ITEA
ITEA is an industry-driven European ecosystem for collaborative R & D projects within the broad theme of software-intensive systems. ITEA (in full: Information Technology for European Advancement) is formally a Eureka! Cluster. The organisation focuses on supporting and stimulating competence in the development of software-intensive systems.
Through the European ITEA program, you can receive funding to realize a research and development project in collaboration with European partners, with software being a crucial component. ITEA is an industry-driven European ecosystem for collaborative R&D projects that relate to the broad theme of software-intensive systems. Topics that may be addressed in these projects include artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, smart cities, Industry 4.0, smart mobility, healthcare, and smart engineering. ITEA focuses on collaborations between organizations from different countries. The funding is provided by various countries and regions. In the case of Flanders, this is done through a grant application to VLAIO. In an ITEA project, at least 2 countries are involved, and a Flemish company can be the only Flemish project partner actively participating in a project. ITEA annually organizes a project call. The process consists of several
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1Partnering event - PO Days
At the international event, the "ITEA Project Outline preparation days," more than 300 potential project partners present project concepts and exchange ideas. Consortia are built through working groups.
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2ITEA Project Outlines (PO) & Full Project Proposal (FPP)
ITEA organises an annual call for projects. In doing so, you are first asked to submit Project Outlines (PO, a rather concise description). Those who submitted the selected POs are then asked to submit a Full Project Proposal (FPP). The best projects receive a Eureka! Label.
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3Flemisch project proposal
The Flemish project proposals are submitted through the funding channels development project or research project. We expect that the contributions of all involved Flemish partners will be combined in one application.
Timeline
Partnering event - PO Days 2025
This year, the PO Days will be held in Estoril (Lissabon), on 16-18 September 2025. More information on https://itea4.org/podays2025.
Timing call 2025-2026
- Deadline PO submission: 10 November 2025 - 17:00 CET
- Deadline FPP submission: 12 February 2026 - 17:00 CET
- Deadline VLAIO submission: 29th of May 2026
More information
Information on this programme, the European provisions for submitting projects and the timing of the calls is available on the ITEA website.
Next to that, you can find the slides and presentations about ITEA in Belgium on itea4.org/25-years-of-itea-roadshow/belgium. There is also a page about Belgian project participations on the ITEA website itea4.org/country/information/belgium.
A specific question about ITEA? Contact frederik.devusser@vlaio.be, T +32 2 432 42 98.