This document provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) information on targeted EU and related funding instruments. The document aims to answer the questions regarding to what funding instruments there are and which of them are suitable for your business sector. Many of the instruments listed here have a strong connection with national funding agencies.

1. 25th December 2015
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To Small And Medium-sized Enterprises
(SME’s)

2. This
document
provides
small
and
medium-­‐sized
enterprises
(SMEs)
informa;on
on
targeted
EU
and
related
funding
instruments.
The
document
aims
to
answer
the
ques;ons
regarding
to
what
funding
instruments
there
are
and
which
of
them
are
suitable
for
your
business
sector.
Many
of
the
instruments
listed
here
have
a
strong
connec;on
with
na;onal
funding
agencies.
This
makes
the
funding
process
straighCorward
and
eases
the
amount
of
needed
paperwork.
Table
1
represents
the
sectors
or
topics
which
are
eligible
to
receive
EU
funding
for
different
phases
of
new
high
tech
business.
The
funding
instruments
are
marked
with
different
colors
and
include
the
upcoming
calls
with
their
deadlines.
Clicking
on
the
colored
cells
lead
to
the
websites
of
the
call.
Table
2
gives
more
detailed
informa;on
on
the
actual
instruments
and
calls.

3. TARGETED
FUNDING
TO
BUSINESS
PLANNING
PROOF
OF
CONCEPT
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET
INTRODUCTION
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
All
sectors
Eurostars
18/02/2016
All
sectors
Erasmus
for
young
entrepreneurs
All
sectors
Eureka
Network
projects
Biotechnology
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
Bio-­‐products
and
bio-­‐process
design
ERA-­‐IB
01/02/2016
Carbon
footprint
of
fossil
fuels
Eurogia
2020
19/02/2016,
23/05/2016
Digital
city
Cel;c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
Digital
enterprise
Cel;c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
Digital
home
Cel;c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
Digital
school
Cel;c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
Digital
transport
Cel;c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
E-­‐health
Cel;c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
Energy
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
Table 1. List of topics and selected funding possibilities for different phases
of new high tech business The
following
instruments
are
laid
out
from
an
SME
perspec;ve
represen;ng
our
subjec;ve
opinion
of
their
use.
This
does
not
reflect
the
official
communica;on
and
provides
only
an
overview
how
these
instruments
can
be
used
for
new
business.
Please
refer
for
official
documenta;on
for
more
informa;on.
We
are
happy
to
hear
your
opinions
about
the
assessment
below.
Energy
efficiency
Eurogia
2020
19/02/2016,
23/05/2016
Energy
mix
Eurogia
2020
19/02/2016,
23/05/2016
Environment
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
Fisheries
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
Food
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
Future
“greener”
telecommunica/ons
Cel/c
plus
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
Health
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
Industrial
biotechnology
ERA-­‐IB
01/02/2016
Industrial
produc/on
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016

4. Low-­‐carbon
energy
technologies
Eurogia
2020
19/02/2016,
23/05/2016
Photovoltaics
(PV)
ERA-­‐IB
01/02/2016
Pla_orm
chemicals
ERA-­‐IB
01/02/2016
Public
safety
and
iden/ty
Cel/c
plus
25/05/2016
Renewable
energy
Eurogia
2020
19/02/2016,
23/05/2016
Security
Cel/c
plus
25/05/2016
Services
(biotechnology)
EuroTransBio
29/01/2016
TARGETED
FUNDING
TO
BUSINESS
PLANNING
PROOF
OF
CONCEPT
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
MARKET
INTRODUCTION
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
Smart
ci/es
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
aerospace
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
automo/ve
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
energy
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
health
care
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
mobility
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
security
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Smart
electronic
systems:
transport
Euripides2
10/03/2016
Soaware-­‐intense
Systems:
aerospace
ITEA 3 09/02/2016
Soaware-­‐intense
Systems:
automo/ve
ITEA 3 09/02/2016
Soaware-­‐intense
Systems:
communica/ons
ITEA 3 09/02/2016
Soaware-­‐intense
Systems:
consumer
electronics
ITEA 3 09/02/2016
Soaware-­‐intense
Systems:
health
care
ITEA 3 09/02/2016
Sustainable
processes
ERA-­‐IB 01/02/2016
H2020
For SMEs, being a partner in H2020 projects is a feasible option

