Non-thematic development actions by SMEs
Development actions, dedicated to SMEs, implemented through lump sum grants · EDF-LS · TRL 4+
What this call funds
This call funds SME-led defence development projects that push innovative or disruptive defence technologies from an early prototype stage onward. It covers activities like design, prototyping, testing, qualification and certification, and also welcomes adapting existing civilian technologies for defence use. Grants are lump sums up to 6 million euros per project.
defence security · advanced manufacturing · sme scaleup
Who wins this
A small or medium-sized enterprise developing an innovative defence-related product or technology (or adapting a civil technology for defence) at prototype stage and ready to move into testing and qualification.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- EDF-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- EDF Lump Sum Grants
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Eligible applicants
- SME
- Also required
- Requested EU funding per proposal cannot exceed EUR 6,000,000; proposals must address at least one of design, system prototyping, testing, qualification, certification or increasing efficiency.
- Sectors
- Defence · Aerospace · Cybersecurity
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document
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