FENG Smart Path — Consortium Projects
Supports consortiums linking Polish enterprises with research teams to turn laboratory results into market products.
The FENG Smart Path Consortium Projects track (competition code FENG.01.01) is a major R&D grant call administered by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), operating as the Intermediate Body for Priority 1 of the European Funds for Modern Economy (FENG) program under Poland's 2021–2027 EU structural fund cycle. FENG is the successor to the Smart Growth Operational Program (POIR …
Open thematic scope under FENG Priority 1 R&D enterprise activity; all technology domains eligible.
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