CFPs: Innovative Collaborations with Singapore in Quantum Technology for SMEs

The purpose of Innovative Collaborations with Singapore in Quantum Technology is to give Sweden a technological leap and Swedish organizations a competitive advantage through access to innovation and collaboration opportunities with one of the world’s most innovative and dynamic ecosystems. Singapore is a leading country in research and development in several emerging technologies, as well as a strategically located hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia. The country possesses a unique mix of global technology companies, investors, start-ups and leading research institutions.

Both Singapore and Sweden are relatively small in terms of population, have limited domestic markets, are strong in research and development, and have a need for global talent. This makes it relevant to develop collaborations between two countries with similar conditions and, in some respects, complementary structures and capabilities.

The offer aims to strengthen Swedish SMEs on the global technology scene. It provides an opportunity to further strengthen the important trade and investment relationship between Sweden and Singapore and strengthen the conditions for long-term sustainable collaborations in research and innovation activities that contribute to global development in quantum technology.

Objectives

• Contribute to long-term innovation collaborations between Swedish and Singaporean actors in quantum technology.
• Contribute to knowledge development and sustainable innovation in quantum technology.
• Strengthen skills development and secure skills supply in the long term.

Funding Information

• In this call for proposals project can apply for up to 250,000 SEK for a 6–9 month project.
• The preliminary total budget for the call for proposals is 1.5 million SEK.

Eligible Costs

• In this the call for proposals these types of costs are eligible:
  • Personnel costs: Salaries, social security contributions and other personnel costs.
  • Equipment, land and buildings: Instruments, equipment and rent for premises other than regular business premises.
  • Consulting and licensing costs: Consulting services, knowledge and patents purchased or licensed from a third party. Costs for consulting services from third parties may not exceed 20 percent of a project party’s budget.
  • Other direct costs: For example, materials, supplies and travel necessary to carry out the project.
  • Indirect costs (overhead): Costs that are not incurred as a direct result of but can be related to the project, for example regular premises and cleaning. Indirect costs may constitute a maximum of 30 percent of personnel costs. Universities, university colleges and certain research organizations and government agencies have higher maximum limits depending on the type of activities.

Target Audience

• The offer is aimed at constellations consisting of Swedish actors who have established an international collaboration with actors in Singapore. They welcome both specialists in quantum technology and actors with a defined need or application of solutions in quantum technology.
• Funds can be applied for by Swedish actors for activities carried out in Sweden but also in Singapore. In the innovation project, great importance is placed on the extent to which the project is developed together with and anchored in a designated Singaporean partner. It will also be important to show that the new project constellation possesses the competence and ability required to realise the potential. The project must include at least one actor in Sweden and one actor in Singapore who intend to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The Singaporean the actors confirm their participation and commitment to the project through declarations of intent which are attached to proposal.
• The coordinating participant must be based in Sweden and be a small company (SME). The Swedish constellation may consist of several parties where an academic party may receive a smaller part of the grant and then as non-city support, i.e. at 100% of its actual costs.
• Applicant must have the knowledge and strategic ambitions to successfully establish collaboration with a partner in Singapore, and implement an innovation project.
• Foreign actors without a registered branch or establishment in Sweden can be included as project partners, but cannot receive funding from Vinnova.

Eligibility Requirements

• On organizational form of project parties
  • All project partners must be legal entities. Natural persons or individual companies cannot participate as project partners.
  • The coordinating party must be a Swedish legal entity and conduct activities in Sweden.
• For the project
  • The project manager must be employed by the coordinating party in the project.
  • The project may not begin before proposal is submitted.
  • Costs for consulting services from outside parties may constitute a maximum of 20 percent of a project party’s budget.
• On proposal
  • Vinnova would like proposal to be written in English as they are using international evaluator for this call for proposals. Applications written in Swedish will undergo automatic machine translation.
  • Proposal must contain attachments with project description, CV, Certificate of de minimis support (if used) and letter of intent from Singaporean actor.
  • For mandatory templates, attached by Vinnova, headings and other formats in each template must be followed.

For more information, visit Vinnova.