Open call under the Spain Programme for International Cooperation on Industrial Research and Development (Unilateral)
This call funds industry-driven and close to market R&D Projects between Spanish companies in collaboration with entities (companies, research centers, universities, other R&D-performing organisations) of the following countries:
Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, The Philippines, Tunisia, United States and Vietnam.
Selection criteria:
- Minimum Eligibility Criteria: one qualified partner from each country (1 Spanish Company + 1 foreign entity (company/research institution/university or otherR&D-performing organization-).
- The project should be innovative & aiming to lead to a new or substantial improvement of a product, processor service with clear commercial potential.
- Duration of projects will be from 1 to a maximum of 3 years.
- The project must have equivalence of efforts of R&D activities and resources on both countries.
Deadlines:
There are two cut-off dates for the submission and evaluation of proposals.
- First cut-off date: Tuesday, 16 April 2019, until 24.00 CET.
- Second cut-off date: Tuesday, 17 September 2019, until 24.00 CET.
Funding support:
- The minimum eligible budget per company will be of 175,000 EUR
- The companies involved in these R&D projects may be financed through a Partially Refundable Aid with the stated conditions of the R&D International Cooperation projects of CDTI
- The project funding method will be a Partially Reimbursable Loan, up to a maximum of 75% of the approved total budget (exceptionally 85%), with a stretch of non-refundable up to 33%. Its conditions are similar to those of the Multilateral and Bilateral Programs.
Interested participants with an R&D project idea can contact CDTI for support in identifying and liaising with suitable R&D partners from Spain by just filling the following Partner Search Form