The national funding bodies from UK and Israel have allocated funding for organisations collaborating on international R&D projects.  The partnership will support research and innovation projects within all thematic fields.

You can submit your Eureka R&D project application for this call for projects between 1 JUNE 2023 and 11 SEP 2023. Your project consortium must include organisations based in a minimum of two of the countries listed. In addition to those partners, partners from other Eureka countries or countries outside of Eureka can also participate, provided their public funding or self-funding is secured within the call for projects deadlines.

If required by your national funding body, project participants must also submit a national funding application, considering all relevant national procedures, deadlines, and submission rules (see section “Funding conditions and rules per national funding body” for detailed information).

Eureka programme: Network projects

Timeframe

  • 1 June 2023: Call opens
  • 11 September 2023: Deadline for Eureka application and national applications in Israel and UK.
  • October 2023: Eligibility feedback to applicants
  • October – December 2023: National evaluation
  • December 2023 – March 2024: Eureka label procedure and funding decision
  • December 2023 – March 2024: Project starts
  • Up to 24 months: Project duration

Funding details

Expected project results will have to contribute to the development of commercial products, applications and / or technology-based services. The project proposals have to comply with the following guidelines:

  • The partners should include at least one Israeli and one UK commercial company (though participation of research institutes/universities is welcome as additional participants or subcontractors according to each country’s funding regulations).
  • Companies and/or academia from other countries may also participate. These partners’ participation follows EUREKA participation and financing rules and procedures and the funding regulations of these partners’ countries of origin.
  • The project should have an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants from the two countries (e.g. increased knowledge base, commercial leads, access to R&D infrastructure, new fields of application, etc.).
  • The project should demonstrate the contribution of the participants from both countries

Any partner whose cooperative R&D project is consistent with the aforesaid criteria can apply to the present announcement in accordance with the national laws, rules, regulations and procedures in effect.

UK: Funding from Innovate UK will not exceed 70%  if you are a micro or small business,  up to 60% if you are a medium-sized business  & up to 50% if you are a large business of the eligible and approved costs of the R&D.  For industrial research projects, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of in the form of a conditional grant and in accordance with normal Innovate UK T&C’s.  The project’s are expected to last no more than 2 years. We expect grants to be typically  in the region of £200- £250 K.

Israel: An Israeli R&D performing company which initiates a single or multi-year program that will provide know-how, processes or methods for the manufacture of a new product, application, technology-based service or process is eligible to apply. The product must have a sizeable potential for export sales. Research institutes or other participants may apply as a subcontractor to a company. The support is in the form of a conditional grant amounting generally up to 50% (+ regional incentives for companies located in “development zone “) of the eligible R&D budget. Further details regarding grants and payment of royalties are available at the Innovation Authority web site: https://innovationisrael.org.il/

If there is no allocated budget for your organisation type in your country and you want to participate in a project consortium, contact your national funding body using the form below to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.

Eligibility

Eureka has limited eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Network projects consortium:

  • Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
  • The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation.
  • The project must have a civilian purpose. Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries.
  • No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.
  • Each participating national funding body may have additional eligibility criteria based on their
    national regulations.

Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation, present in over 45 countries. It is a decentralised intergovernmental organisation aiming to boost the productivity and competitiveness of industries by funding and supporting international collaborative market-driven R&D projects.

More information: https://www.eurekanetwork.org/open-calls/network-projects-uk-israel-2023

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