INNOSTART - Call 2
Grants first-time Innovation Coach graduates up to PLN 320,000 for their first R&D project.
NCBR runs INNOSTART's second of three calls, drawing on a combined three-call INNOSTART funding pool of PLN 104,640,000, of which PLN 59,840,000 is set aside for this particular round. Applicants file only through NCBR's own IT system, and NCBR staff first run a formal review before external experts assess the project against criteria set by the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy; at each of th…
Open to individual inventors, microfirms, and small or medium enterprises in Poland that have already completed the Innovation Coach programme and have no prior experience running an EU-funded R&D project. The project must fit within Poland's National Smart Specialisation framework.
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