Characteristics of the aid
Beneficiaries:
The grants are aimed at Spanish individuals and companies and are intended to provide loan financing for projects and business models within the fields of scientific and technological knowledge in the tourism sector, classified into energy and sustainability, ICT, materials and construction, humanities, society and legal sciences, transport and associated services, business management and accessibility, for each of which a series of R&D&I lines are highlighted.
Type of aid:
The loans may cover up to 75% of the bankable budget of the project, up to a maximum of EUR 1,000,000, with a fixed interest rate of 0.698% and a repayment period of 5 years, including a 2-year grace period. Guarantees are required for an amount of 36% of the aid.
Concepts eligible for aid
- Staff costs.
- Costs of instruments and inventoriable material, to the extent and for the period used for the project.
- Costs of contractual research, know-how and patents acquired or licensed from external sources at market prices.
- The compensation of overheads and their allocation to the project is established at a maximum flat rate of 20% of the total personnel costs of the project, without justification being required.
- Other operating expenses, including costs of materials, supplies and similar products arising directly from the activity of the project.
Examples of projects approved in the 2015 call
At Abra-Invest, we can help you to make your project a success in this Emprendetur R&D&I call. If you have a project that you want to submit to this call, please contact us at + 34 946424142 or by filling out the contact form.
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