INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Both single SME applicants and consortia of up to three SMEs are allowed; consortium partners must come from different NUTS2 regions.



SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be SMEs established in an EU Member State or a country participating in the Single Market Programme, active in the mobility, transport and automotive ecosystem, and compliant with EU SME criteria and exclusion rules.



SPECIFIC TOPICS OR CHALLENGES: Projects should align with one or more of four pillars: Net-Zero Manufacturing and Industrial Decarbonisation; Circular Critical Raw Materials and Resource Efficiency; Digital Mobility and Smart Industrial Systems; Resilient Mobility Value Chains.



PROJECTS DURATION: Up to nine months.



BUDGET, FUNDING RATES AND PAYMENT CONDITIONS:

Funding rate: 90%.

Budget conditions / limitations: Up to €20,000 for individual projects and up to €30,000 per SME in collaborative projects; total call budget €800,000; minimum 10% co-financing required.

Payments: Lump sum paid in four instalments: 20% at project start, 40% after mid-term report approval, 30% after final report approval, and 10% after participation in the final showcase event.



Should you have any questions, feel free to contact Mar Coromina mcoromina@secartys.org | 623 35 59 80, and we'll do our best to help you.