Startups, SMEs, researchers, and NGOs focused on Next Generation Internet (NGI) technologies can bring their visionary ideas to life with NGI Sargasso. This is a European-funded project part of Next Generation Internet initiative, fostering a unique collaborative ecosystem and cascade funding program for promoting the Transatlantic cooperation to shape the Internet of the future.
During the 36-month duration of the project, NGI Sargasso will run 5 open calls for proposals, attracting +300 EU-US/Canada teams working on emerging topics, such as trust and data sovereignty, digital identity, internet architecture renovation, decentralized technologies, and standards, and plans to support up to 96 projects that will benefit from:
- Up to 100,000€ in equity-free funding.
- Up to 9-month Capacity-building programme.
The benefits for applicants willing to unleash future Internet with a human-centric approach are:
- Various capacity-building programs:
- 9-month program with up to €100,000 funding.
- 6-month program with €75,000 funding.
- 3-month program with €50,000 funding.
- Comprehensive Support, such as mentoring, coaching, and access to leading tech conferences and innovation summits.
- Community Engagement with free access to a dynamic community of over 3,000 Internet innovators.
NGI Sargasso open call matchmaking service: the Brokerage System
The first step to apply for NGI Sargasso’s open calls is to register in their Brokerage System, a platform where European entities can be matched with the USA or Canadian ones – or the other way around. The application process is as follows:
- Registration in the Brokerage Platform to match your Transatlantic partner.
- Sign a Letter Support with your Transatlantic partner and draft your project together.
- Submit your joint application on the NGI Sargasso website – the European counterpart.
The third call will be launched in Spring 2024, and the rest of the open calls, during 2024 and 2025.
Why dream when you can create? Tech enthusiasts, join hands across the Atlantic, and turn your ideas into groundbreaking innovations with NGI Sargasso.