Description of the call
This call for projects has been launched by the Taiwan funding body, DoIT, following Eureka’s Globalstars framework.
Within the Globalstars initiative of Eureka, based on mutual consent, the participating funding organizations DoIT (Taiwan), Business Finland (Finland), FFG (Austria), Vinnova (Sweden, TBD), and RVO (The Netherlands), are launching a joint call. In this call, applicants are invited to submit joint project proposals in the research and development of innovative products and applications with a strong market potential.
The call invites consortia of applicants to submit high-quality R&D proposals within the specified scope. The participating funding organizations welcome applications in the following fields:
- High-tech areas, such as:
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- Semiconductors and related advanced materials and manufacturing
- Photonics (heterogenous integration)
- Artificial intelligence
- Quantum hardware, enabling technology for quantum devices, quantum algorithms, software and applications, hybrid quantum and classical computing
- Other high-tech areas of high industrial relevance
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Projects must be collaborative, tackling challenges within the specified subtopics to deliver innovative, market-ready solutions.
Timeline
- Apply from: 20 April 2026
- Submission Deadline: September 15, 2026 at 17:00 EET
- National funding procedures: December 2026
- Projects can begin (expected): April 2027
Who can apply for this call
Eureka has eligibility criteria for organizations participating in a Globalstars consortium:
- Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
- You must direct your project towards researching or developing an innovative product, process, or service with the goal of commercializing your project results.
- Your project must have a civilian purpose.
- Your consortium must include companies based in at least one Eureka country and Taiwan.
- No single organization or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.
Finnish funding agency, Business Finland (BF), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organizations, and universities participating in this call.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of the organization applying.
The general Business Finland eligibility criteria and rules for funding apply for this call.
Different rules apply for small and medium-sized enterprises, midcap companies, large companies, and research organizations. The impact of the international cooperation should be clear, and the participating companies should have a credible internationalization plan and business goals including export targets.
If public research organizations are involved in a Co-Innovation project, a minimum of two Finnish companies must also participate. Co-Research is also particularly suitable for this call, when research has revealed significant new business potential in the long run.
Applicants will be advised in detail about the applicable rules by Business Finland contact persons prior to submitting the Eureka application.