Elkartek - Support for collaborative research in strategic fields

Region

ESPAÑA›NORESTE›País Vasco

Title of measure

Full title in national language:

Elkartek - Ayudas destinadas a la Investigación Colaborativa en Áreas Estratégicas

Duration:

2019 to 2020

Policy objectives Plus

4.1. Direct funding to business R&D and innovation

Presentation of the measure:

Elkartek 2019 is the programme second phase, consisting of non-refundable grants to support the development of Collaborative Research, carried out by the Research, Development and Innovation Entities integrated in the Basque Network of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Basque Country, in the areas of specialization framed in the Science, Technology and Innovation Euskadi Plan 2020.

Keywords:

Applied business research

Science-industry cooperation

Budget, source and type of funding


Source of funding	2019	2020
Regional public funds	7250000	18100000
Total	7250000	18100000

Form of funding provided

Grants

Policy learning

To what extent the measure can be considered as a success and worthy of policy learning?:

There has been a positive response by beneficiaries to the measure (e.g. over-subscribed in terms of requested versus available budget) but it is too early to judge results or impact

Evidence of outcomes based on evaluation and other evidence:

There has been a positive response by beneficiaries to the measure (e.g. over-subscribed in terms of requested versus available budget) but it is too early to judge results or impact.

What are the most important “Do’s and Don’ts” that regional stakeholders should be aware of when launching a similar measure?:

The measure is implemented in two phases:
i) phase 1, aimed at selecting the projects;
ii) phase2, aimed at awarding the grant to the selected projects that apply for the grant in the phase 2. This is considered a good measure to communicate the results to the approved projects in the beginning of their implementation.

European Commission - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Elkartek - Support for collaborative research in strategic fields