Under evaluation
This Action aims mainly to create the necessary knowledge base in specific areas, by supporting research and technology (R&T) to promote innovation, improve competitiveness in dynamic sectors of the economy, and stimulate production at the regional and national levels.
Its objectives are as follows:
More specifically,
- special actions “AQUACULTURE” and “INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS” promote cooperation between dynamic businesses and Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations for carrying out research, technological development and innovation projects, with results to be taken up and integrated in value chains;
- special action “OPEN INNOVATION IN CULTURE” contributes in landmark research, technological development and innovation projects by developing products, services, methods, innovative research devices, new technologies or other innovative applications and processes enabling interventions for the diagnosis, conservation, documentation and promotion of monuments, works of art, objects and other cultural heritage elements. This will be achieved through development and operation, in real-life conditions, of pilot demonstration facilities accessible to the public in museums, monuments, open excavations, and diagnosis and conservation laboratories using innovative methods (open labs).
The Action will allocate funds to activities supporting:
a) research and development projects (research field: industrial research, experimental development), feasibility studies, outreach/dissemination actions for project results, participation in conferences (Regulation (EU) 651/2014, Articles 25 and 30),
b) innovation for SMEs (Regulation (EU) 651/2014, Article 28),
c) participation of SMEs in trade fairs (Regulation (EU) 651/2014, Article 19).
Regional allocation of public expenditure per region category and special action is described in the table below.
CATEGORY of REGIONS
Public Expenditure (€)
AQUACULTURE
INDUSTRIAL METERIALS
OPEN INNOVATION IN CULTURE
TOTAL
More developed regions
(Attiki)
971,250
1,100,00
2,423,000
4,494,250
Transition regions
(Dytiki Makedonia, Ionia Nisia, Peloponissos, Voreio Aigaio, Kriti)
645,750
740,000
1,600,000
2,985,750
Less developed regions
(Anatoliki Makedonia & Thraki, Kentriki Ellada, Ipeiros, Thessalia, Dytiki Ellada)
3,319,050
3,800,000
8,200,000
15,319,050
Notio Aigaio
172,200
200,000
428,000
800,200
Sterea Ellada
141,750
160,000
349,000
650,750
Total
5,250,000
6,000,000
13,000,000
24,250,000
The Action is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the «Competitiveness – Entrepreneurship – Innovation» Operational Programme (EPAnEK), one of the five Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (the new NSRF) operational programmes for the period 2014-2020; it falls within Priority Axes 01 and 01S, Investment Priority 1b and Specific Objective 1.1.
Eligible recipients for this Action are Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations[1] and Enterprises[2], as well as Cultural Operators[3] (only for special action “OPEN INNOVATION IN CULTURE”).
In addition, a partnership may include one (or more) entity(-ies) under Other Bodies, treated as Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations or Enterprises.
Applications for funding may be submitted, depending on the Action, by a partnership of:
The main requirements for partnerships in each special action are described in the table below.
Special Action
Number and Type of Recipient Bodies
Percentage of the total project budget covered by enterprises’ budget
Scheme A
Partnership between at least one (1) enterprise and one (1) Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organization
≥ 40%
Scheme Β
Partnership between two (2) or more Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organizations
-
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
Partnership between 3-6 bodies
At least 2 enterprises among 3-4 bodies
At least 3 enterprises among 5-6 bodies
Partnership between at least one (1) enterprise, one (1) Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organization and one (1) cultural operator.
≥ 20%
The physical object of funding applications must fall under a specific area of intervention and RTD priority, as designated by the national Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3), i.e. the Agro-food sector for “Aquaculture”, Materials-Manufacturing for “Industrial materials” and Cultural and Creative industries – Tourism for “Open Innovation in Culture”.
Eligible expenditure:
Research and Development Activities:
- Personnel costs
- Instrument and equipment costs
- Building and land costs
- Expenses for contract research
- Additional general costs and other operating expenses deriving directly from the project
- Expenses for conducting a feasibility study.
Innovation Activities (only for SMEs and Research Bodies):
- Expenses for Innovation
Participation of SMEs in trade fairs:
- Expenses for participation in trade fairs.
The Action supports projects within the following total budget limits, per funding application and special action:
Total budget per funding application submitted (€)
200,000 to 400,000
Scheme B
50,000 to 200,000
Up to 600,000
Up to 1,000,000
Duration of submitted projects must be between twenty-four (24) to thirty-six (36) months.
The grant amount for enterprises can reach, depending on their size (small, medium or large), 65%-80% of the budget for industrial research projects and 40%-60% for experimental development projects. Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations and Other Bodies, treated as Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations can receive grants covering 100% of the project budget. The grant amount for innovation expenses and participation in trade fairs can reach 50%.
Applications for funding can be submitted by eligible recipients only through the State Aid Management System (SAMS) in Greek, at http://www.ependyseis.gr/mis, without supporting documentation. The SAMS is used in all implementation stages of the projects.
Evaluation of funding applications is carried out by a thematic evaluation committee, comprising three (3) to five (5) members.
Funding applications will be evaluated against three assessment criteria, in a 1-20 grading scale for each criterion.
A. Reliability of potential recipients and capacity for project implementation (weighting factor 25%)
B. Scientific quality and technical integrity of the proposed project (weighting factor 40%)
C. Impact – Uptake of results (weighting factor 35%)
Funding applications with a total weighted score of less than 12 points or a total weighted score of less than 4,8 points for criterion B will not be eligible for financing.
The applications to be funded will be selected on the basis of:
The full text of the special actions call is available here
[1] Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations: bodies such as Higher-education Institutions or Research Centres/Institutes, Technology Bodies and University Research Institutes, regardless of their legal status (under public or private law) or financing mode, whose primary aim is to provide education, conduct independent basic research, industrial research or experimental development, or disseminate the results of such activities through teaching, publications or knowledge transfer.
[2] Enterprise: a private and/or public sector unit, regardless of its legal status or size, engaged in economic activity.
[3] Cultural operators: a Ministry of Culture & Sport department or supervised body. Cultural operators will be considered as “Other Bodies, treated as Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations”, if respective Action requirements are met, or as Enterprises.