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SkatteFUNN — Forskningsrådet / Skatteetaten
19% tax credit on R&D costs (up to NOK 25M cost base) for Norwegian companies with a development project. Nearly all…Innovasjon Norge – Oppstartstilskudd 1 — Innovasjon Norge
For genuinely new limited companies (AS) under 5 years old with growth ambitions. Pays up to NOK 150,000 (≈€12,900…Innovasjon Norge – Tilskudd til miljøteknologi — Innovasjon Norge
Norwegian companies in all sectors, mainly suppliers selling environmental technology, get support to develop, pilot…Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet (IPN) — Norges forskningsråd
The Research Council of Norway's main scheme for company-led R&D projects — typically covers 25–50% of costs in…Enova – Energy & climate support — Enova SF
Investment support for energy and climate measures: electrification, hydrogen, energy efficiency in industry and…Regionale forskningsfond (RFF) — Regional research funds Norway
Regional funds supporting company and municipal R&D projects — lower threshold than national schemes, good first step…DOGA – Designdrevet innovasjonsprogram (DIP) — DOGA
Funds design-driven innovation projects where user insight shapes new products and services.Tilskudd til økt produksjonskapasitet i forsvarsindustrien — Forsvarsmateriell / Forsvarsdepartementet
Norsk tilskuddsordning for å øke produksjonskapasitet i forsvarsindustrien — 450 mill. kr 2025–2027, forskriftsfestet…Frifond barn og unge — Frifond / LNU
Støtte til lokal, frivillig aktivitet av og for barn og unge under 26 år — lavterskel, rask behandling, krever ikke…LNU Kulturstøtta — LNU – Norges barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner
Prosjektstøtte til kulturaktiviteter av, med og for barn og unge — festivaler, konserter, utstillinger, verksteder og…LNU Mangfold og inkludering — LNU – Norges barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner
Støtte til prosjekter av og med barn og unge som setter fokus på mangfold, holdninger og deltakelse — åpen også for…Sparebankstiftelsen DNB — Sparebankstiftelsen DNB
Gavemidler til kunst, kultur, friluftsliv, idrett, naturkunnskap og nærmiljø — primært Østlandet, men nasjonale tiltak…Gjensidigestiftelsen — Gjensidigestiftelsen
Norges største stiftelse for frivilligheten: støtter tiltak for fysisk og psykisk helse, mestring, aktivitet og…Grønn plattform — Forskningsrådet, Innovasjon Norge og Siva
Stor felles satsing fra Forskningsrådet, Innovasjon Norge og Siva: treårige konsortieprosjekter som tar grønne…Pilot Helse — Forskningsrådet (med Innovasjon Norge og helseregionene)
Støtte til ambisiøse innovasjonsløp som skal gi bærekraft i helse- og omsorgstjenestene og samtidig verdiskaping i…Eksfin — lån og garantier for eksport — Eksportfinansiering Norge (Eksfin)
Statens eksportfinansiering: lån og garantier til norske eksportbedrifter, deres underleverandører og utenlandske…Kommunale næringsfond og etablererstipend — Kommuner og fylkeskommuner
De fleste kommuner og fylkeskommuner har egne næringsfond, etablererstipend og bedriftsrettede tilskudd — ofte enklere…Handelens Miljøfond — prosjektstøtte og Plastdugnaden — Handelens Miljøfond
Norges største private miljøfond (finansiert av plastposeavgiften): prosjektstøtte til å redusere plastforbruk, øke…Fond for lyd og bilde — Kulturdirektoratet
Støtte til produksjon og formidling av innspillinger: musikk, film, scenekunst, tekst og sammensatte uttrykk. Fondet…Statens kunstnerstipend — Kulturdirektoratet
Arbeidsstipend, diversestipend og stipend for etablerte kunstnere — direkte støtte til kunstnerisk virksomhet for…Kulturdirektoratet (Kulturrådet) – prosjektstøtte — Kulturdirektoratet
Norsk kulturfond: prosjektstøtte til kunst- og kulturtiltak — musikk, scenekunst, litteratur, visuell kunst…Kavlifondet — Kavlifondet
Deler ut Kavli-konsernets overskudd til humanitære formål, forskning og kultur — særlig tiltak for barn og unges…Norad – tilskudd til sivilsamfunn — Norad
Tilskudd til norske sivilsamfunnsorganisasjoner i utviklingssamarbeid med lokale partnere i sør. Norad legger om…Trafo.no – stipend for unge kunstnere — Trafo / Kulturtanken
Raske småstipend til unge kunstnere og kreative prosjekter (16–22 år) — musikk, film, scenekunst, visuell kunst og…Fordelingsutvalget – nasjonal grunnstøtte — Fordelingsutvalget (Bufdir)
Nasjonal grunnstøtte (drifts- og etableringstilskudd) til landsomfattende, frivillige barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner.PES — støtte til prosjektetablering mot Horisont Europa — Norges forskningsråd
Norwegian actors with a formal role in a Horizon Europe or European Defence Fund proposal get a fixed amount per…Innovasjon Norge – Oppstartstilskudd 2 — Innovasjon Norge
For limited companies (AS) under 5 years old that have tested their solution with customers. Up to NOK 1M (≈€86,200…Innovasjon Norge – Oppstartslån — Innovasjon Norge
Loan of NOK 1–2M (≈€86,200–172,400, converted) for AS or NUF companies under 5 years old; can be granted twice at NOK…Innovasjon Norge – Tilskudd til innovasjonskontrakter — Innovasjon Norge
For SMEs developing a new solution together with one or more pilot customers, who must contribute at least 20 % of the…Innovasjon Norge – Tilskudd til bioøkonomiprosjekter — Innovasjon Norge
Companies of any size working with bio-resources get support to develop, pilot and demonstrate new products and…Innovasjon Norge – Pilot-T (smarte transportløsninger) — Innovasjon Norge
