Euroclusters for Europe's recovery
The Euroclusters for Europe's Recovery program, part of the Single Market Programme, aimed to enhance the resilience, green, and digital transformation of EU industrial ecosystems. It focused on strengthening EU clusters' capacity to support SMEs in global competition by fostering cross-sectoral collaboration and providing financial support.
Who is Funded
This section outlines the eligibility criteria for applicants, the geographical scope of the program, and its overarching objectives to strengthen EU industrial ecosystems and support SMEs.
What is Funded
This section details the types of projects, thematic areas, and activities supported by the Euroclusters program, including eligible costs and the typical development stage of funded initiatives.
Type and Scope of Funding
This section details the financial structure of the Euroclusters program, including the type of financial instrument, the amounts available, funding rates, and the expected project duration.
Conditions and Requirements
This section outlines the essential rules, regulations, and specific conditions that applicants and beneficiaries needed to adhere to for the Euroclusters program, covering application terms, collaboration rules, and financial stipulations.
Application Procedure
This section guides potential applicants through the process of applying for the Euroclusters program, from submission requirements to the evaluation and award channels.
Legal Basis
This section identifies the foundational legal and official documents that established and governed the Euroclusters for Europe's Recovery funding program.
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Funding Overview
Funding Status:
Closed
Maximum Amount:
Up to 60,000 € per third party SME (via cascade funding). Other costs are co-funded at 90%.
Allocated Budget:
Total Budget: 42,000,000 € (2021-2024)
Award Channel:
Cascade Funding
Region:
EU Member States, third countries associated to the SME Pillar of the Single Market Programme (SMP) or third countries in ongoing negotiations for an SMP Association Agreement (e.g., Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina). At least one partner must be from a less developed region of an EU Member State.
Sectors:
Agriculture and Agribusiness, Construction and Building Materials, Creative Industries, Energy Production and Supply, Financial Technology, Food Processing, Green Technology, Healthcare, Information and Communication Technology, Medical Technology, Other, Renewable Energy, Textile and Apparel Industry, Tourism, Transportation and Logistics, Water and Waste Management
Application Type:
Consortium Required
Funding Stages:
Applied Research, Awareness Campaigns, Capacity Building, Commercialization, Implementation, Market Introduction, Pilot Testing, Process Optimization, Product Development, Scaling
Funding Provider
Program Level:
European Union
Funding Body:
European Commission
Managed By:
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Additional Partners:
Applicants are free to propose partners. Examples of organizations seeking partners in the provided data include: DoozyX (software development), EUROPEAN CROWDFUNDING NETWORK, ISIM Construction Machinery Cluster (Turkey), OSTIM Rubber Technologies Cluster (Turkey), FUNDACIO DEL BIOMIMETIC SCIENCES INSTITUTE (R&D), ECPE EUROPEAN CENTER FOR POWER ELECTRONICS E.V. (Power Electronics), MINDS & SPARKS GMBH (Applied Research, Development, Dissemination), GRANT GARANT SRO (R&I proposal support), CLUSTER LOMBARDO DELLA MOBILITA' (Technological Mobility Cluster, Italy), OSTIM DEFENSE AND AVIATION CLUSTER (OSSA) (Turkey), CONSORZIO PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA CULTURA PLASTICA PROPLAST (Plastics, Composites, Italy), UDRUZENJE - KLASTER MEDICINSKOG I ZDRAVSTVENOG TURIZMA (Medical & Health Tourism, Serbia), VENETIAN CLUSTER SRL (Cultural & Environmental Heritage, Tourism, Italy), Romanian New Materials Cluster, FUNDACJA DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE OBSERVATORY (Creative & Cultural Industries, Digital, Poland), CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DELL UMBRIA (Chamber of Commerce, Italy), ASOCIATIA DE DEZVOLTARE INTERCOMUNITARA HARGHITA (Tourism, Romania), INSTITOUTO ANAPTIXIS EPICHEIRIMATIKOTITAS ASTIKI ETAIREIA (Digital Innovation Hub, Greece), OSTIM MEDICAL INDUSTRY CLUSTER (Turkey), UNIVERSITETI METROPOLITAN TIRANA (University, Albania), Devslate Group, UAB (Fintech, ICT, Lithuania), DISTRETTO TECNOLOGICO TRENTINO SCARL SB (Green Building, Renewable Energy, Italy), ERAIKUNE ASOCIACION CLUSTER DE LA CONSTRUCCION DE EUSKADI (Construction, Spain), El Brogit - Meritxell Omella Aznar (Tourism, Spain), ASSOCIATION DU POLE DE COMPETIVITE VALORIAL (Agri-food, France), PARCO SCIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO KILOMETRO ROSSO SPA (Manufacturing, Italy), ASOCIACION DE EMPRESARIOS DEL COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DEL METAL DE MADRID (Metal Industry, Spain), CLUSTER DE HABITAT EFICIENTE (Habitat Sector, Spain), TrainingAid GbR (Sustainable Tourism, Germany), Space Tech (Aerospace, Romania), Manisa Organize Sanayi Bölgesi (Automotive, Turkey), VIOMICHANIKIS EREVNAS TECHNOLOGIKISANAPTYXIS ERGASTIRIAKON DOKIMON PISTOPIISIS KAI PIOTITAS AE (Buildings & Construction, Greece), AYUNTAMIENTO DE MISLATA (Local Authority, Spain), STRATEGISCHE PARTNERSCHAFT SENSORIK EV (Sensor Industry, Germany), INTERSPREAD GMBH (Dissemination, Exploitation, Communication, Austria), Innoloft GmbH (B2B Ecosystem, Germany), CE.S.CO.T. VENETO - Centro Sviluppo Commercio Turismo e Terziario (Services, Tourism, Trade, Italy), HELLENIC DIGITAL HEALTH CLUSTER PRIVATE COMPANY (Digital Health, Greece), TOULON VAR TECHNOLOGIES (Economic Development, Digital Cluster, France), ATAP Anadolu Teknoloji Arastirma Parki A.S. (Software, IT, Digital Transformation, Creative Industries, Turkey), ORGANIC ELECTRONICS SAXONY MANAGEMENT GMBH (Organic, Printed, Flexible Electronics, Germany), HIGH TECHNOLOGY AGRIFOOD LOMBARDY CLUSTER - CAT.AL (Agri-food, Italy), MUNSTER TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Cyber Security, Ireland), HeadHunter Limited SRL (HR, Robotics, Renewable Energy, Aquaculture, Fishery, Romania), Bulgarian Fintech Association, ISTANBUL HAZIRGIYIM VE KONFEKSIYON IHRACATCILARI BIRLIGI (Apparel, Turkey), TURISTICKA ZAJEDNICA ZAGREBACKE ZUPANIJE (Tourism, Croatia), Adana Organized Industrial Park (Electromechanical, Turkey), BUILD UP LABS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA (Startup Incubator, Portugal), OSTIM Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies Cluster (Turkey), SOLUTOPUS - RECURSOS E DESENVOLVIMENTO LDA (Regional Development, Portugal), Communication Technologies Cluster Association (Turkey), Aksaray Ticaret ve Sanayi Odasi (Chamber of Commerce, Turkey), ZAVOD LESARSKI GROZD (Wood Industry, Slovenia), OPENCOM I.S.S.C. (Training, Italy), RURALTOUR - FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE TOURISME RURAL (Rural Tourism, France), Grupo Colabora Formación y Proyectos, SL (VET, Spain).
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