SekMo — Hiring a Researcher in a Company
Funds Estonian companies hiring researchers for applied research and experimental development projects.
The Estonian Research Council presents SekMo as a cross-sectoral mobility grant measure administered by Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus, with applications conducted through the e-toetuste environment. The measure connects academic and non-academic sectors to increase employee movement, knowledge transfer, and collaboration between Estonian research and development institutions, universities, and public …
Cross-sector mobility support for Estonian private-sector applicants hiring researchers from positively evaluated research and development institutions to conduct applied research or experimental development projects aligned with TAIE smart-specialisation topics.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see how to apply
Sign up free to see what you submit
Sign up free to see the timeline
Sign up free to see where teams trip up
Guides for this application
All guides →Grants for Biotech Startups: NIH, NSF, SBIR/STTR, and Non-Dilutive Funding
A practical guide to grants for biotech startups, including NIH SBIR/STTR, NSF, translational funding, evidence, regulatory readiness, and budgets.
BudgetGrant Financials and Co-Funding Evidence: Examples for Startup Applications
See examples of grant financials, match funding evidence, co-funding tables, accountant letters, investor commitments, and budget-to-work-plan checks.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
Find grantsGovernment Grants for Startups: What Deeptech Founders Should Know
A practical guide to government grants for startups, including Grants.gov, SBIR/STTR, state programs, eligibility, fit, timelines, and when to apply.
More from ETAg
All grants from this funder →Mobilitas 3.0 — Sub-Instruments
🇪🇪ETAg · Estonia
Backs research teams and institutions for Mobilitas. Sub Instruments in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and materials science.
Personal Research Funding (PRG / PSG / PUTJD)
🇪🇪ETAg · Estonia
Supports research teams and institutions for Personal Research Funding in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and materials science.
SekMo — Knowledge Transfer Doctoral Student in a Company
🇪🇪ETAg · Estonia
Funds Estonian companies employing doctoral students for knowledge-transfer R&D projects.
EIG CONCERT-Japan: AI-Powered Robotics — Estonian Partner Grant
🇪🇪ETAg · Estonia
Funds research teams and institutions for EIG CONCERT Japan: AI-Powered Robotics Estonian in artificial intelligence and robotics.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
Company Investment Support (Ettevõtte investeeringu toetus)
🇪🇪EIS · Estonia
Funds major fixed-asset investments by Estonian companies seeking to strengthen international competitiveness.
Large-Scale Research Infrastructure Access Pilots
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €35M pilots that make cross-domain research infrastructure access simpler, wider and more sustainable.
Company Development Program (Ettevõtte arenguprogramm)
🇪🇪EIS · Estonia
Helps startup and industry teams with commercialization support for Company Development Program in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.
Industrial CCUS Cluster Readiness
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds three €10M industrial projects that prepare safe, trusted CCUS clusters for hard-to-abate regions and commercial scale-up.
Industrial Energy: Renewable Heat and Storage
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7–9M projects that replace fossil process energy with renewable heat, electrification and resilient industrial storage.
Retrofitting Infrastructure for Energy Storage
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7.5M projects that turn obsolete energy and industrial infrastructure into secure, circular energy storage for a more flexible grid.