Deadline: 17-Dec-20
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI), Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, launched the third Call for applications to the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).
DTIF Call 3 is about funding collaborations that demonstrate technology-based disruptive innovation, collaborations that can:
- Alter markets;
- Alter the way business operates;
- Involve new products or the emergence of new business models.
Funding applications for Call 3 should be within the Research Priority Areas 2018-2023. They are particularly interested in projects of scale with a strong enterprise agenda to harness maximum medium-term economic impact for Ireland. Ideally, they are looking for enterprise-driven research and development challenges that can demonstrate commercial impacts within 3 to 7 years of project completion.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants should check they are eligible to apply by carefully studying the rules. In particular, applicants should pay attention to the type of collaborations appropriate to DTIF Call 3 which should have:
- A “lead partner ” and a strong project management structure that will target the development and deployment of disruptive technologies innovation to deliver medium-term impact in Ireland;
- Collaborations delivering projects of scale with a minimum funding request from DTIF of at least €1.5 million over 3 years;
- Collaborations having at least 3 independent partners seeking funding from the DTIF of which two must be enterprises and one of these must be an SME34 ;
- Note that enterprises can claim up to 50% of their eligible costs. Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) can claim up to 100% of eligible costs. RPOs cannot receive more than 50% of the total DTIF grant aid to the project in any collaboration, i.e. RPO funding cannot exceed the eligible funding awarded to the enterprise partners.
Application Process and Requirements
The application process is online via a web-based online application system (OLS). The Lead Partner will be required to complete the application through the OLS:
- All sections of the application must be completed.
- The application must be signed by all participants seeking funding.
- Costs spreadsheets used in the preparation of the budgets are not required.
- Supplementary information should not be provided.
Please keep in mind that, while the online application form can be completed in multiple installments, it is not possible to make any changes in the application once it is formally submitted.
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