[OSGeo-UK] Fwd: OSGEO & EU Horizon Call - A services and business incubator for geospatial open-source developments
Nick Bearman
nick at nickbearman.com
Tue Mar 3 06:38:56 PST 2026
Thanks Sam :-)
On 03/03/2026 14:14, Samantha Lavender via UK wrote:
>
> Yes, I think they would be interested. Sam
>
> *From:*UK <uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> *On Behalf Of *Nick Bearman via UK
> *Sent:* 03 March 2026 12:50
> *To:* uk at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-UK] Fwd: OSGEO & EU Horizon Call - A services
> and business incubator for geospatial open-source developments
>
> Thanks Sam - great to know. Do you think OGC might be interested in
> this, should I reach out to Gobe or someone else?
> Best wishes,
> Nick.
>
> On 03/03/2026 10:01, Samantha Lavender via UK wrote:
>
> When I was treasurer of EarSeL, they did get involved in projects,
> and OGC does the same – the big advantage is that it’s another
> revenue source. The difficulty is that you need the administrative
> structure in place to manage contracts and finance, including
> auditing.
>
> Best Wishes, Sam
>
> *From:*UK <uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
> <mailto:uk-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> *On Behalf Of *Nick Bearman via UK
> *Sent:* 02 March 2026 12:07
> *To:* uk at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* [OSGeo-UK] Fwd: OSGEO & EU Horizon Call - A services
> and business incubator for geospatial open-source developments
>
> Hi OSGeo:UK,
>
> As Chair of OSGeo:UK I have been approached by Ksenia Grant, from
> University of Edinburgh and EDINA, to see if we know anyone who is
> bidding for the EU Horizon Call: A services and business
> incubator for geospatial open-source developments and/or whether
> we are interested in collaborating with them. I have circulated
> this around the OSGeo Discuss and Europe lists as well.
>
> The timescale is relatively short (mid-April submission) and they
> are keen to emphasise their willingness to undertake the heavy
> admin burden of a EU Bid.
>
> Of note, it is bidding for up to €6m, and it is designated that a
> minimum of 45% and up to 60% of this will be provided as
> 'cascading funds' - i.e. money given to companies and
> organisations to do stuff, rather than used by the project
> partners as such.
>
> This seems like an interesting opportunity, and any comments /
> advice / suggestions are welcome. We (OSGeo:UK) have not been
> involved with something like this before (to my knowledge) so any
> comments are welcome.
>
> If you have any links, or are interested, please do reach out to
> Ksenia or myself.
>
> Best wishes,
> Nick.
>
> Nick Bearman | OSGeo:UK Chair
>
> On 25/02/2026 14:06, Ksenia Grant wrote:
>
> Dear Nick
>
> Tom (cc’ed) shared your email address with me.
>
> I work for the University of Edinburgh and I have been
> speaking to colleagues from EDINA <https://edina.ac.uk/> about
> the EU Horizon call and looking for contacts at OSGeo and I
> was introduced to Tom who directed me to you.
>
> More info about the call here: EU Funding & Tenders Portal
> <https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502,31094503&callIdentifier=HORIZON-CL6-2026-03&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate>
>
> As you may be aware, the call seeks to establish an incubator
> for geospatial open-source developments. I believe
> organizations such as OSGeo are key to any proposal for this
> call. Deadline for applications is quite soon - in mid-April.
> Therefore, I am wondering if OSGEO is already involved in any
> consortium of partners putting a proposal together and if we
> (EDINA) could support and offer further input into the consortium.
>
> If you are not aware of any proposals involving OSGeo already,
> it would also be also useful to discuss if OSGeo would be
> interested in partnering with us and others across Europe on a
> potential proposal for this call.
>
> UoE and other organisations I am speaking too are experienced
> in putting EU Horizon calls proposals together so we are
> looking for insights and engagement from OSGEO (rather than
> sharing any of the administrative burdens of putting a
> proposal together which I appreciate might be off-putting for
> a volunteer-run organisation).
>
> If this sounds of interest and you might want to discuss
> further, could you please let me know when is good for a call
> please?
>
> Friday this week is very flexible for me if that may work for
> you too. Monday next week is looking good too.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you and discussing further.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Ksenia
>
> Ksenia Grant MSc, MBA
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