For contact information and funding details about national public funding of CELTIC projects, please select your country of interest. Please note that some country inquiries will be forwarded to the official EUREKA information page.
By hovering over the countries, you can see the coordinates. If you use the scroll mouse on the map, it will zoom in to show you the smaller countries. Finally, if you want to copy-paste details and get additional funding information, left-click on the country interested in.
Full membership: Permanent membership open to countries recognized by the United Nations located inside geographical Europe.
Associated & Partner: For any country recognised by the United Nations located outside of geographical Europe.
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- Associated membership lasts for four years and is renewed based on active participation in our programmes.
- Partner membership is permanent membership for associated countries who, after two four-year periods of active participation, wish to commit to Eureka.
Non-Eureka country
Cooperation on-hold
General aspects and information with regard to public funding of CELTIC projects
Similar to projects that are EU-funded or funded on national basis only a portion of the overall costs will be covered by the public funding. This portion depends on the national funding rules of the partners involved in a particular project.
This means that still the major part must be covered by the involved partners. This approach assures that there must be a potential business and research interest for the participants and their interest to work in a project cannot only be based on the fact that this work is paid by public money.
For a CELTIC project, generally, the same funding conditions and funding rules apply as for a stand-alone EUREKA project. As CELTIC is an endorsed EUREKA cluster the access to public funding is generally easier and faster as for an independent proposal as the Public Authorities support the collaborative work programme of CELTIC and are more closely involved in providing the funding for proposals that have been CELTIC-labelled.
Differently to the funding rules of a EU project (e.g. Horizon 2020) there are no common funds available that are shared among the successful proposals.
Due to the fact that each country decides on own criteria on possible funding it can happen that a project may not be able to start if one partner will not be funded. In those cases, provided such partner will not consider self-funding, a project may either be restructured (e.g. by including another partner) or may be stopped.
The following considerations and actions should be followed when starting a new proposal and setting-up project consortia:
- Check with the concerned National Contact Points (Public Authorities) about the availability and conditions of public funding. The table at the CELTIC web site may help as first overview and to establish first contacts with the concerned Public Authorities. Please be aware that this information may not always be correct or up-to-date.
- In some EUREKA countries there are special conditions for funding of universities, research institutes, SMEs, and industries. To avoid rejection at a later stage those conditions need to be checked at an early stage.
- The funding rates are also different from country to country. For setting-up some reliable budget figures those rates should be checked.
- In a number of EUREKA countries there are additional requirements to apply for public funding. For instance it may be necessary to reply, in addition, to a national Call and/or to submit your proposal in your national language. There are also important deadlines to be observed until when funding applications have to be submitted. In some cases those deadlines are already very early in the year and do not match with the CELTIC deadlines. For those cases it may be necessary to submit a funding application even before a CELTIC Label has been granted
- If a partner from a non-EUREKA country is involved in a proposal it should be checked if this partner may receive national funding or if he may work in a project without funding. Please note that some additional considerations in case of non-EUREKA countries should be observed to avoid that such a partner may not be accepted by EUREKA rules (e.g. if such partners will have a leading or dominant role in a project).
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
AUSTRIA 
Contact Details
Dr Michael Walch
Eureka NCP
FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Sensengasse 1 – 1090 VIENNA, Austria
Tel. +43 5 77 55 – 4901
mobile: +43 664 88388466
e-mail: michael.walch@ffg.at
web: www.ffg.at
Mrs Marie-Katharine Traunfellner
Eureka Deputy NCP
FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Sensengasse 1 – 1090 VIENNA, Austria
Tel. +43 5 77 55 – 4705
e-mail: marie-katharine.traunfellner@ffg.at
web: www.ffg.at
National Funding Information
Find here the last funding situation and research focus made for the CELTIC Autumn Call 2023 during our Proposers Brokerage Day for Austria by Mr Michael Walch, FFG: Video – Slides
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
National programmes and calls are open for Austrian partners in EUREKA and EUREKA cluster projects including CELTIC, although there is no dedicated budget line.
Funding situation/ Application rules
For actual calls and information visit www.ffg.at or FFG-CELTIC and contact the Public Authority.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Specific rules come along with the published programmes, announcements and calls.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
BELGIUM 
Contact Details
For Brussels-based stakeholders:
Mr Stijn Maas
International Projects Advisor
InnovIris
110 Chaussée de Charleroi
1060 Brussels, Belgium
phone: +32 2 600 50 67
e-mail: smaas@innoviris.brussels
For Flanders-based stakeholders:
Ms Lieve Apers
VLAIO – FLANDERS INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Department of European & International Collaboration
Koning Albert II-laan 35, box 12
1030 Brussels, Belgium
e-mail: lieve.apers@vlaio.be
For Wallonie-based stakeholders:
Mr Fabrice Quertain
SPW Research
Place de la Wallonie I, bat. III
5100 Jambes, Belgium
phone: +32 81 33 45 68
e-mail: fabrice.quertain@spw.wallonie.be
National Funding Information *
Brussels region (Innoviris):
Please have a look on the Innoviris website: http://www.innoviris.be/en/financial-aid-for-research-organisms/european-aid/eureka/clusters/celtic-plus
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Flanders (VLAIO):
In Belgium-Flanders the funding % for companies depends on the type of activities in the project.
For development activities in a project the funding is 25% of eligible costs.
For international collaboration an extra bonus of 10% can be added.
For medium sized enterprises an extra bonus of 10% can be added, for small enterprises an extra bonus of 20% can be added.