Norwegian companies developing and testing smart transport solutions, up to pre-commercial prototype or first series.…Innovasjon Norge – Innovasjonslån — Innovasjon Norge
Top-up loan of up to NOK 25M (≈€2.16M, converted) for companies whose development projects lack the security a bank…Innovasjon Norge – Lavrisikolån — Innovasjon Norge
Long-term loan for SMEs, and larger companies meeting the financial criteria, co-financed with the company's bank.…Innovasjon Norge – Grønt risikolån — Innovasjon Norge
Loan of up to NOK 35M (≈€3.02M, converted), preferably for SMEs, for green investments with quantified environmental…Innovasjon Norge – Vekstgaranti — Innovasjon Norge
For innovative or fast-growing companies with up to 250 employees that can repay a loan but lack security. The company…Innovasjon Norge – Vekstlån til internasjonalisering og eksport — Innovasjon Norge
Loan of NOK 10–25M (≈€0.86–2.16M, converted) for exporters already selling abroad, with at least NOK 40M revenue over…Innovasjon Norge – Regionale distriktsmidler — Innovasjon Norge
For SMEs and founders in municipalities inside the district-policy support area: start-up, business-development and…Innovasjon Norge – Bedriftsnettverk — Innovasjon Norge
Networks of at least three SMEs with operations in Norway get up to NOK 1M a year (≈€86,200, converted) for up to 3…Innovasjon Norge – Norwegian Innovation Clusters — Innovasjon Norge (med Siva og Forskningsrådet)
The cluster organisation applies, not individual companies: NIC Connect needs at least 10 business members, Explore…Innovasjon Norge – IP-tilskudd — Innovasjon Norge
For founders and small companies already in dialogue with Innovasjon Norge's IPR advisers. Pays NOK 15,000–50,000…Innovasjon Norge – Investeringer i driftsbygning (landbruk) — Innovasjon Norge
For farmers building or upgrading farm buildings and production facilities: up to 40 % (max NOK 3.5M), loose housing…Stiftelsen Dam — Stiftelsen Dam (helseorganisasjonene)
En av Norges største stiftelser: helseprosjekter i frivillige organisasjoner — programmene Helse, Forskning og…Spillemidler til idrettsanlegg — Kultur- og likestillingsdepartementet / kommunene
Tippemidler til bygging og rehabilitering av idretts- og nærmiljøanlegg — normalt inntil 1/3 av godkjent kostnad.…Lokale aktivitetsmidler (LAM) — Norges idrettsforbund / idrettsrådene
Grunnstøtte til lokal idrettsaktivitet for barn (6–12) og ungdom (13–19) — fordeles av idrettsrådet til idrettslag…Momskompensasjon for frivillige organisasjoner — Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet
Kompenserer merverdiavgift på varer og tjenester kjøpt av frivillige organisasjoner — forenklet modell krever kun…Tilskudd til inkludering av barn og unge — Bufdir
Statlig storsatsing mot utenforskap: ferie- og fritidsaktiviteter, utstyrssentraler, loser og åpne møteplasser for…Frifond organisasjon — LNU / Norsk musikkråd
Driftsstøtte som nasjonale barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner fordeler videre til lokallagene sine — den største…Ildsjelfonden (Sparebanken Vest/Norge) — Sparebanken Norge – samfunnsansvar
Prosjektmidler til lag, foreninger og ildsjeler på Vestlandet — tilhørighet, fellesskap og inkludering samt levende…SpareBank 1 – gavemidler og sponsing til lag og foreninger — SpareBank 1-bankene og -stiftelsene
Lokale gavemidler og sponsoravtaler fra SpareBank 1-bankene og sparebankstiftelsene til lag, foreninger og gode…Statstilskudd til tros- og livssynssamfunn — Statsforvalteren / Barne- og familiedepartementet
The core public funding for religious and life stance communities in Norway outside the Church of Norway. The grant… EU and international programmes
EIC Accelerator — European Innovation Council (Horizon Europe)
Grant up to €2.5M plus equity investment up to €15M for startups and SMEs with breakthrough, high-risk innovations…EIC STEP Defence Scale Up — direkte egenkapital til forsvarsselskaper — European Innovation Council (STEP)
FØRSTE GANG et EU-program investerer direkte egenkapital i forsvarsselskaper. Pott på €100 mill. EIC går inn med…EIC Pathfinder — European Innovation Council (Horizon Europe)
Funds visionary early-stage research on radically new technologies (TRL 1–4). Usually requires a consortium of at…EIC Transition — European Innovation Council (Horizon Europe)
Matures technologies from prior EU research projects (TRL 4–6) toward market — up to €2.5M for validation and business…Horizon Europe – Collaborative projects (Pillar II) — European Commission
The EU's main R&I funding: consortium projects (min. 3 partners from 3 countries) under thematic clusters — health…Eurostars 3 — Eureka / national funding agencies
For R&D-performing SMEs collaborating with a partner in another Eurostars country. Funded through national agencies…EU Innovation Fund — European Commission (CINEA)
One of the world's largest clean-tech funding programmes: demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, from…LIFE Programme — European Commission (CINEA)
The EU's programme for environment and climate action: nature & biodiversity, circular economy, climate…Digital Europe Programme — European Commission
Deployment-oriented funding for AI, cybersecurity, advanced computing, data spaces and digital skills — bringing…Erasmus+ (Cooperation partnerships) — European Commission / national agencies
Partnership projects in education, training, youth and sport — developing curricula, methods and cross-border…Creative Europe — European Commission (EACEA)
