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Cooperation with Brazil on sustainable mining, bioeconomy or sustainable cities - Eureka Network Projects

Do you want to collaborate with Brazil on sustainable mining, bioeconomy or sustainable cities? Now it is possible for both small and big companies to develop international R&D projects with funds from agencies in Sweden (Vinnova) and Brazil (FINEP and Embrapii) through Eureka Network Projects. The projects that will be funded will have the potential for developing a commercially viable product, process or service. You need to apply to Eureka from 29 September 2025 to 30 January 2026 and to Vinnova with your national application between 29 September 2025 and 6 February 2026 (by 14:00).

This web page has been machine translated. If there are any uncertainties, please refer to the Swedish text.

The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

R&D projects on sustainable mining, bioeconomy or sustainable cities that lead to marketable products, services or new competitive processes.

Who can apply?

Each project consortium must include at least one company from Sweden and one company from Brazil. A company must lead the project. Universities and research institutes can participate as project partners.

How much can you apply for?

The maximum funding (grant) per project is SEK 5,500,000 (approx. Euro 500,000). Small and medium enterprises can apply for up to 60%, large companies for 40%, and universities and research institutes for up to 100% of the eligible costs.

Important dates

  • Read the call text and Vinnova's general terms and conditions

    The call text contains all the information about the call, including detailed information about the assessment criteria and our formal requirements. It is important that you read it carefully before starting your application.

    Vinnova FINEP and Embrapii call text

    Vinnova's general terms and conditions for funding

    Eligible costs and funding levels

    Swedish participants can apply for funding according to Vinnova's general terms and conditions for funding. state aid rules apply to organisations carrying out economic activities. The rules on state aid for research, development and innovation are set out in the European Commission's General Block Exemption Regulation No 651/2014 (GBER). In this call for proposals Article 25 of the GBER applies with support for industrial research or experimental development.

    funding rules | State aid to economic activities (companies)

    The following funding levels apply; SMEs up to 60 percent of eligible costs, large companies up to 40 percent, universities and research institutes up to 100 percent (“non- state aid”). Maximum funding per project is SEK 5,500,000 (approximately EUR 500,000).

    How to apply

    To apply for funding, you need to log in and complete an application form in our eServices portal. The application form contains questions about your project, the participants taking part in the project and your budget. 

    Please allow enough time

    Please keep in mind that it takes time to complete an application. Filling in the templates can take several days, since they're based on analyses you need to do. Therefore, start the application well in advance. You can start filling in your details, then save and continue at a later time.

    When you've completed your application, please mark it as done ("klar"). You can unlock and make changes to your application at any time until the call closes. If you unlock your application, you must mark it as done ("klarmarkera") if you want the application registered when the call closes. 

    This happens when the call for proposals is closed.

    Once your proposal has been registered, we will email a confirmation to the person responsible for the user account, as well as the project manager and the signatory. This may take a few hours after the call for proposals closes. If you have not received a confirmation within 24 hours of the call for proposals closing, please contact us.

    Once the call for proposals is closed, you cannot change or fill in any new information. You can only supplement your proposal if we ask you to.

    Who can read your proposal?

    Applications submitted to us become public documents. However, we do not disclose information about the company's operations, inventions or research results if it can be assumed that someone will suffer financial damage if the information is disclosed.

    This means that we must disclose the documents if someone requests them. However, we keep confidential the information that we believe could cause financial damage if disclosed.

    How we handle public documents and confidentiality

    Information about the offer coming soon

    As soon as this offer opens for the application, we will publish complete information. We will describe, for example, what you can apply for, how much you can apply for and what we assess your application for.

    How to apply

    To apply for funding from us, you need to fill in a longer application, which we then assess in competition with others. If we decide to finance your project, you need to report to us how the project is going, so that we can see that you carry out the project as you described in the application.

    How to apply for and receive funding from us

    Any questions?

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Ninad Bondre

    Utlysningsansvarig

    46(0)84733289

    Peter Lindberg

    Eureka NCP

    46(0)84733193

    Reference number 2025-03963