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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 12, 2025 1:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> userinvolvement@lists.clarin.eu <userinvolvement@lists.clarin.eu>; training@lists.clarin.eu <training@lists.clarin.eu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLARIN Training] [echoes] ECHOES Consultation & Cascading Grants Call</font>
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<p><span lang="NL">Dear all, </span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">CLARIN participates in the ECHOES project, which aims to develop a European Cultural Heritage Cloud as a shared platform for heritage professionals and researchers to access data, innovative scientific and training resources and advanced
digital tools. Francesca and I would greatly appreciate it if you help disseminate the calls below within your CH networks.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Iulianna</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">--------------------------------</span></p>
<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>We are pleased to announce that both the <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ECHOES Consultation</span></strong> and the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">first call of the ECHOES Cascading Grants Programme</span></strong> are now live and available on the ECHOES website.</p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ECHOES Consultation: Help shape the Cultural Heritage Cloud</span></strong></h3>
<p>The ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities, understanding their needs and expectations for the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Cultural Heritage Cloud</span></strong>. Your contributions will help shape the Cloud
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">with and for</span></strong> heritage communities. As a first step, we have launched an
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/echoes-consultation/" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/echoes-consultation/">online questionnaire</a></span></strong> to identify heritage
professionals and researchers and explore their use of digital tools in daily work. The results will guide the development of the Cloud’s infrastructure, tools, services, training, and community-building efforts.</p>
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<li class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Who can participate?</span></strong> All cultural heritage stakeholders, including professionals, researchers, computer scientists, developers, institutions, and umbrella
organisations.</li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Deadline:</span></strong> The questionnaire will remain open until
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">April 2025</span></strong>.</li></ul>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ECHOES Cascading Grants: Funding opportunity for CHIs</span></strong></h3>
<p>The <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">First Call of the ECHOES Cascading Grants Programme</span></strong> supports cultural heritage institutions in contributing datasets for use within the Cultural Heritage Cloud. Proposals should define
the dataset’s intended user community, purpose, expected outcomes, and broader benefits. Applicants should also outline how they envision using the Cloud for their project.</p>
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<li class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Funding:</span></strong> Up to
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">€60,000</span></strong> for a maximum of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">12 projects</span></strong>.</li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Who can apply?</span></strong> Any CHI based in a
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Horizon Europe country</span></strong>, either independently or as the lead partner of a consortium. We particularly encourage applications from
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">smaller, medium-sized, and under-resourced CHIs</span></strong>, as well as
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">interdisciplinary consortia</span></strong>.</li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Deadline:</span></strong> Proposals must be submitted by
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">15 May 2025 (23:59 CEST)</span></strong>.</li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">How to apply?</span></strong> The submission platform will open in
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">April 2025</span></strong>, and an
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Info Day</span></strong> will be organised in the coming weeks. More details, including the full
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Guide for Applicants</span></strong>, can be found
<b><a href="https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/first-call/" data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.echoes-eccch.eu/first-call/">here</a></b>.</li></ul>
<p>Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.</p>
<p>Best regards,<br>
<span lang="EN-US">Francesca Frontini and Iulianna van der Lek on behalf of </span>
WP4 <span lang="EN-US">ECHOES </span>Team<span lang="NL"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">CLARIN ERIC Training and Education Officer</span></i></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Utrecht University, The Netherlands</span></p>
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