Non-thematic research actions by SMEs and research organisations
Pays SMEs and research organisations a lump-sum grant to research any innovative defence technology of their own choosing.
Non-thematic research actions by SMEs and research organisations is a European Defence Fund (EDF) grant that pays SMEs and research organisations a lump-sum grant to research any innovative defence technology of their own choosing — there is no fixed theme — including proposals that adapt existing civilian research results, from other EU-funded programmes among others, for defence use. The Fund fr…
This topic funds SME- and research-organisation-led research into innovative, cost-effective defence technology in any area of defence interest — there is no fixed theme. Like its development-action counterpart in this batch, it explicitly welcomes proposals that adapt existing civilian research results, including from other EU-funded programmes, for defence use.
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