Eurostars funding information for Czech Republic
SME
Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.
Czech funding agency, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR), funds R&D costs for SMEs participating in our Eurostars programme.
Czech small companies can receive a grant covering up to 80% of the participant’s eligible costs, medium-sized companies can receive a grant covering up to 75% of participant’s eligible costs (funding rates depend on the industrial research / experimental development ratio; in line with the Regulation).
The Czech main applicant must be an SME.
For Czech applicants – Applied research (i.e. industrial research / experimental development) is the only eligible type of supported research. For definitions of applied research see the Framework and the Regulation. The Czech applicants must also meet the conditions of the SIGMA programme, sub-objective 4: International cooperation.
Czech applicants are requested to prove the national eligibility through the submission of eligibility-documents as well as of the administrative information. All the national requirements (including the mandatory documents and the process of submission at the national level) will be published on the TA CR website.
Large company
Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.
Czech Republic currently has no allocated budget for large companies participating in our Eurostars programme. If you are a Czech large company wanting to participate in a Eurostars consortium, contact the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR) to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.
Research organisation or university
Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.
The Czech funding agency, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR), funds R&D costs for research organisations or universities participating in our Eurostars programme up to 100% of the eligible project costs in grants (in line with the Regulation).
Czech universities and research organisations must be Czech “project partners” and cannot be the Czech “main applicants” – the main applicant must be SME.
For Czech applicants, applied research (i.e. industrial research / experimental development) is the only eligible type of supported research. For definitions of applied research see the Framework and the Regulation. Czech applicants must also meet the conditions of the SIGMA programme, sub-objective 4: International cooperation.
Czech applicants are requested to prove the national eligibility through the submission of eligibility-documents as well as of the administrative information. All the national requirements (including the mandatory documents and the process of submission at the national level) will be published on the TA CR website.
While we try to keep this page up to date, funding information stated here is indicative and must be confirmed with your national funding body.
