Innovation Voucher - Initiative
Pay research services of research institutions up to € 10,000 (De-minimis grant)
The Innovation Voucher is a funding instrument designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Austria to start ongoing research and innovation activities. The Innovation Voucher enables enterprises to enlist the services of research institutions and to pay for these services to a maximum value of 12.500 EUR (80 % funding quota). Submission of an application is possible at any time.
The Innovation Voucher is designed to encourage SME to co-operate with research institutes. It should make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to overcome inhibition thresholds regarding cooperations with research institutions.
The essentials in brief
Program Owner / Sponsor | |
Topic |
Bottom-up, Circular Economy, Climate-Neutral City, Digitalisation & Broadband, Energy Transition, Further research areas, Innovative & Competitive Companies, Life Sciences & Health, Mobility Transition, People, Qualification & Gender, Production & Materials, Quantum: Research & Technology, Society & Security, Space & Aviation, Wood: Research & Knowledge Transfer
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Project type | |
Financing | National
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Submission | Submission possible anytime
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Target group | SME, companies in formation, founders, startups |
Selection by | Evaluations are conducted by experts of the FFG (swift approval processes) |
What is being funded | External costs of the research institutes |
Min. / max. funding | 0 / 10000 |
Which costs are eligible for funding? | Information on the eligible costs is available in the guidelines for the Innovation Voucher. |
Min. / max. running time | 0 - 12 months |
Availability from | 02.01.2018 - constantly |