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Horizon 2020 Dedicated SME instrument - ICT

The Horizon 2020 Dedicated SME Instrument directly supports European small and medium-sized enterprises with a strong desire to develop, grow, and internationalize their most innovative ideas.

The instrument is relevant for high-tech and research driven companies as well as service companies, and SMEs applying in a consortium or alone. With a successful application to the program, companies will receive:

  • Phase 1: A lump sum of EUR 50,000 towards proof-of-concept and feasibility studies

  • Phase 2: EUR 0.5-2.5M towards innovation development and demonstration activities

  • Support of up to 70% of total project cost

Below are the upcoming deadlines for Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. Expect 1-2 months for the proposal writing process.

Deadline: 15/02/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 1)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

 
 
Deadline: 15/02/2017 - SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well (Phase 1)

The challenge is to help overcome the current gaps in exploitation of promising research results in ICT for Health, Well-being and Ageing well and to stimulate increased availability and market uptake of relevant ICT products and services. This concerns both interoperable and secure eHealth solutions for consumers and institutional healthcare delivery building on standards and new ICT solutions and innovation ecosystems for ageing well building on open software platforms. Particular attention will be given to potential for disruptive innovation and fast market up-take in ICT for health, wellbeing and ageing well.

 

Deadline: 06/04/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 2)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

Deadline: 06/04/2017 - SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well (Phase 2)

The challenge is to help overcome the current gaps in exploitation of promising research results in ICT for Health, Well-being and Ageing well and to stimulate increased availability and market uptake of relevant ICT products and services. This concerns both interoperable and secure eHealth solutions for consumers and institutional healthcare delivery building on standards and new ICT solutions and innovation ecosystems for ageing well building on open software platforms. Particular attention will be given to potential for disruptive innovation and fast market up-take in ICT for health, wellbeing and ageing well.

 

Deadline: 03/05/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 1)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

 

Deadline: 03/05/2017 - SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well (Phase 1)

The challenge is to help overcome the current gaps in exploitation of promising research results in ICT for Health, Well-being and Ageing well and to stimulate increased availability and market uptake of relevant ICT products and services. This concerns both interoperable and secure eHealth solutions for consumers and institutional healthcare delivery building on standards and new ICT solutions and innovation ecosystems for ageing well building on open software platforms. Particular attention will be given to potential for disruptive innovation and fast market up-take in ICT for health, wellbeing and ageing well.

Deadline: 01/06/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 2)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

Deadline: 01/06/2017 - SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well (Phase 2)

The challenge is to help overcome the current gaps in exploitation of promising research results in ICT for Health, Well-being and Ageing well and to stimulate increased availability and market uptake of relevant ICT products and services. This concerns both interoperable and secure eHealth solutions for consumers and institutional healthcare delivery building on standards and new ICT solutions and innovation ecosystems for ageing well building on open software platforms. Particular attention will be given to potential for disruptive innovation and fast market up-take in ICT for health, wellbeing and ageing well.

Deadline: 06/09/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 1)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

Deadline: 06/09/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 1)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

Deadline: 18/10/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 2)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

 

Deadline: 18/10/2017 - SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well (Phase 2)

The challenge is to help overcome the current gaps in exploitation of promising research results in ICT for Health, Well-being and Ageing well and to stimulate increased availability and market uptake of relevant ICT products and services. This concerns both interoperable and secure eHealth solutions for consumers and institutional healthcare delivery building on standards and new ICT solutions and innovation ecosystems for ageing well building on open software platforms. Particular attention will be given to potential for disruptive innovation and fast market up-take in ICT for health, wellbeing and ageing well.

 

Deadline: 08/11/2017 - SMEInst-01-2016-2017: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (Phase 1)

The challenge is to provide support to a large set of high risk innovative Startups and SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on companies proposing disruptive ICT concepts, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately create new markets (e.g. by tackling non consumption) or disrupt existing markets.

 

Deadline: 08/11/2017 - SMEInst-06-2016-2017: Accelerating market introduction of ICT solutions for Health, Well-Being and Ageing Well (Phase 1)

The challenge is to help overcome the current gaps in exploitation of promising research results in ICT for Health, Well-being and Ageing well and to stimulate increased availability and market uptake of relevant ICT products and services. This concerns both interoperable and secure eHealth solutions for consumers and institutional healthcare delivery building on standards and new ICT solutions and innovation ecosystems for ageing well building on open software platforms. Particular attention will be given to potential for disruptive innovation and fast market up-take in ICT for health, wellbeing and ageing well.

Ependysis Business Consultants can prepare you in the submission of the investment file, as well as help you arrange the partners of the project. 

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