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Project qualification
Our analysis proved that your project may be subject to Polish R&D incentives. The options are presented below:
EUROPEAN FUND NAME

MAX GRANT VALUE

Research and Development from concept to prototype (national level)

OP Intelligent Development
Research and Development from prototype to demo (national level)
OP Intelligent Development

PLN 80 M

PLN 200 M

IPR protection (national level)

OP Intelligent Development

PLN 1 M

Innovation for SMEs (Eastern Poland level)

OP Eastern Poland

PLN 7 M

IPR protection (Eastern Poland level)

OP Eastern Poland

PLN 1 M

Innovation for SMEs (regional level)

OP of the Region

PLN 2-4 M

Research and Development from concept to prototype (regional level)

OP of the Region

PLN 2-10 M

What is an R&D project in Polish granting?

Through R&D projects, enterprises can research new or improved projects, services, processes or work
systems.
Industrial research are activities as a result of which you acquire knowledge and skills. It should be
subsequently used to develop the prototypes of new or improved products, processes or services. As a part of
industrial research, you can pursue pilot research.
As a result of experimental research, your employees acquire knowledge or skills in the fields of science,
technology and business and subsequently use them to develop new or improved products, services or
processes. The results of such research includes conceptually defined new or improved products, services or
processes. It is not possible to obtain grants for routine or periodical modifications to your products, even if
such modifications can be considered an improvement.
An important role in a research project is played by the Technology Readiness Level, or the technological
maturity of the project. Only the concepts at TRL of no lower than 2, which means technology concept and
future application formulated, can qualify for a grant.

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Implementation of R&D to business environment

In commercialisation projects, it is not important whether the R&D has been performed in-house or by
an external research institution. What is important is that the results of the R&D have been crucial to
the development or improvement of the product, service or process.
The key document needs to specify that the R&D has already been performed. The evaluation will be affected by
how the results are included in the company's assets and how the intellectual property rights have been
protected.
The results of research and development can be implemented, among others, through:

the establishment of new production facility,

improvements to the production capacity of an existing facility,

production diversification through the introduction of new products that have never been produced in
that facility,

a substantial modification to the production process at an existing facility.

In commercialisation projects, one should always keep in mind the innovativeness of the product.

What can be granted under R&D grants?

In most qualifications, the amount of the grant is linked with eligible costs. Those are costs that are
directly related to the implementation of the project that determine the project's value and the amount
of the received grant. Below please find example eligible costs; these may vary between qualifications:

remunerations (including the labour tax wedge such as social security and health insurance contributions)
of R&D, technical and auxiliary staff,

amortisation and depreciation of property, plant & equipment, intangible assets and real property,

non-cash contributions (other than amortisation and depreciation) in the form of materials or raw
materials acquired prior to the start of the project and contributed to the project,

expenditures on the purchase of laboratory equipment,

expenditures on the purchase of IT equipment and workplace facilities for newly employed staff working
on the project,

expenditures on the purchase of materials, raw materials, software and software licenses,

expenditures on the purchase of research services, analyses, reports and expert opinions,

project-related expenditures on: the purchase of access to databases and other proprietary sources of
information, purchase of professional reports on market trends and characteristics and other
publications,

business travel and conference fees,

training fees,

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cost of preparation and publication of analyses and reports,

cost of organisation of expert panels,

expenditures on the purchase of IT services,

expenditures on patent protection and intellectual property protection consultancy,

expenditures on project promotion,

expenditures on external audit services.

Examples of granted projects

PROJECT NAME

PROJECT VALUE

REQUESTED
GRANT VALUE

Technology demonstration of production of innovative polystyrene

materials with an athermal low thermal conductivity additive
Programme: OP Intelligent Development

148,016,700.00 59,206,680.00

Submeasure: 1.1.2. R&D linked to the development of

a pilot/demonstration installation
Development of an innovative personalised therapy of solid tumours
Programme: OP Intelligent Development

43,772,131.04

29,876,956.94

74,558,715.60

29,823,486.24

Values in PLN

1 PLN = 0.22 EUR

Submeasure: 1.1.1 Industrial research and development

in companies
Development of an innovative technology of production of wire rod
from high strength series 2xxx, 5xxx and 7xxx aluminium alloys
Programme: OP Intelligent Development
Submeasure: 1.1.2. R&D of a pilot/demonstration installation

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Milestones:

UP TO 28 DAYS

START

Gather documents necessary to register

the business in Poland

Decision to do business together

UP TO 14 DAYS
Agreement signed

UP TO 35 DAYS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RECRUITMENT

Phase one of gathering documents

required for the application

WAITING FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT

OF RECRUITMENT

UP TO 58 DAYS

UP TO 14 DAYS

Business registered

Phase two of gathering specific documents

as listed in the recruitment documentation

APPLICATION FILED

UP TO 45 DAYS
Application compiled and filed

UP TO 120 DAYS
Application assessed and possibly
approved by an EU institution

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