15th Call for proposals for joint industrial research and development (R&D) projects between Germany and Canada
Termin:
31.07.2025
Fördergeber:
BMWK
Germany and Canada are pleased to announce a Call for proposals for joint industrial R&D projects focusing on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services in all technological and application areas, which have strong market potential.
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) will provide access to public funding for joint projects through the BMWK’s ZIM program (Central Innovation Program for SMEs) in Germany, and through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) in Canada.
The consortium has to include at least two independent enterprises (SMEs), one from Canada and one from Germany, which contribute considerably to the project. Participation of research institutes and other companies are welcome as additional participants or subcontractors according to each country’s funding regulations.
The project should have an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants from the two jurisdictions (e.g. increased innovation capability, commercial leads, access to R&D infrastructure, new fields of application, etc.). Its results will have to contribute to the development of commercial products, processes and/or technical services, which are based on the international state of the art.
Project duration should not exceed two (2) years. An extension of one (1) year could be accepted by both countries if sufficiently justified.
By the Optional German Project Sketch deadline (May 7th, 2025) all interested German applicants may submit a German Project Sketch to ZIM. Please visit the webpage www.zim.de for more information. The International Consortium Joint Project Proposal deadline is June 18th, 2025.
Contact Person Germany: AiF Projekt GmbH Mr. Georg Nagel, Phone: +49 30 48163-526, Mail: g.nagel@aif-projekt-gmbh.de
Further information:
https://www.zim.de/ZIM/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/International/15-call-canada.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) will provide access to public funding for joint projects through the BMWK’s ZIM program (Central Innovation Program for SMEs) in Germany, and through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) in Canada.
The consortium has to include at least two independent enterprises (SMEs), one from Canada and one from Germany, which contribute considerably to the project. Participation of research institutes and other companies are welcome as additional participants or subcontractors according to each country’s funding regulations.
The project should have an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants from the two jurisdictions (e.g. increased innovation capability, commercial leads, access to R&D infrastructure, new fields of application, etc.). Its results will have to contribute to the development of commercial products, processes and/or technical services, which are based on the international state of the art.
Project duration should not exceed two (2) years. An extension of one (1) year could be accepted by both countries if sufficiently justified.
By the Optional German Project Sketch deadline (May 7th, 2025) all interested German applicants may submit a German Project Sketch to ZIM. Please visit the webpage www.zim.de for more information. The International Consortium Joint Project Proposal deadline is June 18th, 2025.
Contact Person Germany: AiF Projekt GmbH Mr. Georg Nagel, Phone: +49 30 48163-526, Mail: g.nagel@aif-projekt-gmbh.de
Further information:
https://www.zim.de/ZIM/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/International/15-call-canada.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2