Globalstars call with Taiwan

This call is prioritising R&D projects in these field(s):

• High Tech, such as (but not limited to):

1. Semiconductors and Photonics (integrated circuits)
2. Telecommunication (5G, 6G)
3. Advanced manufacturing
4. Digital Health / Biotechnology

• Sustainability, such as (but not limited to):

1. Circular economy, including Carbon circulation, Industrial Processes Circulation
2. Mobility

Call for projects opens: 01 APR 2025

Deadline: 29 AUG 2025 17:00 CEST

Feedback for project applications: 19 DEC 2025

Ministries and funding agencies make funding decisions and projects can start: 20 FEB 2026

Eureka label given: 12 MAR 2026

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Belgium – Flanders VLAIO

Type of funding: Grant

Allocation: 2 million euro

Eligible costs and funding rates

Staff and other costs related to the development project can be funded with a 25 to 60% subsidy of the project budget, with a minimum budget equivalent to support of € 25.000 and a maximum of € 500.000 for this call. More information can be found here.

Staff and other costs related to the research project can be funded with a 25 to 70% subsidy of the project budget, with a minimum budget equivalent to support of € 100.000 and a maximum of € 500.000 for this call. More information is available here

General information can be found at www.vlaio.be/en/subsidies/subsidies-international-cooperation-related-innovation-and-rd/networks/eureka

Business Finland

Funding from Business Finland is intended for challenging and innovative research, development, and innovation projects. For more information on eligible costs and funding rates, please see www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/services/funding

In this call Business Finland may fund individual Finnish companies as well as groups of Finnish companies participating in the joint international project. Research organisations may also be funded, provided that at least one Finnish for-profit company is participating in the same project consortium. Individual companies apply for R&D funding (instructions for small and midcap companies and large companies). Funding for groups of Finnish companies and for joint participation of Finnish companies and Finnish research organisations in the international consortia is applied as Co-Innovation funding.  In Co-innovation funding, the combined total costs of public research organisations may not exceed 60 %. The funding from Business Finland is competitive funding. The assessment also takes into account any other funding applications and the indirect effects of the joint project.

The applicants will be advised in detail about the applicable rules by Business Finland contact persons prior to submitting the Eureka application.

Research Council of Lithuania

Type of funding: Grant

Call for projects budget: 1 million euro.

Eligible costs are as follows:

• Personnel costs: salaries, social security contributions, taxes, and any supplementary payments made to employees under national law and benefits schemes paid by the company.
• Travel costs.
• Fixed assets.
• Indirect costs (overhead): 3%

Funding rates: reach up to 80% for industrial entities and up to 100% for research institutions. Lithuania funds projects led by SME with at least one Lithuanian university partner. Call budget is up to 1 million euro. Project budget is up to 300.000 euro.

NCBR- Poland

NCBR can fund a proportion of industrial research and development works project costs. This proportion depends on the size of your business:

• Micro or small enterprise: Up to 80% for industrial research, up to 70% for development works.
• Medium-sized enterprise: Up to 80% for industrial research, up to 60% for development works.
• Large enterprise: Up to 75% for industrial research, up to 50% for development works.
• Research-performing and/or knowledge-disseminating organisation: 100% for both industrial research and development works.

Basic levels:

• Industrial research: 50%
• Development works: 25%

NCBR’s maximum total project grant to Polish applicants is PLN 1,5 m, with no more than PLN 750,000 per partner. Large enterprises as well as research and knowledge disseminating organisations can be leaders or partners on the project but cannot apply individually.

Eligibility of the costs and funding rates can be found at:

https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr/platforma-konkursowa#/ncbr?sort=announcementDate,desc&currentPage=0&limit=10

DoIT- Taiwan

Companies can apply for grant funding up to 50% of the eligible costs depending on the industrial impact of the project in accordance with the A+ Program. DoIT’s budget is available for qualified projects.

Prior to the submission of the application forms, the applicants are recommended to get in touch with DoIT for a pre-check of their project ideas and eligibility.

More info: http://aiip.tdp.org.tw   – in Chinese only

The applicants (companies only) with Eureka labelled project are eligible to apply for funding under the A+ Program.  The proposal must include abstract, detailed project and budget plan as requested in the A+ Program.

RVO- The Netherlands

Under the program funded by RVO, only R&D costs are eligible for funding. Enterprises and research institutes can apply for grant funding up to 50% depending on the type of organization and the type of activities:

• Large companies: 35% for research activities, 25% for development activities
• SMEs: 45% for research activities, 35% for development activities
• Universities/research organisations: 50% for research activities, 25% for development activities

The maximum funding (grant) per project is 350.000 EUR. The total budget at RVO for this call is approximately 1 million EUR.

Eureka has eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Globalstars consortium:

• Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• You must direct your project towards researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialising your project results.
• Your project must have a civilian purpose.
• Your consortium must include companies based in at least one Eureka country and Taiwan.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

This call for projects has additional criteria for organisations to be eligible to receive funding:

Belgium – Flanders VLAIO

VLAIO accepts development projects (an innovative idea that can lead to a successful business in the short term, but there are still some challenges to overcome in developing this innovation) and research projects (an innovative idea that requires new knowledge and research and, in some cases, new development activities). Only Flanders-based companies can apply for funding via subsidies. Flemish or foreign academic partners or research institutes can be funded by VLAIO if their expertise is crucial for the Flemish partner (company) and if they are subcontracted by this company.

