Discover how the imec.icon program can help you kick-start your cooperative research project in the digital technologies and nano electronics.
The imec.icon project submission procedure consists of 2 phases. Get a detailed description of the entire procedure in the imec.icon manual.
Describe in your abstract:
November 27 - November 28, 2024
Based on the abstract, your pitch and the expert panel's advice, the imec Management Board accepts or rejects the project idea. Acceptance will come with an invitation to enter the second phase and submit a full proposal. Rejection means the procedure is halted.
Deadline: February 6, 2025
The full proposal will be evaluated by international experts. Additionally, instruction meetings are held with imec, Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen and Innoviris.
March - April 2025
Based on the full proposal, your instruction meeting and the expert advice, the imec Management Board accepts or rejects the project idea.
Acceptance will come with an invitation start the project. Rejection means the procedure is halted.
Upon approval of your full proposal, the consortium gets permission to start its research at the official start date (June 1, 2025)
If external partners wish to start earlier, they can do so at their own risk, from the first day of the month following the submission of an eligible full proposal. Funding of the imec research groups starts on June 1, 2025.
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