Eligible countries
Germany, Asturias, Lower Austria, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Slovakia, Euskadi, Iceland, Israel, Navarre, Piedmont, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Wallonia and Western Greece.
For the project to be valid, at least 2 SMEs from 2 of the participating countries or from 2 participating regions from different countries must participate in the project.
Large Enterprises, Research Centres, Universities, etc. may also participate (according to their regional/national funding regulations) as long as at least 2 independent SMEs from 2 different participating countries are involved in the Consortium.
Fields where applications can be made
Knowledge-based engineering, information and communication technologies for manufacturing.
Manufacturing technologies for environmental and energy applications.
Manufacturing technologies for environmental and energy applications.
Adaptive manufacturing technologies.
New materials for manufacturing.
New methods, components and systems for manufacturing.
Other manufacturing-related technologies/products.
Type of aid
The form of aid depends on each country or region.
In the case of Castilla y Leon, the budget of the projects presented must have an eligible amount equal to or greater than 150,000.00 €, considering the eligible cost as the sum of the eligible costs associated with the project.
The grant may be between 65% and 80% depending on the type of company, for industrial research projects and between 40% and 60% for experimental development projects.
In the Basque Country the beneficiaries of this aid may only be SMEs, universities and technology centres must be subcontracted. The maximum amount of aid will be €250,000 per partner, per year, and in order to be eligible, the project must present minimum costs of €100,000 per year.
For Asturian companies the funding will be between 40% and 80% depending on the type of company. The maximum grant will be €200,000 and the duration of the project will have to be between 18 and 24 months.
In the case of Catalonia, grants may be between €150,000 and €200,000 for two-year projects. The grant may be between 25% and 75% of the eligible costs, depending on the type of company and project.
Manunet results in past calls for proposals
In the 10 years of the initiative:
- 75% of the applicants have obtained innovative products or processes.
- 61% of the claimants marketed their results.
- The 47% of the results were marketed in an average of 2 years.
- 65% of the beneficiaries increased their R&D investments.
- 66 % increased its R&D personnel
- 87% of the cases the cooperation extended beyond the projects.
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