The Donor States of the EEA & Norway grants mechanism (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) have signed early May 2016 the agreement with the EU for the new funding cycle 2014-2021. With a total budget of EUR 2.8bn, the programme will address 15 EU member states across CEE, contributing to a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.

Up to EUR 25 million loans that are guaranteed by the EFSI programme (Juncker Plan) are now available to Mid-cap companies (less than 3,000 full-time employees) through the InnovFin MidCap Growth Finance (IMGF) programme from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Up to EUR 6,000,000 available as grants for industrial enterprises in Romania to invest in new or upgraded high efficiency cogeneration systems, as EU funding under the Operational Programme for Large Infrastructure.

200,000 EUR grants available for industrial enterprises in Romania to implement monitoring systems for energy consumption, as EU funding under the Operational Programme for Large Infrastructure.

The “Seal of Excellence (SoE)”, is a quality label that is awarded to project proposals submitted for funding under Horizon 2020 – SME Instrument, which succeeded in passing the threshold evaluation score but could not be funded under the available Call budget. The SoE thus identifies project proposals which merit funding from alternative sources (public or private), such as the European...

EUR 29 million are available through the Competitiveness Operational Programme for Horizon 2020 beneficiaries, offering grants of up to EUR 4.6 million and funding intensities of up to 100%. 

EUR 272 million will be available through the 2^nd call for submissions of the EU funds programme for innovation within the Romanian market. The new call for submissions will be opened in the 1^st trimester of 2016, offering new funding opportunities with grants of up to EUR 20 million and funding intensities that can reach 100%.

Up to EUR 315 billion will be invested until 2020 with the EFSI programme (Juncker Plan) in various projects across the EU through loans granted by the EIB and EIF on the basis of substantial guarantees provided by the EU Commission. All enterprises across all member states will be eligible for the EFSI programme where they can access financing from EUR 25,000 to EUR 300 million depending on the...

The “Seal of Excellence” is a quality label that is awarded to project proposals submitted for funding under Horizon 2020 – SME Instrument, which succeeded in passing the threshold evaluation score but could not be funded under the available Call budget. High quality project proposals which merit funding will now have a better chance to get funding from alternative sources (public or private),...

Up to GBP 16 million are available for China-UK collaborative research and innovation projects that address the socio-economic challenges in China regarding health, energy, agri-food and urbanisation. UK businesses can obtain grants of up to GBP 700.000, whilst Chinese partners are eligible for a max. grant of GBP 517.063.