Austria
Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG)
Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Contact Person
Ms. Brigitte Bednar
Phone: +43 (0)5 7755 2410
Email: brigitte.bednar@ffg.at
Dr. Barbara Rief-Vernay
Phone: +43 (0)5 7755 2413
Email: barbara.rief-vernay@ffg.at
Mr. Martin Reishofer
Phone: +43 (0)5 7755 2402
Email: martin.reishofer@ffg.at
Cooperation and Innovation (COIN)
https://www.ffg.at/irasme
NATIONAL PROGRAMME PORTRAIT
COIN: Cooperation and Innovation Call for “International Innovation Networks”
Aim of Programme
- Improving the innovative capabilities and innovation output of companies (esp. SMEs)
- Strengthening the capability of companies to cooperate on an international level
- Establishing systematic access to national and international know-how
Funding Conditions
The following funding criteria apply to proposals with Austrian partners in the consortium:
- Mandatory submission of a proposal at the national level via FFG’s electronic submission system eCall (in addition to the “IraSME Application Form”, which has to be submitted by e-mail to info(at)ira-sme.net.
- Minimum project configuration is a consortium of 3 companies, with at least 2 SMEs (according to the definition of the EC) from at least 2 participating countries/regions, i.e. at least 1 SME per country/region.
- Funding intensity for Austrian partners: small enterprises, RDI institutions, intermediaries up to 60%, medium enterprises up to 50% and large enterprises up to 35% of total costs. Max. 500,000 EUR funding for all Austrian partners in the project.
- At least 60% of the costs must be incurred by the consortium partners (max 40% third party costs)
- Projects can be funded for a duration of up to 3 years.
Requirements
- Funding is provided for specific RDI projects (products, solutions and/or services).
- Key evaluation criteria are the innovation content of the project and the collective added value from working together in a network.
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