A company can only ask for a maximum of 50% subsidy of eligible costs in a development project.
If the activities in the project can be designated as industrial research the funding rate is 50 %.
For international collaboration an extra bonus of 10% can be added.
For medium sized enterprises an extra bonus of 10% can be added, for small enterprises an extra bonus of 20% can be added.
A company can only ask for a maximum of 60% subsidy of eligible costs in a research project.
Belgian or foreign academic partners or research institutes can be funded by VLAIO if their expertise is crucial for the Flemish partner (company) and if they are subcontracted by this company
Link to the website : https://www.vlaio.be/nl/subsidies-financiering/subsidies-voor-onderzoek-ontwikkeling-en-innovatie-ooi-een-internationaal
Funding situation/ Application rules
Flanders (VLAIO):
– Open call where standard funding criteria apply (see website for more information: www.vlaio.be).
– Applicant needs to be a company established in the Flemish region with sustainable activity in this region. Universities/research institutes can participate but cannot apply on their own.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Flanders (VLAIO):
– Submission to VLAIO of specific application detailing contribution + valorization perspective for Flemish partners. Celtic CPP needs to be added as reference document.
– CELTIC label and signed PCA are needed (after signing of the contract) to get the funding.
More information can be found on website: www.vlaio.be
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
BULGARIA 
On 25 June 2010, Bulgaria became a full member of EUREKA, after the declaration of the country’s accession was signed by the Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Evgeni Angelov and the Federal Minister of Education and Research of Germany Prof. Annette Chavannes. The signing took place during the 25th ministerial conference in Berlin.
By Decision № 658 of the Council of Ministers of 23 July 2009, the Government approved the participation of Bulgaria in EUREKA and Eurostars. The Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises and coordination is assigned the activity of participation in EUREKA and Eurostars. Cost of domestic financing of Bulgarian organizations involved in projects of EUREKA and Eurostars shall be borne by the budget of the National Innovation Fund and under the governance of the funds of the National Innovation Fund.
Visit the Bulgarian EUREKA page.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EUREKA IN BULGARIA CONTACT
Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency
Tel. +359 882 94 97 17; +359 2 940 7943
e-mail: office@sme.government.bg
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
CANADA 
Contact Details
Mr Kasturi Narayanan
Industrial Technology Advisor
Industrial Research Assistance Program
National Research Council Canada / Government of Canada
phone: +1 587 920-9233
e-mail: Kasturi.Narayanan@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Mrs Melanie Cullins
National Project Coordinator
Director General, National Programs and Business Services
National Research Council Canada / Government of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
e-mail: melanie.cullins@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
National Funding Information
Financial support for technology innovation through NRC IRAP – National Research Council Canada
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
CROATIA 
Contact Details
Ms Ira Alaburic
National Project Coordinator
e-mail: ira.alaburic@hamagbicro.hr
The Republic of Croatia has been involved in EUREKA as full member as of June 2000. In February 2009 The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia transferred operative implementation of EUREKA program to Business Innovation Centre of Croatia – BICRO and in May 2010 financial management and contracting. In May 2014, new agency HAMAG-BICRO became the National EUREKA Office for Croatia.
HAMAG-BICRO is the Croatian Agency for SMEs Innovations and Investment established by the Government of the Republic of Croatia with the purpose of enhancing SME development and promoting investment. The Agency is an independent institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts.
HAMAG-BICRO’s main objectives are the following:
- Increasing commercialization of knowledge
- Raising awareness about the value of innovation
- Establishment of knowledge- and technology-based companies
- Transfer of knowledge and technology solutions from science to business
- Development of adequate technology infrastructure
- Creation and development of venture capital industry
- Strengthening cooperation between the scientific and business community
- Promoting investment
- Issuing guarantees for bank credits to SMEs
- Grant schemes implementation
- Co-financing consultancy services
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EUREKA IN CROATIA CONTACT
Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments HAMAG-BICRO
Tel. +385 1 23 52 628
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
CYPRUS 
Contact Details
Mr Marinos Portokallides
National Project Coordinator
Research Promotion Foundation
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Lefkosia, Cyprus
Tel: +357-22205052, Fax: +357-22205001
Email: mportokallides (at) research.org.cy
Web: www.research.org.cy
Dr Demetres Evagorou
Project Officer
Research Promotion Foundation
P.O. Box 23422, 1683 Lefkosia, Cyprus
Tel: +357-22205034
Fax: +357-22205001
Email: devagorou (at) research.org.cy
Web: www.research.org.cy
National Funding Information
Learn more in the website www.research.org.cy.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
CZECH REPUBLIC 
Contact Details
Ms Musilová Klára
National EUREKA Project Coordinator
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Czech Republic
Department of Research and Development Support
Karmelitska 7 – CZ-118 12 Prague 1 – Czech Republic
e-mail: Klara.Musilova@msmt.cz
Web: www.msmt.cz/
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
For all type of organizations, institutes and universities.
Necessity 50% own sources. EUREKA budget is applicable.
Funding situation/ Application rules
There is 1 Call per year / national contract money is allocated to the Czech Partner / currently (programme until 2017) no funding of large companies.
Formalities to be fulfilled
For more information please contact the national Czech Republic contact.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
DENMARK 
Contact Details
Mr Jens Vittrup
Innovation Fund Denmark
Østergade 26, 4. sal –
DK-1100 Copenhagen K – Denmark
phone: +45 6190 5023
fax: +45 72 26 55 79
e-mail: jens.peter.vittrup@innofond.dk
Web: www.innovationsfonden.dk
National Funding Information *
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
The funding percentages depend on the regulations for the particular national programme utilized.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Several national innovation programme’s can be used for the Danish partners in EUREKA and Celtic projects;
Innovation Consortia programme (see www.fi.dk).
