Fusion research stimulates creativity and innovation by bringing together laboratories, industry, and SMEs. Their collaboration challenges our current technological limits and helps them develop creative solutions. This joint effort paves the way for new technologies with a direct application.
Innovation is one of the core values for the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. Within this spirit, the European Commission’s Euratom programme has launched a prize to reward excellence in innovation and reward our best researchers and industries involved in fusion.
There are no specific categories for this prize. Participants are free to submit any physics or technology innovation belonging to the European fusion research programme. The candidate innovation market potential should also be demonstrated.
An independent jury appointed by the European Commission will evaluate the proposals and rank the first, second and third placed winners who will receive 15,000, 10,000 and 5,000 EUR respectively. The winners will be announced at the SOFT conference in September 2014.
For more detailed information on the general conditions, eligibility, exclusion and award criteria,
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