COMET Compentence Centers for Excellent Technologies – COMET Module

The Austrian competence centre programme – COMET Module

The new programme line COMET Module aims to establish promising/emerging fields of research and thus new fields of expertise to strengthen Austria’s position as a research location, preparing for future challenges. COMET Modules are characterised by research of especially high-risk. COMET Modules are thematically defined research areas which carry out excellent top-level research to open up new topics being way beyond the state-of-the-art.

Specifications COMET Modules

Applicants: only existing COMET Centres (K1) are eligible for application 

Consortium: Min. one scientific partner and three company partners

Duration: 4 years 

Financing:

  • 80% public funding
  • Min. 5% by scientific partners
  • Min. 15% by company partners
  • Max. federal funding: 0.5 million Euro/year 
  • Max. federal funding: 0.25 million Euro/year

 

The programme line COMET Module aims at existing COMET Centres (K1) as applicants, and their scientific and economic partners.

The essentiell in brief

Open Verfügbarkeit
24.04.2018 - 31.12.2030
Initiative für
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Large companies, Universities, Universities of applied sciences, Competence centres, Research facilities
Geldgeber
BMAW - Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Kontakt

FIRNBERG Nicole
Mag. Nicole FIRNBERG
+43 577 552 409 E-Mail senden

About the FFG

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is the national funding institution for industry-related research and development in Austria. FFG funding plays a key role in generating new knowledge, developing new products and services, and thereby becoming more competitive in the global market.
Learn more

Stay connected

Every week, you will receive an update from the FFG in your inbox. Of course, you can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.