Call for Collaborative R&D Proposals in Clean Technologies – Canada

Eurogia is a flexible, industry-driven Eureka Cluster program whose aim is to promote innovative, collaborative, international, and close-to-market research and development (R&D) projects in clean technologies.

Sector of Focus

• Clean technologies in, but not limited to, the following areas:
  • Hydrogen and renewable energy technology for generation and storage
  • ICT technologies tracking CO2, managing energy use and storage
  • Energy efficient housing, digital twins, smart cities, IoT
  • AI and Big data technologies used for energy use optimization

Eligible Project 

• Eligible project participants in collaborative projects selected through this call for proposals may receive funding from their respective national funding body. Funds will be provided in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, rules and procedures established by the relevant national funding body, country, jurisdiction and/or program.
• Each project participant should contact their national funding agency early in the process and follow their advice regarding national funding applications in parallel to the proposal submission.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Canadian SMEs
  • In Canada, this call for proposals is offered through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). NRC IRAP funding is only available for eligible Canadian small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Project participants who are not eligible for funding are welcome to participate on a self-funded basis.
  • To be eligible for funding a Canadian SME applicant must:
    • be an incorporated, profit-oriented small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in Canada
    • have 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
    • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
    • have a differentiated and protectable technology that could become competitive in global markets
    • have sufficient working capital and resources to undertake a multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results
    • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion
  • Preference may be given to Canadian SME applicants who:
    • have a minimum of 15 full-time equivalent employees
    • have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally
    • have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue.

For more information, visit Eureka.