New COSME public call for clusters: Cluster Go International

The Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises of the European Union (EASME) has published a public call within the COSME program for the improvement of cooperation between clusters and business associations across Europe, with the aim of forming the European Strategic Cluster Partnerships.

The public call - Cluster Go International COS-CLUSINT-2016-03-01 - is intended for clusters and business associations active in COSME countries interested in the formation and functioning of the 'European Strategic Cluster Partnership-Going International' (ESCP-4i). The public call will be implemented in two phases - the preparation phase (Strand 1.a and 1.b) and the implementation phase (Strand 2).

Applicants must form a consortium in which all members represent active clusters and business associations registered or planning to be registered on the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP). If you are a consortium, you are looking for partners in order to apply for the stated COSME public call, or a consortium that is active in the sector/s in which you operate - you can find more information on the ECCP page http://www.clustercollaboration.eu/partner-search.

The maximum grant amount that can be approved per project: ranges from 200,000 euros (Strand 1.a and 1.b) to 448,750 euros (Strand 2).
Type of public call: Grant
Amount of co-financing: maximum up to 75% of the total value of the project

Documentation: The complete text of the public call and documentation for applying to the public call is available at the EASME link:

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cos-clusint-2016-03-01-cluster-go-international