CALL FOR FIELD LAB UPPS PROJECTS
Call opens: 15 April, 2018
Closes: 15 June, 2018
The Field Lab UPPS is inviting design-driven small business owners and creative professionals to submit project proposals. As the name indicates, the projects in UPPS will concern the design of Ultra Personalized Products & Services.
3D data has brought a rich information source for designing customized products within reach. The opportunities in sports, fashion, health and security that come along with this are still far from reaching their full potential. The design methodology for UPPS is still in its infancy. Field Lap UPPS takes on challenges for UPPS design based on practice-oriented issues. It offers support by involving experts in the design of UPPS and by facilitating experiments with facilities such as 3D scanners and printers. It also organizes Meet UPPS, in which it shares results. Field Lab UPPS is located at the TU Delft.
In this first call, Field Lab UPPS is inviting creative professionals and design-driven small and medium-sized businesses to submit project proposals through which we can jointly develop UPPS knowledge in the domains of health, sports, security and fashion. 3 to 5 projects will be honored. For these projects a 50% matching grant is available from CLICKNL, with a maximum matching sum of € 10.000. The contribution of the company or the creative professional shall be a minimum of 50% of the project size in cash or in hours.
The proposal selection will take place in the Field Lab UPPS team.
Timeframe 2018
A number of activities will be organized in the near future to develop the UPPS network, collect project proposals and share knowledge:
15 April: Call opens
16 May: UPPS Meet
15 June: Closing date
New activities will be announced at a later date.
Application prerequisites
• Deadline: the call is open from 15 April until 15 June, 2018.
• A maximum of 1 project will be honored per company.
• Generic results (methodology, outcomes, UPPS knowledge) will be shared through the field lab.
• Application form through Google Forms, with an outline of the goal, results, involved parties and tasks, planning and budget.
• Minimum required private matching is 50%.
• The available matching grant budget is a maximum of 10.000, including VAT. Private contributions (in cash or in kind) and ANBI contributions are eligible for matching.
• The budget may be spent on a new project or to improve an existing UPPS project.
• Report: participants shall undertake to report on the project, track hours and present the results in UPPS Meets (1-2 times) organized by Field Lab UPPS.
• A partnership agreement with the TU Delft must be signed in advance of the project, outlining how intellectual property will be handled.
Selection criteria
• Practical feasibility
• Innovation
• Knowledge expansion for the creative industry (various domains, application areas, UPPS level)
• Added value for all parties
• Partnership and personal contribution by company
• Dutch SME focus
• Budget
• Sustainability
Advice
The Field Lab gives advice with respect to the application, such as questions about looking for partners, budget and feasibility.
Submitting proposals
Through the file at the right-hand side at the top of the page proposals can be submitted until no later than 15 June, 2018, 12:00 o’clock.
For more information contact Marijke Idema.