Call for R&D and Innovation Projects for SMEs

By participating, organisations can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.

To have a successful Eurostars application you must:

• Define your project idea.
• Collaborate internationally, sharing expertise.
• Develop products, processes or services that can be easily commercialised.

Funding Information

• The amount of funding your organisation receives when you participate in a project is managed by your national funding body. Funding rules vary from country to country and your national funding body decides:
  • which organisations can receive funding,
  • which project activities can be funded and
  • funding rates.

Eligibility Criteria

• To apply, you must fulfil seven eligibility criteria:
  • The project consortium is led by an innovative SME from a Eurostars country.
  • The project consortium is composed of at least two entities that are independent of one another.
  • The project consortium is composed of entities from at least two Eurostars countries with at least one organisation coming from an EU or Horizon Europe Associated Country.
  • The budget of the SMEs from the participating countries (excluding any subcontracting) is 50% or more of the total project cost.
  • No single participant or country is responsible for more than 70% of the budget of the project.
  • The project duration is 36 months or less.
  • The project has an exclusive focus on civil applications.

Evaluation Criteria

• Quality and efficiency of the implementation:
  • Quality of the consortium.
  • Added value through cooperation.
  • Realistic and clearly defined project management and planning.
  • Reasonable cost structure.
• Impact:
  • Market size.
  • Market access and risk.
  • Competitive advantage.
  • Clear and realistic commercialisation plans.
  • Economic, environmental, and societal impact.
• Excellence:
  • Degree of innovation.
  • New applied knowledge.
  • Level of technical challenge.
  • Technical achievability and risk.

For more information, visit Eureka.