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Swedish public funding to EUREKA project participants
Tomas Aronsson International Division, VINNOVA
VINNOVA in brief
• Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
• During 2015 the funds for Research and Innovation at VINNOVA is 250 M€
• About 200 people work at VINNOVA´s offices in Stockholm and Brussels
• Our Director General is Charlotte Brogren
Swedish public co-funding
VINNOVA can co-fund all types of EUREKA projects
• Eurostars projects
• EUREKA Cluster projects
• EUREKA Individual projects
VINNOVA can also give travel grant
• Potential projects participants can apply for a small grant prior to project application for travel cost to meet potential partners
VINNOVA funding to Cluster projects
• Max 50 % of the Swedish project costs can be funded (max 40 % if no Swedish SME participates)
• Funding rates:SME (EU def) up to 50 % of their costsLarge companies up to 30 % of their costsResearch organisations up to 100 % of their costs
• Eligibility criteria for funding SMEs must have in turnover or equity the equivalent of at least half of the requested grant
EUREKA in Sweden
Information
• www.VINNOVA.se
Contacts• Elisabet Nielsen, NPC
• Emma Bäcke, Deputy NPC [email protected]
• Gunnar Sandberg, Progr. [email protected]
Thank you!
Tomas Aronsson, Senior Advisor
Swedish EUREKA Chairmanship 2015/2016International Division, VINNOVASE-101 58 Stockholm, SwedenTel: +46-8-473 [email protected]