Deadline: 30 September 2017
EaP PLUS is seeking applications for its first ever cluster grant scheme with an aim to encourage the research and innovation cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Eastern Partnership (EAP) countries and to address effectively current opportunities and remaining obstacles in this cooperation.
The EaP PLUS Grant Scheme is designed to enhance EU-EaP research and innovation partnerships through cluster and cluster-like organisation cooperation. The activity aims at strengthening clusters in EaP countries, transferring the EU’s – and, when relevant, the EaP countries’ – good practices, and facilitating sustainable inter-cluster cooperation between the EU and EaP countries’ existing or emerging clusters.
Grant Information
- EaP PLUS offers six grants of up to 10.000€ to EaP clusters or cluster-like legal entities or organisations.
- The grant covers the expenses of the cooperative activity of the EaP and EU clusters.
- The grants will be allocated on a competitive basis following an evaluation by the EaP project representatives.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is targeted to cluster and cluster-like initiatives in EaP and EU countries only.
- The candidate cluster or cluster-like organisation should meet the European definition of a cluster as closely as possible.
- This is an important criterion for selection of the grant scheme beneficiary.
- Eligible applicants include: clusters; emerging clusters and cluster-like initiatives; business networks focused on Research and Innovation (R&I); industry associations and regional organisations focused on R&I; chambers of commerce.
- The joint application should involve at least one EaP cluster and one EU cluster. The joint application should be submitted by the EaP cluster on behalf of both organisations. Registration of the candidate EU and EaP clusters on the ECCP (European Cluster Collaboration Platform) is strongly encouraged for EaP candidates and mandatory for EU candidates.
- The candidate cluster and cluster-like organisations must be legal entities. No funding will be given to individual persons.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (UK), Vatican City (Holy See).
For more information, please visit EaP PLUS Cluster Grant.