Deadline: 13 December 2017
The European Commission- Executive Agency for SMEs is seeking proposals from eligible entities for its program entitled “Clusters Go International in the Defence & Security sector” to support European defence and security-related clusters and business network organisations to:
- intensify collaboration across borders with other non-defence industrial clusters
- develop and implement joint strategies in areas of dual use technologies, products and services towards non-EU countries.
Applicants are encouraged to build on the crosssectorial dimension of the dual use markets and on the diversity of application domains, in particular by involving different clusters and business network organisations engaged in the valuechain and in support of the development of emerging industries.
Funding Information
- The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 800,000.
- The maximum grant per project will be EUR 200,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: Applicants must be legal entities:
- established in a EU Member State;
- all representing a cluster organisation or a business network organisation involved in supporting the enhancement of collaboration, networking and learning in innovation clusters and providing or channelling specialised and customised businesses support services to stimulate innovation activities, especially in SMEs, in compliance with the coverage of innovation clusters given in registered or planned to be registered on the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP).
- Eligible consortia: Applicant organisations must form consortia composed of at least three different cluster or business network organisations established in three different EU Member States.
- In addition, at least one of the three applying cluster or business network organisations must be a defence-related entity, meaning that:
- such entity is either a member of a National Defence Industry Association, or devoting part of its sales to the defence markets or taking part in national or European defence-related projects
- one of the members of such entity is either a member of a National Defence Industry Association, or devoting part of its sales to the defence markets or taking part in national or European defence-related projects
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.