Innovate UK is offering travel support for companies to attend consortia building events in Europe. Our travel awards are an excellent mechanism for supporting companies who want to expand their networks across Europe and make an impact in collaborative international research and development project.
These awards encourage UK participation, engagement and visibility at international events and aim to accelerate UK involvement in European research programmes (incl. Horizon Europe and EUREKA.)
Eligibility
To be eligible for support, you need to be a for-profit UK-based R&D performing SME according to the EU definition (see definition here). If successful in your application for travel and accommodation costs, you will receive pro-active support from Innovate UK to help you maximise the benefit of attending.
Please note, that successful applicants will need to adhere to Innovate UK’s policy for reasonable travel expenses (in line with HMRC travel and subsistence overview), a copy will be provided to successful applicants.
Up to £700 is available to help cover travel and subsistence costs needed to attend the following events.
- Tech4SmartCities, 18 June 2024, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 3 June 2024, Notification date: 6 June 2024)
- European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE), 24-27 June, Marseille, France (Application deadline: 3 June 2024, Notification date: 7 June 2024)
- Connecting Green Hydrogen Europe, 25-27 June 2024, Madrid, Spain (Application deadline: 3 June 2024, Notification date: 7 June 2024)
- CELTIC 21st Anniversary Celebration at the Berlin 6G Conference, 1-4 July 2024, Berlin, Germany (Application deadline: 11 June 2024, Notification date: 14 June 2024)
- EUREKA-ITEA PO Day: Software Innovation, 10-12 September 2024, Antwerp, Belgium (Application deadline: 29 July 2024, Notification date: 2 August 2024)
- European Space Agency – Industry Space Days 2024, 18-19 September, Noordwijk, The Netherlands (Application deadline: 27 August 2024, Notification date: 30 August 2024)
- Sustainable Places 2024, 23-25 September, Luxembourg (Application deadline: 19 August 2024, Notification date: 21 August 2024)
- Wind Energy Hamburg, 24-27 September 2024, Hamburg, Germany (Application deadline: 19 August 2024, Notification date: 21 August 2024)
- InnoTrans 2024, 24-27 September, Berlin, Germany (Application deadline: 26 August 2024, Notification date: 29 August 2024)
- 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, 1-3 October 2024, Aalborg, Denmark (Application deadline: 2 September 2024, Notification date: 5 September 2024)
- EUREKA-Xecs Matchmaking: Electronic Components and Systems, 15 October 2024, Hamburg, Germany (Application deadline: 9 September 2024, Notification date: 13 September 2024)
- 17th European Public Health Conference 2024, 12-15 November, Lisbon, Portugal (Application deadline: 22 October 2024, Notification date: 25 October 2024)
- POLIS Annual Conference 2024, 27-28 November, Karlsruhe, Germany (Application deadline: 15 October 2024, Notification date: 18 October 2024)
Apply to attend any of the above events, here.
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