GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

This call encourages the driving role of SMEs in bringing forward innovation, agility and ability to adapt technologies from civil to defence applications and to turn technology and research results into products in a fast and cost-efficient way. This call is open to any technology development for defence.

The proposals could address any subject of interest for defence. The proposals must cover one or more activities eligible for a development action:

• Activities that aim to increase interoperability and resilience, including secured production and exchange of data, to master critical defence technologies, to strengthen the security of supply or to enable the effective exploitation of results for defence products and technologies;
• Studies, such as feasibility studies to explore the feasibility of new or upgraded products, technologies, processes, services and solutions;
• The design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the definition of the technical specifications on which such a design has been developed, including any partial tests for risk reduction in an industrial or representative environment;
• The system prototyping of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology;
• The testing of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology;
• The qualification of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology;
• The certification of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology;
• The development of technologies or assets increasing efficiency across the life cycle of defence products and technologies.

The requested funding should match the ambition of the proposed action and be duly justified. In any case, the requested funding should not exceed € 4000000.