Eurostars is part of the Eureka programme. It is funded jointly by the Horizon 2020 programme and national contributions from participating countries

Eurostars is aimed predominantly at research intensive SMEs carrying out near to market R&D into highly innovative products, processes or services. Outcomes are expected to be commercialised within at least 2 years.

The scheme requires collaboration between two or more legal entities in two or more of the 34 European eligible countries i.e. the entire EU plus some others e.g. Israel.

Funding for UK SMEs can be up to Euro 360,000 which may cover up to 60% of eligible costs.

Funding for potential partners varies from county to country and may include, in some cases, both academia and large companies unlike the UK which will only support SMEs, although other non-eligible entities may participate and self-fund.

The projects are all "bottom up" i.e. R&D content and activity is defined entirely by the participants giving huge scope to the potential R&D range.

The grant is competitive in nature with success rates around 23 %.

The next deadline for submissions is 17 Sep 2015 20:00 Brussels Time

and subsequently                                     18 Feb 2016 20:00 Brussels Time

We are happy to advise you on all aspects of applying. Our success rate for applications is >90%

We can also help with searching for partner(s) throughout the 34 Eurostar participating countries and with drawing up collaboration agreements. Full details from www.eurostars-eureka.eu  and www.grantaid.com.