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Support for technology and innovation
Open calls aimed at technology and innovation. Check who can apply, the region and the deadline for each one.
Updated daily
Open calls aimed at technology and innovation. Check who can apply, the region and the deadline for each one.
10 open calls
If your SME has already done successful research and now wants to show the technology works in practice (with a demonstrator or pilot line), it can get support for that project, alone or with partners.
If your SME in the Centre, Alentejo, Algarve or Lisbon region wants to research and develop new products or processes, it can get support for projects from €150,000, alone or with partners. Applications until 30 December.
If your company in the North, Centre, Alentejo or Algarve wants to invest in manufacturing digital, deep-tech or biotech products (including critical medicines), it can get a non-repayable grant for that productive investment.
If your company or research centre in the North, Centre or Alentejo wants to develop clean energy technologies in partnership, all the way to production and sale, it can get up to 80% of the research costs. It is only possible in a consortium with other companies or organisations.
If your company or research centre in the North, Centre, Alentejo or Algarve wants to develop digital technology or biotech in partnership, up to production and sale, it can get up to 80% of the research costs. Consortium only.
If you live or work in the coastal parishes of Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim or Vila do Conde covered by this call, you can get a grant for projects linked to the sea, fishing and aquaculture: starting a business, innovating, saving energy or promoting heritage.
If you are a business association, chamber of commerce or research centre in the Algarve, you can get up to 70% of the cost of actions that help create new knowledge- and technology-based companies. It is not for individual companies: it is for organisations running initiatives for many businesses at once.
If you have a small business or are a sole trader in Alentejo, operating for less than 3 years and focused on technology or creativity, you can apply for this support. You will receive non-refundable funding covering up to 75% of your costs, with a maximum amount of 1 million euros, which can reach 2 million euros for innovative companies.
If your company spends money on research and development, it can recover a large part (up to 82.5%) through a corporate income tax credit. The application for 2026 expenses is made on the ANI platform by 31 May 2027.
If your company invests in new machinery, equipment or technology, it can deduct up to 30% of that investment from its corporate income tax (in less developed regions), and sometimes get property-tax and stamp-duty exemptions. There is no application: your accountant claims it on the tax return.
Indicative information: always check the conditions in the official call before applying.