Supports the cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors: co-productions, distribution, cultural cooperation projects…Interreg (cross-border cooperation) — ERDF / regional programme secretariats
Funds cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation projects through 80+ regional programmes (e.g. North…EIT Innovation Communities (KICs) — European Institute of Innovation & Technology
Thematic innovation communities (EIT Health, Climate-KIC, EIT Digital, EIT Food, etc.) offering acceleration, grants…InvestEU / EIF instruments — European Investment Fund
EU-backed loans, guarantees and equity delivered through local banks and VC funds — not a grant, but often the fastest…DIV Fund — DIV Fund (Development Innovation Ventures)
Staged, evidence-driven funding at 100% (no co-funding): Stage 1 pilots up to $200k, Stage 2 impact testing up to…European Defence Fund (EDF) — European Commission (DG DEFIS)
EU's defence R&D fund — €1bn in 2026 calls. Research actions funded up to 100%, development actions 20–80%. Dedicated…EDIP — Industrial Reinforcement (production ramp-up) — European Commission (DG DEFIS)
€1.5bn programme to ramp up European defence production capacity: grants up to €30M per project for production lines…EUDIS — EU Defence Innovation Scheme (SME calls) — European Commission (DG DEFIS)
EDF's innovation scheme for startups/SMEs entering defence: dedicated SME calls, business coaching, matchmaking with…NATO DIANA Accelerator — NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator
NATO's accelerator for dual-use deep tech: €100k contractual funding, top performers up to €300k more, access to 180+…NATO Innovation Fund — NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)
€1bn multi-sovereign venture fund investing in deep-tech startups with defence and security relevance — seed to Series…EIT Community — akseleratorer med tilskudd (Food, Digital, Manufacturing, Health, InnoEnergy m.fl.) — European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EU)
EUs innovasjonsfellesskap (KIC-ene) driver akseleratorer som gir TILSKUDD og tjenester til startups — f.eks. EIT Food…ESA BIC — inkubasjon med €50k tilskudd (romteknologi/dual-use) — European Space Agency Business Incubation Centres
ESAs inkubatornettverk (25+ sentre, inkl. ESA BIC Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia — og Litauen via…Erasmus+ Ungdom / Aktiv Ungdom — EU / Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse
EU-midler til ungdomsutveksling, ungdomsmedvirkning og solidaritetsprosjekter — åpent for lag, foreninger og uformelle…Culture Helps: Solidarity — collaboration grants (Культура допомагає) — European Cultural Foundation with Insha Osvita, zusa & Veteranka (Creative Europe)
Priority for partnerships led by Ukrainian organisations (in Ukraine or in exile) with partners in Creative Europe…Erasmus+ Capacity Building (Higher Education, VET, Youth) — Ukraine — European Commission / EACEA
Ukraine is an eligible partner country (Region 2): Ukrainian universities, VET providers and youth organisations join…EU CERV – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values — European Commission
EUs store program for sivilsamfunn: demokrati, grunnleggende rettigheter, likestilling, barns rettigheter og…European Youth Foundation — Europarådet
Europarådets fond for ungdomsorganisasjoner: internasjonale aktiviteter, årsplaner og pilotprosjekter med…EEA & Norway Grants – Active Citizens Fund — EØS-midlene (Norge, Island, Liechtenstein)
EØS-midlenes sivilsamfunnsprogram i 15 EU-land — styrker NGO-er, demokrati og utsatte grupper. Norske organisasjoner…European Cultural Foundation — European Cultural Foundation (NL)
Uavhengig europeisk kulturstiftelse: støtter kulturinitiativ som styrker europeisk fellesskap, demokrati og…King Baudouin Foundation – europeiske fond — King Baudouin Foundation (BE)
Belgias største stiftelse forvalter hundrevis av fond med europeisk nedslagsfelt — helse, sosial rettferdighet… National and regional schemes
Vinnova – Innovative Startups & thematic calls — Vinnova (Sweden)
Sweden's innovation agency: startup grants (~SEK 300k), thematic innovation calls and international programmes.InnoBooster — Innovationsfonden (Denmark)
Denmark's flexible innovation grant (DKK 50k–5M) for SMEs and startups with a knowledge-based development project.Business Finland – R&D funding — Business Finland
Finland's main innovation funder: Tempo startup grants, R&D grants and loans, and internationalisation support.Technology Development Fund — Rannís (Iceland)
Iceland's main innovation fund supporting R&D projects in startups and SMEs.ZIM – Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand — BMWK (Germany)
Germany's largest SME innovation programme: 25–55% funding for R&D projects, alone or in cooperation with research…EXIST Business Start-up Grant — BMWK (Germany)
Supports university-based startup teams with living stipends, equipment and coaching for one year.Bpifrance – Bourse French Tech / innovation aid — Bpifrance (France)
France's public investment bank: Bourse French Tech (up to €90k), innovation grants, recoverable advances and…WBSO – R&D tax credit — RVO (Netherlands)
Dutch R&D tax credit reducing payroll tax for hours spent on development and technical-scientific research.FFG – General Programme — FFG (Austria)
Austria's research promotion agency: bottom-up funding for company R&D projects with grants and soft loans.VLAIO development & research projects — VLAIO (Belgium/Flanders)
Flanders' agency for innovation: 25–60% funding for development and research projects of companies.Innosuisse innovation projects — Innosuisse (Switzerland)
