Globalstars Eureka Joint Call for High-Tech R and D Collaboration

The call focuses on high-tech areas including semiconductors and related advanced materials and manufacturing, photonics (heterogeneous integration), artificial intelligence, quantum hardware and enabling technologies for quantum devices, quantum algorithms, software and applications, hybrid quantum and classical computing, and other high-tech areas of industrial relevance, along with their applications in digital health, life sciences, biotechnology, telecommunications such as 5G and 6G, space and aeronautics, and sustainability areas including circular economy, carbon circulation, and industrial process circulation.

This initiative, supported by funding organisations from Taiwan and several European countries, aims to promote collaborative innovation projects that demonstrate strong market potential. Applicants are required to form international consortia and submit high-quality proposals that address technological challenges while delivering commercially viable outcomes. Projects should focus on developing innovative products, processes, or services with clear pathways to commercialisation and must involve a degree of technological risk for all participating partners.

To be eligible, each consortium must include at least two independent organisations, with one for-profit company from Taiwan and another for-profit company from one of the participating Eureka member countries. The collaboration should ensure mutual benefit among partners, and no single organisation or country can account for more than 70 percent of the total eligible project costs. Additionally, projects must demonstrate clear added value through international cooperation, such as access to new knowledge, infrastructure, or market opportunities.

All selected projects must sign a consortium agreement before implementation, outlining aspects such as intellectual property rights and the use of shared knowledge. The duration of projects is limited to a maximum of 36 months, and all proposed activities must be strictly civilian in nature. While partners from other countries may join the consortium, they must secure their own funding as they will not be supported under this specific call.

Applicants are encouraged to consult their respective national funding organisations before submission to confirm eligibility and compliance with national regulations. Funding levels and conditions will vary depending on the rules of each participating agency and are subject to budget availability.

For more information, visit Eureka.