In Poland, funding is provided through the INNOGLOBO programme. In Germany, funding is provided through the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM). NCBR, INNOGLOBO programme management agency and AiF Project GmbH, ZIM project management agency on behalf of the BMWK, support the applicants in the phase of submission of project proposals, in the evaluation and in the implementation phase.
Eligible project participants from Poland and Germany will finance their costs from the funding schemes applicable for this call set by NCBR INNOGLOBO programme and the German funding programme ZIM and complementarily from their own resources. Provision of funding from one funding agency will neither indicate that funding from the other funding agency will be provided, nor bind the other national scheme in its provision of funds to the eligible project participants.
The partners must include at least one Polish company or research organization and one German SME. Participation of further research organizations and other companies are welcome as additional partners or subcontractors according to each country’s funding scheme.
The call invites all participants to submit one short common proposal, legally signed by all organizations participating in the project, as well as a draft consortium agreement that regulates the terms of cooperation between all partners. In addition to the common proposal, project partners who want to apply for funding within this call must submit a national application. All documents must be submitted until 30 September 2024.