Swiss innovation agency funding science-based innovation projects with research partners, plus startup coaching.Innovate UK Smart Grants — UKRI (United Kingdom)
The UK's open grant competition for game-changing, commercially viable R&D innovations in any sector.Enterprise Ireland – HPSU & R&D grants — Enterprise Ireland
Supports Irish high-potential startups and exporting SMEs with equity investment, R&D grants and market development…CDTI – R&D projects (PID) — CDTI (Spain)
Spain's innovation agency: partially reimbursable aid (with grant tranche) for company R&D projects.NCBR / PARP innovation programmes — NCBR & PARP (Poland)
Poland's main channels for EU structural and national innovation funding — R&D projects, tech implementation and…Vinnova — Civil-militära synergier (försvarsinnovation) — Vinnova (Sverige)
Svensk satsing på forsvarsinnovasjon (120 MSEK/år): SMB kan få inntil 500 000 SEK til test og evaluering av teknologi…Business Finland — Defense & Digital Resilience — Business Finland
€120M Finnish RDI programme for defence, critical infrastructure and public safety solutions — grants and loans for…FMI Industripuljen / Accelerationsfonden — Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse (Danmark)
Ikke klassisk tilskudd: FMI kjøper ferdigutviklet forsvarsmateriell fra industrien (industripulje 3,7 mia. DKK…Innovation Agency Lithuania — akselerasjons- og innovasjonstilskudd — Inovacijų agentūra (Litauen)
Litauens innovasjonsbyrå forvalter over €500M i bedriftsstøtte: akselerasjonsprogrammer med tilskudd (~€60k per…INVEST MTEP — FoU-tilskudd for nye produkter (Litauen) — Inovacijų agentūra (Litauen)
FoU-tilskudd (MTEP) inntil €2M per prosjekt for utvikling av nye produkter og teknologier — budsjett €19,4M for Midt…STEP 2 — forsvars- og sikkerhetsteknologi, utvikling og produksjon (Litauen) — Inovacijų agentūra (Litauen)
Andre STEP-utlysning for utvikling OG produksjon av forsvars- og sikkerhetsteknologi, inkludert spesialkomponenter og…Ocean Exchange Neptune Awards — $100k equity-fritt til havteknologi — Ocean Exchange
Amerikansk stiftelse som deler ut equity-frie kontantpriser til løsninger som forbedrer havets helse: 3 × $100 000 og…SBIR Phase I — U.S. Small Business Administration / 11 federal agencies
America's largest seed fund: USD 50k–$275k (≈ €45k–€250k) feasibility funding from federal agencies (NIH, DoD, DOE…SBIR Phase II — U.S. Small Business Administration / 11 federal agencies
Full R&D development awards of typically USD 750k–$2M (≈ €650k–€1.8M) for successful Phase I projects. Same strict…STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) — U.S. federal agencies (NIH, DoD, DOE, NASA, NSF)
SBIR's sibling for university spin-outs: requires formal collaboration with a US research institution (min. 30% of the…NSF SBIR/STTR – America's Seed Fund — U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF's non-dilutive deep-tech fund: Phase I USD 305k (≈ €275k), Phase II up to USD 1.25M (≈ €1.15M). Starts with a…NIH Research Grants (R01/R21) — U.S. National Institutes of Health
The world's largest public biomedical funder: R01 project grants (typically USD 250k–500k/year, ≈ €225k–€450k, for 3–5…DOE SBIR/STTR — U.S. Department of Energy
Energy-focused SBIR/STTR: Phase I USD 200k (≈ €180k), Phase II up to USD 1.6M (≈ €1.45M) for advanced energy, grid…U.S. EDA – Build to Scale & economic development — U.S. Economic Development Administration
Federal economic-development grants (USD 100k–$10M, ≈ €90k–€9M): Build to Scale for regional innovation ecosystems…NRC IRAP – Industrial Research Assistance Program — National Research Council Canada
Canada's flagship innovation programme: non-repayable contributions from CAD 50k up to CAD 10M (≈ €30k–€6.5M) covering…SR&ED – Scientific Research & Experimental Development — Canada Revenue Agency
Canada's largest R&D incentive: 35% refundable tax credit for Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPC) on up to…CanExport SMEs — Global Affairs Canada / Trade Commissioner Service
Covers up to 50% of international market-development costs, CAD 10k–50k (≈ €6.5k–€33k) per project — trade fairs…Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Canada's large-project fund: contributions (grant/repayable mix) of CAD 10M+ for transformative industrial and…Clean technology contributions (formerly SDTC) — NRC Canada (SDTC portfolio transferred 2024)
Pre-commercial clean-tech demonstration funding of typically CAD 2M–15M (≈ €1.3M–€9.8M), historically delivered by…Nordisk kulturfond — Nordisk kulturfond
Støtter kunst- og kulturprosjekter med nordisk dimensjon — samarbeid mellom aktører i minst tre nordiske land.Stiftelsen Ansvar för Framtiden — Stiftelsen Ansvar för Framtiden (SE)
Svensk stiftelse som støtter ideelle organisasjoner og prosjekter innen folkehelse, rusfrie miljøer og ungdomsarbeid.Innofounder — 12 måneders founder-program — Danmarks Innovationsfond
Full-time 12-month programme for entrepreneurs who have completed a higher education degree, alone or in teams of up…InnoExplorer — fra forskningsresultat til selskap — Danmarks Innovationsfond
DKK 500,000–1.5M including overhead (≈€67,000–201,000, converted from DKK) for up to 12-month projects that mature…Erhvervs-ph.d. — industriell doktorgrad i bedriften — Danmarks Innovationsfond
A three-year Industrial PhD gives the company DKK 712,000 (≈€95,400, converted from DKK): DKK 612,000 salary support…GUDP — Grønt Udviklings- og Demonstrationsprogram — GUDP-bestyrelsen / Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