5. MONEY
FOR
HOW
MUCH
SUCCESS
RATE
COLLABORATION
WHEN
TO
APPLY
MORE
INFORMATION
EUREKA
NETWORK
PROJECTS
Any
kind
of
technology
can
receive
support
on
the
basis
of
the
quality
of
a
business
plan
For
Finnish
SMEs:
grants
up
to
65%
BIG
COMPANY:
grants
up
to
50%
(Tekes
funding
rules)
At
least
two
EUREKA
member
countries:
SMEs,
large
companies,
research
ins/tu/ons
and
universi/es
Open:
All
year.
Proposals
will
be
registered
con/nuously.
The
label
will
be
granted
four
/mes
a
year.
hfp://
www.eurekanet
work.org/
content/eureka-­‐
network-­‐
projects
EUROSTARS
R&D
intensive
SME
For
Finnish
SMEs:
grants
up
to
65%
loans
up
to
70%
BIG
COMPANY:
grants
up
to
50%
(Tekes
funding
rules)
20%
two
or
more
Eurostars
countries
Cut-­‐off:
18/02/2016
www.eurostars-­‐
eureka.eu/
ITEA
3
Soaware-­‐intense
Systems
&
Services:
such
as
automo/ve,
communica/ons,
healthcare,
aerospace
and
consumer
electronics.
For
Finnish
SMEs:
grants
up
to
65%
BIG
COMPANY:
grants
up
to
50%
(Tekes
funding
rules)
Project
proposal
must
fit
within
na/onal
public
authori/es'
priori/es
and
funding
rules.
At
least
two
different
partners
from
two
different
countries.
Project
consor/a
can
be
composed
of
representa/ves
from
large
industry,
small
and
medium-­‐sized
enterprises
(SMEs),
research
ins/tutes,
universi/es
and
user
organisa/ons
(profit
or
non-­‐
profit).
Cut-­‐off:
09/02/2016
hfps://
itea3.org/all-­‐
projects.html
This
sec;on
provides
more
detailed
informa;on
on
the
funding
instruments.
The
“How
much”
column
points
out
to
details
of
costs
covered
by
the
instrument
and
the
project
budget.
The
“Success
rate”
demonstrates
the
success
rate
of
sent
applica;ons.
The
“Collabora;on”
indicates
the
required
coopera;on
with
other
organiza;ons.
Table 2. Funding instruments and more detailed information

6. CELTIC
PLUS
Telecommunica/ons:
everything
needed
to
establish,
run
and
secure
the
communica/on.
future
end-­‐to-­‐end
services,
like
digital
home,
digital
enterprise,
digital
city,
digital
school,
digital
transport,
and
e-­‐health,
as
well
as
horizontal
services,
like
security,
public
safety
and
iden/ty.
Future
“greener”
telecommunica/ons.
Depending
on
the
na/onal
funding
decisions,
of
up
to
50%.
Can
be
between
2
M€
and
up
to
70
M€
in
total
project
budgets.
A
Cel/c
label
does
not
give
any
confirma/on
that
public
funding
has
been
agreed
for
that
project.
The
funding
nego/a/on
s/ll
needs
to
be
done
by
each
project
partner
individually.
70%
-­‐
80%,
Funding
depends
on
na/onal
funding
ins/tu/on
Any
type
of
company,
large
industry
as
well
as
small
companies
or
universi/es
and
research
organisa/ons,
even
companies
outside
the
EUREKA
countries.
Interna/onal
consor/a.
Can
include
2
to
over
35
partners
Cut-­‐off:
26/02/2016,
25/05/2016
hfps://
www.cel/cplus.e
u/call-­‐
informa/on/
EUROGIA
2020
Bofom-­‐up,
industry
driven,
market
oriented
programme
which
addresses
all
areas
of
the
energy
mix,
from
renewable
energy,
low-­‐carbon
energy
technologies
to
efficiency,
and
reduc/on
of
carbon
footprint
of
fossil
fuels
Funding
is
granted
via
Eureka
countries'
na/onal
program,
the
label
does
not
guarantee
public
funding.
For
Finnish
SMEs:
grants
up
to
65%
BIG
COMPANY:
grants
up
to
50%
(Tekes
funding
rules)
Depends
on
na/onal
funding
ins/tu/on
At
least
two
industrial
companies
from
two
different
EUREKA
member
countries.
Ac/ve
par/cipa/on
of
research
ins/tutes
or
universi/es
is
strongly
encouraged.
Cut-­‐off:
19/02/2016,
23/05/2016
www.eurogia.co
m/
EURIPIDES2
Design
to
process
and
manufacturing
in
the
crucial
domain
of
smart
electronic
systems
integra/on
in
aerospace,
automo/ve,
energy,
health
care,
transport,
and
in
all
new
domains
like
smart
ci/es,
mobility
and
security.
Helps
the
process
of
nego/a/ng
funding
with
public
authori/es.
TEKES:
GRANTS
SME:
up
to
65%
Depends
on
na/onal
funding
ins/tu/on
When
a
Finnish
research
organisa/on
or
university
is
involved,
two
industrial
Finnish
partners
must
also
par/cipate.
TEKES
priori/ses
projects
with
interna/onal
approach
Cut-­‐off:
10/03/2016
hfp://
www.euripides-­‐
eureka.eu/calls
MONEY
FOR
HOW
MUCH
SUCCESS
RATE
COLLABORATION
WHEN
TO
APPLY
MORE
INFORMATION

