This call will finance projects submitted by Romanian start-ups. The focus of the projects should be one of the three main areas of the Programme: Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and ICT.

The projects should contribute to "increased competitiveness for Romanian enterprises within the mentioned areas", in the form of growth in turnover and net operating profit and job creation.

The total available funding is 3,584,738 euro and startups can get between 10,000 euro and 200,000 euro per project.

Who can apply?

Romanian micro and small enterprises. The applicants:

  • must have been established and registered for at least 6 months and maximum 4 years of operation at the date of the deadline of the Call;
  • must be operating within one of the three focus areas of the programme (Green Industry Innovation, Blue growth and ICT).
  • shall be unlisted small enterprises up to four years following their registration, which have not yet distributed profits and have not been formed through a merger.

Deadline

All projects must be submitted by Thursday, 14 July 2022, 14:00 (Romanian time).

Projects must be completed by 31 October 2023 at the latest.

You can find out more about the call for projects from this document.

To be admissible, applications must be submitted to Innovation Norway through the electronical application form no later than 14th of July 2022, 14:00 hours Romanian time.

The Programme language is English, i.e. all applications and supporting documents, shall be submitted to Innovation Norway in English. Official certificates and certified annual accounts can be submitted in Romanian.