European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Innowwide CALL 5

Budget: EUR 4,200,000 How to apply: Innowwide is a funding programme designed to support SMEs and startups in assessing the feasibility of their innovative solutions in markets outside Europe. Innovative SMEs can apply for a grant of 60,000 euros to assess the viability of their research or commercial ambitions in international markets by implementing market feasibility projects. This initiative supports SMEs to take their R&I to markets all over the world. Choose a target country and find a local counterpart to collaborate with! Funding is for SMEs in European Union Member States, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye or the United Kingdom, but entities in target countries in Africa, Americas, Asia or Oceania that SMEs choose to collaborate with can benefit indirectly as subcontractors. This year, the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Innowwide will fund 70 projects. ELIGIBILITY To apply, applicant SMEs and their market feasibility project applications must fulfil all the following eligibility criteria: The application is complete. It includes the application form itself, the annex (workplan) in the template provided and all declarations, including the main subcontractor’s commitment. All information must be completed in English. The applicant SME is a legally constituted SME according to EU recommendation 2003/361, in an eligible country participating in Innowwide (EU Member States, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye or the United Kingdom). In addition, the applicant company must have been legally established for at least two years by the call deadline (i.e. established on or before 1 December 2024), irrespective of any parent company, sister company or other affiliated entity. The applicant company must not have received funding under a previous Innowwide call (in 2022, 2023, 2024 or 2025). The project includes an independent subcontractor (local counterpart) in the target country. None of the participating organisations have convictions for fraudulent behaviour, other financial irregularities or unethical and illegal business practices; is bankrupt or in the process of being declared bankrupt; or is ‘undertaking in difficulty’ according to the EU definition (Article 2, no. 18 of COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 651/2014 of June 2014). The project has an exclusive focus on civil applications The project duration is six months The minimum total eligible project cost is 86,000 euros The subcontracting costs are above zero euro The project includes a combination of eligible activities SUBMISSION Applications must be completed and submitted on the Eureka SmartSimple platform by someone legally authorised to represent the SME based in the EU Member State, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye or the United Kingdom. Submission steps: Register on https://eureka.smartsimple.ie/. After registering, you will receive an email with the login details. If you have already registered, you can use your login details to access the application form. Complete the application form in English. The online application form allows you to save the draft application so you can return to it later. All the application form fields are mandatory. After you fill in the project description section, you will be able to invite your counterpart (main subcontractor) to sign a commitment in the platform. Your application won't be complete until your counterpart has agreed to the terms set in the commitment and declaration of honor in the SmartSimple platform. Please note that accepting the invitation via email is not sufficient. Your application cannot exceed a maximum character length: Each question in the application form will display the maximum number of characters allowed. Upload your workplan, using the template provided. Submit your completed application form electronically before the call deadline. EVALUATION AND RESULTS Complete and eligible applications are evaluated by two remote experts (one of them acting as rappo