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SME hightech call 2024

SME in the lead in determining research

Submission of SME high-tech call 2024 closed due to great success.

In this call, we give the high-tech SME the lead in determining the direction of a research. As an entrepreneur, you determine which industrial research supports the wishes and needs of your company for research and innovation. This in the form of industrial research activities that are jointly carried out by an SME (or a consortium of SMEs) in collaboration with a research organization. The SME itself receives a subsidy. Holland High Tech can provide support in finding suitable collaboration partners so that consortia between an SME and a research organization can be formed.

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Submission of SME high-tech call 2024 closed due to great success.

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Innovationdomains

In the SME high-tech call, you as an SME entrepreneur are challenged to work on an innovative project together with a research organization for two years. This leads to increasing the knowledge and R&D capacity of the SME, which gives SMEs more manpower and resources to convert knowledge and innovations into products or services faster and better. The research is industrial and fits within one of the innovation domains below:

Optical systems and integrated photonics
Quantum technologies
Imaging Technologies
Mechatronics and optomechatronics
Energy Materials
Semiconductor technologies
Smart Industry
Systems Engineering

Target group: high-tech SMEs

This call is aimed at high-tech SME participants. These are innovative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that focus on the development of technologies and applications of advanced (key) technologies in the innovation domains. Often high-tech SMEs are in the growth phase start-up or scale-up. More requirements and information can be found in the full call text (available 5 November). Please note: an SME assessment from RVO is required for this call.

Budget

For the 2024 edition of the SME high-tech call, Holland High Tech has a total budget of €5 million available. Of this, €3.3 million is intended for SME participants. The available budget falls within the framework of the PPS allowance scheme (Regulations up to and including 2023) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

What can be applied for:

  • SME (or the consortium of SME companies): maximum €300,000 for two years (maximum one application per main applicant)

  • Research organization: maximum €150,000 for two years per project

Submission of project proposals

We work on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, with a maximum of 25 project proposals. This scheme has a phased submission in two parts. Phase 1 consists of a short project proposal with appendices. If 25 project proposals have been submitted, the possibility to submit will close prematurely. The projects will be assessed by an evaluation committee of independent experts. A maximum of 11 project proposals with a positive recommendation will be asked to submit a full project plan and budget in phase 2. If an applicant is selected to submit a detailed project plan, the chance of being awarded is very likely. If a project application is rejected during phase 2, the next consortium on the list will be asked to submit a full project plan and budget.

Important dates

  • Phase 1 | Submit project proposal: 16 December 12:00 to 19 December 2024, 12:00

    Attention: first come, first serve | The call will close at 30 applications!
    Submission SME high-tech call 2024 closed due to great success.

  • Phase 2 | Submit detailed project plan: no later than Thu 27 February 2025, 12:00 (only possible for selected project proposals)

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