Connectionists: Call-for-Projects H2020 AI4Media Open Call for SMEs, entrepreneurs, and researchers in the AI and Media sectors

Wed Oct 5 04:13:29 EDT 2022

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AI4Media Open Call #2 for up to €50,000 in funding
Who can apply: SMEs, entrepreneurs, & researchers
Topics: AI and Media sectors
More information https://www.ai4media.eu/open-call-2/
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The AI4Media project has €500,000 to fund 10 projects to deliver
innovative research and application solutions in the AI and Media
domains. Submissions to the AI4Media - Open Call #2 are open starting
29 September 2022 and run until 30 November 2022 (17h00 CEST). Do not
miss the opportunity!

AI4Media, funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme, aims to become a Centre of Excellence by
engaging a wide network of researchers across Europe and beyond,
focusing on delivering the next generation of core AI advances and
training to serve the Media sector, while ensuring that the European
values of ethical and trustworthy AI are embedded in future AI
deployments.

The AI4Media - Open Call #2 invites single entities, including
entrepreneurs, SMEs, researchers, and research organisations to submit
project proposals for the development of innovative research and
application solutions to advance the use of AI in the media. Proposals
can target either the Research or Application track and must address
one of the defined challenges. The objective is to develop new
research and applications and contribute to the AI4Media research and
innovation ecosystem and the AI-on-demand platform.

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WHAT DOES THE OPEN CALL OFFER?
The AI4Media - Open Call #2 offers awarded projects with equity-free
funding and tailored support, namely:
- Equity-free funding: Up to €50.000 per project.
- Market-driven services: dedicated boot camps and online events to
support market take-up of developed applications.
- Business support: Business support to promote SME’s innovations and
demonstrate technologies to cluster organisations and media
stakeholders.
- Research coaching: Research-focused projects will be allocated a
coach to support the promotion of the research developed and
integration in the AI4Media network.
- Visibility and promotion: major visibility, promotion and networking
opportunities are offered as part of the AI4Media project and related
networks.

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HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
To apply, you must first be registered on F6S to submit your proposal.
Visit the AI4Media website to access all information about the open
call, including guidelines, the challenge descriptions, evaluation
procedures, and other details. You will also access a set of templates
that are required to submit along with your proposal. The proposal
must be submitted on F6S by 30 November 2022 (17h00 CET).

All proposals submitted will be verified, evaluated, and contacted
with their result. Awarded proposals will enter into an agreement with
AI4Media. Online information webinars will be held during the open
call. Stay tuned to the AI4Media website and social media channels for
additional details.

Awarded projects will implement their projects over the course of 9
months (Application projects) or 12 months (Research projects) divided
into three stages. AI4Media will monitor and support the projects in
each of these stages.

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APPLY NOW!
Apply now to the AI4Media - Open Call #2, running from 29 September
2022 to 30 November 2022:
https://www.f6s.com/ai4media-open-call-2/apply.
For more information, please visit AI4Media at
https://www.ai4media.eu/open-call-2/, follow us on Twitter, Facebook,
LinkedIn, and YouTube, or reach out to opencall2 at ai4media.iti.gr.

Join us and take part in the #AI and #media revolution.

On behalf of the organizers,
Bogdan Ionescu
https://www.AIMultimediaLab.ro/