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  3. Types of actions

Types of actions

The mentioned types of actions are related to all thematic areas of the Programme, except Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions.

Research and Innovation Actions

Description: The projects are aimed at:

  • to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution;
  • carrying out of basic and applied research;
  • testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.

Funding rate:100%.

The minimum number of institutions for consortium creation:three independent legal entities from European Union member countries or Associated Countries.

Innovation Actions

Description: The projects:

  • are aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services;
  • may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating*, piloting*, large-scale product validation and market replication*.

Funding rate:70% (except for non-profit legal entities, where a rate of 100% applies).

The minimum number of institutions for consortium creation:three independent legal entities from European Union member countries or Associated Countries.

*Demonstration or pilotingaims to validate the technical and economic viability of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution in an operational (or near to operational) environment.

Market replicationaims to support the first application/deployment in the market of an innovation that has already been demonstrated but not yet applied/deployed in the market due to market failures/barriers to uptake.

Coordination and Support Actions

Description: The projects are aimed at:

  • companying measures such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication; networking, coordination or support services;
  • policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies (including design studies for new infrastructure);
  • complementary activities of strategic planning.

Funding rate:100%.

The minimum number of institutions for consortium creation:one legal entity from European Union member countries or Associated Countries.

SME instrument

Description: The projects are aimed at support of the full innovation cycle of small or medium enterprises (SMEs) (three phases, including mentoring and coaching).

Funding rate:70%.

The minimum number of institutions for consortium creation:one small or medium enterprise from European Union member countries or Associated Countries.

ERA-NET Cofund

Description: The projects are aimed at support public-public partnerships including joint programming initiatives between Member States, in their preparation, establishment of networking structures, design, implementation and coordination of joint activities.

Theminimumnumberofinstitutionsforconsortiumcreation:three independent legal entities from European Union member countries or Associated Countries.

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