Our Action Programmes
Our Action Programmes collectively aim to transform Europe's water, marine and maritime (WMM) sectors and ecosystems, ensuring they are resilient, sustainable, and capable of meeting future challenges.
Workforce amplifier
Attracting and training new WMM talent through interdisciplinary academic programmes.
Skill booster
Reskilling and upskilling WMM and non-WMM professionals through a varied portfolio of lifelong learning options tailored to different career stages. Helping to foster entrepreneurial, collaborative and systemic mindsets.
Wavemaker
Providing targeted support for WMM start-ups and entrepreneurs from idea to market, advancing solutions from TRL 4–7 through structured incubation and acceleration, challenge-driven sourcing, and end-user validation.
Fund integrator
Mobilising and aligning funding streams from public, private, and philanthropic sources, and offering tailored investment solutions for scaling WMM innovation.
Market connector
Strengthening connections and close agreements between WMM innovators and buyers by activating new markets, leveraging procurement pathways, and facilitating public-private partnerships.
Open innovation booster
Breaking down silos and facilitating both pre-competitive and competitive, low-TRL (4-5), IP-free projects.
Demonstrator projects
Supporting mid-TRL (5–6) innovators through targeted testing and validation activities, bridging the gap to commercial-scale deployment.
Mission-driven innovation factory
Accelerating commercialisation and full-scale deployment of high-TRL innovations through large-scale, real environment piloting.
Think tank
Convening expert insights and strategic foresight to inform the direction and impact of the EIT Water community.
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