2016

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FOR FIWARE

SMES & STARTUPS

ACCELERATORS

ANNEX

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Index 16

1. SMEs and Startups

1.1 EUREKA for entrepreneurs

1.2 The SME instrument

1.3 Accesstofinance.eu

1.4 FTI pilot

1.5 COSME

1.6 Access to risk finance

1.7 InnovFim

1.8 Creative Europe

1.9 Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)

1.10 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI funds)

2. Accelerators:

2.1 2.1 INNOSUP

2.2 2.2 EIF/EIB:

3. Annex

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SMEs & Startups

Different funding opportunities for SMEs and Startups can be found down below:

1.1 EUREKA for entrepreneurs (http://www.eurekanetwork.org/): Raising the productivity and

competitiveness of European businesses through technology. Boosting national economies on the

international market, and strengthening the basis for sustainable prosperity and employment. Also

https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/

1.2 The SME instrument (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/sme-

instrument): Small and Medium-sized Enterprises that are EU-based or established in a country

associated to Horizon 2020 can now get EU funding and support for innovation projects that will help

them grow and expand their activities into other countries – in Europe and beyond.

- offers funding and coaching support to innovative SMEs (Phase 1: Concept & Feasibility, Phase 2:

Demonstration, Market Replication and R&D, Phase 3: Commercialisation).

1.3 Accesstofinance.eu (http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/funding-grants/access-to-finance/):

This site will help you to apply for loans and venture capital supported by the European Union.

1.4 FTI pilot (https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/fast-track-innovation-fti-pilot-0): Runs for 2015 and 2016

however based on its review may be continued. The FTI pilot is the only fully-bottom-up measure in

Horizon 2020 promoting close-to-the-market innovation activities that is open to all types of

participants. FTI aims to reduce the time from idea to market and to increase the participation in

Horizon 2020 of industry, SMEs and first-time industry applicants.

For more details check:

1. http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-

wp1415-fast-track_en.pdf

2. http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2016_2017/main/h2020-

wp1617-fast-track_en.pdf

1.5 COSME (http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/cosme/index_en.htm and

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/access-to-finance/cosme-financial-instruments/index_en.htm): Europe’s

programme for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Guarantees to small and medium-sized enterprises for loans mainly up to EUR 150000.

Equity (growth and expansion stage).

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1.6 Access to risk finance (https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/access-

risk-finance): Under the 'Industrial Leadership' pillar, this specific objective will help companies and

other types of organisation engaged in research and innovation (R&I) to gain easier access, via financial

instruments, to loans, guarantees, counter-guarantees and hybrid, mezzanine and equity finance.

1.7 InnovFim

(http://www.eib.org/products/blending/innovfin/products/index.htm )

The EIB Group can provide from EUR 25 000 up to a limit of EUR 300m, either directly or indirectly through banks

or other financial institutions. So, whether you are an SME with fewer than 250 employees, a midcap with 250-

3000 employees or a larger private company or R&I driven public entity, the EIB Group has a financing solution

for your R&I needs.

Loans and guarantees to innovative businesses.

Financing of research & development projects.

Equity (early and start-up phase).

1.8 Creative Europe

Loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in the cultural and creative sectors.

1.9 Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)

Microloans up to EUR 25 000 to micro-enterprises and to vulnerable persons who wish to set up or

develop a micro-company.

Investments up to EUR 500 000 to social enterprises.

1.10 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI funds)

Loans, guarantees, equity financing or business grants. Support is provided from multiannual

programmes co-financed by the EU.

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Accelerators

Different funding opportunities for the FIWARE Accelerators can be found down below:

2.1.INNOSUP

(http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-

innosup-2014-2015.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/s/H2020-INNOSUP-2014-2015/1/1&+CLOSED/asc): All

kind of calls related to SMEs and innovation.

Work Programme 2016-17 (https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/draft-work-

programmes-2016-17): ICT is nr 05i. See below (see annex) for a search in the Work Programme for

everything with subgranting (search for "Part K").

2.2 EIF/EIB: Contacts still to be provided.

Cooperation with Mexico: Last year, the EC and CONACYT agreed to continue the collaboration in the

FIWARE technologies for research, innovation and experimental purposes in Mexico. The EC will

continue to encourage the Future Internet Public Private Partnership (FI-PPP) to make available the

technology, the support for the roll-out, and the necessary training for the further evolution of the

Mexican FIWARE Lab nodes. CONACYT will launch a call for proposals, to establish a Mexican FIWARE

accelerator similar to the FI-PPP Phase 3. The EC and CONACYT will encourage the exchange of results

and experiences between the selected Mexican organisations and the FI-PPP. Two Mexican

organisations will join the FI-CORE project.

