EU Funding Playbook
Take your business to the next level with EU funding
INNOVATE YOUR BUSINESS AND DISRUPT YOUR MARKET
Advice from funded companies
"Consortium is a great opportunity to test cooperation with business partners."
"Make sure the EU project is in line with your company's strategic development."
"Plan the application process of EU funding like any other project in the company."
"Consider consortium as a value chain for the business development of your company."
What is funded?
The EU funds projects that aim at R&D collaboration, product development, scale-up or market access of innovation.
Funded projects’ sizes typically vary from EUR 2 million to as much as EUR 100 million. The funding is often grant-based, which means you do not need to pay it back, and it typically covers 40-75% of the project’s accumulated costs. Typically funded costs are OPEX costs and the easiest costs to budget are salaries. In some cases even CAPEX costs are accepted.
Who is funded?
SMEs and mid-caps
There are several funding options available for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as for mid-caps to be applied alone or in a consortium. Some of the funding is available for all companies regardless of the size, but some funding is reserved for SMEs and mid-caps only.
If you are an SME with less than 250 employees or a mid-cap with less than 3,000 employees, read here what kind of funding could be available for your company.
Large companies
EU funding is not only for small companies seeking growth. If you are a large company with over 3,000 employees, you can still have plenty of options for EU funding.
Often the projects are implemented in larger consortiums where each one of the consortium partners will get a part of the funding and will reap the benefits of the results.
THE BIGGEST EU RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROGRAMME
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU’s funding programme for research and innovation for 2021-2027. All EU companies can apply for funding through this programme, whether you are an SME, mid-cap or a large company. There is something for everyone.
The programme is about to launch its first calls during the spring so now is the time start preparing for them!
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Billion EUR
FUNDING PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATIVE LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
FUNDING PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATIVE LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
Innovation Fund
Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. Between 2020-2030, the programme will provide support over EUR 10 billion to companies throughout Europe. If you are already at an advanced stage in developing a highly innovative technology, consider applying for this programme. Innovation Fund is divided into large- and small-scale projects.
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Billion EUR
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