Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organizations, and other types of organizations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. By participating, organizations from 37 countries can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.
- Define your project idea;
- Collaborate internationally, sharing expertise;
- Develop products, processes or services that can be easily commercialised.
Eligibility
To apply, you must fulfill seven eligibility criteria:
- The project consortium is led by an innovative SME* from a participating country**.
- The project consortium is composed by at least two entities that are independent of one another.
- The project consortium is composed by entities from at least two participating countries, with at least one organisation coming from an EU or Horizon Europe Associated Country.
- The budget of the SMEs from the participating countries (excluding any subcontracting) is 50% or more of the total project cost.
- No single participant or country is responsible for more than 70% of the budget of the project.
- The project duration is 36 months or fewer***.
- The project has an exclusive focus on civil applications.
Evaluation and Results
Eurostars has a centralised and transparent evaluation for selecting projects to receive funding.
Independent evaluators will score and rank your project application against three criteria and sub-criteria:
- Quality and efficiency of the implementation
- Quality of the consortium;
- Added value through cooperation;
- Realistic and clearly defined project management and planning;
- Reasonable cost structure.
- Impact (market and commercialisation)
- Market size;
- Market access and risk;
- Competitive advantage;
- Clear and realistic commercialisation plans;
- Economic, environmental, and societal impact.
- Excellence of innovation and R&D
- Degree of innovation;
- New applied knowledge;
- Level of technical challenge;
- Technical achievability and risk.
