Submitting a proposal

Eureka call

You can submit a Eureka R&D project application for this Eureka Network projects funding opportunity until the Deadline 30 May 2025, 23:59 CEST / 17:59 EDT. 

Your R&D project must include at least one organisation from Austria and one from Canada. In addition, partners from other Eureka countries or countries outside of Eureka can also participate, provided their public funding or self-funding is secured within the call for projects deadlines.

Project participants must also submit a national funding application, considering all relevant national procedures, deadlines and submission rules.

Scope

This is a bottom-up call, with a special focus on AI. Collaborative research and innovation projects within all thematic fields may be submitted for funding, but an additional dedicated budget is provided in Austria for AI technologies to emphasize the need for R&D collaboration in this field. The mission of this call for projects is therefore to:

• Strengthen and establish bilateral cooperation with partners from Canada and Austria
• Promote advanced AI technologies, taking into account fair and inclusive innovation development and ethical considerations

Further details can be found in the call text on the Eureka website for this call!

Each ministry or funding agency will fund organisations according to local laws, rules, procedures and available budget.

Further details can be found on the national websites for Austria and Canada.

Eligibility

Eureka has eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Network R&D project:

• Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• You must direct your project towards researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialising your project results.
• Your project must have a civilian purpose.
• Your consortium must include at least two organisations based in at least two Eureka countries/regions.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

Each participating national funding body may have additional eligibility criteria based on their national regulations. You are strongly advised, before submitting your application, to contact your national funding body to discuss your project idea and verify your and your project’s eligibility.

Apply

1. Contact your ministry or funding agency to discuss your project idea, finances, eligibility and procedures.
2. Create an account on our application portal (one per project) and select the funding opportunity you want to apply to.
3. Use the portal and complete one application form per consortium (in English). Invite other partners to fill out a partner form.
4. Submit a GANTT chart, a signed co-signature form (available to download on the portal) and any other required attachments.
5. We will check your application is complete and eligible before evaluating it. If successful, your project will receive a Eureka label.
6. We evaluate project applications to determine if your ministry or funding agency should grant funding. Your ministry or funding agency may conduct another evaluation performed by experts and based on national regulations.
7. The final step is to complete and sign a consortium agreement. We recommend that you seek legal advice when drafting your consortium agreement.

Project participants must also submit a national funding application, considering all relevant national procedures, deadlines and submission rules.