Danish programme co-funding research, development and demonstration in the food, agriculture and fisheries value…EUopSTART — støtte til å skrive EU-søknaden — Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen
Danish companies and GTS institutes get up to 50 % of the cost of preparing a Horizon Europe or European Defence Fund…Patentvoucher — 75 % av patentkostnadene — Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen
Danish SMEs with an active CVR number get 75 % of patent costs covered, up to DKK 75,000 a year (≈€10,050, converted…Startpakke til varemerke og design — Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen
Danish micro-enterprises (up to 9 FTEs, turnover or balance sheet under €2M) with an active CVR number get 50 % of…APUS — akselerasjonsprogram for ubemannede systemer — Odense Robotics & CenSec
Danish SMEs with a solution in unmanned systems — airborne, land or maritime drones — can get up to DKK 620,000…Innovationspuljen — arbeidsbesparende løsninger i helsevesenet — Danish Life Science Cluster
National innovation pool (total ≈DKK 40M) for projects of up to 12 months with a maximum project budget of DKK 1.5M…Fintech Collaboration Funding — Copenhagen Fintech
Danish SMEs (under 250 employees) can apply for up to DKK 100,000 per project (≈€13,400, converted from DKK), covering…BETA.HEALTH — helseinnovasjon fra klinisk behov — Fonden BETA.HEALTH (regionenes universitetssykehus / Novo Nordisk Fonden)
Two fixed grant tiers (≈€67,000 and €134,000, converted from DKK) for health innovation resting on a clearly defined…Spilordningen — støtte til danske digitale spill — NIMBI — Danmarks Institut for Spiludvikling
NIMBI distributes DKK 15M a year to Danish digital games in four tracks: development under and over DKK 100,000…Norlys Vækstpulje — Norlys
Norlys distributes DKK 50M a year over three rounds, mainly in the N1 grid area, but with an explicit route for…Otto Bruuns Fond — oppfinnelser og produktutvikling — Otto Bruuns Fond
Private foundation supporting inventors, entrepreneurs and small companies developing industrial inventions, typically…Miljø- og Energifonden af 2005 — Miljø- og Energifonden af 2005
Small private foundation distributing about DKK 700,000 a year across roughly 50 environment and energy projects…Mikrolegat — for studenter som starter for seg selv — Fonden for Entreprenørskab
Micro-grant of up to DKK 60,000 (≈€8,000, converted from DKK) for students in Danish higher education, or graduated…NOVI Legatet — studentgründere i Aalborg — NOVI Science Park (med AAU og UCN)
Awarded twice a year to student and recent-graduate entrepreneurs in Aalborg: DKK 250,000 cash (≈€33,500, converted…IDA Startup Legatet — IDA (Ingeniørforeningen i Danmark)
Annual grant for Danish STEM startups with an active CVR number: DKK 25,000 cash (≈€3,350, converted from DKK) plus PR…Dinero Iværksætterlegat — Dinero (Visma)
Open to anyone who started a Danish business within the last 24 months; five grants of DKK 10,000 each (≈€1,340…Fynske Bank Startup Lab — Fynske Bank & Erhvervshus Fyn
Annual startup competition open to entrepreneurs from all of Denmark. Six finalists complete an intensive programme…Job med løntilskud — tilskudd til å ansette — Jobcentret / Styrelsen for Arbejdsmarked og Rekruttering
A permanent statutory wage subsidy for employers who hire an unemployed person, at DKK 96.27, 139.80 or 186.07 per…Impulse small grants (Імпульс) — Nansen-funded civil society support — International Renaissance Foundation & East Europe Foundation (Norad/Sida)
The main direct route to Norway's Nansen civil-society money for Ukrainian organisations: local and regional NGOs…Voice (Голос) — IDP participation grants — International Renaissance Foundation
Grants for Ukrainian public organisations, public unions and charitable organisations with at least one year of…Askold and Dir Fund — Strong Civil Society of Ukraine (Фонд «Аскольд і Дір») — ISAR Ednannia (funded by Norway and Sweden)
Norway- and Sweden-funded fund for Ukrainian public associations and charitable organisations working on recovery and…Empowered to Influence — small grants for Ukrainian civil society — Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Center for Civil Liberties & Kyiv Human Rights Hub (Nansen programme)
Registered Ukrainian non-profit NGOs and non-profit universities outside occupied territories. Lot 1 (newer…Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF) — UN OCHA — pooled fund (Norway among donors)
The one UN channel Ukrainian NGOs can access themselves. National NGOs must first pass UHF eligibility (cluster…European Endowment for Democracy — support requests — European Endowment for Democracy (EED)
Flexible support for CSOs, movements, independent media, informal groups and activists — registration not required.…National Endowment for Democracy (NED) grants — National Endowment for Democracy (USA)
Grants for NGOs, associations and independent media working for democracy, human rights, accountability and civic…Visegrad+ Grants (Ukraine can lead) — International Visegrad Fund
Under the Ukraine exception a Ukrainian organisation can lead with partners from two different V4 countries (CZ, HU…Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation — German Marshall Fund of the United States
NGOs registered in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan — including new organisations. Civic participation…SI Ukraine Cooperation Programme — Swedish Institute
