COSME - Enterprise and Industry. Additional tools What is COSME? COSME is the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) running from 2014 to 2020 with a planned budget of €2.3bn. COSME will support SMEs in the following area. Regulation establishing COSME 2014-2020 Programme COSME 2015 Work Programme and financing decision (29 October 2014).
COSME 2014 Work Programme 1st Revision and financing decision and financing decision 1st revision (22 July 2014). COSME 2014 Support Measures 1st Revision and financing decision 1st revision (08 August 2014). Third countries' participation in the COSME programme (situation on 03 November 2014) Enterprise Europe Network EASME: The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has been set-up by the European Commission to manage on its behalf several EU programmes including COSME The Participant Portal: Published calls for tender and calls for proposals related to COSME.
Horizon 2020. Official Documents. Reference Documents - Research Participant Portal. H2020 - overview structure. Innovation in SMEs. The goal of the actions bundled under the specific objective "Innovation in SMEs" is to build innovation management capacity for Small and Medium Enterprises. Innovation management capacity is the internal ability of companies to manage innovation processes from the generation of the idea to its profitability on the market.
SME support will be targeted with a dedicated SME instrument, which is a novel approach to support SMEs' innovation activities. It shall attract more SMEs to Horizon 2020, provide support to a wider range of innovation activities and help to increase the economic impact of project results by its company-focused and market-driven approach. The SME instrument addresses the financing needs of internationally oriented SMEs, in implementing high-risk and high-potential innovation ideas. It aims at supporting projects with a European dimension that lead to radical changes in how business (product, processes, services, marketing etc.) is done. The SME Instrument. Horizon 2020 funds high-potential innovation through a dedicated SME instrument, which offers seamless business innovation support under the section Societal Challenges and the specific part Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEITs). Provided with about € 3 billion in funding over the period 2014-2020, the SME Instrument helps high-potential SMEs to develop groundbreaking innovative ideas for products, services or processes that are ready to face global market competition.
Available to SMEs only, which can however organise a project in the way that best fits their business needs – meaning that subcontracting is not excluded – the new scheme has opened a new highway to innovation through phased, progressive and complimentary support. What support is available? The dedicated SME instrument's supports close-to-market activities, with the aim to give a strong boost to breakthrough innovation. The SME Instrument offers small and medium-sized businesses the following: Outcomes: H2020-SMEINST-1-2014. Research & Innovation - Participant Portal Search Online services unavailable Search Topics Calls Call Updates Research Fund for Coal & Steel 3rd Health Programme Consumer Programme Calls Call Updates Other Funding Opportunities H2020-SMEINST-1-2014Sub call of: H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015 Call summary Please note that the budget figure in the main heading refers to the overall budget available for phase 1 actions in 2014.
Cut-off dates:18/06/2014 24/09/2014 17/12/2014 Call updates Topics and submission service In H2020, a proposal is submitted to a specific topic. Download all documents (EN only, incl. the additional docs.) Legal basis - Specific Programme H2020 en WP H2020 - 1. SME Instrument - Frequently Asked Questions en Frequently Asked Questions - Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme en National Contact Points (NCP) – contact your NCP for further assistance. Enterprise Europe Network – contact your EEN national contact point for advice to businesses with special focus on SMEs. . © European Communities. SIE-01-2014-1. Specific Challenge: SMEs play a crucial role in developing resource-efficient, cost-effective and affordable technology solutions to decarbonise and make more efficient the energy system in a sustainable way.
They are expected to strongly contribute to all challenges outlined in the legal base of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge ‘Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy’[1], in particular with regard to Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint by smart and sustainable use (including energy-efficient products and services as well as ‘Smart Cities and Communities’), Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply (including renewable energy as well as CCS and re-use), Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources, A single, smart European electricity grid, New knowledge and technologies, and Robust decision making and public engagement. Scope: The SME instrument consists of three separate phases and a coaching and mentoring service for beneficiaries. Expected impact: