Report on ACCESS2EIC events

This deliverable will report the outputs of those project activitites devoted to outreach and support potential applicants in those countries that have been participating at low levels in the programme up to now. These activities should not only help the NCPs rapidly acquire the know-how on NCP operations accumulated in best practice countries but should include in priority awareness raising actions aimed at increasing visibility of the EIC Pilot to potential applicant organisations in the selected countries. A target of at least 5 events is foreseen and priority will be given on EU-13 countries and associated countries. A standard format for the event will be adopted covering both the Pathfinder and Accelerator programmes comprising of an informative and practical session (raising awareness session) as well as a capacity-building session about proposal preparation and best practices for success. Where possible these events will be organized in occasion of larger event in order to ensure a large presence of potential applicants targeting both EIC Pathfinder and Accelerator calls including talents and innovators coming from universities, RTOs, start ups, spin offs, companies, industries, but also relevant stakeholders such as incubators, accelerators, funding and innovation agencies etc. Access2EIC events will be organized in collaboration with the European Commission (EIC Task forces) when possible.