High Technology Foundation (see www.hoejteknologifonden.dk).
Eurostars (see www.eurostars-eureka.eu).
Formalities to be fulfilled
The regulations of the national programmes must be fulfilled.
There are no specific calls for Celtic-projects.
NON EUREKA COUNTRY
EGYPT 
Contact Details
Mrs Sally Metwally Mohammad
Research and Innovation Support Department Manager
Information Technology Industry Development Agency – ITIDA
Smart Village, Building (B121)
Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road – Giza, Egypt
phone: +20 2 3534 2000/+20 2 3534 5111
mobile: +20 165506414
fax: +20 2 3534 5150
email: smetwally@tiec.gov.eg
Web: www.itida.gov.eg
Mr Yousra Sabry
Information Technology Industry Development Agency – ITIDA
Smart Village, Building (B121)
Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road – Giza, Egypt
mobile: +20127455149
email: ysabry@tiec.gov.eg
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
ESTONIA 
Contact Details
Ms Tiiu Treier
Enterprise Estonia
Lasnamäe 2 – Tallinn – Estonia
phone: +372 6 279 404
e-mail: tiiu.treier@eas.ee
Web: www.eas.ee
National Funding Information
EUREKA and other R&D projects funding applications are evaluated with the same process. There is no dedicated budget for EUREKA projects but Estonian participants Enterprises can use available grants offered by Enterprise Estonia to participate in Celtix-Next projects.
Participation of enterprises are only funded in Celtix-Next projects. For further information please contact Ms Tiiu Treier Tiiu.Treier@eas.ee.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Application in local language.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
FINLAND 
Contact Details
Mr Hannu Nurmi
Business Finland – Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
P.O.Box 69 – 00101 Helsinki – Finland
phone: +358 505 577 771
e-mail: hannu.nurmi@businessfinland.fi
Web: www.businessfinland.fi
Mr Pekka Rantala
Business Finland – Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
P.O.Box 69 – 00101 Helsinki – Finland
phone: +358 40 503 8808
e-mail: pekka.rantala@businessfinland.fi
Web: www.businessfinland.fi
Mr Mika Niskanen
Business Finland – Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
P.O.Box 69 – 00101 Helsinki – Finland
phone: +358 50 312 8608
e-mail: mika.niskanen@businessfinland.fi
Web: www.businessfinland.fi
Mrs Hanna Rinta-Erkkilä
Business Finland – Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
P.O.Box 69 – 00101 Helsinki – Finland
phone: +358 40 751 4278
e-mail: hanna.rinta-erkkila@businessfinland.fi
Web: www.businessfinland.fi
National Funding Information
The funding situation and research focus in Finland presented by Mr Heikki Uusi-Honko, Business Finland at the CELTIC Proposers Brokerage Day on the 5th of October 2023 is available here: Video – Slides
Here you find Business Finland funding opportunities on the web:
https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/services/funding/in-brief/
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Funding is possible for CELTIC projects but no specific funding envelope is defined. EUREKA and other funding applications are evaluated with the same process.
Funding situation/ Application rules
See www.businessfinland.fi
Formalities to be fulfilled
Form on Website, electronic submission in Finnish or in Swedish.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
FRANCE 
Contact Details
Mr Christian DUBARRY
Responsable du Pôle Europe et Relations Internationales
DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES ET EUROPEENNES
27-31, avenue du Général Leclerc – 94710 Maisons-Alfort Cedex
email: clusters-eureka@bpifrance.fr
Mrs Camille TANG TAYE
Direction du Développement et Support Innovation
DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES ET EUROPEENNES
27-31, avenue du Général Leclerc – 94710 Maisons-Alfort Cedex
email: clusters-eureka@bpifrance.fr
National Funding Information
For French participants, there are 2 types of funding, depending on the size and characteristics of the project.
- The first type of funding is called innovation aid or Aide à l’innovation. It takes the form of a subsidized rate loan or a repayable advance of up to 3 million euros. The French firm must have less than 2,000 full-time equivalents to be eligible. Academic partners are not eligible for this funding but may participate as subcontractors. The project must last up to 3 years.
- The second financing option is i-Démo, reserved only for projects with a cumulative French budget of over €4 million, with at least one French SME or company with less than 2,000 FTE in the consortium and with no more than 6 French participants. The project must last between 2 to 5 years and can include an industrial R&D phase and/or an experimental development phase. This funding is a mix between a repayable advance and a grant. In this case, academic partners are eligible to this funding.
In both cases: the project, and the French participant’s technical and financial capacity to carry it through must be assessed by Bpifrance. What is recommended to French firms is to contact our team as early as possible before submission to check eligibility to funding.
For more information, watch this video and visit this website.
