ELBE EUROCLUSTER
General Information
Opening date
03 September 2024
Deadline model
single-stage
Deadline dates
03 November 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)
Forthcoming
Expected duration of participation
Maximum 10 days
Total funding available
53 000,00 €
Project acronym
ELBE EUROCLUSTER
Full name of the EU funded project
ELBE – Eurocluster of Blue Energy
Grant agreement number
101074230
Topic
SMP-COSME-2021-CLUSTER-01 – Euroclusters for Europe’s recovery
Submission & evaluation process
More detailed information about the call may be found in the following link: http://www.elbealliance.eu/key-activities
Applications shall be submitted by November 3rd 2024 5:00 pm CET at the latest, on the EU Survey platform: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ELBEInternationalisationservices_Call3
The call is designed for SMEs interested in promoting their offshore renewable energy related solutions and/or products in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (USA), Brazil or Japan.
Eligibility Conditions: To apply for the support, applicants are required to:
- Be a SME according to the European definition: the formal definition is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition_en;
- Develop a product or service positioned on the offshore renewable energy value chain: project development & siting, assembly & installation, foundations, design and manufacturing of converters (e.g. wind turbines, wave and tidal converters), grid connection, operation & maintenance and/or support services & auxiliary equipment;
- Be located in one of the following eligible countries: EU-27 or an non-EU country participating in the Single Market Programme/COSME Strand (see the list of countries here).
The support received from the ELBE Eurocluster should be dedicated to actions looking for a market development in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Brazil or Japan such as, flights and accommodations for a business visit in the target country, cost for support of a service provider of the SME’s choice to establish contacts in the target country, participation to a dedicated event in the target country. These are some examples, other activities related to onsite market development are also included in this support. The internationalisation activities funded by this support have to be finalised by June 30, 2025.
If you are an SME, you will receive the support for your international development in the form of a lump sum. This amount is:
- 1,500 € for the UK
- 2,500 € for the USA
- 2,000 € for Brazil
- 2,500 € for Japan
SMEs may apply for support for more than one country. If so, they should submit one application per country.
A limited number of SMEs can benefit from the financial support. Eligible applicants (cf. eligibility conditions) will be evaluated upon the following selection criteria:
- Criterion 1: Maturity of the solution to be exported;
- Criterion 2: Knowledge and identification of the markets and stakeholders to be approached;
- Criterion 3: Steps that have been already deployed to reach the selected market.
Each criterion will be scored up to 5. The total score is comprised by adding the scores of the three criteria and will be of maximum 15 points. The minimum total threshold is 7 points, SMEs below that score will not be funded.