Eurostars

Eurostars Location: Visitors address: Juliana van Stolberglaan 3 2595 CA Den Haag Contact: NL Innovatie Secretariaat EUREKA/Innovatiesubsidie Samenwerkingsprojecten Postbus 93144 2509 AC Den Haag tel: +31(0)88 602 54 10 or Expertise International Research and Innovation (EiOI): 088 602 52 50 Email: [email protected] Financed by: Ministry of Economic Affairs Website: link

Finance Finance mechanism: 45% of the research costs 35% of the development costs Budget: Funding range: Less than 50.000 Euro, 50.000 - 250.000 Euro, 250.000 - 1 million Euro Minimum: Maximum: Minimum return on investment: Period / deadlines: 2 deadlines per year

Aim — The objective of the Eurostars Programme is to bring increased value to the economy, higher growth and more job opportunities by supporting the R&D- erforming SME.

More information — R&D-performing SMEs, according to the EU definition, are SMEs that invest 10% or more of their turn-over or their full-time equivalent personal in research and development activities.

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Who can apply

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Type of organisations targeted — Private company

Specific organisations targeted — R&D-performing SMEs in Eurostar countries

Type of projects — Research or pilot, Implementation

Specific type of projects — international research and development project

Project stadia —

Target world region — Europe

Specific information on target countries — Eurostar countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Criteria — Eligibility criteria: The leading R&D-performing SME is based in a Eurostars member country. The R&D-performing SME(s) and other SME(s) fulfil(s) the European Union definition. Maximum project duration is 3 years or less. Market introduction is foreseen within 2 years after the project has ended. A well balanced partnership whereby no partner or country is performing more than 75% of the total project cost. All participants are legal entities.

How to apply

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Application procedure — Two steps: - Central application (digital) - Dutch application (after ranking by IEP)

Selection procedure — The Independent Evaluation Panel (IEP) will evaluate and rank project proposals.Three evaluation criteria will be used: - Basic assessment - Technology and innovation - Market and competitiveness Eurostars projects will be funded primarily through national research schemes. The ranking is leading.