Fasie2012 logo  Tekes (the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation) and FASIE (the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises) have opened a new call for proposals for SME companies in Finland and Russia. The call offers Finnish SMEs an outstanding opportunity to start cooperation with Russian companies. The call for proposals ends on 15 February 2015.

   Cooperation projects must include at least one company from each country. The goal is to launch market-oriented R&D projects that develop innovative products and services. The Finnish participant is funded by Tekes and the Russian party by FASIE. Further information about the joint application notice (pdf).
The call begins on 15 October 2014 and the applications must be submitted by 4:15 pm on 15 February 2015.

  Information for Finnish applicants:

  Applications must be submitted via Tekes online application service.

  In addition to the required attachments to the funding application, the applicant must supply the following:

• A project plan (jointly with the Russian partner), the template is available here in Finnish or English (docx)
• Consent for disclosure of information (docx)

Contact person:

Sari Federley
Tel. +358 2950 29042
sari.federley (at) tekes.fi.

See more at: http://www.tekes.fi/nyt/hakuajat-2014/suomalais-venalainen-haku-pk-yrityksille1/