Funding
- DoIT: The application must be submitted by a Taiwanese company. DoIT does not fund universities and research organisations. However, universities and research organisations are welcome as subcontractors of Taiwanese companies or to participate with their own budget. Companies can apply for grant funding up to 50% of the eligible costs depending on the industrial impact of the project in accordance with the A+ Industrial Innovation R&D Program (Herein after referred to as "the A+ Program").
- BusinessFinland: Enterprises can apply for grant funding for research projects or loan funding for development and piloting projects. A grant can cover up to 50 % of the eligible costs for SMEs and 40 % for large and midcap companies. A loan can cover up to 50 % (70 % in certain cases) of the eligible costs. Public Research Organizations can receive up to 80 % funding, specific national co-innovation project funding rules apply. There is no specific Euro limit for the project size
- FFG: There is a dedicated budget of € 1 mio for this call. Funding in Austria is provided on an annual basis only, therefore follow-on applications must be submitted for the max. duration of 3 years. The funding provided by FFG are grants:
- max. 60% of the eligible costs for small companies,
- max. 50% of the eligible costs for medium-sized companies and
- max. 40%for large companies.
Funding decisions for national applications submitted until 23 May 2024, 17:00 hours CET will be published after the Advisory Board Meeting (“Beiratssitzung”) on 5 September 2024.
- NCR-CNRC: In Canada, this call for proposals is offered through 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 eligible project costs up to a maximum total funding amount of $500,000 CAD over 12 to 24 months (an extension of 12 months may be considered if sufficiently justified and accepted by both countries).
Canadian SMEs may also participate in a collaborative project on a self‑funded basis.
- RVO: Enterprises and research institutes in the Netherlands can apply for grant funding up to 50% of the eligible costs, depending on the type of organization and the type of activities. Maximum funding is 350,000 EUR per project.
- VINNOVA: Swedish project participants can apply for grant funding according to Vinnova’s general terms and conditions for funding: SMEs up to 50% of eligible costs, large companies up to 30% of eligible costs and universities and research institutes up to 100% of eligible costs. The maximum funding (grant) per project to Swedish project participants is 250,000 EUR.
If there is no allocated budget for your organisation type and you want to participate in a project consortium, contact your funding body to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.
