"Travel Grants" scheme call for proposals no. 1/2021: PL-NO cooperation development support

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development(PL)
Bilateral initiative number:
PL-INNOVATION-BI010
Status:
Completed
Initial cost:
€104,000
Actual cost:
€55,850
Initiative Types:
OtherThe "travel grants" scheme aimed at the development of bilateral PL-NO business cooperation

Description

The support will be granted for the organisation of trade missions by Polish and Norwegian SMEs correlated with other bilateral initiatives organised by PARP and Innovation Norway.

Each trade mission has to take place at trade fairs or conferences/congresses where bilateral events organised by PARP and Innovation Norway will take place. These bilateral events will encompass the business mixer/matchmaking component enabling travel grant beneficiaries (Polish and Norwegian SMEs) to meet and establish a business relation resulting in mutual cooperation in the future.

Therefore each beneficiary is r

Summary of the results

The application period for "Travel Grants" call for proposals no. 1/2021 lasted from 20/08/2021 to 24/08/2021. There were 33 applications selected for funding (with 42 mobilities) out of 60 applications submitted. 7 applicants could not sign the agreement or resigned, so grants were awarded to 26 beneficiaries and 31 mobilities have been settled.

The support was designed to cover the physical mobility of Polish SMEs to Norway (travel & accommodation costs, per diems) to take part in 1-2 trade fairs or conferences out of three: Bygg Reis Deg 2021, Nor-Shipping 2022, Oslo Innovation Week 2022.

The final Travel Grant call for proposal results are:

  • 33 applications selected for funding
  • 31 mobilities settled
  • 26 contracts implemented
  • 5 contracts terminations
  • 2 contracts rejections

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.