Funding Opportunities
Sofia Tech Park invites you to join the newly created network of innovation centers under the DIH² project, where a leading partner is the Finnish Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT. The consortium is made of a network of 26 digital innovation hubs with a target to reach over 170 digital innovation hubs (DIHs) by 2020.
DIH² aims to build a sustainable pan-European network to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and technology between digital robotics innovation centers. The project will support up to 144 external DIHs with equity-free funding of almost 1,4 million Euro and the opportunity to join the network. The selected new DIHs will work in close collaboration with one of the established DIHs, which is already a network member.
Who can apply?
- – DIHs listed in the European Commission’s DIH catalogue and on the eligible countries’ list.
- – Legal entities representing DIHs that are Validated Service Providers.
- – RTOs, Universities, Technical Institutions, and Research Centres.
- – Public or private entities which are not-for-profit organisations.
Submission deadline is the 31st of August 2020, at 13:00 CET
You can find more information on Sofia Tech Park’s website here.
You can apply via the DIH portal here.
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A grant programme with non-repayable funds aimed at supporting middle-sized enterprises in overcoming the economic consequences of COVID-19 has been launched under the Innovation and Competitiveness Programme.
BGN 200 million will be directed to all sectors of the Bulgarian economy with the exception of primary production and processing of agricultural products, fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and the financial and gambling sector.
The amount that a company will receive cannot be larger than 3% of the company’s turnover in 2019 – given that the turnover itself has been over BGN 1 million and at least a 20% drop in the turnover has been reported from February this year up to one month prior to the application date.
Possible expenses can cover the purchase of raw materials and consumables intended for production of services; overheads and staff-related costs.
The application deadline is 16:30 on August 24. You can find more about the terms and conditions on the website of the Innovation and Competitiveness Operational Programme here, or apply online via the ISMM 2020 system.
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Companies with ideas in the sphere of clean technologies can apply for funding by 29 October under the Innovation Fund of the European Commission. EUR 1 bln. have been set aside to support new technologies, and EUR 8 bln. to support promising projects which are still not available for market release. You can apply via the EU portal here.
The Fund will focus on highly innovative technologies in the sphere of renewable energy sources, energy-intensive industries, energy storage and capture, carbon use and storage
