Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. By participating, organisations can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.

What is »a must« for a successful application?

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

You can submit your R&D and innovation project application between 10 February 2023 and 13 April 2023 at 14:00 CEST using their project platform (myeurekaproject.org). Your project consortium must have an innovative SME in the leading role, but it can also include other types of organisations like large companies, universities, research organisations and more.

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

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.

*An innovative SME as any SMEs with the ambition to collaborate on R&D and innovation with international partners to develop new products, processes and services for European and global markets. Innovative SMEs do not need to have a proven track record of R&D activities.

R&D: “Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.” (OECD Frascati Manual 2015, p. 44)

Innovation: “a new or improved product or process (or combination thereof) that differs significantly

from the unit’s previous products or processes and that has been made available to potential users

(product) or brought into use by the unit (process).” (OECD Oslo Manual 2018, p. 20)

**Eurostars countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom.

***Eurostars countries which are not an EU member state or a Horizon Europe Associated Country: Canada, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

For more informations and help with the proposal and application, contact us: info@tiko-pro.si !