SME in the lead in determining research
In this call, we give the high-tech SME the lead in determining the direction of a research. As an entrepreneur, you determine which industrial research supports the wishes and needs of your company for research and innovation. This in the form of industrial research activities that are jointly carried out by an SME (or a consortium of SMEs) in collaboration with a research organization. The SME itself receives a subsidy. Holland High Tech can provide support in finding suitable collaboration partners so that consortia between an SME and a research organization can be formed.
Contact
Do you have any questions about the SME high-tech call 2024? Ask our expert:
Ming Eikelenboom-Zeng (mail)
Programmemanager
Call in short
Status: pre-announcement
Budget: 5 million euros
Submission: 16 - 19 december 2024
Information session: November 18, 2024
Full call text: click here (Dutch)
Instruction for submission: click here (Dutch)
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Innovationdomains
In the SME high-tech call, you as an SME entrepreneur are challenged to work on an innovative project together with a research organization for two years. This leads to increasing the knowledge and R&D capacity of the SME, which gives SMEs more manpower and resources to convert knowledge and innovations into products or services faster and better. The research is industrial and fits within one of the innovation domains below:
Target group: high-tech SMEs
This call is aimed at high-tech SME participants. These are innovative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that focus on the development of technologies and applications of advanced (key) technologies in the innovation domains. Often high-tech SMEs are in the growth phase start-up or scale-up. More requirements and information can be found in the full call text (available 5 November). Please note: an SME assessment from RVO is required for this call.
Budget
For the 2024 edition of the SME high-tech call, Holland High Tech has a total budget of €5 million available. Of this, €3.3 million is intended for SME participants. The available budget falls within the framework of the PPS allowance scheme (Regulations up to and including 2023) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
What can be applied for:
- SME (or the consortium of SME companies): maximum €300,000 for two years (maximum one application per main applicant)
- Research organization: maximum €150,000 for two years per project
Submission of project proposals
We work on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, with a maximum of 25 project proposals. This scheme has a phased submission in two parts. Phase 1 consists of a short project proposal with appendices. If 25 project proposals have been submitted, the possibility to submit will close prematurely. The projects will be assessed by an evaluation committee of independent experts. A maximum of 11 project proposals with a positive recommendation will be asked to submit a full project plan and budget in phase 2. If an applicant is selected to submit a detailed project plan, the chance of being awarded is very likely. If a project application is rejected during phase 2, the next consortium on the list will be asked to submit a full project plan and budget.
Important dates
- Information session: Mon 18 Nov 12:30 – 13:30, online
- Phase 1 | Submit project proposal: 16 December 12:00 to 19 December 2024, 12:00
- Phase 2 | Submit detailed project plan: no later than Thu 27 February 2025, 12:00 (only possible for selected project proposals)
