You will find a list of the most frequently asked questions below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Beneficiary can be an entity that owns or co-owns the Asset(s) resulting from the scientific research and/or innovation activities and whose main activity has to be located and registered in Spain or Portugal. Beneficiaries must be non-profit organisations.
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It is not mandatory. The call is open to any application that fits the established requirements. Projects selected on the Validate Call can apply to Consolidate Call as long as the Valorisation Plan of the Asset(s) has been approved by the Programme Office before the application.
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We recommend to be at a TRL 4 or higher.
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It offers financial support of up to EUR €300,000 for a maximum of 24 months, and ad hoc non-financial support.
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A maximum of 24 months.
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All valorisation actions included in the project development plan such as technological development of the Asset(s), consulting and market study services, studies for regulatory approval, hiring of personnel, management of IP and travel expenses, among others.
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Yes, Beneficiaries must be public and non-profit organisations that own or co-own the Asset(s).
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Yes, 10 % of the total budget may be intended for overhead expenses.
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The selected proposals will have mentorship, training and suppport actitivites such as expert advice and acces to an extensive experts’ network. Other types of support might be offered upon request.
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The Project Leader may be involved in more than one application, but cannot be Project Leader in more than one.
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Eligible projects must have IP registration or proven IP strategy for the protection of the Asset(s).
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Yes, all those actions needed for regulatory approval of the Asset(s) are eligible.
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Yes, consortia are eligible as long as they are led by the Beneficiary that owns or co-owns the Asset(s). In this case, the Beneficiary will receive and distribute the project funding among the other consortium members and will be responsible for justifying the expenses incurred by all consortium members and the reimbursement of the grant.
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Yes, as long as the Beneficiary of the grant is a public or non-profit institution and the project has previously participated and been awarded a grant in the Validate Call.
