Grant for Companies' R&D Employees (Ettevõtja teadus- ja arendustöötaja toetus)

A refund scheme that returns part of the payroll tax a company has already paid on its R&D staff, rather than funding a project. Any company in the Estonian Business Register with at least one R&D employee can apply, provided it stays within the EUR 300 000 de minimis ceiling over three years. Qualification is mechanical: the employee must have worked a minimum period in the reference half-year and the taxes must be correctly declared, so the work is payroll hygiene, not proposal writing.

Official call →

1. Describe the idea. Company name and a few sentences about the project — registration number and sector are fetched from the registry.
2. Check your chances. Granteon assesses the project against the criteria in Grant for Companies' R&D Employees (Ettevõtja teadus- ja arendustöötaja toetus) and tells you honestly whether it can be won — before you write.
3. Write the application. The AI writes from your own facts, scores the draft like an award committee, and delivers it field by field within the portal's character limits.
4. Complete the financing. Your own contribution is calculated. You can obtain a signed conditional commitment from an investor, and find consortium partners when the call requires them.
5. Deliver and report. Reporting plan, draft reports and budget tracking after the award — until the final report is filed.

Start free with Grant for Companies' R&D Employees (Ettevõtja teadus- ja arendustöötaja toetus) →

Granteon is free — including complete applications. You submit it yourself, and the application is yours.

Who can apply for Grant for Companies' R&D Employees (Ettevõtja teadus- ja arendustöötaja toetus)?

The scheme is open to applicants in Estland. Granteon checks the remaining requirements against your organisation free of charge.

How much can you get from Grant for Companies' R&D Employees (Ettevõtja teadus- ja arendustöötaja toetus)?

Varierer. Funding rate: Up to 50 % of the income tax calculated on the declared salary of the R&D employee (de minimis).

When is the application deadline?

Recurring rounds; the 5th round closed 07.09.2026 and the next opens in February 2027. Follow the scheme in Granteon and we email you when a new call opens.

What does Granteon cost?

Nothing. Granteon is free while we build the user base — including complete AI applications. Finding schemes requires no account.