SMART FDI
ELIGIBLE ACTIONS:
- R&D development;
- Investments for company‘s creation or development of R&D infrastructure (pilot line included)
- Activities related to process and organizational innovations installation.
- 50 000 - 3 000 000 EUR (Action 1).
- 50 000 - 6 500 000 EUR (Action 2).
- 50 000 - 500 000 EUR (Action 3).
Without partner
Action | Large company | Medium company | Small or very small company |
Research 1 action | 50 percent | 60 percent | 70 percent |
Development 1 action | 25 percent | 35 percent | 45 percent |
Creation or development of R&D infrastructure 2 action | 25 percent | 35 percent | 45 percent |
Activities related to process and organizational innovations installation 3 action | 15 percent | 50 percent | 50 percent |
With partner
Action | Large company | Medium company | Small or very small company |
Research 1 action | 65 percent | 75 percent. | 80 percent |
Development 1 action | 40 percent | 50 percent | 60 percent |
Creation or development of R&D infrastructure 2 action | 25 percent | 35 percent | 45 percent |
Activities related to process and organizational innovations installation 3 action | 15 percent | 50 percent | 50 percent |
ELIGIBLE APPLICANT AND PROJECT:
- Private company established by a foreign private company (at least 51 percent of the shares) or foreign private company, or foreign private company’s branch established in Lithuania.
- Foreign company (investor) not earlier then 10 years before the application has invested to manufacturing or services and intends to begin R&D activities in Lithuania OR investor (the applicant) has not carried out activities in Lithuania and plans to begin R&D activities in Lithuania.
- Created products must be new at the company level or market level, or global level.
- Only manufacturing or service companies are eligible.
- The Project must be implemented in Lithuania.
- The product duration 24 (actions 1 and 3) and 36 months (action 2).
- For action 3 and for large companies the partner SME is obligatory.
- Job spaces must be maintained not less than 5 years or 3 years for SME.
- Costs, related to R&D implementation actions.
- Costs, related to R&D infrastructure acquisition.
- Costs for personnel, costs for equipment, buildings, land, science researches, buying knowledge services, patents.