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Do you have big dreams and innovative ideas that could change the world? With these Cascade Funding programmes, you can turn those dreams into reality! This May, seize the opportunity to make a difference with 19 funding opportunities available exclusively for SMEs, researchers, and innovators.
Whether you’re working on a breakthrough in renewable energy, a cure for a rare disease, or a cutting-edge technology, Cascade Funding can help you achieve your goals. Don’t let funding be a barrier to your success – apply today and take the first step towards realising your vision! If you want to know more about how Cascade Funding works, check out our last post where we break down everything you need to know about this funding scheme!
CREATHRIV-EU Projects will award grants for Creative and Cultural Industries SMEs (CCIs) addressing one of the following challenges:
1) Diversification of products/service/contents based on digital technologies especially in the heritage, archives and libraries CCI sector;
2) Supporting the green transition of the audiovisual & multimedia sector and in performing arts;
3) Bridging the skill-gaps in the CCIs workforce and supporting a bigger participation of women;
4) Increasing business opportunities through internationalisation and synergies along and across value-chains.
Max.Funding: 38.500€ – Scale Projects (5,000 € Lump Sum); Collaboration Pilot Projects (20,000 € Lump Sum); Travel Grants: Intra-EU Travel Grant (1,500 € Lump Sum).
Deadline: 02/05/2023
Website: LINK
PIMAP4Sustainability will financially support photonics, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing SMEs to develop innovative projects in aerospace, metal working and industrial production.
Max.Funding: 60.000€
Deadline: 03/05/2023
Website: LINK
Through this call, the CulTourData project will support tourism SMEs by guiding them to make a better use of data, using creative customer-engaging approaches and new technologies. To this end, the CulTourData call will offer grants aiming to:
Max.Funding: 7.000€
Deadline: 03/05/2023
Website: LINK
The Technology Exchange Programme’s 1st Open Call selects up to 10 projects that promote the development of novel scientific methods and technologies for robots to enhance their capabilities in various domains. Participants can integrate and test their work on advanced robotic platforms in Europe.
Max.Funding: 60.000€
Deadline: 10/05/2023
Website: LINK
EARASHI provides financial support to 10 Application Experiments in the production machines/tools sector for the uptake of eco-responsible technologies such as AI, data, and robotics, benefiting workers’ safety, health, and productivity. Its worker-centric approach considers well-being, design thinking, worker acceptance, and ethics.
Max.Funding: 200,000 €
Deadline: 12/05/2023
Website: LINK
S3E Reverse is designed to help start-ups, and SMEs gain market traction through a pan-European brokerage program that will connect them with corporate and public organisations, with specific challenges and problems, which they can work together to solve.
Max.Funding: No funding – Services only
Deadline: 15/05/2023
Website: LINK
The first open call will select 10 artists, that are interested in exploring digital questions utilizing a mix of technology and art, and will work on artistic agri-food AI usability explorations.
Max.Funding: 40,000€
Deadline: 15/05/2023
Website: LINK
Open Call for tourism SMEs registered in Italy, Romania, Greece, Spain and Cyprus (accommodation and travel intermediaries) for the assignment of at least 60 vouchers to be spent on innovations activities, digital tools and sustainable solutions.
Max.Funding: 10.000€
Deadline: 15/05/2023
Website: LINK
The First Call of the IKAT Eurocluster aims to provide solutions that address and are in alignment with the priorities of the European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism, as well as to recover pre-pandemic Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributing to re-establishing broken value chains, collaboration and increasing the resilience of tourism SMEs.
Max.Funding: The Call will provide each selected organisation with financial support in order to purchase services related to the following areas: BUSINESS MODEL – €3.000; ACCELERATION – €8.000; OPEN INNOVATION – €10.000; EXPERIENCE IN DIGITAL, SUSTAINABLE, AND INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY – €6.000; FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES – €4.200; INTERNATIONALIZATION – €6.000; TRAINING (including mentoring and seminars for services 1 to 6) – €5.080
Deadline: 19/05/2023 [Deadline Extended]
Website: LINK
The goal of this Call is to identify, develop and implement innovative solutions that can inform decision-making and optimise the delivery of health and care services across different settings. These solutions should aim to make health and care systems economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable, while keeping people at the centre of the care process.
