FrancePrivate Business, Research Institution

Globalstars Eureka

Globalstars Eureka

Funding Amount

Up to €3.0M

Eligible Organization Types

Private Business, Research Institution

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What is the Globalstars Eureka Call?

Grant Description
Globalstars Eureka supports collaborative international research and development projects between French organisations and partners in non-Eureka member countries. It aims to accelerate international growth, commercialise high-value academic innovations, and diversify technological offerings by funding new industrial processes, services or products with market potential. Laureates receive Eureka labelling and financial support via repayable advances or innovation loans, with foreign partners fin...
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

• Delivery of a market-oriented, industrially applicable innovation (product, process or service) with clear commercialization pathways.

• Strengthened international growth and market diversification for the French partners.

• Enhanced academic-to-market transition for high-excellence research outputs.

• Formal recognition through the Eureka label, raising project visibility and credibility internationally.

• Establishment of lasting technology cooperation links with research and industry players in non-Eureka countries.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

• Eligible French applicants: SMEs or ETIs (under 2,000 FTE consolidated), universities or public/private research labs.

• Project composition: at least one French entity and one partner in a non-Eureka country.

• Project objectives: development of a new process, service or product based on applied technical innovation with clear market orientation and commercialization potential.

• Duration: maximum 3 years.

• Funding structure: Bpifrance finances only the French partner’s eligible R&D expenses (up to 80% of costs, capped at €3 million). Foreign partners are funded by their national agencies under local rules.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• Projects must secure the Eureka label before funding is awarded.

• Bpifrance financing is via an Advance Innovation grant or an R&D Innovation loan; only expenses incurred by the French partner are eligible.

• Co-financing of foreign partners is handled by their respective national funding bodies, subject to each country’s procedures and eligibility criteria.

• Call windows are typically open for 3 months; applicants are advised to allocate 2–3 months for proposal preparation.

• In certain cases, selected projects may also qualify for dedicated Deeptech development funding.

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