M-Eranet

Austria: FFG - Produktion

Name of Funding agency
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Geographical coverage (national/regional)
National
Name of the programme/initiative
Produktion und Material
Programme website
https://www.ffg.at/produktionstechnologien/meranet2023
Programme owner
Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie (BMK)
Program manager (executing funding organisation)
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Contact person(s) (e-mail, tel.)

Fabienne Nikowitz

+43 (0) 57755 5081

Funding commitment
1.000.000 €
Anticipated number of fundable research partners

At least 1 Austrian industry partner

Maximum funding per grant awarded to a partner

500.000 €

Type of research eligible for funding: eligible TRL range

Industrial Research:             TRL 2-4

Experimental Development:   TRL 5-7

Funding rates (approx.)

Research organisation: Industrial Research - 85%, Experimental Development - 60%
 Micro/small enterprise: Industrial Research - 80%, Experimental Development - 60%
 Medium enterprise:       Industrial Research - 70%, Experimental Development - 50%
 Large enterprise:          Industrial Research - 55%, Experimental Development - 35%

Major eligibility criteria (e.g. types of organisations, thematic restriction, cost types and caps)

Consortium restriction: minimum 1 Austrian industry partner.

Thematic restriction: Produktion only supports M-ERA.NET topics:

Topic 2: Innovative surfaces, coatings and interfaces

Topic 4: Functional materials
Topic 6: Next generation materials for advanced electronics

Further restrictions: see under “Further guidance”

Submission of the proposal at national/regional level (schedule, cut-off dates, deadlines, etc.)

Deadline for proposal submission via FFG eCall (https://ecall.ffg.at):
National pre-proposal ("Kurzantrag"): 17 May 2023, 12:00 C.E.T.
National full-proposal ("Nationale Ergänzung"): 22 November 2023, 12:00 C.E.T.

Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national/regional level

Reports are submitted on an annual basis.

Further information: see under “Further guidance”

Further guidance

Further information on conditions and restrictions are given in the national call:

https://www.ffg.at/produktionstechnologien/meranet2023