Active Assisted Living (AAL) is a European funding programme. AAL supports the development of innovative ICT-technology designed to help us continue our lives the way we want and to be independent for as long as possible. Projects are eligible for funding when they work towards market-ready products and services that make a real difference to people’s lives – for those facing some of the challenges of ageing and for those who care for older people if they need help.

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Do you work for an SME, an R&D institute or an end-user organisation? And are you developing new innovative technologies or services? The deadline for submission of the 2020 call is may 22th. The topic of the 2020 call Is Healthy Ageing with the Support of Digital Solutions.

The AAL Call 2020

This year’s call is somewhat more flexible than previous calls, in particular the scope, project size and duration of the projects. Innovative, transnational collaborative projects focused on developing new ICT products, associated services and their final implementation are eligible for funding. These solutions should be aimed at older adults or other AAL population groups such as people in the transition phase from a working life to retirement age.

Of note is that the wishes and needs of the involved end-users in combination with the demands from the other stakeholders involved – i.e providers and payers – should have a critical role in the project. Markets to be targeted are either;

1. Private consumer markets: covering aspects such as well-being, lifestyle, independence, work, fun and comfort.
2. Regulated markets: covering aspects such as health and social care, and housing.

Both “Collaborative Projects” and “Small Collaborative Projects” will be funded through this Call and must consist at least three independent eligible organisations from at least three different AAL countries participating.

Collaborative Projects

• Collaborative Projects aim at developing and bringing to market ICT solutions in the AAL domain;
• Project duration of 18 to 36 months;
• Your product must have a time-to-market perspective of a maximum of two to three years after the end of the project;
• The project has a total project budget of € 1 – 7 million (the maximum funding you can receive from the AAL Programme is € 3 million)
• Collaborative Projects funded under Call 2019 will be operating in technology readiness levels (TRL) 5-8.
• The project must produce a realistic trial set-up at the end of the project;
• The project must have proactive end-user involvement throughout the life of the project;
• The proposal has defined market segment(s) use cases and target group(s) and address the wishes and need of these specific group(s);
• The consortium must include between three to ten partners;

Small Collaborative Projects

• Small Collaborative Projects aim at exploring new ideas, concepts and approaches for ICT-based solutions for older adults;
• A Small Collaborative Project has a duration of 6 to 9 months. They are intended to be quicker and more agile than Collaborative Projects regarding the submission process, grant signature and reporting;
• Your product must have a time-to-market perspective of a maximum of two to three years after the end of the project;
• The maximum funding from the AAL Programme per project is of € 300.000,-
• No TRL is applied to this type of project;
• The project must have proactive end-user involvement throughout the life of the project;
• The proposal has defined market segment(s) use cases and target group(s) and address the wishes and need of these specific group(s);

More information or support?

Curious to discover whether your projects or research activities are in line with the call requirements? We would be pleased to advice and support your organisation. The specialist at Hezelburcht are experienced in writing proposals for these type of applications and can help you building a consortium or managing the collaborative project. Please contact us for more information!

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