Eureka Network Projects

Eureka Network Projects — France-South Korea

Supports France and South Korea teams through Eureka Network Projects to run joint innovation with industrial and research partners.

Eligibility · France, South Korea

The EUREKA Network Projects France–South Korea 2026 bilateral call supports international R&D consortia developing products, processes, or services across any civilian technology sector. The call is administered jointly by BPIFrance (France) and KIAT (Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology) on the South Korean side. Consortia submit a single application through the EUREKA SmartSimple portal, with funding decisions made by each country's National Funding Body under its own national rules.

Eligibility requires at least one independent legal entity registered in France and at least one registered in South Korea, with no single participant or country responsible for more than 70% of the total project budget. For-profit companies, SMEs, universities, and research organisations are all eligible; individuals may not apply. Sector scope is civilian only — military and dual-use applications are excluded. The application deadline is 8 July 2026. Award amounts are set by BPIFrance and KIAT respectively under their national grant programmes and are not published at the EUREKA level.

To win, applicants should align the project with a clearly articulated innovation goal and demonstrate concrete commercial potential, as both BPIFrance and KIAT weight impact and market readiness heavily in evaluation. Teams should pre-register the consortium on the SmartSimple portal, confirm eligibility with each National Funding Body before submitting, and ensure the project budget is genuinely shared across the two countries to satisfy the 70% ceiling rule. Past successful EUREKA consortia typically present a jointly owned work plan with defined deliverables and an exploitation roadmap for the post-project phase.