Scientific Research, Innovation and Digitalization for Intelligent Transformation (PNIIDIT)
Funds Bulgarian science-business collaboration through hubs and digital innovation links connecting researchers and firms.
Scientific Research, Innovation and Digitalization for Intelligent Transformation 2021-2027, or PNIIDIT, is the Bulgarian Ministry of Innovation and Growth programme that links science, business, and the public sector through ERDF-backed investment. The programme's total allocation is over 2 billion BGN, and its remit runs from research and digital technologies to the infrastructure needed to turn those areas into usable economic capacity. The active procedure family sits under the BG16RFPR002 code series and includes support for European Digital Innovation Hubs, innovation clusters, SME research partnerships, and green and digital technology calls. Applications go through ISUN 2020 and require a qualified electronic signature. The programme is administered by the ministry's European Funds for Competitiveness directorate general, and the current cycle is built around Bulgarian-language procedure pages. PNIIDIT is strongest for applicants that can tie a project to a real research or commercialisation pathway, especially where cross-sector cooperation is part of the plan. Universities, research organisations, SMEs, and partner consortia all appear in the programme's reach, but the practical test is whether the project fits the specific procedure family and can clear the local submission process cleanly.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.