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Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA)

Bulgarian organisations participating in international R&D projects are eligible for funding through our Eurostars and Clusters programmes. If you are based in Bulgaria and seeking funding for an R&D project, your first point of contact is with the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA). BSMEPA supports Bulgarian organisations interested in international collaboration giving them access to expertise and supporting their growth.

Funding and support available

Partner search

BSMEPA can help you to find project partners by contacting other national funding bodies in Eureka’s network (consisting of over 45 member countries). For more information on how to find project partners, contact BSMEPA or consult the Enterprise Europe Network’s (EEN) online database. BSMEPA also maintains an online platform with a register of SMEs that can be consulted to find Bulgarian project partners.

Advice services and support tools

BSMEPA offers advice and support from concept to commercialisation for organisations collaborating on international R&D projects. BSMEPA can confirm your organisation’s eligibility, answer questions about the application process and review your proposal before you submit your application.

Funded programmes and schemes

Please see our resource on what programmes are funded in each country for more information.

We recommend that you get in touch with your national contact to talk about funding options even if a programme is listed as not funded. There might still be funding available.

In the absence of any national funding support, it is still possible to participate in a project by self-funding.

Contacts

Team member
Iva Marinova
National Project Coordinator and Eurostars Advisor
Team member
Marian Stoyanov
Eurostars Advisor

Bulgaria at a glance

54

Amout of Public - Private Investment Mobilised

6,750

Number of Projects Involving Organisations

40

Number of Partipants

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