SMART 9th call for projects – 2025

The Czech Republic has an open budget for this call for projects. Participants from the Czech Republic can receive a grant of up to 12,000,000 Czech korunas.

The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.

More information is available on the website of the MSMT.

Additional eligibility criteria for applications from the Czech Republic

• The duration of your project may not exceed 36 months.
• Your project consortium must have at least one company.

Additional steps for applications from the Czech Republic

There are additional steps that you must take if you are applying from the Czech Republic. These include submitting plans and financial reports. More information about these steps is available on the website of MSMT.

German partners can choose from existing national programmes to finance their share of the project.

For most SMEs, the “Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand” (ZIM) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) is the recommended option. German research institutes/universities can participate as additional partners according to the ZIM rules or the rules of another selected programme.

Other funding programmes may be used if ZIM eligibility requirements are not met. For more information, please contact the German Eureka office.

Additional evaluation steps for applications from Germany

In addition to the Eureka application, German partners aiming to receive funding must apply through their chosen national funding programme. The respective national rules apply in each case.

For ZIM applications

Detailed criteria are available on the ZIM website (in German). Applications must comply with ZIM guidelines and be written in German. In order to assess the eligibility of your project idea for ZIM, please submit a project outline as described here.

Luxembourg has an open budget for this call for projects. Participants from Luxembourg can receive a grant.

The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.

Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Luxembourg

• Your project must benefit all partners
• All partners must participate.
• Your project, process, or service must be innovative and there must be a technological risk involved.
• Your project consortium must have at least one company.
• The Luxembourg partner must show a viable co-financing capacity
• The Luxembourg partner must have employees in Luxembourg

Additional steps for applications from Luxembourg

Companies should contact Luxinnovation for more information and to check eligibility. In some cases a BP and Cash-Flow Forecast might be necessary. After the Eureka label has been received, a national application needs to be submitted.

Portugal has an open budget for this call for projects. Participants from Portugal can receive a grant.

The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.

Note: Portuguese entities with investments in the region of Lisbon NUTS II are limited to 40% of funding of their eligible costs

Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Portugal

• The duration of your project may not exceed 36 months.
• Your project consortium must have at least one company.
• You project, process, or service must be innovative and there must be a technological risk involved.
• Your project must benefit all partners; all partners must participate.

To be eligible, Portuguese companies need to comply with the following financial autonomy ratios:

• If SME: 15%
• Companies with less than one year of activity at the application date must demonstrate the capacity to finance the project with equity, equal to or greater than 20% of eligible expenses.

Additional steps for applications from Portugal

After being awarded the Eureka label, Portuguese entities need to apply, for national funding, to the notice specifically opened for that effect – Aviso MPr-2024-12 – SIID – Internacionalização de I&D – Operações de I&D industrial à escala europeia, open until the 31st of October (a new one with the same specifications should open right after).

Switzerland currently has no allocated budget for organisations participating in Eureka Clusters calls for projects in 2026. If you are a Swiss organisation wanting to participate in a clusters project consortium, contact your national funding body to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.