Asturias: Grants up to 80% and up to 200 000 € for local companies involved in R&D projects. 150 000 € minimum eligible budget required. Universities and Research or Technology Centres are welcome as subcontractors.
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Basque Country: Only companies funded (universities and research centres as subcontractors). Max. 250 000 € per partner per year. Up to 50% grant (SMEs), up to 40% grant (large companies). More information

Catalonia: Small, medium and large companies can be funded. Private research centres, universities and other public research entities registered in Catalonia can participate as subcontractors. Technically and financially feasible R&D projects in all the fields of manufacturing with an impact increase in the R&D company activities are eligible. Personnel costs, external collaborations for R&D activities related to the project, equipment (where applicable), IPR activities (for SME only), other costs such as travelling and management costs (only when the Catalan entity coordinates) are eligible. Funding is provided as a grant. Eligible expenses for the Catalan part of the MANUNET project from 150 000 € to 250 000 € (2 years-long projects). Large companies: Maximum of 50% of the costs of research activities and 25% of the costs of development activities can be funded. Medium companies: Maximum of 60% of the costs of research activities and 35% of the costs of development activities can be funded. Small companies: Maximum of 70% of the costs of research activities and 45% of the costs of development activities can be funded. More information

Finland: Tekes’ R&D funding programme is for enterprises who are willing to develop and grow. With Tekes funding, an enterprise can research and develop products and techniques, services and new business concepts, operating modes and management, and implement pilot projects and testing environments needed for development. The aim is to substantially accelerate the growth and internationalization of the most promising small enterprises. More information

France: Loans for SMEs and other enterprises up to 2000 employees (no interest rate, reimbursable in case of success). Variable funding rate. Types of institutions eligible for funding: National enterprises up to 2000 employees, national academic lab if involved in a consortium with at least one eligible French enterprise, and foreign SME when it is a subcontractor. Types of institutions NOT eligible for funding: national and foreign large industry.
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Franche-Comté: Enterprises below 2000 people, universities & research organisations located in Franche-Comté can be funded. Oseo Franche-Comté will fund SMEs and Région Franche-Comté will fund universities and research organisations. Industrial research and demonstration/experimental development projects are eligible. Personnel costs (only additional costs), general costs, equipment (purchase), subcontracting, patenting & overhead are eligible. Type of funding: universities/research organisations: grant up to 150 000 € / loan beyond 150 000 €; enterprises below 2000 people: grant up to 50 000 € / loan beyond 50 000 €. Limits of funding per proposal: Universities between 40 and 60 % of complete costs, research organisations between 40 and 60 % of complete costs, enterprises below 2000 people contact OSEO. More information

Germany: Enterprises, SME and research institutes in Germany can be funded within the German national framework concept “Research for tomorrow’s production - PROmorgen” www.produktionsforschung.de according to the rules of the German Federal Ministry of Education and research (BMBF) http://www.bmbf.de/en/686.php. German participants have to fulfill the criteria of 32nd national call “Intelligente Vernetzung in der Produktion - Ein Beitrag zum Zukunftsprojekt, Industrie 4.0” http://www.produktionsforschung.de/national/bekanntmachungen. For the second stage in the MANUNET call 2012 the contributions of the German participants has to be described in addition in a draft (Skizze) according to the rules of the accompanying national call. This draft has to be sent to PTKA until the deadline of the full-proposal.

Israel: The competitive R&D fund supports industrial competitive R&D projects through grants covering part of the eligible innovation costs. The program is supporting R&D projects involving Israeli industrial participant for a total of 202 M€, 16% of which is dedicated to transnational cooperative projects. More information

Lower Austria: Companies, research centres and universities financed. RD projects up to 50% funding. Industrial research up to 25%. Experimental development for SMEs possibilities for additional 10%. Grant or loan, depending on the type of organisation. www.noel.gv.at; www.athenoe.at

Luxembourg: The programme is supporting international R&D projects. The programme has a budget of 12 M€ for the period of 2011-2013. Public research institutions in Luxembourg are eligible to get funding from FNR. Companies based in Luxembourg can participate as partners with own financial means or apply for financial support at the Ministry of Economy in Luxembourg.  More information

Navarra: Companies, research centres and universities financed. Companies up to 50% grant (33% average). No minimum/maximum eligible budget required. Co-funding agreement with CDTI. More information

Northern Ireland: Under EU R&D&I guidelines, Grant for R&D support (typically up to 50%) is available to companies for collaboration, depending on size of company, type of research & need for assistance. No partner company can be responsible for more than 70% of total eligible costs. No aid maxima and no maximum project duration.  More information

Piedmont: SMEs financed (large companies, universities and research centres only as subcontractors) for industrial research or experimental development within manufacturing. Piedmontese companies must have at least 20% of the participation (if there are more than one Piedmontese SME in the project, the share of 20% must be held by one at least). No company in the project (Piedmontese or not) can sustain more than 70% of total eligible costs. Piedmontese component of project: minimum budget 50 000 €. Grant up to 40%. Maximum grant per project 300 000 €. Projects must be completed within 24 months from grant assistance and reported by 31st March 2015. Maximum one project per company. More information

Romania: The program finances joint experimental research and technological development projects, having as results such as products, technologies and innovative services aimed at solving and implementing solutions to complex socio-economic problems of national priority. More information

Slovakia: VEGA is scientific agency – internal grant system - of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Science. Only universities financed. Companies and research centres only in cooperation with universities. 15 000 - 20 000 € grant per project per year. More information

Switzerland: The programme is focused on the promotion of innovative, application oriented research projects. Funding allowed only for projects consisting of a partnership between a Swiss public research institute/university partner and at least on one application oriented industrial partner from Switzerland. Only salaries of the Swiss public research institute/university partner will be funded up to 50% of the total national project costs. More information

Turkey:  International Industrial R&D Projects Funding Programme; SMEs and large companies settled in Turkey can submit project proposals. Universities and research institutes are not eligible, but can benefit from the programme as subcontractors. Grant rate is 60% for large companies and 75% for SMEs. Personnel, travel, equipment, software, subcontractor (consultancy and other services), material costs are eligible. Application to TUBITAK should be made simultaneously with MANUNET II full proposal submission. There is no project budget/duration limit for application. More information

Tuscany: SMEs financed (universities and research centres as subcontractors only). Total budget 1 M€. Maximum contribution 200 000 € per partner per project. Maximum contribution 350 000 € per project. Maximum duration 24 months. http://www.regione.toscana.it/creo/; http://www.sviluppo.toscana.it/manunet2

Wallonia: SME and Large companies, academia and research centers can be funded. Maximum funding is: 60-80% grant for SMEs, 40% grant for large companies, 100% grant for academia and 75% grant for research centres. Industrial research: minimum 40% of the Walloon project’s budget must be dedicated to the Walloon company(ies). Experimental development:  minimum 40% of the Walloon project’s budget must be dedicated to the Walloon company(ies) AND minimum 50% of the project’s budget must be dedicated to the Walloon partners OR at least 2 Walloon companies are partners in the consortium. Maximum projects length: 36 months. More information

Western Greece: Only SMEs funded (universities and research centres as subcontractors or consortia members up to 40% of budget). Grant up to 70% of eligible costs for SMEs. Maximum project duration 24 months, maximum budget per project 300 000 €. More information