-ups, SMEs, research organizations and other multidisciplinary actors) to test, validate and enhance the business concepts and tools of the project or develop ideas and tools that contribute to project’s objectives which can then be introduced to the market.
10 projects for 10 Open Call 1 beneficiaries
(600k euro - up to 60k euro for each third party)
(600k euro - up to 60k euro for each third party)
- The 2nd Open Call aims to provide financial support to third parties (innovation hubs) to train use case partners, open call beneficiaries by providing mentoring and accelerating innovative business concepts, including social innovation and upscaling in view of African or European food business entrepreneurs and start-ups. The activities can be either virtual or in-person.
5 projects for 5 Open Call 2 beneficiaries
(200k Euro - up to 40k euro for each third party)
(200k Euro - up to 40k euro for each third party)