Frequently asked questions:
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Are there any programs which aim to tackle some of the problems faced by SMEs in participating in European Commission R&D projects? And how do they work?
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What are the specific requirements to participate in such a program?
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How can interested companies and institutions obtain European R&D funding?
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What are the main objectives of Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006?
Action:
the Euro Info Centre ( EIC) answers to all these questions, by making use of the specialised information sources which are mentioned below.
Information sources:
- European Commission http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/index_en.html
On this site you can find information about the European Research Area and about the Sixth framework Programme. You can also find an answer to the question why European Research is needed.
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Eureka http://www.eureka.be/home.do
Eureka is a pan-European network for market-oriented, industrial R&D.
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Senter, EG-liaison http://www.senternovem.nl/senternovem
EG-Liaison provides information issued by the European Commission on R&D funding. It offers advice and training programms and it helps to find European partners.
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DETECT-it, Partnership for Innovation http://www.detect-it.org/
DETECT-it is a European initiative which aims to stimulate the participation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Research and Technological Development (RTD) activities, in particular within the European Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
On the site you can find how to participate.
EUROPEAN SUPPORT MEASURES
Frequently asked questions:
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Is there any possibility that I can obtain European Union funding?
Action:
the Euro Info Centre ( EIC) answers to all these questions, by making use of the specialised information sources which are mentioned below.
How to find information ?
The above mentioned site of the European Commission is the starting point on Europa for anyone looking for information on funding available from the European Union.
On this site you can browse grants by topic, by Directorates General or you can search the grants by using the index. You can also find information about new grants.
Concise information is provided in the form of factsheets on each funding programme managed by the European Commission. Among other data are the programme’s objectives, the type of funding, the conditions and procedure for participation and important deadlines. For more detailed information, links are provided to the other relevant websites.
NATIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES
Introduction:
The Support Measures and Initiatives for Enterprises (SMIE) project is a project that is financed by the European Commission's Enterprise Directorate-General in order to provide an integrated information resource on business support measures. It comprises a Support Measures database and a Good Practice database accessible via the Internet.
Frequently asked questions:
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Are there any support measures available for my project in my country or for projects in third countries?
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How can I find the last update of a business support measure?
Action:
the Euro Info Centre ( EIC) answers to all these questions, by making use of the specialised information sources which are mentioned below.
The SMIE-site contains almost 2500 support measures for enterprises in 26 countries. These countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Liechentenstein, Latvia, Norway, Poland and Slovenia. The information is available is English and in local languages.
Researches can be done by country, combined with: type of support, objective of the support measure, sector, target and level of the government.
This website has been developed with the financial support of the Ministry of the Flemish Community
