37th Call for Proposals – OPEN
The 37th IraSME call for proposals for transnational R&D projects is open from 1 December 2025 until 25 March 2026.
The call is organised and funded by national and regional ministries and agencies participating in the IraSME network through their respective funding programmes.
General information:
When applying for IraSME calls for proposals, please note that applicants are strictly advised to consult with their local agencies at an early stage during the preparation of their proposals in order to secure compliance with the applicable national and regional criteria. Eligibility rules, application and funding details vary between countries/regions.
What we fund:
Countries / Regions participating in the 37th call:
Submission
Mandatory application documents:
- The Guidelines for Applicants (PDF) to be read by each member of a consortium that intends to apply for funding
- The IraSME Application Form to be filled out in English and sent by email to info@ira-sme.net by 25 March 2026
The „IraSME Application Form”, to be filled in electronically, is available upon email request. In order to receive the form, simply send an empty email to get.irasme@aif-projekt-gmbh.de (Within a few minutes the latest version of the form will be sent to your email address.)
Please use the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to download and fill in the application form. Opening the PDF in your webbrowser is likely to cause errors within the form.
Simultaneously the following documents are needed:
- Complete national / regional application according to the corresponding national / regional funding programme.
- National / reginal applications are to be submitted directly to the funding agencies involved according to their national/regional programme rules.
- For more information, please contact your Local Funding Agency
The IraSME network is managed by
Please use our free consultation service via e-mail and telephone. Up until six weeks before the call deadline, all German ZIM applicants may submit a short overview of the project (“Projektskizze”) and send it via e-mail to AiF Projekt GmbH in order to receive some non-binding feedback.
