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A final Call for Applications has been launched by the European Institute for Innovation and and Technology (EIT) for its InfraBooster initiative.
Potential participants are employed by a university or research institute that owns publicly funded research infrastructures. They aim to provide innovative services to companies, including startups and SMEs and are interested in building cross-border collaboration with key industry players to leverage your research infrastructures. They should also have graduated from EIT InfraBooster Foundation training already.
EIT InfraBooster Practitioner is the second level of EIT InfraBooster educational modules. It helps to understand the competitive edge of research infrastructures, design innovative infrastructure-based services, identify potential industrial partners and start industrial outreach.
EIT InfraBooster Practitioner helps participants prepare marketing collateral that highlights differentiators and benefits important for their target clients, understand the needs of specific industries/companies, identify potential clients and initiate service sales processes.
Eligible applicant teams need to meet the following criteria:
- Teams of 3-4 members from universities or public research institutes
- At least one team member must have graduated from the EIT InfraBooster Foundation module in 2023, 2024, or 2025
(Participants can still apply, and complete it before the Practitioner call deadline, see below!) - All other team members must be enrolled in the Foundation module at the time of application submission
The call is open to applicants from diverse scientific backgrounds, including engineering, health, agrifood, enviroment, raw materials, climate, manfucaturing and more.
The call is specifically targeted to applicants from:
- Western Balkans
- Neighbouring countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Türkiye, Ukraine)
Programme Highlights:
- Online training & mentoring sessions (July–October 2025)
- Interactive learning with case studies, simulations, and industry insights
- Hands-on experience in service development and pitching
📅 Application Deadline: 26 June 2025
Submit your application to infrabooster@wz.uw.edu.pl
📄 Full details of the call are included in the attached documents. Please review them carefully before applying.
For Foundation module applications, visit: https://apply.eitfood.eu/en_GB/courses/course/204-eit-label-infrabooster-foundation-2025
Don’t miss this chance to unlock the full potential of your research infrastructure!
Programme timeline:
- Introductory session: 10 July (Thursday)
- Self-study Part 1: 10 July – 4 September
- Teamwork session: 4 September (Thursday)
- Self-study part 2: 11 September – 9 October
- Mentoring sessions with InfraBooster team at University of Warsaw: 22 – 26 September (Monday – Friday)
- Mentoring sessions with EIT-KICs: 20 – 24 October (Monday – Friday)
- Internal pitching session: 30 October (Thursday)
- EIT InfraBooster WB+ Finals: November/December (tbd)