Research funding opportunities
The European Commission will invest almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme, following a new Work Programme for 2016-17 adopted in October 2015. All Western Balkan countries (except Kosovo* which also can participate as a third country) are associated to Horizon 2020, thus legal entities from Associated Countries can participate under the same conditions as legal entities from the Member States. Following the first preliminary results of the WBC participation in Horizon 2020, indicating overall low participation rate (Albania: 10%; Bosnia & Herzegovina: 13%; FYROM: 15%; Montenegro: 18%; Serbia: 11% and in particular low participation of industry/SMEs) – research organisations from WBC, universities, SMEs and single researchers are invited to put their ideas on paper and find partners to jointly prepare excellent proposals within a new work programme 2016/2017.
“Horizon 2020 will continue to fund researchers and innovators at the cutting edge of their research disciplines, working on the latest breakthroughs in science. It supports projects across the cycle from research to innovation, using a range of financial instruments to facilitate their exploitation and access to markets. It will also invest in training of researchers including exchanges between industry and academia, create opportunities to build research teams in Member States where the research and innovation potential is underexploited, and take a strategic approach to international cooperation in research and innovation. In line with the "Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World" agenda set by Commissioner Moedas, responsible for Research, Science and Innovation, the Work Programme is designed to open up European research and innovation, for instance, by attracting more SMEs; ensuring better use of research results and strengthening research cooperation with other countries. It will also greatly enhance the impact of EU research funding, in line with the EU Budget focused on Results strategy launched by the Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva, responsible for budget and human resources.” (Source: European Commission - Fact Sheet, MEMO/15/5832)
There are several topics introduced within different calls for proposals in Horizon 2020 but also some other current or future funding programmes which might be of high interest for Western Balkan countries. Please find below some selected calls and useful documents.
Research funding opportunities and performance of WBC was in focus of the WBC-RTI.info newsletter in October 2015. Related article is available here . Please find below also a selection of the topic related articles.
News
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Stay tuned: Interreg Danube Region Programme to launch calls soon - register now for webinars!
The Interreg Danube Transnational Programme invites to a series of webinars starting on 23 May 2022 with a focus on SMARTER Danube region, i.e. New funding for innovation and technology transfer and...
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[Call Announcement] Call for Serbia Ventures Program
The program is designed to incentivize private investors, high net worth individuals and institutions to engage in financing startups with high growth potential by incorporating venture capital funds ...
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Ad-Hoc Support Grants Continues through 2022!
On the basis of the Grant Agreement No. 12715 01 signed between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN), for the provision...
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Events
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The Interreg Danube Transnational Programme invites to a webinar taking place on 31 May 2022 - with a focus on SMARTER Danube region, i.e. New funding for water and sediment management.
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The Interreg Danube Transnational Programme invites to a webinar taking place on 30 May 2022 - with a focus on SMARTER Danube region, i.e. New funding for climate change adaptation and disaster management...
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The Interreg Danube Transnational Programme invites to a series of webinars taking place on 26 May 2022 - with a focus on GREENER Danube region, i.e. New funding for greening the energy and transport...
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Organisations
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Millennium Foundation Kosovo* is the implementing entity of the Threshold Program agreed between the Government of the Republic of Kosovo* and Millennium Challenge Corporation. Kosovo* Threshold ...
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Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills that they need to...
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ERSTE Foundation evolved from the Erste Österreichische Spar-Casse in 2003. In 1819, this savings bank association opened the first bank in Vienna for individuals who previously had not been able to provide...
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Calls
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EIT / RIS "Intrapreneurship call" - deadline: May 17
Apply to the Intrapreneurship Challenge to make your company more environmentally friendly or addressing other societal challenges as an Intrapreneur! Intrapreneurship Challenge is a competition to...
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On the basis of the Grant Agreement No. 12715 01 signed between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN), for the provision...
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This prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s game-changing innovations. The EU seeks to raise awareness of the need for more women innovators, and create role models for women and...
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Documents
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Report on the performance of European Partnerships under Horizon Europe
The Commission released its first report on the ‘Performance of the European Partnerships: Biennial Monitoring Report 2022 on Partnerships under Horizon Europe’ (BMR 2022). The report provides an overview...
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Exploring the performance gap in EU Framework Programmes between EU13 and EU15 Member States
The European Union (EU)'s Research and Innovation Framework Programmes are the largest programmes for international research collaboration worldwide. Repeated reports point to the issue of underperformance...
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Assessment of financing needs of SMEs in the Western Balkans countries - Synthesis Report
This study was commissioned by the EIB with funding from the Enterprise Development & Innovation Facility , EDIF. The study assesses the financing needs of the SMEs in the Western Balkans countries...
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Links
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CulturEU Funding Guide : EU Funding Opportunities for the Cultural and Creative Sectors 2021-2027
With this interactive guide, the European Commission wants to ease access to the funding opportunities available for the cultural and creative sectors across all the funding sources of the European Union...
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Measuring Tax Support for R&D and Innovation
OECD Website dealing with Tax Support for R&D and Innovation measures of the OECD countries.
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Albanian National Startup and Innovation Program
The Startup and Innovation Program responds to the country's needs for economic growth, sustainable socio-economic development, investment in human capital, increase in the number of self-employed...
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Projects
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The flourishing ecosystem of technology transfer and innovation in the Western Balkans EU4TECH PoC (Western Balkans Proof of Concept Scheme) is an EU-funded project supporting technology...
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Open European Quantum Key Distribution Testbed Fact Sheet
Quantum communication has the potential to protect the EU's sensitive data and digital infrastructure for years to come. A test quantum communication infrastructure will be set up in several European ...
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Regional Research Promotion Programme
The RRPP is aimed at fostering and promoting social science research in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). Social science research aids in...
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