Competition for research and development (R&D) projects (Eureka Network Projects)

The Eureka Network Projects program provides access to funding for international research and development (R&D) projects. Applications can be submitted throughout the year. There are general and specialized open competitions by topic/technology/geography. Projects are evaluated for compliance by national funding agencies.

Eureka Network Projects 

programme has limited eligibility criteria for joining a consortium and you can participate in an R&D project even if you are not eligible to receive any funding:

• Your project idea must represent cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• The project must be directed at researching or developing a product, process or service.
• The project must have a civilian purpose.
• Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from at least two Eureka countries.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

The Ministry has additional criteria for projects to be eligible to receive funding:

• Ukrainian project participants must be able to support their part of the project costs.
• Companies must have generated profit within the last financial year or average positive profit over the last three years.

The Ukrainian funding body — the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MESU) — finances research and development (R&D) costs for:

• small and medium-sized enterprises;
• large companies;
• research organizations and universities

participating in the Eureka Network Projects program. The MESU covers approximately €8,500 of project costs (including personnel, travel, materials, and overhead costs) in the form of grants per year for each Ukrainian participant.

International research and development (R&D) activities aimed at products/processes/services for civil purposes are supported.

1. Contact the national funding body using the form below to discuss your project idea, financial viability and eligibility.
2. Create an account on our application portal (one per consortium) and select the funding opportunity you want to apply to.
3. Using the portal, complete one application form per consortium (in English) and invite other consortium partners to fill in a partner form.
4. Upload a GANTT chart (one per consortium), a signed and completed co-signature form (which you can download from the platform) and any additional required annexes.
5. Your application will be checked for completeness and eligibility before being reviewed using a standard evaluation procedure. If successful, your project will receive a Eureka label.
6. Your national funding body may carry out a further evaluation (performed by your national contact and technical experts) according to national rules before allocating funds to successful applicants.
7. The final step is to complete a signed consortium agreement. We recommend that you seek legal advice when drafting your consortium agreement.

Applications for R&D projects will be reviewed according to the following evaluation criteria:

1. Impact

• Is the market properly addressed (i.e. size, access and risks)?
• Is the value creation properly addressed (i.e. employment opportunities and environmental and societal benefits)?
• What are the competitive advantages of your project (i.e. strategic importance, enhanced capabilities and visibility)?
• Are your commercialisation plans clear and realistic (i.e. return on investment, geographic and sectoral impact)?

2. Excellence

• What is the degree of innovation? (i.e. is the proposed product, process or service state-of-the-art? Is there sufficient technological maturity and risk)?
• How would you use new knowledge?
• Is your project scientifically and technically challenging for consortium partners?
• Is the technical achievability and risk properly addressed?

3. Quality and efficiency of implementation

• What is the quality of your consortium (i.e. balance of the partnership and technological, managerial and financial capabilities of each partner)?
• Is there added value through international cooperation?
• Is your project management and planning realistic and clearly defined (i.e. methodology, planning approach, milestones and deliverables)?
• Is your cost structure reasonable (i.e. costs and financial commitment for each consortium partner)?

4. Overall perception

Experts will list three positive and negative points about your application and state whether they recommend your project for public funding.

Your ministry or funding agency may carry out another evaluation according to national or regional rules before allocating funding to organisations.