Deadline: 30-Jan-21
Metabuilding’s SEED Innovation Vouchers of up to €5000, are available to SME’s to support an innovation project or new idea. The vouchers can be used to finance (or part-finance) external support from technical, legal, financial, and business experts.
SEED vouchers provide SME’s with a solid foundation (technical feasibility, business case, IP issues, due diligence on partner or technology) to make critical decisions and advancements related to innovation projects. The SEED vouchers can be used in any stage of an innovation project and are not limited to actions in the early technology readiness levels (TRLs).
SEED Innovation Vouchers can finance short interventions of technical, legal, financial, and business experts. Applications should demonstrate how the voucher will help an SME to validate an idea for an innovation project, evaluate the potential of a new idea or accelerate an existing innovation project.
SEED Services must help contribute to the rejuvenation of the Construction sector by combining solutions, technologies and/or know-how from Digital Industry, Additive Manufacturing, Nature-Based Solutions and/or Circularity & Recycling.
Cost exceeding this amount will not be covered by the voucher but can be covered by the SME with their own funds. The value of the voucher will only be paid to the SME upon the presentation of the invoice from the service provider and the submission of the post-service assessment.
Funding Information
- SEED Innovation Vouchers, up to €5000, are available to SME’s to support an innovation project or new idea.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicants must be an SME (Small-Medium Enterprise) according to the EU definition.
- The applicant must be a single company (no consortiums allowed).
- Applicants must be legally registered in one of the six METABUILDING target countries: Austria, France, Hungry, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
- Please note: SME’s legally registered outside of these 6 countries but a direct member, or a member of an organization which is a member, of the EURIC, AM, EFB and ECTP platforms are also eligible to apply.
- Applicants must operate in one or more of the following sectors: Construction, Digital Industry, Additive Manufacturing, Nature-Based Solutions, Circularity & Recycling.
SEED Service Providers
SEED service providers can be institutions, consultants, companies, universities, etc. The service provider must be legally registered and located in an EU country and be able to demonstrate expertise and high-quality knowledge. The selected service provider should be an independent entity without any affiliation to the applicant. Applicants for the innovation vouchers will be requested to confirm that there is no conflict of interest.
The services that qualify for receiving financial support are:
- Innovation mentoring;
- IPR analysis;
- Technical analysis and assistance;
- Identification of partners or innovative technologies;
- Due diligence on potential partners or innovative technologies;
- Elaboration of cross-sectorial business models/plans;
- Elaboration of market studies.
Note: Successful applications will be awarded a SEED Innovation Voucher up to €5.000 (depending on the offer of the service provider). Only costs generated within the service are eligible. As part of the application applicants are required to provide a signed offer from the service provider (acceptance declaration).
For more information, visit https://www.metabuilding.com/seed-call/