EIT Food is looking for organisations to implement the EIT Food Challenge Labs workshops in 2024 and 2025 in Poland

The EIT Food Challenge Labs is a multi-stage programme designed using principles from design thinking and service design. Its aim is double fold: to find innovative solutions to big, tangible problems faced by the food sector and to build capacity among the participants to develop entrepreneurial skills. EIT Food Challenge Labs aims to include students, technologists, scientists, professionals, consumers, and companies. This diverse mix helps analyse the food system comprehensively, exploring sustainability challenges through conversations with industry experts and consumers.

The Selected organisation will play a crucial role in managing various tasks throughout the 2 editions of Challenge Labs Poland for 2024 and 2025 (one edition per each year). The responsibilities are outlined in different stages, each contributing to the overall success of the Activity:

• Scouting phase (research on industry challenges; scouting of thematic mentors/experts, moderators, consumers, partners/sponsor; secure collaboration with at least one Polish university; scout participants beyond universities)
• Recruitment of participants (recruit participants; evaluate applications and select participants; ensure minimum of 50 workshop participants or at least 10 early-stage startups, at least 8 mentors/experts, adequate number of moderators)
• Implementation of the Activity (a series of workshops online and in-person Final Pitching Activity in Warsaw)
• Summary report and follow-up support

When applying for the call, interested organisations should submit an agenda proposal aligned with the Event format requirements and a short budget proposal listing the costs associated with the Event planning and organisation.

The selected organisations will sign a subcontracting agreement with EIT Food CLC North-East with gross funding of up to 15,000€ to cover the eligible costs of the EIT Food Challenge Labs.

Application Submission

The deadline for submitting full applications is August 19, 2024, at 23:59 CEST, using the attached template: 'EIT Food Challenge Lab Poland, 2024-2025 Application Form,' signed by an authorised applicant representative. Please send the application to malgorzata.kowalinska@eitfood.eu (with milda.krauzlis@eitfood.eu in CC), titled 'Challenge Labs Poland 2024/2025 Application Form’.