The RESIST ( REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry ) – Euroclusters project

Explanation of the call and its objectives 

The goal of the RESIST (REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry) Euroclusters project open-call is to provide financial support to European SMEs, start-ups and/or mid-cap companies working in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem (MTA) so they can participate in training activities.

The financial support will be up to €750 per SME with a total available budget of €15,000.

Eligible Criteria

The beneficiaries of this Open Call are European SMEs, start-ups and very small businesses from the Automotive-Transport-Mobility ecosystem.

An SME will be considered as such if it complies with the European Commission’s Recommendation 2003/361/EC. As a summary, the criteria defining an SME are:

• Headcount in Annual Working Unit (AWU) less than 250;
• Annual turnover less or equal to €50 million OR annual balance sheet total less or equal to €43 million.

For detailed information, check the EU recommendation: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/smes/sme-definition_en

There are no pre-conditions for MOOCs for the training anymore.

Call duration 

From 20 November 2023 to 30 November 2024

There will be 6 cut-off dates for the submission of proposals:

• 8th of December 2023
• 8th of March 2024
• 8th of May 2024
• 8th of September 2024
• 8th of November 2024
• 20th of December 2024

This means that if an applicant submits their application after the cut-off date, their application will be evaluated for the second cut-off date. Maximum number of awarded proposals per cut-off: up to 8 applications maximum will be selected after each cut-off.

Relevant or necessary links.:

Submission of your proposal has to be done in the Submission platform page: https://clustersubmissionplatform.eu/eurocluster_post/resist-training-open-call/