Project acronym: IMPACT EdTech
Project full name: Incubating High-IMPACT New Generation EdTech Disruptors for Inclusive & Personalised Learning
The innovation action IMPACT EdTech, co‐funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 871275, launched its 3rd open call for recipients to receive financial support.
Call Publication
The call was launched on 6 April 2021, 10:00 CEST.
The call closed on 30 June 2021, 13:00 CEST.
The call was published on the project IMPACT EdTech project website (https://impactedtech.eu), and on the Horizon 2020 – Participants Portal (http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/other/ competitive.html). Full call details were published on https://impactedtech.fundingbox.com/.
The following channels were also used to promote the call:
- IMPACT EdTech online community provided by project partner FundingBox: https://fundingbox.com/c/community-Impact-edtech
- IMPACT EdTech social media:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/impactedtech/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IMPACTEdTechEU
- Partners’ social networks and newsletters
- Enterprise Europe Network
Number of IMPACT EdTech proposals received and selected for financial support
The evaluation and selection have been completed. All proposers have been informed about the evaluation results for their proposal for financial support.
- 277 proposals submitted
- 235 eligible proposals evaluated, of which: 101 in Strand A (1); 134 in Strand B (2)
– Inclusive education – 55;
– Personalized learning – 96;
– Skills development – 84 - 116 proposals were evaluated above threshold
- 28 proposals were selected for the Jury Day
- 17 in the first list pre-selected for financial support
- 3 proposals in the reserve list
Based on the decision taken at the post-Jury Day consensus meeting (20 September 2021) and formal check of the pre-selected proposals (3), 17 proposals were selected for the 9-month IMPACT EdTech programme starting in October 2021 and ending in July 2022.
(1). Strand A aims to support solutions which can be implemented at the level of formal (school-based) compulsory education, from early childhood up to secondary general and vocational education (commonly referred to as K12), notwithstanding that their potential application may reach other target users and educational markets.
(2). Strand B targets Business to Consumer (B2C) content-based solutions open to any age group and level of education. Learning solutions (B2C or B2B) which facilitate remote and mobile learning will also be considered.
The final list of winning proposals is:
