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Eurostars 2018 cut-offs
Deadline: Sep 13, 2018  
CALL EXPIRED

 Entrepreneurship and SMEs
 Start Up
 IT
 IT Applications
 Business Development

Thank you for your interest in the Eurostars-2 programme, the  passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success for SMEs.

The registration and application process is momently closed and will open again around 3 months before the deadline.

In the meantime, you can start preparing your application by:

  •           Contacting your National Office, who can guide you through the application process and advise you on the national funding rules and procedures.
  •           Reading our guidelines on the eligibility criteria, on completing an application and on how to use the online application system and many more.

We are organizing roadshows in member countries and webinars (see our previous webinar) to help future project participants in their submission process. Don’t hesitate to follow us on our social networks, subscribe to our newsletter (below) or regularly visit our website to be informed about the dates. 

 

The application first steps

Your first step is to contact our National Project Coordinators. They will help you with your application. When you are ready to register to our platform and we will send you an e-mail with your login information, allowing you to access our restricted website and the application form. Using your login and password, you can access your own personal workspace on our website.

Using the tool bars, navigate your way through the various sections of the application form, and complete them as required. Edit, save and retrieve drafts, or download the content as a PDF so that you can email it to your partners. Refer to the various guidelines to help you:

  • Download Guidelines for using the online application system to see an overview of the online portal and the electronic submission system
  • Download Guidelines for completing an application to see an overview of the online application form and information on how to complete the various sections
  • Download Eurostars eligibility guidelines. This document provides applicants with an explanation of the eligibility criteria imposed on projects by Eurostars and the method of calculation. 

Applications can only be submitted using the online tool. Application forms and other documents submitted via any other means will be automatically rejected. 

 

Eligibility criteria

To help you prepare your project submission before the next Eurostars cut-off opening here are the main eligibility criteria you will need to follow: 

  • Research-performing SMEs can apply for funding under Eurostars. Other SMEs, research institutes, universities and large enterprises may also participate but the project leader must be an R&D-performing SME from a Eurostars country.
  • Eurostars is open to all projects in all technology areas and market fields, but projects must have a civilian purpose.
  • The consortium must include at least two partners independent from each other and established in at least two different Eurostars countries. Organisations from any other country may participate (as a third country), but only if two Eurostars countries are already in the project. Subcontractors are not considered as project partners.
  • The project must be completed in 36 months or less. The Eurostars project market introduction of the project results should be within 24 months of the completion of the project.

 You can find all of our eligibility rules in our guidelines.

 

Funding details

Eurostars adopts a decentralised funding procedure. As such, participants do not receive funding directly from the EUREKA Secretariat or the EU. All funding to participants in approved projects is managed by their respective funding body, according to national funding rules and procedures.

For more information please, contact your National Project Coordinator



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