Who We Are
IraSME is a network of different countries/regions which offer R&D funding programmes witha shared goal: Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in their innovation efforts.
The network coordination is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and carried out by AiF Projekt GmbH in Berlin (Germany).
Our Mission
We follow a pragmatic approach: Supporting international projects on a national / regional level through well-established public funding programmes with as little extra bureaucracy as possible.
We try to make both the application process for our applicants and the administrative aspects for the participating agencies and ministries as easy and quick as possible.
Our Vision
Innovation without borders! Particularly with regard to SMEs and technological innovation, transnational calls for proposals are often more complicated than applying for funding on a national / regional level.
The goal of the IraSME network is to reduce the threshold for international cooperation by making local funding schemes available to international projects.
USEFUL INFORMATION
How to get funded
IraSME is a network of member countries and regions, but is not a funding programme with its own dedicated budget. It is a joint initiative by independent national/regional funding organisations, which means that SMEs apply for financial support directly with their corresponding national/regional institutions or funding programmes. IraSME functions as an umbrella, providing information and administrative support to both applicants and funding bodies in all jurisdictions involved.
Any funding decision will always be based on your national applications. We recommend making your national applications your first priority. Once prepared, it should be an easy task to fill in the joint IraSME Application Form which serves as a summary for the whole project.
If you have questions regarding concrete funding conditions that are not answered in the Countries / Regions pages, please contact the corresponding representatives listed on those pages. If you have questions regarding the formal procedure or the overall concept of IraSME, please contact the coordination office.
Find out more about our calls for proposals and all relevant documents in our Current Call section.
IraSME Coordination Office
The IraSME coordination office in Berlin is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). The team is based at AiF Projekt GmbH, a ZIM project management agency for BMWE.
We coordinate the IraSME calls for proposals twice a year, co-organise partnering events, and provide general information on R&D funding possibilities within the IraSME network. We are also the point of contact for German applicants . You may reach us by e-mail to info@ira-sme.net.
Jenny Gudlat
IraSME Coordinator
Felix Rotter
IraSME Coordinator
