The National Center for Research and Development extends the recruitment under the SMART Path dedicated to consortiums until March 8, 2024.

Consortia consisting of:

• large enterprises or

• large enterprises and SMEs or

• large enterprises and SMEs and research organizations or non-governmental organizations.

• SMEs and research organizations or non-governmental organizations or

• large enterprises and research organizations or non-governmental organizations or

Only an enterprise can be the leader of a consortium, while a research organization and a non-governmental organization can only be consortium members.

Funding may be granted to projects that will contribute most to achieving the goals of FENG and the goal of Priority 1, which is to develop and strengthen research and innovation capabilities and the use of advanced technologies.

Funding can be obtained for comprehensive projects in the field of: R&D work, implementation of innovations, development of R&D infrastructure, internationalization, development of competences of employees and company managers, digitization and greening of enterprise activities. The implementation of the R&D module is obligatory for a consortium that includes a large entrepreneur. For a consortium that does not include a large enterprise, the obligatory module is R&D or Innovation Implementation. The remaining modules can be implemented depending on the needs and specificity of the project.