Contact : Camille Tang-Taye – clusters-eureka@bpifrance.fr
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
FYROM 
Contact Details
Mrs Julijana Balevska
National Project Coordinator
julijana.balevska@mon.gov.mk
The Former Yugolslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is a relatively new member as it has joined EUREKA in 2008. It has currently two running projects but has already participated in 2 other completed projects. Through its EUREKA projects the country’s R&D units specialise in biotechnology and industrial manufacturing.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EUREKA IN FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA CONTACT
Ministry of Education and Science
Tel. +389-2-3140-182
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
GERMANY 
Contact Details
Dr. Anna von Bülow
VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
Projektträger Kommunikationssysteme; IT-Sicherheit des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Steinplatz 1 – 10623 Berlin/ Germany
phone: +49 (0)511 – 475583 24
e-mail: anna.vonbuelow@vdivde-it.de
Web: www.vdivde-it.de
German Eureka Office
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1 – 53227 Bonn
phone: +49 228 3821 1352
e-mail: eureka@dlr.de
Web: www.dlr-pt.de
Web: www.eureka.dlr.de
National Funding Information
The funding situation and research focus in Germany presented by Mrs Katharina Lehmeier, DLR Project Management Agency/German Eureka Office on behalf of BMBF at the CELTIC Proposers Brokerage Day on 5th of October 2023 is available here: Slides
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
National programmes and calls are open for German partners in Eureka and Eureka cluster projects, including CELTIC, although there is no dedicated budget line.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Projects addressing the areas of published framework programs Current Calls at BMBF may submit their proposals to the respective contacts at any time Further information on funding possibilities:
http://www.foerderinfo.bund.de/
For German SME partners:
Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM)
KMU-innovativ: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien
Digital Technologies (Konvergente IKT/Digitale Technologien):
http://digitale-technologien.de
Formalities to be fulfilled
Specific rules are to be found with the published programmes, announcements and calls.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
GREECE 
Contact Details
Mrs Sipsi Zoi
General Project Coordinator
Ministry of Development
General Secretariat for Research and Technology
EUREKA Office
Tel: +30 2131300 126
e-mail: zosi@gsrt.gr
Mrs Evi Golfi
Secretary to the NPC
Ministry of Development
General Secretariat for Research and Technology
EUREKA Office
e-mail: e.golfi@gsrt.gr
Prof Petros Groumpos
Deputy HLG
University of Patras
Lab. for Automation and Robotics
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
e-mail: groumpos@lar.ee.upatras.gr
National Funding Information
Website: https://gsri.gov.gr/
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
The expected envelope is 3.5 million Euros.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Eligible: Industries, SMEs, and Universities only in industrial collaboration. For more information please contact directly one of the contact persons from the Greek EUREKA Office.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Application form of approximately 50 Pages + Celtic FPP attached + PCA attached for guaranteeing international cooperation + financial statements from companies.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
HUNGARY 
Contact Details
Eureka NPC – Counsellor
1077 Budapest, Kéthly Anna tér 1.
E-mail: orsolya.toth2@nkfih.gov.hu
Phone: +36 1 896 3744
Web: https://nkfih.gov.hu/
National Funding Information
Find here the last funding situation and research focus made for this CELTIC Autumn Call 2023 during our Proposers Brokerage Day on the 5th of October 2023 for Hungary by Gergely Mészàros, NKFIH: Video – Slides
Formalities to be fulfilled
The application should be sent to the National Development Agency. Please refer to (in Hungarian): https://nkfih.gov.hu/palyazoknak/nkfi-alap/eureka-programban-valo-magyar-reszvetel-tamogatasa-2022-124-eureka/palyazati-felhivas
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
ICELAND 
Contact Details
Mr Snaebjoern Kristjansson
National Project Coordinator
Innovation Centre Iceland Keldnaholt
112 Reykjavik – Iceland
phone: +354 522 9000
fax: +354 522 9111
e-mail: skr@nmi.is
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Confirmed information not yet available.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Call on April 15 for national funding / Evaluation committee in June or July
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
IRELAND 
Contact Details
Mr David Flood
Senior Executive, R&I Internationalisation – EUREKA
Enterprise Ireland
The Plaza
East Point Business Park
Dublin D03 E5R6, Ireland
phone: +353 86 8372832
e-mail: David.Flood@enterprise-ireland.com
Web: www.enterprise-ireland.com
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Industry funded through R&D Scheme -> Monthly call – approx. 9 week turnover of applications
Universities funded through International Research Fund -> Open CallSMEs:
For all SMEs the maximum cost is €450k.
Small (≤ 10 employees) 45% + 5% for international collaboration to max 50% of total grant.
Medium (11-49 employees) 35% + 15% for international collaboration to max 50%.
