The First FFplus Open call
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Exciting opportunity for SMEs and startups! The Fortissimo Project has launched the first FFplus Open Call, offering funding and resources for innovative HPC and generative AI projects.
With up to €4M in funding and significant computational support, this is a chance to scale up the tech capabilities. Cineca, as a leading HPC centre and a partner of the project Fortissimo, is proud to back this initiative, providing the computational power necessary to drive European innovation forward.
Submit your proposal by September 4th, 2024!
Two types of calls are open:
𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝟏) will address the uptake of HPC by SMEs to solve specific business challenges of SMEs that have had no prior use of, or experience with, HPC services.
Expected duration of experiments: maximum 15 months with targeted commencement January 1st, 2025.
The indicative total funding budget for all sub-projects funded under this call is € 4M.
More information for open call Business experiments
𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝟐) will support European SMEs and Startups already active in generative AI technology, which lack the necessary computational resources to scale up.
Expected duration of experiments: maximum ten months with targeted commencement December 1st, 2024.
The indicative total funding budget for all sub-projects funded under this call is € 4M.
More information for open call Innovation studies