Policy Enlarge - Funding Instrument 1 (Small Grants for Joint Regional Innovation Actions)

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TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: Small-scale cross-border joint regional innovation actions that help stakeholders from enlargement countries develop collaborative R&I projects, access EU funding opportunities, strengthen R&I management and technology transfer capacities, and contribute to evidence-based policy reforms and digital and green transformation. Supported actions should promote regional integration and prepare participants for future larger collaborative projects or activities aligned with EU priorities. SECTORS / DOMAIN: Research and innovation cooperation, R&I management, technology transfer, capacity building and R&I policy support. INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Consortium applications are required. Each consortium must include at least 2 independent legal entities, each established in a different eligible enlargement country. Eligible participants include companies, Research Organisations and Academia Research Groups, non-profit entities, Digital Innovation Hubs / European Digital Innovation Hubs, and other relevant R&I actors. For Joint R&I Small-Scale Innovation Actions specifically, at least 1 entity from academia and 1 from the business sector should apply and cooperate. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be based in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye or Ukraine. Proposals must be submitted in English and demonstrate a European dimension, particularly by supporting the integratio