Indra Group and the Universia Foundation launch the 9th Call for Research Grants for the Development of Accessible Technologies
- Grants that promote growth, development and market approach
- Technological excellence for the inclusion of people with disabilities
Indra Group and the Universia Foundation, which has the support of Banco Santander for the development of its activities, are joining forces once again to launch the 9th call for proposals for research projects by Spanish universities for the creation of new accessible technologies.
This initiative is the result of an interest in promoting the development of innovative technological solutions that improve the quality of life and the social and labour inclusion of people with disabilities, with an innovative collaboration model that combines the efforts of business, universities and the third sector.
Research groups and business schools and centres attached to Spanish universities that are interested in participating in the 9th edition of the Accessible Technologies Grants have until 11 June 2025 to submit their projects via the website www.tecnologiasaccesibles.com.
Grants that promote growth, development and market approach
In the previous Call for Applications for Grants for Research Projects in Accessible Technologies, the three winning proposals - which have received grants of 24,000 euros each - were as follows:
- Fast Baby: dedicated to improving the mobility and play experience of children with disabilities through adaptive technologies, presented by the University of Castilla-La Mancha on its Cuenca campus;
- LSEAvatar: a system that translates a message from Spanish Oral Language into Spanish Sign Language using Artificial Intelligence techniques, developed by the University of La Rioja;
- Recovery: development of a virtual reality learning environment for people with recent motor injuries, created by the University of Castilla-La Mancha on its Ciudad Real campus.
In this sense, the winner of the special call was RoboTEA-CHAT, developed at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, and which was awarded a grant of 6,000 euros for research into social robots for the rehabilitation of people with autism spectrum disorders, for which they use neurobiofeedback technologies.
Technological excellence for the inclusion of people with disabilities
As in previous editions, the criteria that will be taken into account to select the best proposals are impact (scope and sustainability); innovation (the technological excellence of the solution presented, its viability and its real transfer to products or services that do not yet exist in the market); collaboration with organisations specialising in the field of disability; and the possibility that the proposed product or service will be open source and free of charge, or will have a reduced cost for end users.
It is worth noting that the Indra Group and Fundación Universia Call for Applications for Grants for Research Projects in Accessible Technologies has established itself as the main event of its kind in Spain. Since the first edition, it has aroused the interest of more than 150 research groups from public and private universities, which have submitted more than 350 proposals over the course of all the editions.
More information about the call for proposals: www.tecnologiasaccesibles.com