How to participate?
You can participate by submitting a 2-week summer school proposal. Please read the Entrepreneurial Academy 2025 document carefully.
Who can participate in submitting a proposal to boost entrepreneurship and deep-tech education in Europe to the EIT Digital Entrepreneurial Academy 2025?
EIT Digital is a partnership organisation. This implies that organisations owning the selected proposals are expected to be or become Partners of EIT Digital.
How can I submit a proposal if my organisation is already a Partner of the EIT Digital?
If your organisation is already a Partner of EIT Digital, please go directly to the EIT Digital Intranet page and its proposal submission system.
My organization is not an EIT Digital Partner, can I participate in a proposal?
Yes, you can. To submit an application, you are required to register on the intranet and complete your company information as if you were to become an official partner. However, this step does not formalize the partnership process, nor does it involve the payment of any fees at this stage.
The formalization of the partnership, including any fee requirements, will only take place if the proposal is selected.
What kind of Partnership models are there and how to initiate a Partner application?
Please see partnership models for more information about becoming an EIT Digital Partner and provide initial information via the questionnaire for new organisations. This will initiate the Partner application process and put you in contact with the relevant EIT Digital Node. You will receive a Partner ID required to register for access to the EIT Digital Intranet page and its proposal submission system.
What happens if the proposal is selected and we are not a Partner organization of the EIT Digital?
Organisations that are not formal Partners can apply to become EIT Digital Partners. If the proposal is selected, organisations must complete the partnership to be eligible to participate in the activity. Please note that Partnership decisions are pending approval of the relevant EIT Digital governance bodies. You can read about EIT Digital’s partnership model agreement at this link.
Is there a list of partners who are already working with EIT Digital?
The list of partners is available on the EIT Digital website, in the “Become a partner” section.
When is the Call open?
Call for proposals opening date: 20 December 2024.
Submission deadline: 20 February 2025 at 17:00 CET (hard deadline, no extension will be granted).
Who can submit the proposals?
The Summer Schools encourages the submission of the education proposals by European training providers such as universities, business, education and research organisations.
What should the proposals present?
The proposals should present a two-week training programme for the EIT Digital Master School students to teach them to deep dive into emerging technologies, learn how to create new businesses using these technologies or upskill their careers.
What topic should the proposal be about?
The proposal should align with one of the five strategic focus areas in the EIT Digital Strategic Innovation Agenda: Digital Tech, Digital Industry, Digital Cities, Digital Wellbeing, or Digital Finance.
Where should the programme take place?
An easily accessible European location to facilitate travel logistics.
In which way should the proposals emphasize entrepreneurship?
Proposals should clearly define how they will emphasize entrepreneurship. This can be achieved in one or more of the following ways:
- Students engage with local TTOs, researchers and scientists to develop business concepts around patented innovations.
- Students are encouraged to submit preliminary business ideas before the programme begins. The best ideas are selected, and students are then grouped to collaboratively develop these concepts into viable ventures throughout the Summer School.
- Students engage with companies that can provide them with business concepts for development of innovative products and services.
I want to know more detailed information about the EIT Digital five Strategic Focus Areas.
Digital Tech
Inventing the digital future with core technologies providing secure, robust, responsive and intelligent communications and computation.
Keywords: Connectivity, Cyber Security and Privacy, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Digital ID Management, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Authentication, Biometrics, User Behaviour Analytics.
Digital Industry
The digital transformation of the industry, from production to logistics to retail.
Keywords: Smart Manufacturing, Predictive Maintenance, Industry 4.0, Energy Efficiency, Resource and Asset Management, Retail, Logistics, Customer Experience, Supply Chain Management, Image Recognition.
Digital Cities
Serving the cities with digital technologies addression urban mobility, citizen inclusiveness and engagement, and city safety.
Keywords: Smart City, Smart Mobility, Safety & Security, Urban Development, Autonomous Driving, Citizen Services, Citizen Participation, Environmental Management, Energy Management, Sustainability.
Digital Wellbeing
Safeguarding health for the youth, the working professional and the elderly by analysing sensor data.
Keywords: Wellbeing at Work, Self Monitoring, Prevention, Early Detection, Assisted Living, Occupational and Personal Health, Rehab, Mental and Physical Impairment Support, Coping with Chronic Diseases.
Digital Finance
The disruption of digital transactions and institutions with technologies that allow transparency, efficiency, security and trust.
Keywords: Banking, FinTech, Payments, Insurtech, Wealth/Asset Management, Cyber Security, Big Data, Mobile Banking.
For more information about the five Strategic Focus Areas, read our Strategic Innovation Agenda 2022-2024.
What happens with the selected proposals?
Selected education programmes will be included in EIT Digital’s portfolio of Summer School programmes delivered in partnership with training providers from EIT Digital’s pan-European ecosystem of over 350 partners from research and academia, business and industry, investment, and the public sector.
What happens after the proposal is selected?
If your proposal is selected, EIT Digital will co-invest in your plan to jointly develop and deploy education programmes and courses focused on deep-tech technologies and including business development-oriented components. Accepted proposals should be ready to start in April 2025.
What is the timeline for submission of a proposal?
- Action Date Submission system opens 20 December 2024
- Info Session 3 February 2025
- Proposal Submission closes 20 February 2025
- Feedback to selected/rejected activities 13 March 2025
- Appeal window (5 business days) 20 March 2025
- Proposal adjustments window (5 business days) 20 March 2025
- Activities start 13 April 2025
Where do I find information about the proposal submission?
Please see: Entrepreneurial Academy 2025 - EIT Digital
When is the information session?
An information session will be held on 3 February 2025, between 12:00 and 12:30 (Central European Time). No registration is required. You can access the meeting link here. Please contact the relevant Node if you need assistance or have further questions about EIT Digital in general and Entrepreneurial Academy 2025 in particular.
How to submit a proposal if we are already a Partner?
All proposals need to be filled and submitted via the EIT Digital submission system that can be reached via the EIT Digital intranet page, EIT-Digital-2025-Call-Document-Entrepreneurial-Academy.pdf
Proposals need to be formally submitted via the EIT Digital submission system before the hard deadline on 20 February 2025, 5 pm CEST (Brussels time).
We are not yet a Partner, how to submit a proposal?
You can become a prospective Partner (fee only if your proposal will be approved) and thus allow the members of your organisation to register for and get access to the EIT Digital Intranet. It has to be filled in by the main contact person from the Organisation: the Project Officer.
Via this page, Registration form // EIT Digital, you’ll come to the registration form Proceed with a new Organisation Registration in order to register a new organization/university. Click the button CREATE NEW REGISTRATION.
After that step, you need to fill and submit your proposal via the EIT Digital submission system that can be reached via the EIT Digital intranet page, EIT-Digital-2025-Call-Document-Entrepreneurial-Academy.pdf
We already created a registration but like to amend/complete it?
If you already created a registration and want to amend or complete it, please go to:
REGISTRATION and click the button FIND MY REGISTRATION.
Where to find the EIT Digital submission system?
All proposals need to be filled and submitted via the EIT Digital submission system that can be reached via the EIT Digital intranet page, EIT-Digital-2025-Call-Document-Entrepreneurial-Academy.pdf
