dAIEDGE is a Network of Excellence (NoE) for distributed, trustworthy, efficient and scalable AI at the Edge.

The Collaborative Projects OC will finance up to 10 Proposals to solve the Industrial Challenges defined by the dAIEDGE Consortium, with the possibility of using resources from the dAIEDGE Virtual Lab or adding new resources to it or to re-use developments of the dAIEDGE project or dAIEDGE use-cases.

Each Proposal beneficiary of dAIEDGE Collaborative Projects Open Call can receive a maximum amount of up to 60.000 € for participating in the up to 7 months of Support Programme, which includes the following stages:

• Stage 1: Plan Phase, during which the beneficiary should deliver an Individual Mentoring Plan (including challenges, research activities and budget). The duration of this stage is up to 1 month and, after completing it, the beneficiary will receive a maximum amount of up to 9.000 €.
• Stage 2: Implementation Phase, which should lead to a Proof of Demonstration. The duration of this stage is up to 6 months and, after completing it, the beneficiary will receive a maximum amount of up to 51.000 €.