Large (≥ 50 employees) 25% + 15% for international collaboration to max 40%.Large Company 40% of eligible costs. Max. costs €450k -> Limited by State Aid Rules
University 100% of eligible costs. Max. costs €250k -> Basis additional costs
Research Organisation 100% of eligible costs. Max. costs €250k -> Basis additional costs
Formalities to be fulfilled
R&D Scheme: Application form evaluated on commercial and technical aspects. Emphasis on firm’s R&D and the value added associated with the project. International Research Fund: Funding provided for research performing organisations interested in engaging and maintaining collaborative, industrially related research activities which are undertaken in the context of internationally coordinated programmes e.g. EUREKA, EUREKA Clusters, Eurostars and ERA-Net sponsored Joint Calls.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
ISRAEL 
Contact Details
Mr Neta Gruber
Europe Desk Director
International Collaboration Division
Israel Innovation Authority
Technology Park, Derech Agudat Sport Hapoel 2,
Jerusalem
Israel
Phone: +972-3-5118139
e-mail: Neta.Gruber@innovationisrael.org.il
https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/
Mr Uzi Bar Sadeh
Europe Bilateral Programs Manager
International Collaboration Division
Israel Innovation Authority – International Department
Technology Park, Derech Agudat Sport Hapoel 2,
Jerusalem
Israel
Phone: +972-3-5118185
Fax: +972-3-5170020
e-mail: Uzi.BarSadeh@innovationisrael.org.il
https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/
National Funding Information
Funding opportunities in Israel as presented by Mrs Neta Gruber at the CELTIC-NEXT Day on 2nd December 2020. Download here
Funding situation and research focus in Israel as presented by Mrs Neta Gruber at the CELTIC-EUROGIA Proposers Day on 15th September 2020. Download here
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Up to 60% of approved budget for Israeli Industrial partners.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Open call (Applications are received during the entire year)
Eligible to apply for funding are Industrial companies (SME’s, Large Enterprises etc.). Universities, Research Institutes – as subcontractors, according to OCS guidelines or through non-OCS funding source.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Funding Application (“OCS form”) in Hebrew together with Celtic FPP in English. Normal Matimop-OCS reporting procedures
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
ITALY 
Contact Details
Mr Aldo Covello
Ministero dell’Istruzione dell’Università e della Ricerca
SSPAR Ufficio III EUREKA
Piazzale J.F. Kennedy 20 – 00144 Roma – Italy
phone:+39 06 9772 6465
fax: +39 06 9772 6475
e-mail: aldo.covello@miur.it
National Funding Information
Funding situation/ Application rules
The Italian Ministry of University and Research does not fund CELTIC projects.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
LATVIA 
Contact Details
Mrs Ilze Beverte
Project Coordinator
Consulting and Information Bureau BIK Ltd.
Aizkraukles Street 21-328 – 1006 Riga – Latvia
phone: +371 7 558 744
fax: +371 7 550 127
e-mail: beverte@edi.lv
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Public funding form / maximum 50% from the project budget.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Open Call / Possibility to get public funding on a competitive basis / Industrial partners may apply, project must be international, Universities need an industrial partner.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Application Form with a Business Plan and a confirmation about the invested co-financing (and some other documents) in Latvian language, which will be evaluated by appointed experts form the Latvian Council of Science.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
LITHUANIA 
Contact Details
Mrs Birute Bukauskaite
National Information Office of Lithuania
A. Gostauto 12 – 219 – 2600 Vilnius – Lithuania
phone: +370 5 2644 708
fax+370 5 2312 292
e-mail: birute@ktl.mii.lt
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Confirmed information not yet available
Funding situation/ Application rules
Open Call for Companies / budget attribution in July / Need for industrial partner
Formalities to be fulfilled
Application form in local language / Celtic Full project proposal should be joint
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
LUXEMBOURG 
Contact Details
Mr Marc Ferring
Luxinnovation Gie National Agency for Innovation and Research
5, avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux – 4362 Esch-sur-Alzette – Luxembourg
phone:+352 43 62 63 668
fax: +352 43 8120
e-mail:marc.ferring@luxinnovation.lu
Web: www.luxinnovation.lu
Mr Alexander Link
Luxinnovation Gie National Agency for Innovation and Research
5, avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux – 4362 Esch-sur-Alzette – Luxembourg
phone:+352 43 62 63 – 864
e-mail: alexander.link@luxinnovation.lu
Web: www.luxinnovation.lu
Mrs Elisabeth Frisch
Luxinnovation Gie National Agency for Innovation and Research
5, avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux – 4362 Esch-sur-Alzette – Luxembourg
phone:+352 43 62 63 883
e-mail: elisabeth.frisch@luxinnovation.lu
Web: www.luxinnovation.lu
National Funding Information
Find here the last funding situation and research focus made for this CELTIC Autumn 2023 during our Launch Event on the 5th of October 2023 for Luxembourg by Mr Gabor Pataki, Luxinnovation: Video – Slides
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Confirmed information not yet available
Funding situation/ Application rules
Favorable funding situation / Open Call / No specific Budget
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
MALTA 
Contact Details
Mrs Samantha Runco
Consultant – Research, Technology Development & Innovation
National Project Coordinator, NPC
Malta Enterprise
Gwardamangia Hill,
Pieta`, MEC 0001 – Malta
tel: +356 2542 3207
e-mail: samantha.runco@maltaenterprise.com
Web: www.maltaenterprise.com/en/business/assistance
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
MONACO 
Contact Details
Mr François-Xavier Le Clerc
Business Development Agency
Monaco EUREKA Office
HLG & NPC
9, rue du Gabian
98000 Principauté de MONACO
phone: + 377 98 98 88 12, + 377 98 98 19 20
fax: + 377 92 05 75 20
e-mail: fleclerc@gouv.mc
Mr Arnaud Sbarrato
Business Development Agency
Monaco EUREKA Office
Project Officer
9, rue du Gabian
98014 MONACO CEDEX
phone: + 377 98 98 41 46
fax: + 377 92 05 75 20
e-mail: asbarrato@gouv.mc
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
THE NETHERLANDS 
Contact Details
Mr Bob van der Bijl
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
Prinses Beatrixlaan 2
Postbus 93144 – 2509 AC The Hague – The Netherlands
phone: +31 88 60 25965
e-mail: robert-jaap.vanderbijl@rvo.nl
Web: www.rvo.nl
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Maximum 35% of project cost.
