imec.icon - Open Call
Discover how the imec.icon program can help you kick-start your cooperative research project in the digital technologies and nano electronics.
Project Submission Procedure
The imec.icon project submission procedure consists of 2 phases. Get a detailed description of the entire procedure in the imec.icon manual.
Phase 1: Abstract
Submit an extended abstract
Deadline: November 16, 2021
Describe in your abstract:
- Project idea
- Motivation of the demand-driven aspect
- Members of the consortium
- Expected outcome
- Estimated effort of each partner
Pitch
December 7-9, 2021
Go/No go decision
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.
Phase 2: Full proposal
Submit a full proposal
Deadline: end of January 2022
The full proposal will be evaluated by international experts. Additionally, instruction meetings are held with imec, Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen and Innoviris.
Full Proposal Defense
March/April 2022
“depending on the COVID-19 measures at that time”
Go/No Go decision
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.
Start of the project
Upon approval of your full proposal, the consortium gets permission to start its research at the official start date (July 1, 2022)
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 (February 2022). Funding of the imec research groups starts on July 1, 2022.
Documents
You can find all documents and templates here.
