Germany/Freestate of Saxony: SMWK

Name of Funding agency
Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism (SMWK)
Geographical coverage (national/regional)
Regional - Saxony
Name of the programme/initiative
Richtlinie des SMWK zur Gewährung von Zuwendungen für Maßnahmen im Rahmen der wettbewerblichen EU-Förderprogramme für Forschung und Innovation (RL EuProNet)
Programme owner
SMWK
Program manager (executing funding organisation)
SMWK
Contact person(s) (e-mail, tel.)

Gabriele Süptitz

Phone: +49351 564-64210

Funding commitment
Approx. 3 Mio. EUR
Anticipated number of fundable research partners

No limitations

Maximum funding per grant awarded to a partner

No limitations

Type of research eligible for funding: eligible TRL range

For Saxon universities and research institutions all type of research and TRL is eligible for funding.  

For Saxon SMEs only project parts with industrial research or experimental development above TRL 4 are eligible for funding.

Funding rates (approx.)

For Saxon universities and research institutions: see RL EuProNet 

For Saxon SMEs: see also FRL EFRE/JTF Technologieförderung 2021 bis 2027 

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

No thematic restrictions; Saxony will support projects within the entire scientific scope outlined in the Call Announcement 

Other eligible criteria:  

For Saxon universities and research organisations: see RL EuProNet 

For Saxon SMEs:  see also FRL EFRE/JTF Technologieförderung 2021 bis 2027 

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

No regional schedules, cut-off dates or deadlines  

Only in the case of a positive funding recommendation of the full proposal, Saxon applicants will be asked to submit a regional application according to the related Saxon guideline RL EuProNet (for SMEs: see also FRL EFRE/JTF Technologieförderung 2021 bis 2027 

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

Financial and scientific reports are to be submitted after the funding decision according to the obligations of the regional “Zuwendungsbescheid” 

Further guidance

In case of further questions please contact SMWK/Gabriele Süptitz