Circular Flanders - Design for circularity call 2024

Research

What?

Flanders Circular/OVAM invites partnerships of local authorities, enterprises, research institutions and organisations to submit experimentation, demonstration and dissemination projects to stimulate ecodesign for a circular economy. This call primarily addresses designers to encourage them in the application of ecodesign in the development of new products, processes, services and business models.

Designing circular products and services requires a multidisciplinary approach and collaboration between companies, designers, knowledge institutions, etc.

This call is aimed at cooperation projects/partnerships that want to make a concrete contribution to promoting eco-design for a circular economy. The call is aimed at experimentation, demonstration and dissemination projects.

Criteria:

• Innovation
• Economic, social and societal relevance, impact and scalability
• Relevant partnering in and across the chain and based on cooperation
• The learning, demonstration and dissemination value of the project

Projects whose main objective is fundamental research and/or pure product development are not covered by this call. Exclusive investment applications are also excluded. 

Flanders Circular (OVAM) subsidises up to 80% of a project, with a maximum of 100,000 euros. 
Keep in mind that state aid rules apply. However, since the given exemption article in the call text doesn't apply to UHasselt, it is important to submit only proposals without economic activities. If not, 20% of co-financing must be covered with private funds.

Approved projects must start before 31 December 2024 and last for a maximum of 24 months.

Who?

Designing circular products and services requires a multidisciplinary approach and cooperation between companies, designers, knowledge institutes, etc. System thinking is crucial to achieve sustainable solutions. In this call, we especially want to encourage the designers themselves in the application of ecodesign in the development of new products, processes, services and business models.

Application?

The deadline for submission is: Friday 13 September 2024 at 10am.

You can find the application form on the Circular Flanders website.

More information?

You can find more information on the Circular Flanders website.

Please contact research@uhasselt.be if you want to apply.

Deadline intern

06.09.2024, 13.09.2024

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail sarah.szyr@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211269052