LAUDS Replication - OPEN CALL #2 - OPEN

About the Open Call

The LAUDS project is trying to take its model to other contexts through the LAUDS Replication open call. This involves supporting hybrid teams (made up of at least artistic/creative entities and technology providers) to work together and design the development of a LAUDS factory. The model will be adapted to suit each context, while also dealing with important issues related to mobility, energy and agriculture/food production. LAUDS Factories invites artists/creative people and technology providers to submit proposals for Experiments aimed at exploring and working with LAUDS factories to enhance their usability and uptake, while answering to pressing challenges in the mobility, energy and agriculture/food production sectors. The project has 216.000 EUR to provide support to at least 8 Experiments that will be collaborating with LAUDS Factories in activities such as conceiving novel uses of technologies that help push for green solutions, and/or exploring alternative design methods using artistic practices creating new industrial models connecting potential manufacturers partners, creatives and end-users. These activities should provide answers to proposed challenges by the three LAUDS Factories with which the selected hybrid teams are to cooperate. The main objective is for hybrid teams to explore and work with LAUDS factories to enhance their usability and uptake, aligned with the wider scope, challenges and specific applicable conditions. A catalogue of challenges presents specific issues proposed by LAUDS Factories related to pressing matters in the mobility, energy, and agriculture/food production sectors.

What is Offered

216.000 EUR to support at least 8 experiments collaborating with LAUDS Factories. Each experiment should not exceed 27K €.

Requirements

The Open Call is open to professionals from various fields interested in working with LAUDS factory models. This includes artists, designers, creatives, architects, technology providers, interdisciplinary teams, research institutions, universities, startups, SMEs, and environmental and sustainability experts. Applicants must form hybrid teams made up of at least artistic/creative entities and technology providers. Experiments must be carried out on-site, and proposals should tackle the LAUDS Factories presented challenges.

How to Apply

Proposals must be submitted by 4th September 2025 at 17:00 (CET), Brussels time. The entry point for submission is the online application form. After carefully reading the open call options, applicants should complete the technical proposal annex, application form, and budget, then upload them in PDF format via the provided link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/lauds-call-2-replication.