Gemstone

GEMSTONE Open calls

EXPLORE

Support SME participation to business fairs and international events

Individual SME 8 cut off

Up to 1 500€ lump sum

Up to 40 SMEs funded
Open until Dec 2024

CLOSED

Train

Facilitate connection between training providers and SMEs for skills related to green manufacturing

Individual SME 8 cut off

Up to 2 000€ lump sum

Up to 45 SMEs funded
Open until Dec 2024

CLOSED

Green Innov

Support the development of new green technologies or processes

Individual or collaborative

Up to 60k €

5 projects funded
6-10 months

CLOSED

Green Adopt

Foster the implementation of business process innovations

Collaborative
(at least 2 regions)

Up to 40k €

15 projects funded
6-10 months

CLOSED

*Target SMEs 60K€ support maximum

What is GEMSTONE?

It’s a project of the Euro Clusters initiative, whose extended name is:
GrEen Manufacturing SupporTing recOveryand resiliency of industrial SMEs.

Project duration: Sept 2022 – Aug 2025

What is the GOAL?

GEMSTONE has the ambition of mobilizing manufacturing companies,
in particular innovative SMEs, on the challenges
of “Green manufacturing”
by developing adedicated joint service offer and operational and financial support tools
around the 3 pillars:

“Train, Innovate, Explore“

The Project will bear a transversal approach and bring this ambition to

5 Thematic Sectors

Energy
Mobility
Materials

Aeronautics/Defense
Agriculture/Agrifood

What WE DO?

The partners make the assumed choice to orientate the TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE
and EXPERTISE through awareness-raising WORKSHOPS and bring support via diagnosis activities
to the industrial equipment and tool providers as a priority.

They are identified as being the ideal gateway to end user companies,
the best promoters of innovation to point out and develop digital
and green technology solutions best suited to problems and challenges identified.

Open Calls

for proposals to support SMEs:

TRAIN & EXPLORE Calls – You can apply right now!

➡ You are a manufacturing SME?
➡ You are interested in Green Transition/Manufacturing?
➡ You have a project of training or internationalization?
➡ You are looking for a streamlined application process?
From today to 31th of December 2024, you are welcome to apply to TRAIN & EXPLORE Calls and be funded to realise your project.

🎓 TRAIN > to improve skills and knowledge around Green Manufacturing challenges, to facilitate the connection between manufacturing SMEs and training providers. Lump sum: €2.000
Submission platform: HERE

🌏 EXPLORE > to explore international markets, attend a fair/an event related to Green Manufacturing, to meet potential partners around the globe. Priority zones are North America, Japan and ASEAN countries. Lump sum: €1.500
Submission platform: HERE

Check the Guide for Applicants

for TRAIN & EXPLORE Call

for INNOVATE Call

for Frequently Asked Question – FAQ

Please download the proper Guide for Applicants with the links above. These documents are major to read and understand before applying.

In addition to the information session organized by GEMSTONE project on 14 September 2023, a FAQ has been prepared
to help potential applicants in the preparation of their project. This document provides complementary information to
the Guide of Applicants and cover all the financial support: TRAIN, EXPLORE, INNOVATE: GreenInnov & GreenAdopt.

For more information, please contact the project coordinator CIMES (Loïc MARIN) or the others partners Pôle EMC2 (Luisa Bouzoubaa), Pôle MecaTech (Thibaud van Rooden, Sophie Schmitz), Klaster Obróbki Metali (Janusz Poulakowski), Cluster Engineering & Tooling (Rui Tocha, Cristina Soares), Clust-ER Meccatronica e Motoristica (Nicolò Bertolini) and Green Tech Cluster Latvia (Laura Grundmane, Anete Grundberga).

Over

1 000 000 € of grants supporting the following areas of SMEs activities:

Explore

Up to 1500 € to Support participation in business fairs and international events

Green Innov

Up to 60K to Support the development of new green technologies or processes

Train

Up to 2000 € to Facilitate connexion between training providers and SMEs for green skills

Green Adopt

Up to 40K € to Foster the implementation of business process innovations

Results

Portfolio Map T-I-E (Train-Innovate-Explore) interactive tool contains information about service providers related to improving skills, technological innovation and internationalization of their activities.

“Roadmap” is a guide defining the methods and tools necessary to help manufacturing companies identify their needs and challenges related to the green transition.

Download Roadmap

Watch the European Webinars

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