IRI S3

Aid Type

Non-repayable grant from EU funds

Who is the call intended for?

The IRI S3 call is intended for entrepreneurs developing new products and services within S3 priority areas who want to strengthen their capacities and collaborate with other businesses and/or research institutions.

Who can apply?

Micro, small, medium-sized, mid-cap, and large enterprises* that, at the time of grant payment, have a registered seat or branch office in Croatia, have been established for at least one year before the project submission date, are registered for eligible activities, have at least one employee in the previous year, and are not companies in financial difficulty.

Project partners may include businesses and/or research and knowledge dissemination organizations.

Unacceptable activities:

  • Wholesale and retail trade (NACE codes: 46 and 47)
  • Real estate activities (NACE code: 68)
  • Gambling and betting activities (including activities related to production, construction, distribution, processing, trade, or software) (NACE code: 92)
  • Financial and insurance activities (NACE codes: 64, 65, and 66)
  • Legal and accounting activities (NACE code: 69)
  • Libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural activities (NACE code: 91)
  • Sports, entertainment, and recreational activities (NACE code: 93)
  • Investments aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • Production, processing, and marketing of tobacco and tobacco products
  • Activities related to exports to third countries or EU member states
  • Trade or production of military goods and similar activities
  • Processing and marketing activities related to agricultural products
  • Primary agricultural production sector
  • Fisheries and aquaculture sector
  • Steel sector, lignite sector, and coal sector
  • Transport sector and related infrastructure

 

Mid-cap and large enterprises, as applicants, may receive regional aid exclusively for an initial investment that creates a new economic activity in the respective area.

Which costs are eligible?

The call supports research and development activities, including industrial research (TRL 2–4), experimental development (TRL 5–8), and the preparation of feasibility studies. The project must contribute to at least one S3 priority area.*

Eligible costs include staff salaries for employees working on the project for both the applicant and business partners, depreciation of instruments and equipment used in the project, external research services, intellectual property protection application services, feasibility studies, and other project-related expenses (such as materials, consumables, project management, public procurement procedures, communication and visibility activities, etc.; up to 25% of the total project value).
Indirect costs are also eligible (including rent, utilities, maintenance of premises, etc.; up to 15% of eligible staff costs), along with other related expenses.

The project duration must not exceed 36 months.

The applicant must demonstrate a secured financial structure for the project, either through a loan or own funds (a combination of both is not allowed).

 

*S3 priority areas include:
Personalized healthcare
Smart and clean energy
Smart and green mobility
Security and dual-use technologies – awareness, prevention, response, and recovery
Sustainable and circular food
Customized and integrated wood products
Digital products and platforms

What is the application deadline?

Applications ended. The call is organized as a permanently open call (“first come, first served”), meaning that applications will be evaluated in the order they are received until the available funds are exhausted.

Total budget of the call:

191 mil. EUR

Total budget of the call:

200.000 – 2 mil.

Aid intensity:

Depending on the investment, type of support, company size, and company location: 25%–85%.

Level of complexity

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