Funding situation/ Application rules
From Dutch government there is no dedicated CELTIC funding available. Dutch companies can apply for an Innovation Credit, when the projects succeeds from a technical point of view the Innovation Credit is to be repaid within 10 years.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Applications can be submitted year round.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
NORWAY 
Contact Details
Mrs Cathinka Holtermann
Senior Adviser
Industries and Technologies
Eurostars – Eureka NCP
The Research Council of Norway
phone: +47 93011386
e-mail: cho@forskningsradet.no / cho@rcn.no
Web: www.forskningsradet.no / www.rcn.no
Mrs Olaug Råd
Project Coordinator
The Research Council of Norway
Stensberggaten 26
P.O. Box 2700 St. Hanshaugen – N-0131 Oslo – Norway
phone: +47 2203 7243
fax: +47 2203 7307
e-mail:olr@rcn.no
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Department of commencing decision mid-December / Maximum is limited by ESA rules, usually less than this is obtained.
Funding situation/ Application rules
The funding instrument is “Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector”. The call is open-ended in 2020.
This funding instrument provides grants to business-led innovation projects that make extensive use of research and development (R&D) to arrive at an innovative solution to a problem or opportunity in the industry.
For information send an email to: Ms Olaug Råd
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
POLAND 
Contact Details
Mr Andrzej Wajs
National Project Coordinator EUREKA!
National Centre for Research and Development
phone: +48 22 390 74 99
e-mail: andrzej.wajs@ncbr.gov.pl
National Funding Information
Find here the last funding situation and research focus made for this CELTIC Autumn Call 2023 during our Proposers Brokerage Day on the 5th of October 2023: Mr Andrzej Wajs, NCBR (Slides – Video)
Funding situation/ Application rules
Open Call / Celtic (EUREKA) Label, Pre-competitive Research / Entity that has a position of “conducting of research” in its registered core business may submit an application.
Formalities to be fulfilled
National Application Form in local language + Celtic FPP, National assessment procedure.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
PORTUGAL 
Contact Details
Mrs Polina Pereira
ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, SA
Campus do Lumiar, Ed. O, 1º
Estrada do Paço do Lumiar
1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
phone: +351 912 425 772
e-mail: polina.pereira@ani.pt
web: https://www.ani.pt
Mrs Rita Silva
Project Coordinator
ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, SA
Campus do Lumiar, Ed. O, 1º
Estrada do Paço do Lumiar
1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
phone: +351 939 339 003
e-mail: rita.silva@ani.pt
web: https://www.ani.pt
The Portuguese entities involved in projects that have been awarded the Eureka Clusters’ quality label, will be funded through a dedicated national call open under Portugal 2030: Aviso SIID – Internacionalização de I&D – Operações de I&D industrial à escala europeia (a future national follow-up call to be open late October 2024).
The main rules for eligibility and funding of Portuguese entities under Portugal 2030 are the following:
- It is mandatory to have at least one Portuguese SME or Small Mid-Cap company participating in the consortium.
Large companies are NOT eligible for funding.
- Portuguese companies can apply individually or in partnership with other Portuguese companies or research institutions.
- When the Portuguese companies apply in partnership with Portuguese research institutions, companies should assume the largest share of the national investment.
>> Type of funding (according to art. 44th, REITD – Regulamento Específico da área temática da Inovação e Transição digital,):
– Portuguese companies: grant
– Portuguese research institutions and other non-business entities (ENESII): grant.
>> Co-funding rates for eligible costs (according to art. 49th, REITD – Regulamento Específico da Inovação e Transição digital ):
>> Financial autonomy ratios: (REITD, Anexo III (pag. 66 and 67):
The 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.
>> Overheads: 7% fixed rate applied over direct eligible costs of the project (including sub-contracting).
Relevant documents:
- Aviso SIID – Internacionalização de I&D – Operações de I&D Industrial à escala europeia. (text of the national call).
- REITD – Regulamento Específico para a Inovação e Transição Digital (national regulation to which some of the articles of the Aviso/national call refer to).
For further information, please contact the Portuguese Eureka team!
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
ROMANIA 
Funding situation
Romania does not support Eureka Clusters anymore.
Romanian EUREKA Secretariat finances only the CELTIC projects labelled before January 1, 2017, according to the available budget remaining after contracting the Network projects.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
RUSSIA 
AS A RESULT OF THE UNJUSTIFIED CURRENT INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIA, CELTIC-NEXT HAS STOPPED COLLABORATION WITH THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SAN MARINO 
Contact Details
Mrs. Silvia Rossi
National Project Coordinator
eureka.rsm@gov.sm
Guided by the conviction that Research & Development are powerful tools for promoting national economic growth, the Republic of San Marino joined EUREKA in 2005. In 2006, it adopted the first law on promoting industrial research (Law no. 19 of 27 January 2006) and sub-decrees on EUREKA research projects and national research projects (Delegated Decree no. 129 of 1 December 2006 and Delegated Decree no. 126 of 10 March 2008, respectively).Allocated funds were granted for the first time in 2006 in the form of subsidized credit with interest paid by the State. Companies that successfully completed projects were granted tax credits.
