Recently, we increasingly encounter the opinion that the term “SME sector” in the context of EU funds is being used extensively, while EU funds for large enterprises are somewhat neglected.
We are here to help large enterprises: there are funds available not only in competitions aimed at the general category of enterprises, but there are also separate calls specifically dedicated to you!
Let’s go step by step
Those who follow our articles already know: we specialize in research and development projects, particularly in Eastern Poland. This is driven by both local patriotism (ah, Zamość and Białystok) and the queen of sciences, mathematics. Looking at the regional aid map, the most favorable percentage of funding is available in Eastern Poland.
However, for those who do not necessarily dream of relocating their business, below we present a list of selected R&D competitions for large enterprises across Poland.
The jewel among R&D competitions for the large enterprise sector is the SMART Pathway organized on a supra-regional (national) level by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR). Here, individual large enterprises or consortia can participate in the competition, and the application deadlines are as follows:
- 06.2024-10.2024 (for individual large enterprises): Call for all types of projects
- 06.2024-10.2024 (for individual large enterprises): Call dedicated to accessibility projects
- 01.2025-03.2025 (for consortia of large enterprises with SMEs, research organizations, or NGOs): Call for all types of projects
Our recommendation: It is worth taking advantage of both regional and national calls.
How to do it?
It’s simple: contact us and we will explain everything 🙂
