We eagerly await the next APPLICATIONS programme!

Are you planning to develop a new product, technology, or service? Take advantage of a grant from the APPLICATIONS program.

The APPLICATIONS program supports small, medium, and large enterprises in research and development – whether it’s completely new innovations or significant improvements to existing ones. Thanks to the subsidy, you can cover a significant portion of the costs of your innovation project.

A new call for proposals will be announced at the beginning of October, this time focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as Deep Tech. Support will be provided, for example, to projects in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, electronics and photonics, biotechnology, advanced materials, sustainable energy, and low-emission and smart mobility.

Companies can carry out industrial research and experimental development projects independently or in collaboration with other companies, research organizations, and universities. CZK 2 billion has been allocated for this purpose, so now is the ideal time to embark on your own research project.

Who can apply for funding

  • Companies of all sizes in the Czech Republic outside the capital city of Prague can apply. However, large enterprises only in cooperation with a small or medium-sized enterprise.
  • A research organisation can be a partner (however, it is not a condition for its involvement in the project).

What can be subsidised

  • Personnel costs – salaries and insurance premiums of researchers, technicians
  • Costs for contract research and consultancy services
  • Material for the research, development and innovation activities of the project
  • Costs of tools, instruments and equipment in the form of tax depreciation
  • Overheads and other operating costs which are not in the nature of research/development activities but are directly related to the project implementation

Amount of subsidy

  • The amount of the subsidy ranges from EUR 3 to 125 million. CZK 125 million.
  • The level of support depends on the size of the beneficiary, the category of activities and whether the project is carried out in effective cooperation. It can reach up to 85 %.

Examples of supported activities

The grant will help fund industrial research and experimental development projects focusing on selected advanced DEEP TECH technologies , such as advanced computing and quantum computing, advanced manufacturing and materials, aerospace, automotive and remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cyber security and data protection, electronics and photonics, robotics or sustainable energy and clean technologies, and other fields

You can develop new products and services, improve existing solutions or, for example, create entirely new software.

Get also a subsidy from the Applications programme! We will help you with project preparation.