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Description

Europe

Aerospace & Defense•100% • 35M€

Open — Sep 29 (126d)

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Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

March 3, 2026

Opening Date

April 15, 2026

Application Phases

Phase 1

September 29, 2026 at 03:00 PM

126 days left

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

35M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 5M€

Maximum Duration

36 months

Criteria & Documents

Eligible Expenses

●Personnel Costs
●Travel costs
●Equipment costs
●Other goods, works and services costs
●Subcontracting
●Indirect Costs
●Financial support to third parties under project rules

Access Conditions

●Compliance with general and specific admissibility and eligibility criteria
●Applicants must be SMEs or research organisations as defined by the EU
●Consortia must comprise at least three independent entities from three different eligible countries
●Coordinator must be an SME
●All legal entities must be established and managed in eligible countries and not controlled by non-associated third countries or entities
●Research organisation grant share must not exceed 40%

Selection Criteria

●Excellence and potential of disruption
●Innovation and technological development
●Implementation capacity (qualifications, resources, experience)

Mandatory Information

●Indirect cost methodology declarations (if applicable)
●Ownership control declarations
●PRS declaration (if required)
●Application form (Part A and Part B)
●Detailed budget table
●Participant information and previous projects
●Infrastructure, facilities, asset and resource list

Result Indicators

●Development of innovative defence technologies
●Involvement of multiple SMEs and research organisations
●Contribution to EU defence capability priorities

EU Programme Details

Call ID: EDF-2026-LS-DIS-RA-SMERO
Submission Mode: Single-stage
Expected Projects: 7 projects
Funding Rate Rule: 100% reimbursement of eligible costs for all beneficiaries;

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

35M€

Days Left

126

Sep 29

Curated by

Maria Macedo

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Aerospace & Defense

Company Sizes

SMENon-business entities of the R&I system (ENESII)

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Research and development of disruptive defence technologiesInnovation and technology transfer from civilian to defence applicationsFeasibility studiesDesign and specification of defence products or technologies

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