Can an organisation based in a non-EU country submit an application?
Can an organisation based in a non-EU country submit an application?
Can an organisation based in a non-EU country submit an application?
Organisations from the UK may be part of consortia that apply but only EU Member States can benefit from the funding. The lead applicant must be based in an EU Member State. Successful applications will focus on scaling social service innovations within or across E.U Member States.
Organisations from the UK may be part of consortia that apply but only EU Member States can benefit from the funding. The lead applicant must be based in an EU Member State. Successful applications will focus on scaling social service innovations within or across E.U Member States.
Organisations from the UK may be part of consortia that apply but only EU Member States can benefit from the funding. The lead applicant must be based in an EU Member State. Successful applications will focus on scaling social service innovations within or across E.U Member States.
A new initiative designed to have significant impact on some of Europe’s most pressing social challenges.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 870757.
Results of the ESCF Call
120 applications were received from 22 countries in the Call for proposals in 2020, describing innovations relevant to all 16 social challenge areas identified. These are drawn from the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Financial and non-financial support was offered to 7 selected organisations/consortia to develop plans to scale proven innovations across a range of challenge areas including employment, ageing, homelessness, mental health, migrants, digital inclusion, and ecological and social transition. Plans were developed for these innovations in a total of 16 countries, 7 of which are CEECs.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
COUNTRIES FROM WHICH APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED
Country in which lead organisation is based | Number of applications |
|---|---|
Austria | 3 |
Belgium | 18 |
Bulgaria | 3 |
Croatia | 1 |
Cyprus | 1 |
Czech Republic | 2 |
Denmark | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 10 |
Germany | 8 |
Greece | 5 |
Hungary | 5 |
Ireland | 22 |
Italy | 9 |
Latvia | 2 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Netherlands | 6 |
Poland | 1 |
Romania | 1 |
Slovakia | 1 |
Slovenia | 5 |
Spain | 14 |
Grand Total | 120 |
GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
FOCUS AREAS OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
The applications received describe innovations relevant to all 16 social challenge areas identified in the Call. Many of the innovations are relevant to more than one social challenge area. The primary social challenges addressed by the applications are illustrated below.