7. MONEY
FOR
HOW
MUCH
SUCCESS
RATE
COLLABORATION
WHEN
TO
APPLY
MORE
INFORMATION
ERASMUS
FOR
YOUNG
ENTREPR.
The
exchange
of
experience
takes
place
in
your
company
during
a
stay
of
young
entrepreneur
Stay
can
last
between
one
and
six
months.
The
person
you
host
gets
a
grant
(950€/month
in
Finland),
and
there
is
no
charge
to
your
company
New
Entrepreneur
and
Host
Entrepreneur
must
be
from
different
countries
www.erasmus-­‐
entrepreneurs.eu
EURO
TRANS
BIO
Environment,
Food,
agriculture
and
fisheries.
Health.
Industrial
produc/on.
Services,
Biotechnology,
Energy
The
funding
is
provided
by
na/onal
agencies
according
to
the
na/onal
regula/ons
At
least
two
SMEs
from
two
different
par/cipa/ng
ETB
countries
can
apply,
as
many
partners
as
necessary.
Large
companies,
academic
research
groups
and
organisa/ons
can
par/cipate
Cut-­‐off:
29/01/2016
hfps://
www.eurotransbi
o.eu/index.php?
index=12
ERA-­‐IB
Industrial
biotechnology,
sustainable
processes,
new
compounds
from
biological
systems,
new
func/onal
materials
/
proper/es
from
renewable
resources,
pla_orm
chemicals
including
Func/on-­‐based
bio-­‐
products
and
bio-­‐
process
design
Tekes
is
a
partner
for
funding
20%
(2013)
A
minimum
of
three
and
maximum
of
eight
par/cipants
from
a
minimum
of
three
different
ERA-­‐IB-­‐2
and/or
EuroTransBio
partner
countries
Cut-­‐off:
01/02/2016
hfp://www.era-­‐
ib.net/joint-­‐calls

8. For
ENVISION
Empowering
SME
Business
Model
Innova6on
–
Project
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About
ENVISION
In
the
current
tough
economic
environment,
business
model
innova;on
can
be
the
key
to
becoming
or
staying
compe;;ve.
To
support
European
compe;;veness
and
job
crea;on,
the
ENVISION
project
aims
at
ac;va;ng
small
and
medium
sized
enterprises
(SME)
across
Europe
to
re-­‐think
and
transform
their
business
models
with
the
help
of
an
easy-­‐to-­‐use,
open-­‐access
web
plaCorm.
Through
this
plaCorm,
every
small
or
medium
company,
regardless
of
the
country,
sector
or
industry,
will
be
guided
in
selec;ng
the
right
tools
for
their
business
makeover.
The
plaCorm
is
being
built
for
the
use
of
20
million
European
SMEs.
The
ambi;ous
goal
of
the
ENVISION
project
is
pursued
by
a
consor;um
of
nine
partners
from
seven
countries:
Dell
University
of
Technology
(The
Netherlands),
University
of
Turku
(Finland),
Innovalor
Ltd
(The
Netherlands),
evolaris
next
level
Ltd
(Austria),
University
of
Maribor
(Slovenia),
University
of
Murcia
(Spain),
AcrossLimits
Ltd
(Malta),
bgator
Ltd
(Finland),
Kaunas
University
of
Technology
(Lithuania).

9. The
opinions
expressed
in
the
document
are
of
the
authors
only
and
no
way
reflect
the
European
Commission’s
opinions.
The
European
Union
is
not
liable
for
any
use
that
may
be
made
of
the
informa;on.“
This
project
has
received
funding
from
the
European
Union's
Horizon
2020
research
and
innova;on
programme
under
grant
agreement
No
645791