Call for Research and Development Projects (Canada and Chile)

Scope

• This project call supports the development of new or improved products (goods or services) and/or processes that require R&D, from the prototype phase to the technical validation phase at a production scale and/or commercial validation, strengthening the company’s innovation capabilities on Sustainable Mining, Clean Energy and Sustainable Construction R&D projects.
• R&D projects should target the following fields:
  • Sustainable mining
  • Clean Energy
  • Sustainable construction
• Projects must target at least one industry described above and have at least one clear and specific project application.
• Projects should aim to develop a product, process or service for commercialisation and the implementation of project results (such as market launch) should aim to occur no later than 24 months after project completion.
• Projects may develop fundamentally new innovations, or adapt, re-engineer and re-purpose existing innovations currently used or envisaged for different application areas. From a technology readiness starting point, it is expected that projects will start no lower than a finalized TRL 3 or on the very early stages of TRL level 4 at least.

Funding Information

• For Canadian SMEs
  • The funding for this call for proposals is offered by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). NRC IRAP is responsible for delivering this call for proposals and for managing any resulting funding agreements.
  • Eligible Canadian SMEs may receive up to 50% reimbursement of total project costs up to a maximum total funding amount of 500,000 Canadian dollars over 12 to 36 months.
• For Chilean companies
  • Funding available for Chilean companies on an open budget basis through a matching grant of maximum €220.000 approx. (CLP$220 million or 322,000 CAD) per project, which varies according to firm size:
    • 40% Large size companies
    • 60% Medium size companies
    • 80% Small size companies
  • Extra 10% funding for female-led companies.
  • Firms must be at least 24 months old by the time the national funding application is submitted and must show proof of sales. Universities and research centres are not eligible to receive funding directly from Corfo, but they can participate as project collaborators.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eureka has limited eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Network Projects consortium:
  • Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
  • The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation.
  • The project must have a civilian purpose.
  • Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from each country involved in this call.
  • No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.
  • The duration of your project may not exceed 36 months.
  • Your project must benefit all partners and all partners must participate.
  • The project should have an obvious benefit and added value resulting from the technological cooperation between the participants from the different countries (e.g. increased knowledge base, commercial leads, access to R&D infrastructure etc.).
  • The product or process must be innovative and with the potential to create impact.
  • A signed consortium agreement is required upon approval of the consortium by both public authorities, before the actual start of the project. It ought to include, amongst others, the ownership and use of know-how and IPR settlements

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