COMET Compentence Centers for Excellent Technologies - COMET Centres (K1)

The Austrian competence centre programme – COMET Centres (K1)

COMET Centres (K1) aim to develop and focus competences through excellent cooperative research with a medium to long term perspective. They conduct research at top international level and stimulate new research ideas in their fields. Continuous international benchmarking must be ensured. They contribute to initiating product, process and service innovations with a view to future relevant markets.

Specifications COMET Centres (K1)

Consortium: At least one scientific partner and five company partners

Duration: 8 years (4+4)

Financing:

  • 40% to max. 55% public funding
  • Min. 5% by scientific partners
  • Min. 40% by company partners
  • Max. federal funding: 1.7 million Euro/year
  • Max. federal funding: 0.85 million Euro/year

 

The essentials in brief

Program Owner / Sponsor BMAW - Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy BMK - Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Topic
Project type
Financing
National
Europäisch & International
Submission
Submission with a proposal process
Target group The COMET programme addresses both existing competence centres and COMET projects as well as new consortia of science and industry.
Selection by Jury
What is being funded A maximum of 55% of the eligible costs can be funded.
Min. / max. funding 0 / max. 1,7 million €/year federal funding plus max. 0.85 million €/year provincial funding
Which costs are eligible for funding? Fundable costs include personnel costs as well as other project-related direct costs (use of RDI-infrastructure, third-party costs, travel expenses, material and equipment costs). Details concerning the fundable costs can be found in the programme document and the COMET guideline.
Min. / max. running time 48 - 96 months
Availability from 01.01.2006 - constantly

Contact

DI Otto STARZER
DI Otto STARZER
T 0043577552101
Mag. Ingrid FLEISCHHACKER
Mag. Ingrid FLEISCHHACKER
T 0043577552102