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EUROSTARS CONTACT
	Mr. Robert Verbruggen National Project Coordinator Belgian Science Policy Office, International coordination/Federal Science Policy Office avenue Louise 231 1050, Brussels tel: +32 2 238 34 18 fax: +32 2 230 59 12 verr@belspo.be
	Mr. Paul Van Snick Project Officer Contact for the BRUSSELS REGION Institute for the encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels (ISRIB) Rue Engeland, 555 1180, Brussels tel: +32 2 600 50 27 fax: +32 2 600 50 42 pvansnick@irsib.irisnet.be
	Mr. Danny Van Steenkiste Project Officer Contact for the FLEMISH REGION IWT - Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology Ellipsgebouw - Koning Albert II-laan 35 box 16 1030, Brussels tel: +32 2 432 42 17 fax: +32 2 432 43 99 dvs@iwt.be
	Dr. Baudouin Jambe Project Officer Contact for the WALLOON REGION Direction generale operationnelle - Economie, Emploi et Recherche (DGO6) Place de la Wallonie 1, b�t III 5100, NAMUR tel: +32 81 33 45 41 fax: + 32 81 33 46 21 baudouin.jambe@spw.wallonie.be



RULES FOR FLANDERS
Type of organisation	Funding % of eligible costs	Maximum costs (in €)	Additional information
SME	35% - 60%		Funding % depends on activities: development - industrial research.
LARGE COMPANY	25% - 50%		Funding % depends on activities: development - industrial research.
UNIVERSITY			Funding only if subcontracted by a Flemish company.
RESEARCH ORGANISATION			Funding only if subcontracted by a Flemish company.



TYPE OF FUNDING: GRANT	FUNDING BODY : IWT (Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Funding through the support scheme for industrial research and development. Detailed information on eligible costs, funding percentage, activity type, ... can be found in the IWT manuals. These can be downloaded from the IWT website : http://www.iwt.be/steun/loket/oeno Additional top up of 10% may apply in case of specific policy targets, and for small enterprises SME's can apply for IWT cofinancing of the project preparation phase through the SME support scheme (feasibility study) : http://www.iwt.be/steun/loket/kmo



RULES FOR BRUSSELS
Type of organisation	Funding % of eligible costs	Maximum costs (in €)	Additional information
SMALL COMPANY	60% - 80%		Funding % depends on activities:experimental development - industrial research.
MEDIUM COMPANY	50% - 75%		Funding % depends on activities:experimental development - industrial research.
LARGE COMPANY	40% - 65%		Funding % depends on activities: experimental development - industrial research.
UNIVERSITY	Contact ISRIB		Funding for industrial research in cooperation with a Brussels company.
RESEARCH ORGANISATION	Contact ISRIB		Funding for industrial research in cooperation with a Brussels company.


TYPE OF FUNDING	Financial support awarded to SME's and large companies for industrial research or experimental development projects (subsidies).
FUNDING BODY : ISRIB (Institute for the encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: - Funding for industrial research and experimental development. - Detailed information on eligible costs, funding percentage, activity type, ... can be downloaded from the ISRIB website. - The project cannot start before the date of introduction of the funding demand. Eligible Expenses can be funded only from this date


RULES FOR THE WALLOON REGION
Type of organisation	Funding % of eligible costs	Maximum costs (in €)	Additional information
SE	60-80		Funding % depends on activities: development - industrial research.
ME	50-70		Funding % depends on activities: development - industrial research.
LARGE COMPANY	40-60		Funding % depends on activities: development - industrial research.
UNIVERSITY-HIGHER EDUCATION	100		Industrial Research.
RESEARCH CENTRES	75		Development industrial research.


FUNDING CONDITIONS IF NON-INDUSTRIAL WALLOON PARTNERS IN CONSORTIUM: The Walloon Industrial partner(s) must benefit at least of 40% from total SPW financing given globally to the all Walloon partners TYPE OF FUNDING: GRANT FUNDING BODY : SPW-DGO6 (Service public de Wallonie DGO6 Direction des Programmes f�d�raux et internationaux)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Detailed information on eligible costs, funding percentage, activity type, ... can be found in the DGO6 website Walloon partners can apply for SPW cofinancing of project preparation through the HORIZON-EUROPE initiative