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The anonymity policy applied to short proposals has changed and is strictly applied.

The part B of a short STREP proposal may not include the name of any organisation involved in the consortium nor any other information which could identify an applicant. Furthermore, strictly no bibliographic references are permitted.

See the FAQ for further information on how to prepare a short proposal for the FET-Open scheme.

 

welcome to FET house!

Welcome to the Future and Emerging Technologies Open Scheme

 
Supporting courageous ideas?FET-Open is a light, topic-agnostic and deadline free research funding scheme specifically designed to be open and continuously responsive to novel and fragile ideas that challenge current thinking, whenever they arise and wherever they come from.
 
We target foundational breakthroughs that can open radically new directions for information and communication technologies in the future.
 
 

Do you want to submit a proposal?

Have you recently submitted a short proposal?

Are you interested in the future of ICT?

Can't find what you are are looking for?

Are you looking for funding for your idea? Have you recently submitted a proposal? Are you interested in the future of ICT? Can't find what you are looking for?
We offer several opportunities - our open call challenging current thinking and our specific calls tailored to young explorers and high-tech research intensive SMEs and fostering international cooperation.

We provide a continuous evaluation process for short proposals. To find out where you proposal is currently in the evaluation process, check the latest evaluation status.

We maintain a project portfolio page containing basic information on all our funded projects, in addition to a media archive which tracks the impact of our projects in the scientific and general media .
If you are new to FET-Open, then welcome! See the library for documents, conference and workshop reports. Or browse our frequent questions or drop us an email for further information.