The Office for Research Coordination and Promotion, located in the State Office for Patents and Trademarks, is responsible for managing the funds allocated to support San Marino companies active in R&D.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EUREKA IN SAN MARINO CONTACT
Ufficio di Stato Brevetti e Marchi
Tel. +378 883859
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SERBIA 
Contact Details
Mrs Snezana Omic
National Project Coordinator
snezana.omic@mpn.gov.rs
Serbia has been a member of the EUREKA organization since June 2002. The management of the EUREKA activities for Serbia has been assigned to the Ministry of Science and Technological Development. Since 2002 the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, in the framework of its Programme for international scientific cooperation, established the “EUREKA Programme”, which offers funding opportunities to Serbian companies and research organisations wishing to participate in EUREKA projects.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EUREKA IN SERBIA CONTACT
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development
Tel. +381 11 3616589
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY
SINGAPORE 
Contact Details
Mrs Celia Zheng Xiya
Senior Development Partner (Global Innovation Network)
Enterprise Singapore
230 Victoria Street, #09-00,
Bugis Junction Office Tower
Singapore 188024
e-mail: Celia_ZHENG@enterprisesg.gov.sg
web: https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/
Mr Ye Shen
Enterprise Singapore
230 Victoria Street, #09-00,
Bugis Junction Office Tower
Singapore 188024
e-mail: SHEN_Ye@enterprisesg.gov.sg
web: https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/
National Funding Information
Funding situation and research focus in Singapore as presented by Mr Zi Yan Koe, EntrepriseSingapore during our last CELTIC-NEXT Porposers’ Brokerage Day on the 5th of October 2023: Video – Slides
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SLOVACK REPUBLIC 
Contact Details
Mrs Jaroslava Kováčová
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND SPORT
Stromová 1, 813 30 Bratislava 1
Slovak Republic
phone: +421 2 591 026 18
fax: +421 2 591 026 20
e-mail: jaroslava.kovacova@minedu.sk
Web: www.minedu.sk
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Confirmed information not yet available.
Funding situation/ Application rules
Limited amount available for SME’s from ministry of economy and some money for Universities.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SLOVENIA 
Contact Details
Mrs Urška Zupin
EUREKA and EUROSTARS national project coordinator
Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Enterprise, competitiveness and technology directorate Technology Division
Kotnikova 5
SI – 1000 Ljubljana – Slovenija
phone: +386 (0)1 400 33 36
fax: +386 1 433 10 31
e-mail: urska.zupin@gov.si
National Funding Information
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Maximum funding rate is 50% of eligible costs.
Funding situation/ Application rules
All types of partners: SME’s, Industries, Univ. / If the project has Label, it can receive funding for the running period / But no retroactive funding.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Application for national funding / Contract for the whole duration of the project.
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY
SOUTH-AFRICA 
Contact Details
Mr Toto Matshediso
Director: Global Projects (Eureka NPC)
Department of Science and Innovation
phone: +2712 843 6339
e-mail: Toto.Matshediso@dst.gov.za
web: www.dst.gov.za
web: www.esastap.org
Ms Eudy Mabuza
Senior Science and Technology Representative (Eureka Deputy HLR)
Department of Science and Innovation
e-mail: eudy.mabuza@dst.gov.za
web: www.dst.gov.za
Ms Vinny Pillay
Chief Director: International Resources (Eureka HLR)
Department of Science and Innovation
e-mail: Vinny.pillay@dst.gov.za
web: www.dst.gov.za
National Funding Information
Funding situation and research focus in South Africa as presented by Mr Toto Matshediso and Ms Vinny Pillay at the CELTIC-EUROGIA Proposers Day on 15th September 2020. Download here
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SOUTH-KOREA 
Contact Details
Youngji Tak
EUREKA NCP
Director, KIAT Europe office
Belgicastraat 3
1930 Zaventem
Belgium
Tel : +32 (0)2 431 0591
Mobile: +32 (0)471 9571 05 – +82 (0)109 1393 456
Email : yjtak@kiat.or.kr
web: www.kiat.or.kr
Inyoung YOO
EUREKA Deputy NCP
Senior Researcher, KIAT Europe office
Belgicastraat 3
1930 Zaventem
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 431 0594
Email: europe1@kiat.or.kr
web: www.kiat.or.kr
Jason (Joosuk) KANG
EUREKA NCP
Director of the Office of International R&D Cooperation
Belgicastraat 3
1930 Zaventem
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 431 0591
Email: kangjs@kiat.or.kr
web: www.kiat.or.kr
National Funding Information
How to Participate in Celtic-Next Cluster Call in Korea as presented by Mrs Hyewook Joung at the CELTIC-NEXT Day on 2nd December 2020. Download here
Funding situation and research focus in South Korea as presented by Mrs Hyewook Joung at the CELTIC-EUROGIA Proposers Day on 16th September 2020. Download here
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SPAIN 
Contact Details
Ms Juana Sánchez
Technological Cooperation Deputy Directorate
Technology and Internationalization Directorate (CDTI)
Alfonso XI, 6, 28014 Madrid, Spain
phone: +34 91 581 0489
fax: +34 91 581 5586
e-mail: juana.sanchez@cdti.es
National Funding Information
The last funding situation and research focus of Spain during the CELTIC Proposers Brokerage Day in London on the 18th of September 2024:
OPEN CALL:
Call: always open
Budget: Minimum total budget by each Spanish company 175k€.
Financing conditions for R&D projects details here: https://www.cdti.es/en/ayudas/r-d-projects
- Financing conditions for Innovative projects: Credits with an interest fee (Euribor) and long-term amortization (10 years) that covers up to 75% of the total budget. Besides, 33% of the credit is not reimbursable.
- Eligible costs: personal, recouping of instruments and equipment, contractual research or technical knowledge, patents or licensed, other supplementary costs and overheads.
- The company must have sufficient financial capacity to cover a minimum of 25% of the total budget for the project with their own resources.
- Companies can have 25% of the credit in advance up to €200,000 Duration: 1-3 years.
- Tax relief report.
- It is necessary to have the E! Cluster label before to receive the funding.
Profile of the applicant: Enterprises.
RTO as subcontracting.
Technology focus: Generic.