Max.Funding: Depending on the Funding Organisation (+Info)
Deadline: 23/05/2023 (Intent to Apply Call)
Website: LINK
The general objective of the DREAM Open Call is to financially support small and market-oriented projects involving SMEs, consisting of the integration and the use of digital technologies into manufacturing environments.
Max.Funding: 30.000€
Deadline: 25/05/2023
Website: LINK
EPICENTRE aims to create new value chains across Digital, Fintech, Health, and Agri-food. They offer strong support tools for SMEs, engage 50 innovative concepts, and provide end-to-end business support services. They also offer a Go International Programme and a comprehensive communication strategy.
Max. Funding:42.400€
Deadline: 29/05/2023
Website: LINK
SUAVE will financially support European SMEs operating in the field of Urban Agriculture so that they can benefit from different types of services, allowing them to improve their resilience and business models, innovate to develop new solutions, accelerate their twin transition and expand internationally.
Max.Funding:SUAVE first calls covers 3 types of Lump Sum: 1) Innovation (awarding 25 SMEs with a max. Financial contribution of 20 000 euros per SME); 2) Travel (awarding 25 SMEs with a max. financial contribution of 1000 euros per SME); Diagnosis (awarding 30 SMEs with a maximum of 5000 euros per SME).
Deadline: 30/05/2023
Website: LINK
ELSA is looking for projects based on AI applications that engage with the network in the categories “Methodology”, “Software/Tools”, “Benchmarks” relevant but not limited to ELSA’s 6 use cases in the scope of safe and secure AI. The Use Cases are based on ELSA research programs but are not limited to them as long as the proposals will address high-impact societal and economic challenges using machine learning.
Max.Funding: 60.000€
Deadline: 31/05/2023
Website: LINK
The Silicon Eurocluster project aims to achieve greater European self-sufficiency, with increased competitiveness and resilience in the electronics value chain, with specific attention to SMEs.
The ideal project should be an advanced technology solution demonstrating a use case in a less digitized industry, that is a technology solution to a challenge that has been identified in said industry. The technology solution should include a prototype (demonstrator) of a microelectronics system.
Max.Funding: 80.000€
Deadline: 31/05/2023
Website: LINK
CircInWater Euroclusters project aims to accelerate the development and adoption of water-smart solutions to promote the digital, green, and resilient transitions (triple transitions) of the European industrial ecosystems.
Max.Funding: 60.000€
Deadline: 31/05/2023
Website: LINK
Twinnings aim to transfer knowledge and experience around the use of a product or service, process or methodology, strategy or a procurement business model.
Max.Funding: 30.000€
Deadline: 31/05/2023
Website: LINK
Call for partner regions who want to use the knowledge from the DANUBE4all project to prepare roadmaps, plans and projects to restore freshwater ecosystems in their region. This is a very special opportunity for 5 local/regional authorities to gain access to technical assistance and grant funding in order to use the outcomes and knowledge of DANUBE4all towards freshwater restoration projects in their region.
Max.Funding: 100.000€
Deadline: 31/05/2023
Website: LINK
MedBAN is deploying two simultaneous but separate open calls for EU Blue Economy SMEs, awarding financial support that will fund two different sets of services: one for innovation, training and twin transformation of businesses and one for internationalisation actions. The services will be provided by a bank of suppliers that expert entities could integrate.
Max.Funding: 10.000€
Deadline: 31/05/2023
Website: LINK
As a researcher, innovator, SME, startup, or mid-cap company, you can tap into public funds to adopt or develop digital technologies, all while streamlining administrative processes and getting faster access to finance. With Cascade Funding (also known as financial support to third parties (FSTP), you’ll have the tools and financial support you need to take your business to the next level and make a lasting impact in the R&D world.
We want to help you make these type of calls more accessible for your organisation. That is why we have designed a series of services to maximise your opportunities of receiving this financing:
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