SIID – Internationalization of R&D: Industrial R&D Operations

Investment Typologies

Operations with Portuguese entities promoted under the following European initiatives of the EUREKA Network shall be covered:

• Cluster projects and EUREKA Network projects (including projects participating in GLOBALSTARS calls and Multilateral calls);
• EUROSTARS Programme, from the EUREKA Network’s European Partnership on Innovative SMEs.

Eligible Expenses

• Costs for the beneficiary's technical staff dedicated to R&D activities;
• Costs for the acquisition of patents from external sources or licensed by them, at market prices, which result in their effective internalisation by the beneficiary;
• Costs for raw materials, consumable materials, and the acquisition of components necessary for the construction of pilot or experimental and/or demonstration facilities and for the construction of prototypes;
• Acquisition of services from third parties, including technical and scientific assistance and consultancy, as well as costs arising from the use of open innovation and crowdsourcing electronic platforms, directly arising from the operation;
• Costs for the acquisition of instruments, technical-scientific equipment, and specific software, proven to be necessary for carrying out the operation;
• Costs associated with the application for patents, utility models, designs or models, including fees, legal costs, and other related expenses;
• Costs for the promotion and dissemination of the operation's results to the end-user sector or target companies, including registration and rental of spaces abroad, excluding current and/or commercial expenses;
• Travel and stays directly attributable to the operation;
• Costs for the certification process of the research, development, and innovation management system certified according to NP 4457:2021;
• Expenses with technical-scientific auditor intervention, where applicable, and with CC/ROC (Chartered Accountant/Statutory Auditor) intervention in the validation of payment request expenditure;
• Indirect costs.

Investment Rates and Limits

Budgetary Allocation: 10M€

Maximum funding rate: 80% (40% for the Lisbon region and 85% for ENESIIs - Non-business entities of the R&I system)

• Up to 50% for industrial research;
• Up to 25% for experimental development.

Top-ups (Bonuses):
a) «Company size»: up to 10 p.p. to be awarded to medium-sized companies or 20 p.p. to be awarded to micro and small enterprises;
b) «Effective Collaboration» and «Wide Dissemination of Results»: up to 15 p.p.
c) «Operation location»: up to 15 p.p. for operations located in the North, Centre, or Alentejo regions and up to 5 p.p. for other eligible regions.

Top-ups b) and c) are not cumulative.

Application Date

From 30 April 2026, with analysis and decisions carried out according to the following phases:

• Phase 1: 30/04/2026 to 30/06/2026 (5 pm)
• Phase 2: 30/06/2026 to 30/09/2026 (5 pm)
• Phase 3: 30/09/2026 to 29/12/2026 (5 pm)

Access Requirements

• The national component of the European project, subject to support through this Notice, will only be funded if the European Initiative maintains the validity of the Seal/Approval attributed to the project; compliance with this condition will be verified during the project’s approval, monitoring, and closure;
• The operation to be supported must be promoted by the national partners who are part of the international project; any changes must be justified in a Project Change Request (PCR) submitted and approved by the EUREKA Programme prior to the application under this notice;
• Present evidence of approval of the application for the EUROSTARS Programme, or of the awarding of a Seal in the case of projects within the EUREKA Network, which includes Cluster and EUREKA Network projects;
• Investments must start by 31 August 2026;
• Compliance with the DNSH Principle (Do No Significant Harm).