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Swedish public funding to EUREKA project participants

Tomas Aronsson International Division, VINNOVA

VINNOVA in brief

• Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation

• During 2015 the funds for Research and Innovation at VINNOVA is 250 M€

• About 200 people work at VINNOVA´s offices in Stockholm and Brussels

• Our Director General is Charlotte Brogren

Three roles

Funding Research & Innovation

National EU Contact Agency

Expert Agency

Swedish public co-funding

VINNOVA can co-fund all types of EUREKA projects

• Eurostars projects

• EUREKA Cluster projects

• EUREKA Individual projects

VINNOVA can also give travel grant

• Potential projects participants can apply for a small grant prior to project application for travel cost to meet potential partners

VINNOVA funding to Cluster projects

• Max 50 % of the Swedish project costs can be funded (max 40 % if no Swedish SME participates)

• Funding rates:SME (EU def) up to 50 % of their costsLarge companies up to 30 % of their costsResearch organisations up to 100 % of their costs

• Eligibility criteria for funding SMEs must have in turnover or equity the equivalent of at least half of the requested grant

EUREKA in Sweden

Information

• www.VINNOVA.se

Contacts• Elisabet Nielsen, NPC

Elisabet.Nielsen@VINNOVA.se

• Emma Bäcke, Deputy NPC Emma.Backe@VINNOVA.se

• Gunnar Sandberg, Progr. Coord.Gunnar.Sandberg@VINNOVA.se

Thank you!

Tomas Aronsson, Senior Advisor

Swedish EUREKA Chairmanship 2015/2016International Division, VINNOVASE-101 58 Stockholm, SwedenTel: +46-8-473 3118tomas.aronsson@VINNOVA.se