Focused on start-ups and SMEs, Kick-start calls have as objective to facilitate and accelerate the application process for a feasibility study. In essence, these calls are a small competitive call with rapid review times.
Open calls are open all year long and generally do not have a specific thematic. Companies can propose services/ applications in any sector. Proposals are assessed on their own merit on a case-by-case basis
Competitive calls are focused on imposed problems/opportunities identified by ESA. These calls are not permanently open. Instead, all proposals are received during a given period and are all assessed at the same time against one another.
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