CELTIC-NEXT Call for Projects - Autumn 2026
Funds international R&D consortia through each country's own national funding scheme.
Each consortium needs at least two independent legal entities from at least two different Eureka countries, and no single organisation or country can cover more than 70% of the project budget. Funding then runs through each country's own national or regional programme -- for example Austria's FFG funds SMEs at 50-60% of eligible costs and large companies through a mix of grant and loan -- so the a…
CELTIC-NEXT is a EUREKA Cluster, and this call funds international consortia researching or developing an innovative product, process or service aimed at commercialisation, provided the project has a civilian purpose. This particular page does not describe the cluster's specific technology theme; that detail sits on the CELTIC-NEXT website it links out to.
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