Swedish organisations cooperating with Ukrainian partners (universities, NGOs, local authorities, companies for…Business Partnerships Programme in Ukraine (K1) — CPVA — Lithuanian Development Cooperation Fund
A Lithuanian company, NGO or research body leads with a Ukrainian business partner — Ukrainian companies join as…Ukrainian Veterans Fund — veteran business grant competitions («ВАРТО: крок вперед») — Ukrainian Veterans Fund (Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine)
For veteran-owned businesses (sole traders, self-employed and legal entities registered as veteran entrepreneurship).…«Власна справа 2.0» — state business grants incl. bonus for veterans — Government of Ukraine (eRobota, via Diia)
Sole traders and LLCs. Start-up track UAH 100–300k (up to 500k with bonuses); scaling track UAH 500k–1.5M (up to 2.5M)…Employer wage compensation for hiring combat veterans — State Employment Service of Ukraine
Employers — including NGOs — that hire registered unemployed combat veterans through an employment-centre referral for…EU4Business–EBRD Credit Line (incl. veteran and war-affected top-up) — EBRD & EU via Ukrainian partner banks
Privately owned Ukrainian SMEs and sole traders borrow from partner banks for equipment and facilities (max €300k…Ukraine SME Recovery Programme (Ukraine Investment Framework) — EBRD with the EU Ukraine Investment Framework
Companies cannot apply to the Ukraine Investment Framework directly — they borrow from EBRD partner banks backed by EU…Affordable Loans 5-7-9 % (Доступні кредити 5-7-9%) — Government of Ukraine / Entrepreneurship Development Fund via authorised banks
State-subsidised and guaranteed loans for micro, small and medium businesses at authorised banks: investment, working…Ukrainian Startup Fund grants (e.g. Startup EDGE) — Ukrainian Startup Fund (EU4Innovation East co-funding)
Non-equity grants for Ukrainian tech teams: pre-seed up to €20k and seed up to €40k (Startup EDGE: DeepTech…Nordisk ministerråd – Norden 0–30 — Nordisk ministerråd / NORDBUK
Støtter barne- og ungdomsprosjekter drevet av unge selv, med deltakere fra minst tre nordiske land.Velux Foundations (Villum & Velux fonden) — The Velux Foundations (DK)
Danske allmennyttige fond: miljø- og havprosjekter, sosiale formål, forskning og aktive eldre — hovedsakelig Danmark…Robert Bosch Stiftung — Robert Bosch Stiftung (DE)
En av Europas største stiftelser: utdanning, helse, migrasjon og demokrati — støtter europeiske samarbeidsprosjekter…Wellcome Trust — Wellcome Trust (UK)
En av verdens største helseforskningsstiftelser: åpne utlysninger innen mental helse, infeksjonssykdommer, klima og…Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation — tidligfase sosialt entreprenørskap — Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Up to $300,000 in unrestricted funding or investment capital over three years, plus hands-on support, for early-stage…Innovation Voucher Support (Inovāciju vaučeru atbalsts) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Latvian-registered SMEs can buy in research, design, testing, certification and IP services to take a genuinely new…Support for Science-Intensive Startups (Atbalsts zinātņietilpīgiem jaunuzņēmumiem) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
For Latvian companies commercialising a product or technology originating from a scientific institution in the EU, EEA…Startup Support under the Startup Law (Jaunuzņēmumu atbalsts) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
The operating instrument of Latvia's Startup Law, for Latvian capital companies with high growth potential that have…Business Incubation Support (Biznesa inkubācijas atbalsts) — LIAA regional business incubators
Latvia's regional incubator network combines grants with mentoring, training and co-working space for companies under…SME Export Support Action Plan (MVU Eksporta atbalsta darbību plāns) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Co-funds a structured export plan: trade fairs and conferences, marketing materials, product certification and…Support for Preparing European Commission Project Proposals (Atbalsts EK projektu izstrādei) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Covers half the cost of writing a proposal to a directly managed EU programme such as Horizon Europe or the EIC…Commercialisation Support (Komercializācijas atbalsts) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Funds the path from a research result to a commercial offer: commercialisation strategy, feasibility study, industrial…Support for Process Digitalisation and AI Solutions (Atbalsts procesu digitalizācijai un mākslīgā intelekta risinājumiem) — Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Grants for digitalising administrative, HR, resource and ICT processes and for developing and deploying AI solutions…New Product and Technology Development in Competence Centres (Kompetences centru pētniecības projekti) — Eight sectoral competence centres; policy owner Ministry of Economics, EU funds via CFLA
The main route for a Latvian manufacturer to co-fund applied R&D with a research partner. Companies apply to the…Business Greening Loan or Guarantee with Capital Rebate (Uzņēmējdarbības zaļināšanas aizdevums ar kapitāla atlaidi) — ALTUM
Latvia's principal instrument for industrial energy efficiency and decarbonisation capex, and the successor to the…Support for Projects Improving Industrial Capacity — military and dual-use (Atbalsts rūpniecisko spēju uzlabošanai) — Ministry of Economics and Ministry of Defence, implemented by ALTUM
