The next EU Research and Innovation Programme is looking for a name.
Create a catchy name for the next EU research and innovation programme! The new programme will support researchers and innovators in Europe, boost excellence and ensure that good ideas reach the market and generate real economic growth and new jobs. This needs to be reflected in a name.
Make your proposal by midnight on 10 May using this form.
It should be easily associated with research and innovation, while also being original, memorable, either useable in a wide range of languages or easily translatable, and easy to pronounce and spell. You will find the main conditions below. Please consult the Official Competition Rules for the full conditions.
An international jury chaired by Robert-Jan Smits, the Director-General of the European Commission's Research and Innovation DG, will select the best three suggestions. They will be put to a public vote on this site.
The winning name will be announced by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn at the conference concluding the current consultation on the Common Strategic Framework, on 10 June in Brussels. The person who first suggested the winning name via this site will get an expenses-paid trip to the European Innovation Convention, which will take place in Brussels at the end of this year, and he or she will meet the Commissioner and other leading political, scientific and business figures.