SME Funding

The path to structured R&D activities

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a central role in Austria's economy. In order to facilitate the entry into a continuous research and development activity and to raise the quality of the research projects, BMK and BMDW bundle together with the FFG coordinated SME subsidies. For SMEs, appropriate funding is available for each phase (parallel funding excluded). With the various subsidy models and non-repayable grants from 6,000 Euros (eg Projekt.Start), grants from 10,000 Euros (eg Innovation Voucher, Patent.Voucher) to max. 90,000 Euros (eg Small Scale Project), the FFG makes it easier for SMEs to get into research and development. The core objective of the SME funding is a subsequent, concrete research and development project in the company (eg General Programme and Small Scale Project). SME Hotline: 05 7755-5000.

Details

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
Funding instrument	Projektvorbereitung Innovationsscheck Patent.Scheck Kleinprojekt Unternehmensprojekte - Experimentelle Entwicklung Unternehmensprojekt Industrielle Forschung Prozess- und Organisationsinnovationen Collective Research Markteinführungsprojekt Prozess und Organisationsinnovationen
Scope	national
Partner	Not required
FFG-Area	General Programmes
Selection by	Evaluations are conducted by internal experts of the FFG.
What is being funded	The right funding is available for every project phase and size - from brainstorming and a feasibility study, through an initial project start, to the ompany project (experimental development or industrial research, cooperation possible) as well as initial routes to the market.
Min. / max. funding	look up the several guidelines /
Min. / max. running time	0 - 12 months
Availability from	01.01.2015 - constantly