>>It is necessary to achieve the incentive effect of the aid to every Spanish company. The beginning of the activities of the Spanish participants cannot be earlier than the date in which the full memory of the proposal is submitted in CDTI’s request.
Important: The leader of the Spanish sub-consortium must apply to CDTI once the CPP (Celtic-Next Project Proposal) is submitted to the CELTIC-NEXT platform (margin 15 days).
This application will be registered through CDTI’s portal (https://sede.cdti.gob.es/). Once log in, please select the type ‘International cooperation projects’ and afterwards subtype ‘Eureka projects’. The information to be registered includes the list of the Spanish partners and their budget. The following documents must be included under Documentation chapter: CPP (in English) and ‘Solicitud de asesoramiento’ template filled by each Spanish company (in Spanish) describing their particular contribution to the global project (highlighting R+D activities).
It is highly recommended to contact the Spanish representative to get all the details of this process.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SWEDEN 
Contact Details
Marlene Häggström
Programme Manager
Information & Communications Technology Department
VINNOVA
Maester Samuelsgatan 56 – 101 58 Stockholm – Sweden
phone: +46 8 473 3033
e-mail: marlene.haggstrom@vinnova.se
Web: www.vinnova.se
National Funding Information
Sweden does ONLY support CELTIC-NEXT’s SPRING CALLS.
The funding situation and research focus in Sweden presented by Mrs Marlene Häggström, Vinnova at the CELTIC Proposers Brokerage Day on 17th March 2023 is available here: (slides, video)
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
Annually: 1.0 M€ estimated / Vinnova’s co-financing can amount to a maximum of 50 % of the entire Swedish consortium’s eligible costs.
Industry: up to 30% / SME: up to 50%
University & Research Inst: up to 100%
Funding situation/ Application rules
For more details please see the latest funding presentation
Open call: Application form in local language together with Celtic FPP in English.
Eligible to apply for funding are SME’s, Large Enterprises, Universities, Research Institutes and Public Authorities etc.
The work effort in time from the participating companies must be at least 60 percent of the Swedish consortium’s total work effort. At least one SME must participate.
Formalities to be fulfilled
Extended abstract, Online Application Form, Celtic FPP (Full Project Proposal).
Normal VINNOVA application and project reporting procedures.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
SWITZERLAND 
Contact Details
Colette John-Grant
Programme Manager Eureka
Innosuisse – Swiss Innovation Agency
Einsteinstrasse 2
CH-3003 Bern
Phone +41 58 466 77 32
Email: colette.john@innosuisse.ch
Web: www.innosuisse.ch
Funding situation/ Application rules
NON EUREKA MEMBER
TAIWAN 
Contact Details
Mr Simone Lang
ITRI – Industrial Technology Research Institute
International Business Center
Western Europe Office
phone: +49 30 8609 3610
e-mail: slang@itri.de
site: ITRI
National Funding Information
Find here the last funding situation and research focus made for this CELTIC Spring Call 2023 during our Launch Event on the 1st December 2022 for Taiwan – Frank Shiu, ITRI.
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
TÜRKIYE 
Contact Details
Ms. Bahriye Özkara
TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Tunus Cad. No:80 Kavaklıdere ANKARA – TÜRKİYE
e-mail: bahriye.ozkara@tubitak.gov.tr
Ms. Ayşenur Altıntaş
TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Tunus Cad. No:80 Kavaklıdere ANKARA – TÜRKİYE
e-mail: aysenur.kapisiz@tubitak.gov.tr
Office e-mail: eureka@tubitak.gov.tr
Web:
http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/
https://eureka.org.tr/
National Funding Information
Find here the last funding situation and research focus made for this CELTIC Autumn Call 2023 during our Proposers Brokerage Day on the 5th of October 2023 for Turkey by Mr Umut Ege, TUBITAK: Video – Slides
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
The grant ratio given to Eureka Cluster projects is 75% for SMEs and 60% for large companies. Universities and Research organisations can only be service providers/subcontractors.
Funding situation/ Application rules
For further information regarding funding rules please visit: https://tubitak.gov.tr/tr/destekler/sanayi/uluslararasi-ortakli-destek-programlari/1509-tubitak-uluslararasi-sanayi-ar-ge-projeleri-destekleme-programi
Application tool: https://eteydeb.tubitak.gov.tr/teydebanasayfa.htm
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
UKRAINE 
Contact details
Ms Olena Kharina
National Projects Coordinator
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Bouleevard Shevchenko 16, office 112-v
UA 01601 Kyiv – UKRAINE
Tel: +38 098 866 60 56 (Viber, Watsapp, Telegramm, Messenger)
Tel: +38 050 549 35 99 (Viber, Watsapp, Telegramm)
e-mail: kharina@mon.gov.ua
FULL MEMBERSHIP COUNTRY
UNITED KINGDOM 
Contact Details
Mr Ben Morris
Eureka Programme Manager
EIT National Contac Point UK
InnovateUK – Polaris House
North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7795 641 229
E-Mail: Ben.Morris@iuk.ukri.org
Web: Innovate UK – European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
National Funding Information
The last funding situation and research focus of the United Kingdom during the CELTIC Proposers Brokerage Day in London on the 18th of September 2024:
• Tom Kirkham, Innovate UK Business Connect
• Belen Rebollo-Garcia, Innovate UK Business Connect
Estimated Envelope / Percentage of funding
The UK has announced that it will be supporting CELTIC cluster projects in 2024. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK public authority granting national funding of CELTIC-labelled international projects, more info: Funding competition in UK
