UPC LLAVOR 24

I. Call Characteristics

• Background and Objectives:
  • Due to the results and scores obtained in the AGAUR call for Knowledge Industry (IdC) grants for the year 2023 for the LLAVOR Modality of UPC projects,
    the Vice-Rectorate for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship aims to promote valorization activities in all those innovative projects with potential for incorporation into the productive sector. submitted to the call, which, having achieved a good evaluation score, have remained without financial funding. 
  • Allocation of grants to UPC projects that have passed the evaluation process of the AGAUR Knowledge Industry grants call for the year 2023. LLAVOR Modality A: “LLAVOR Grants” from AGAUR with a score higher than 5.70 and have not received budget allocation.
• Beneficiaries: The LLAVOR-UPC grants will be awarded to the mentioned projects in Annex I, from the approval date by the Governing Council (CG) scheduled for February 21st.
  The research teams benefiting from the LLAVOR-UPC grant 24 must send, within one month from the approval date, the planned modifications to the activities and budget of the project previously submitted to the AGAUR call to adapt them to the granted budget and the necessary valorization activities with the LLAVOR UPC 24 grant addressed to the Innovation Management Service. (gestio.innovacio@upc.edu).
• Economic Allocation and Budget: The economic allocation for this call is €100,000, charged to budget item 229.16 of the UPC. The budget allocated to each project will be a fixed amount of €12,500, excluding VAT.
• Eligible Expenses: The LLAVOR-UPC 24 grants can be used for any type of expense related to the valorization activities specified below:
  • Strengthening the protection of generated knowledge (patents, IP registration, etc.)
  • Initial tests (pre-prototypes and validations)
  • Definition of the commercialization route
  • Business model generation
  • Technological and commercial viability analysis
  • Design of proof of concept
  • Other similar activities encompassed within this phase  

Expenses related to personnel, whether or not associated with valorization activities, are excluded from this call.

II. Submission of Applications

• When: until 10/21/2024. Submission of a final technical and economic justification report before December 20, 2024 addressed to the Innovation Management Service. (gestio.innovacio@upc.edu).
• Who: UPC research teams
• How: through the Innovation Management Service.
• What: 

  The research teams benefiting from the LLAVOR-UPC 24 grant must send, within one month from the approval date, the planned modifications to the activities and budget of the project previously submitted to the AGAUR call to adapt them to the granted budget and the necessary valorization activities with the LLAVOR UPC 24 grant

For any questions, consult with the Innovation Management Service