Overview
MaJoR is set to utilise the Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) mechanism to augment the platforms development and strengthen the European industrial network. It offers the opportunity to showcase the added value of their innovative specialised products, technologies, or processes in the European defence stage, across the three domains.
To facilitate this process, two open calls will be launched during the project.
MaJoR support programme to SMEs relies on experts (engagement thoughout the process)
Are you an expert in the field of maintenance, joining and/or repair technologies?
Selection & Process Information
In accordance with MaJoR Grant Agreement and MaJoR Cascade Funding conditions EU principles, IGNITY will maintain an open and transparent process for the identification and selection of the most suitable independent experts for the MaJoR cascade funding evaluations.
All applications are assessed based on expertise relevance, professional experience, independence, absence of conflicts of interest, and availability. Selected experts will be included in a reviewers’ pool to ensure sufficient capacity and contingency in case of topic-specific bottlenecks.
Applicants will receive an automatic acknowledgment of receipt when submitting their candidacy in the MaJoR website via the dedicated area.
Further to the applications review, IGNITY will inform applicants according to the process below:
- Eligible expert applications will be integrated in the pool of relevant experts for the evaluation of Major Cascade funding calls. Eligible experts will be contacted by IGNITY to inform them of their pre-selection.
- Experts will be contacted before each call to ensure that their availability matches the expectation of the evaluation process. The experts will be informed of their selection (or non-selection) as reviewer by IGNITY maximum one week after each call closure.
Experts selected for assignments will be required to sign a standard IGNITY External Expert Contract (based on the European standard expert agreement) before participating in any evaluation activities.
You have the opportunity to apply to be involved in our pool of experts – Call open till 27/03/2026 at 12:00 CET
Open Call 1 under the MaJoR project
We are looking for around 30 innovators (legal entities) to act as Technology/Solution Providers and address our 5 topics answering MaJoR Innovation Challenges across the 3 domains. Successful applicants will receive up to €60,000 in funding and participate in a six-month support programme.