Swedish public funding to EUREKA project participants Presentation by Tomas Aronsson, VINNOVA ACQUEAU Workshop on Industrial Waste Water Tratment 12 March 2015

1. Swedish public funding to
EUREKA project participants
Tomas Aronsson
International Division, VINNOVA

2. VINNOVA in brief
• Swedish government
agency working under the
Ministry of Enterprise and
Innovation
• During 2015 the funds for
Research and Innovation at
VINNOVA is 250 M€
• About 200 people work at
VINNOVA´s offices in
Stockholm and Brussels
• Our Director General is
Charlotte Brogren

3. Three roles
Funding Research &
Innovation
National EU
Contact
Agency
Expert
Agency

4. Swedish public co-funding
VINNOVA can co-fund all types of EUREKA projects
• Eurostars projects
• EUREKA Cluster projects
• EUREKA Individual projects
VINNOVA can also give travel grant
• Potential projects participants can apply for a small grant
prior to project application for travel cost to meet potential
partners

5. VINNOVA funding to Cluster projects
• Max 50 % of the Swedish project costs can be funded
(max 40 % if no Swedish SME participates)
• Funding rates:
SME (EU def) up to 50 % of their costs
Large companies up to 30 % of their costs
Research organisations up to 100 % of their costs
• Eligibility criteria for funding
SMEs must have in turnover or equity the equivalent of at
least half of the requested grant

6. EUREKA in Sweden
Information
• www.VINNOVA.se
Contacts
• Elisabet Nielsen, NPC Elisabet.Nielsen@VINNOVA.se
• Emma Bäcke, Deputy NPC Emma.Backe@VINNOVA.se
• Gunnar Sandberg, Progr. Coord. Gunnar.Sandberg@VINNOVA.se

7. Thank you!
Tomas Aronsson, Senior Advisor
Swedish EUREKA Chairmanship 2015/2016
International Division, VINNOVA
SE-101 58 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46-8-473 3118
tomas.aronsson@VINNOVA.se