Frontex Research Grants

  •  Grant
  •  Not Specified
  •   Europe
  • $$  Up to €60,000 to cover up to 90% of eligible costs

The Frontex Research Grants Programme is open for proposals! With funding up to €60,000, this program supports research on advanced technologies for EU border management. Eligible applicants include academic and non-profit organizations from EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries.

The grants are open to public, private, or public-private non-profit research organizations and academic institutions based in EU Member States or Schengen Associated Countries, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Applicants can apply individually or in groups of up to four co-applicants.HSD is a non-profit organisation that ‘thinks, dares and acts’. By providing access to knowledge, innovation, market, finance, and talent, HSD takes care of the preconditions for a successful security cluster. We do this with the common goal of strengthening the Dutch economy, increase employment rates and making The Netherlands more secure.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Eligible Countries: EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland)
  • Acceptable Course or Subjects: The research grant will support projects in applied research focused on thematic areas such as:
    • Border surveillance and situational awareness technologies
    • Technologies for border checks
    • Data analytics
    • Advanced, environmentally sustainable operations, and more.
  • Admissible Criteria:
    • Applicants must be public, private, or public-private non-profit research organizations or academic institutions.
    • Applications are open to both individuals and groups (up to four co-applicants).
    • Projects should have innovation potential, focus on applied research, and aim to develop proofs-of-concept or prototypes.

Offered Benefits

Selected projects will receive:

  • A grant of up to €60,000 to support the transition to higher technology readiness levels.
  • Opportunities for experimental proofs-of-concept and prototypes.
  • Funding to cover up to 90% of eligible costs.

Application Process

Interested applicants must submit their research project proposals via the Frontex Research Project Portal by 11 February 2025.

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