Innowwide
Do you own or work for an innovative SME and do you have international ambitions? The Innowwide programme issues grants to explore whether international markets are ripe for your products, services and R&D.
Amount of subsidy and application period
What is Innowwide?
With this programme, the European Commission (EC) encourages Dutch SMEs to internationalise their products and services. Innowwide funds market research and preparatory work for R&D projects of Dutch SMEs in cooperation with local partners in Africa, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia or Oceania. The programme exclusively funds projects with civil applications.
This programme runs from 2022 to 2027 and is expected to have annual calls.
Budget and amount of subsidy
An estimated € 24 million will be granted over the total period from 2022 to 2027. This is equivalent to 400 projects.
The subsidy is a fixed amount of € 60,000 per project. The minimum project costs are € 86,000. This equals a maximum subsidy rate of 70%.
Call
There is currently no call open. You will read about the opening of the 4th call on this information page as soon as we know more.
Criteria
To be eligible for funding, your company and your project must meet the following conditions:
- You own or work for an SME according to the definition of the EU. Not sure about this? Then please fulfill the SME self-assessment questionnaire.
- You may submit 1 application per company.
- Your project may last 6 months.
- Your company is registered in 1 of the following countries or regions: an EU Member State, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Türkiye or the United Kingdom.
- Your project focuses on markets in 1 of the following continents: Africa, North America, South America, Asia or Oceania.
- You implement the project together with a local partner.
- Your project is for civil applications only.
Submitting your application
You cannot submit an application at this time. The 3rd call closed on 15 October 2024 at 14:00 CEST.
The Innowwide programme is implemented by the Eureka Secretariat. This grant has an international component only. No national co-funding is issued.
You can find more information on the documents you need and how to apply on the Eureka Network website.
Progress and completion
Your project may last 6 months. Upon completion, you will send a final report to the Eureka Secretariat in Brussels. Read more about the evaluation and the final report on the Eureka Network website.
Support by Team IRIS
International cooperation can be challenging. Team IRIS is happy to assist you. Do you have any questions regarding Innowwide or your project idea? Then please contact the advisors for this call via teamiris@rvo.nl.
European Partnership
Innowwide is part of the European Partnership for Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.