The EC will explore the possibility to earmark funds aimed at supporting collaboration with Mexico in

the area of FIWARE and Future Internet under the ICT Work Programme 2016-2017. The EC and

CONACYT may also start exploring other modalities for enhanced cooperation in the future, such as a

coordinated call on topics of mutual interest. The EC and CONACYT will start new collaboration

initiatives in the application of FIWARE for smart cities, the diffusion of FIWARE in Mexico and the

exchange of good practices.

In Work Programme 2016-17, an objective related to the above agreement was included (see below for

ICT-38)

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Annex

3.1.LEIT-ICT: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/sites/horizon2020/files/05i.%20LEIT-

ICT_2016-2017_pre-publication.pdf

Guide here: https://www.ideal-ist.eu/sites/default/files/Guide_to_ICT-

related_activities_in_H2020WP2016-17_0.pdf

Content 38

ICT-14-2016-2017: Big Data PPP: cross-sectorial and cross-lingual data integration and experimentation

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ICT-15-2016-2017: Big Data PPP: Large Scale Pilot actions in sectors best benefitting from data-driven

innovation 40

ICT-16-2017: Big data PPP: research addressing main technology challenges of the data economy

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ICT-17-2016-2017: Big data PPP: Support, industrial skills, benchmarking and evaluation 42

ICT-18-2016: Big data PPP: privacy-preserving big data technologies 44

ICT-19-2017: Media and content convergence 46

ICT-20-2017: Tools for smart digital content in the creative industries 48

ICT-21-2016: Support technology transfer to the creative industries 49

ICT-22-2016: Technologies for Learning and Skills 50

ICT-23-2017: Interfaces for accessibility 52

ICT-24-2016: Gaming and gamification 54

ICT-04-2017: Smart Anything Everywhere Initiative

ii. Carrying out a critical mass of cross-border experiments.

Up to 7 M€ per project, 24.5 M€ for the topic, 3 subtopics.

ICT-12-2016: Net Innovation Initiative

iv. Future Internet research results will be transferred into innovation via acceleration activities.

2-6 M€ per project, 15 M€ for the topic, 4 subtopics.

ICT-13-2016: Future Internet Experimentation - Building a European experimental Infrastructure

Experimentation-related financial support to third parties

Up to 5 or 10 M€ per project, 25 M€ for the topic.

ICT-14-2016-2017: Big Data PPP: cross-sectorial and cross-lingual data integration and experimentation

b. Data experimentation incubators

Up to 7 M€ per project, 27 M€ for the topic, 2 subtopics

ICT-26-2016: System abilities, development and pilot installations (Robotics)

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c. Innovation Actions on systems development technology:

Open development and dissemination of integrated sets of tool chains and building-block applications

which support the construction of complex robotics systems.

Between 5 and 8 M€ per project, 18 M€ for the topic (including next item)

d. Innovation Actions on pilot installations for robot testing:

Access mechanisms and supporting infrastructure for single-site pilot installations outside the

laboratory for robot testing, based on the needs of end users.

Between 7 and 10 M€ per project, 18 M€ for the topic (including previous item)

ICT-27-2017: System abilities, SME & benchmarking actions, safety certification (Robotics)

b. Research and Innovation Actions for SME-based research and for benchmarks:

• This activity will stimulate SMEs in the robotics sector to develop novel and challenging technology

and systems applicable to new markets.

• Development and implementation of robotics application-relevant benchmarks and metrics to assess

progress in technologies and systems.

Between 5 and 8 M€ per project, 28 M€ for the topic, 2 subtopics

c. Innovation Actions on shared facilities for safety certification:

Development of testing protocols for shared space cooperative and collaborative systems leading to

viable safety certification standards.

Between 6 and 11 M€ per project, 11 M€ for the topic

ICT-30-2017: Photonics KET 2017

i. Innovation Incubator for SMEs

Between 8 and 10 M€ per project, 43 M€ for the topic, 2 subtopics

ICT-36-2016: Boost synergies between artists, creative people and technologists

a. Innovation Action establishing a structured dialogue between creative people and technologists:

The action should cover the promotion of the competition, the selection process and support for the

development of the selected ideas into fully functional prototypes.

3 M€ for the topic

Cross-cutting Activities:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/sites/horizon2020/files/17.%20CROSS%20CUTTING_

2016-2017_pre-publication.pdf

FOF-12-2017: ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS)

2. Cross-border experiments bringing together different key actors along the full value chain to

customise the technologies according to the requirements of the users.

Up to 8 M€ per project, 32 M€ for the topic, 3 subtopics

Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and

the bioeconomy:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/sites/horizon2020/files/09.%20SC2_2016-2017_pre-

publication.pdf

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SFS-16-2017:

Bee health and sustainable pollination: Review of the most critical gaps/stressors/threats in achieving

bee health, sustainable pollination and sustainable beekeeping in different European. Contribution to

the development of mitigation measures for the most critical gaps/stressors/threats. Provision of model

systems for sustainable apiculture.

Up to EUR 4.5 million to address this challenge.