Business Finland

The general Business Finland eligibility criteria and rules for funding apply for this call. Different rules apply for small and medium-sized enterprises, midcap companies (large companies with turnover < 300 M€), large companies, and research organisations. The impact of the international cooperation should be clear, and the participating companies should have a credible internationalization plan and business goals including export targets.

Research Council of Lithuania

To be eligible for RCL support, the project consortium must be led by an SME, and a university must be a partner. The project duration can be up to 36 months.

NCBR- Poland

To be eligible for NCBR support, a Polish applicant must:

be a Poland-based business, of any size

be a research and knowledge disseminating organisation

collaborate with the Taiwan lead partner

Only Polish micro, small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply individually. While universities, research institutions and large enterprises are eligible for funding and may lead Polish domestic consortia, the presence of a Polish SME is obligatory in such consortium.

DoIT- Taiwan

DoIT does not fund universities and research organisations. The application must be submitted by a Taiwanese company. However, universities and research organisations are welcome as subcontractors of Taiwanese companies or to participate with their own budget.

Each ministry or funding agency will fund organisations according to local laws, rules, procedures and available budget.

If your ministry or funding agency does not have funding for organisations like yours, you can still join a project. Contact your ministry or funding agency for information about other funding options or self-funding.

RVO- The Netherlands

Under the program funded by RVO, only R&D costs are eligible for funding. Enterprises and research institutes can apply for grant funding up to 50% depending on the type of organization and the type of activities:

• Large companies: 35% for research activities, 25% for development activities
• SMEs: 45% for research activities, 35% for development activities
• Universities/research organisations: 50% for research activities, 25% for development activities

The maximum funding (grant) per project is 350.000 EUR. The total budget at RVO for this call is approximately 1 million EUR.

We will review your R&D project application according to our evaluation criteria.

1. Impact

• Is the market properly addressed (i.e. size, access and risks)?
• Is the value creation properly addressed (i.e. employment opportunities and environmental and societal benefits)?
• What are the competitive advantages of your project (i.e. strategic importance, enhanced capabilities and visibility)?
• Are your commercialisation plans clear and realistic (i.e. return on investment, geographic and sectoral impact)?

2. Excellence

• What is the degree of innovation? (i.e. is the proposed product, process or service state-of-the-art? Is there sufficient technological maturity and risk)?
• How would you use new knowledge?
• Is your project scientifically and technically challenging for consortium partners?
• Is the technical achievability and risk properly addressed?

3. Quality and efficiency of implementation

• What is the quality of your consortium (i.e. balance of the partnership and technological, managerial and financial capabilities of each partner)?
• Is there added value through international cooperation?
• Is your project management and planning realistic and clearly defined (i.e. methodology, planning approach, milestones and deliverables)?
• Is your cost structure reasonable (i.e. costs and financial commitment for each consortium partner)?

4. Overall perception

Experts will list three positive and negative points about your application and state whether they recommend your project for public funding.

Your ministry or funding agency may carry out another evaluation according to national or regional rules before allocating funding to organisations.

Funding will only be provided to projects that receive a positive evaluation from all relevant national or regional ministries and funding agencies.

1. Contact your ministry or funding agency through Eureka’s website to discuss your project idea, finances, eligibility and procedures.
2. Create an account on our application portal (one per project) and select the funding opportunity you want to apply to.
3. Use the portal and complete one application form per consortium (in English). Invite other partners to fill out a partner form.
4. Submit a GANTT chart, a signed co-signature form (available to download on the portal) and any other required attachments.
5. We will check your application is complete and eligible before evaluating it. If successful, your project will receive a Eureka label.
6. We evaluate project applications to determine if your ministry or funding agency should grant funding. Your ministry or funding agency may conduct another evaluation performed by experts and based on national regulations.
7. The final step is to complete and sign a consortium agreement. We recommend that you seek legal advice when drafting your consortium agreement.

The countries participating in this call for projects have additional steps to apply:

Belgium – Flanders VLAIO

In Belgium (Flanders), in addition to the centrally submitted Eureka Project Application Form, partners from Flanders need to submit an application to VLAIO, including a project plan and budget online via www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/ontwikkelingsproject or www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/onderzoeksproject  (please press the pink button ‘Aanvragen’). We invite Flemish partners to contact us for eligibility check and pre-check of their project ideas and get support by our team VLAIO advisors ‘Contacteer ons voor gratis advies op maat | VLAIO’.

The deadline for submission of the VLAIO application is on Friday 26 September 2025 by 12:00 CEST.

Business Finland

Applicants in Finland must submit their national application documents to Business Finland before 29 August 2025, 17:00 EET.

Research Council of Lithuania

Applicants in Lithuania must submit their domestic application to the Research Council of Lithuania before 29 August 2025, 17:00 hours CEST.

NCBR- Poland

Applicants in Poland must submit their domestic application to eureka@ncbr.gov.pl by 29 August 2025, 17:00 hours CEST.

Only Polish micro, small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply individually. While universities, research institutions and large enterprises are eligible for funding, the presence and leadership of a Polish SME is obligatory in such consortium.

DoIT- Taiwan

In addition to the centrally submitted Eureka Project Application Form, Taiwanese applicants must submit their national application documents to DoIT before 29 August 2025, 17:00 hours CST.

RVO- Netherlands

In addition to the centrally submitted Eureka Project Application Form, project partners from The Netherlands need to submit an application to RVO, including a detailed project plan and budget. The application must be submitted by a for-profit Netherlands company. Other Netherlands organisations can join as project partner to the Netherlands application. The deadline for submission is 29 August 2025, 17:00 hours CEST. RVO invites partners for a pre-check of their project ideas.

More info: https://www.rvo.nl/globalstars

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