A EUR 70 million measure, of which EUR 35 million is in the currently open round, for companies building or expanding…Ministry of Defence Grant Competition for Military or Dual-Use Product Development — Ministry of Defence of Latvia (Aizsardzības ministrija)
An annual competition for SMEs in Latvia's defence and security industry developing new military or dual-use products…Start-up Loan (Starta aizdevums) — ALTUM
ALTUM's workhorse loan for new businesses, open to the self-employed and to companies registered no more than seven…ALTUM Venture Capital Funds (Iespējkapitāla fondi) — ALTUM as fund-of-funds investor, via selected fund managers
Latvia's state-backed venture capital layer, where ALTUM invests as a limited partner and three publicly selected…Sector-Needs-Based Adult Education (Atbalsts nozaru vajadzībās balstītai pieaugušo izglītībai) — Sectoral business associations selected by CFLA; policy owner Ministry of Economics
The main state channel for co-funding training of existing employees. Companies do not apply to CFLA: thirteen…Programme for Applied Research (Rakendusuuringute programm) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
Estonia's flagship company R&D grant, open to companies of any size in the Estonian business register, alone or with…Applied Research Programme — Small Projects (Rakendusuuringute programmi väikeprojektid) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
The lower tier of the applied research programme, for SMEs whose R&D project is too small for the main round. Any…Product Development Grant for Defence Industry Companies (Kaitsetööstuse tootearenduse toetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
The largest single defence-industrial instrument in Estonia, a EUR 23.8 million programme created to multiply Estonian…Defence Industry Development Projects Competition (Kaitsetööstuse arendusprojektide konkurss) — Kaitseministeerium — Estonian Ministry of Defence
An annual Ministry of Defence competition that buys down the risk of early defence technology development in Estonian…Enterprise Development Programme (Ettevõtte arenguprogramm) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
EIS's main growth instrument for established exporters, funding a multi-year development plan rather than a single…Development Grant (Arendustoetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
A small, fast-moving grant for Estonian SMEs doing concrete product development: prototype manufacturing…Digitalisation Roadmap Advisory and Development Activities (Digitaliseerimise teekaardi arendustegevuste toetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
The implementation half of Estonia's digitalisation-roadmap track: it pays for advisory services that attack the…Deep Tech Start-up Business Development Grant (Süvatehnoloogia idufirmade äriarendusprojektide toetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
An internationalisation grant for Estonian deep tech micro and small enterprises built on scientific or engineering…Grant for Companies' R&D Employees (Ettevõtja teadus- ja arendustöötaja toetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
A refund scheme that returns part of the payroll tax a company has already paid on its R&D staff, rather than funding…Grant for Innovation and Development in Cybersecurity (Küberturvalisuse innovatsiooni ja arenduse toetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
A narrow but genuinely open R&D grant for Estonian companies whose business is cybersecurity products and services.…Large-Scale Investment Grant (Suuremahuliste investeeringute toetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
Estonia's instrument for anchoring major industrial investments, with a defence-specific threshold that makes it…Innovation Loan (Innovatsioonilaen) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
An unsecured development loan for companies whose project has reached TRL 5. It is the natural follow-on when a…Industry Loan (Tööstuslaen) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
A subordinated co-financing loan that closes the gap when a bank will fund only part of a manufacturing investment. It…Circular Packaging Design, Reusable Packaging and Food Waste Reduction (Pakendite ringdisain ja toidukao vähendamine) — Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus (KIK)
The KIK measure still open to companies, and the practical route to green investment funding for Estonian…Start-up Grant (Starditoetus) — Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
Estonia's pre-seed instrument for companies up to three years old with fewer than ten employees and revenue at or…National Co-Financing for European Defence Fund Participation — Ministry of Defence of Latvia (Aizsardzības ministrija)
Latvia tops up what the European Commission does not pay for companies taking part in European Defence Fund consortia…Development of Defence and Security Products (Gynybos ir saugumo produktų kūrimas ir vystymas, Nr. 02-138-K) — Inovacijų agentūra (Innovation Agency Lithuania)
The product-development counterpart to STEP Defence, and the first of Lithuania's defence cluster to open. A…Green Experiment EH RIV — eco-innovation in industrial SMEs (Žaliasis eksperimentas EH RIV, Nr. 02-137-K) — Inovacijų agentūra (Innovation Agency Lithuania)
Successor to the closed Žaliasis eksperimentas+ call. Funds industrial SMEs to develop, demonstrate and promote…Perspektyva — soft loans for industrial research and experimental development (Paskolos „Perspektyva") — ILTE (National Development Bank, formerly INVEGA)
