{"id":1838,"date":"2025-08-20T12:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/about-the-challenge\/honorariums-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:46:50","slug":"rewards-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/the-challenge\/rewards-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits &#038; Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ce-frame is-layout-constrained alignfull ce-frame--bg-default ce-frame--style-default ce-frame-iconstyle-default ce-frame-top-default has-background has-ch-blue-background-color align is-style-less-distance wp-block-cyberagentur-frame\">\n    \n    <div class=\"ce-frame__content\">\n            \n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-subheadline-small\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-shrink-23 wp-block-paragraph\">Are you ready to shape the electronic warfare of the future? Whether you\u2019re a startup, a university research team, or an interdisciplinary developer community\u2014ECHIS offers you a unique platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-shrink-23 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<\/div><div class=\"ce-frame is-layout-constrained alignfull ce-frame--bg-default ce-frame--style-2_3 ce-frame-iconstyle-default ce-frame-top-default ce-frame--with-icon align wp-block-cyberagentur-frame\">\n    \n    <div class=\"ce-frame__content\">\n            <div class=\"ce-frame__content__wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"ce-frame__icon ce-frame__icon--mobile\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_Icons_erfolg_ECHIS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_Icons_erfolg_ECHIS.png 483w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_Icons_erfolg_ECHIS-321x330.png 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"ce-frame__content__row\">\n              <div class=\"ce-frame__icon\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_Icons_erfolg_ECHIS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_Icons_erfolg_ECHIS.png 483w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_Icons_erfolg_ECHIS-321x330.png 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-subtitle-low-space wp-block-paragraph\">What Participants Can Expect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Direct Access to the Pros:<\/strong> Receive exclusive feedback from experts at the Cyberagentur and operational users within the Bundeswehr.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T<strong>esting under real-world conditions:<\/strong> As finalists, you\u2019ll gain access to a \u201csandbox.\u201d You can test your prototype in a real-world environment closely aligned with the Bundeswehr\u2014an environment that is normally off-limits. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial support:<\/strong>Up to six selected participants will receive the cooperation selection and advance to the working phase as finalists. As finalists, they will also each receive a lump-sum research and development budget of 40,000 EUR. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attractive innovation premium:<\/strong><br\/>The top-ranked finalists will receive an innovation premium.<br\/>1st place: 100,000 EUR<br\/>2nd place: 50,000 EUR<br\/>3rd place: 30,000 EUR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<\/div><div class=\"ce-frame is-layout-constrained alignfull ce-frame--bg-cyborg ce-frame--style-default ce-frame-iconstyle-default ce-frame-top-default has-background has-ch-blue-background-color align wp-block-cyberagentur-frame\">\n    \n    <div class=\"ce-frame__content\">\n            \n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Do you have a viable technological approach and want to further develop it within the framework of this competition? Then use the ECHIS Challenge as a starting point for a structured, application-oriented innovation process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/the-challenge\/process-timeline\/\">Process &amp; Timeline<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<\/div><div class=\"ce-frame is-layout-constrained alignfull ce--dark-mode ce-frame--bg-default ce-frame--style-default ce-frame-iconstyle-default ce-frame-top-default has-background has-ch-darkblue-background-color align is-style-less-distance wp-block-cyberagentur-frame\">\n        <div class=\"ce-frame__background\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" src=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-330x220.png 330w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-1536x1022.png 1536w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-2048x1363.png 2048w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/ecchis_background-512x341.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ce-frame__content\">\n            \n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-subheadline\">Important to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ce-panel-buttons is-layout-constrained alignfull ce-panel-buttons__columns-3 ce-panel-buttons--default align is-style-big-buttons wp-block-cyberagentur-panelbuttons\">\n  <div class=\"ce-panel-buttons__content\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"ce-panel-button ce--dark-mode ce-panel-button--default align wp-block-cyberagentur-panelbutton\">\n  \n  <a class='ce-panel-button__content-link' href='https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/ablauf-timing\/' target='_self' aria-label='gehe zu Process &amp;amp; Timeline'>  <h2 class=\"title\">Process &amp; Timeline<\/h2>\n  <p><\/p>\n   \n  <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex \">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple\">\n      <span class='wp-block-button__link wp-element-button' >Learn more<\/span>\n     \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div> <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ce-panel-button ce--dark-mode ce-panel-button--default align wp-block-cyberagentur-panelbutton\">\n  \n  <a class='ce-panel-button__content-link' href='https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/bewertungskriterien\/' target='_self' aria-label='gehe zu Evaluation Criteria'>  <h2 class=\"title\">Evaluation Criteria<\/h2>\n  <p><\/p>\n   \n  <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex \">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple\">\n      <span class='wp-block-button__link wp-element-button' >Learn more<\/span>\n     \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div> <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ce-panel-button ce--dark-mode ce-panel-button--default align wp-block-cyberagentur-panelbutton\">\n  \n  <a class='ce-panel-button__content-link' href='https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/the-challenge\/challenge-organizers-partners\/' target='_self' aria-label='gehe zu Challenge Organizer &amp;amp; Partners'>  <h2 class=\"title\">Challenge Organizer &amp; Partners<\/h2>\n  <p><\/p>\n   \n  <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex \">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple\">\n      <span class='wp-block-button__link wp-element-button' >Learn more<\/span>\n     \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div> <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ce-panel-button ce--dark-mode ce-panel-button--default align wp-block-cyberagentur-panelbutton\">\n  \n  <a class='ce-panel-button__content-link' href='https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/the-challenge\/' target='_self' aria-label='gehe zu The Challenge'>  <h2 class=\"title\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n  <p><\/p>\n   \n  <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex \">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple\">\n      <span class='wp-block-button__link wp-element-button' >Learn more<\/span>\n     \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div> <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ce-panel-button ce--dark-mode ce-panel-button--default align wp-block-cyberagentur-panelbutton\">\n  \n  <a class='ce-panel-button__content-link' href='https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/the-challenge\/problem-statement\/' target='_self' aria-label='gehe zu Problem Statement'>  <h2 class=\"title\">Problem Statement<\/h2>\n  <p><\/p>\n   \n  <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex \">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple\">\n      <span class='wp-block-button__link wp-element-button' >Learn more<\/span>\n     \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div> 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src=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_questions.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_questions.png 531w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_questions-330x273.png 330w, https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/09\/CA_Challenge_questions-512x423.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-align-center\">Any questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">We have compiled all the important questions and answers about the challenge here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left 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