The main debt instrument for financing R&D in Lithuania, and effectively interest-free for the first three to five…Pokytis — soft loans for industrial digitalisation and transformation (Paskolos „Pokytis") — ILTE (National Development Bank, formerly INVEGA)
The main instrument for financing automation and digitalisation of production in Lithuania, at 1 % over EURIBOR with…Startuok — soft loans with a grant element for young and small businesses (Paskolos „Startuok") — ILTE (National Development Bank, formerly INVEGA)
The most accessible growth finance for a Lithuanian company under three years old, and unusual in combining a soft…Entrepreneurship Promotion 3 — micro-loans for new businesses (Paskolos „Verslumo skatinimas 3") — ILTE via accredited financial intermediaries
A micro-loan for companies and sole traders registered and trading for no longer than one year, delivered through…Wage Compensation for Entrepreneurship Promotion borrowers (Darbo užmokesčio kompensavimas) — Europos socialinio fondo agentūra (European Social Fund Agency)
A 100 % grant covering employee wage costs, available only to companies that have received and used a loan under the…Accelerator 3 — pre-seed equity with an acceleration programme (Akceleratorius 3) — ILTE, deployed by fund manager FIRSTPICK
Pre-seed and early-stage equity combined with an acceleration programme, accessed by applying to fund manager…Co-Investment Fund — equity alongside VC funds and business angels (Ko-investicinis fondas) — ILTE, deployed by fund manager Coinvest Capital
State co-investment equity for Lithuanian SMEs that have already attracted a lead investor. Coinvest Capital does not…MILInvest — equity and acceleration for defence and dual-use companies — ILTE, deployed by fund manager ScaleWolf
Lithuania's dedicated defence and dual-use venture instrument, run by fund manager ScaleWolf with an acceleration…Investment Loans for Defence Projects (Investicinės paskolos gynybai) — ILTE (National Development Bank)
A direct investment loan from ILTE's own capital for companies of any size operating in Lithuania, covering defence…Export Credit Guarantees (Eksporto kredito garantijos) — ILTE (National Development Bank)
Covers political and commercial risk on deferred-payment export contracts, letting a Lithuanian exporter offer credit…Support for Lithuanian Startups Attending Foreign Events (Lietuvos startuolių dalyvavimas užsienio renginiuose) — Inovacijų agentūra (Innovation Agency Lithuania), state budget, de minimis
A small, fast, 100 % grant covering travel for Lithuanian startups attending international events to find partners and…Support for Participation in International R&D and Innovation Programmes (Dalyvavimo tarptautinėse MTEP programose skatinimas) — Inovacijų agentūra (Innovation Agency Lithuania), de minimis
Compensates the cost of preparing and submitting proposals to international R&D programmes such as Horizon Europe, at…Apprenticeship — employer wage and training cost compensation (Pameistrystė) — Užimtumo tarnyba (Lithuanian Employment Service)
The main route for a Lithuanian employer to have the state pay a large share of training new staff on the job. The…Energy Efficiency Measures in Private Legal Entities (Privačių juridinių asmenų energijos vartojimo efektyvumo priemonių įgyvendinimas) — Aplinkos projektų valdymo agentūra (APVA), Climate Change Programme
A Climate Change Programme grant for companies investing in new lighting, heating or process equipment to cut energy…Industrial Decarbonisation (Pramonės dekarbonizacija, MF-EIMIN-DK01) — Aplinkos projektų valdymo agentūra (APVA), Modernisation Fund
The largest decarbonisation grant available to Lithuanian manufacturers, for companies in NACE section C…Investment Support for Biomethane Production and Biogas Upgrading (Investicinė parama biometano gamybai, KK-AM-B05) — Aplinkos projektų valdymo agentūra (APVA), Climate Change Programme
Currently the main open green investment grant for Lithuanian companies of any size, plus agricultural operators, with…Eureka Network and Cluster R&D Projects (Eureka tinklo MTEP projektai) — Lietuvos mokslo taryba (Research Council of Lithuania)
Lithuania's route into the international Eureka network for applied R&D with partners abroad. Note the structure: a…Eurostars 3 — national funding for SME-led international R&D — Lietuvos mokslo taryba (Research Council of Lithuania)
The one Eureka instrument where the company leads: the project coordinator must be an innovative Lithuanian micro…Innosuisse – innovasjonsprosjekt med gjennomføringspartner — Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency)
Hovedordningen i Sveits: bedriften går sammen med en sveitsisk forskningsinstitusjon, og Innosuisse finansierer…Innosuisse – innovasjonsprosjekt for oppstartsselskaper — Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency)
For sveitsiske oppstartsselskaper som ennå IKKE har gått i markedet. Prosjektet skal bygge på anvendt forskning og…Innosuisse – innovasjonssjekk (forstudie) — Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency)
Liten inngangsbillett til det sveitsiske virkemiddelapparatet: Innosuisse dekker 100 % av en forskningspartners…Innosuisse – innovasjonsprosjekt uten gjennomføringspartner — Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency)
For forskere ved sveitsiske forskningsinstitusjoner som ennå ikke har en industripartner. Finansierer…
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