The Programme “Research Projects” funds fundamental research whose goal is creating new and enhancing existing knowledge about a specific area and that is directed at better understanding of the research topic, as well as applied research that is conducted with clear technological, economic or social aims in mind. Projects are funded for a period of 4 years.

Between 2013 and now, six calls have been published within this Programme (IP-2013-11, IP-2014-09, IP-2016-06, IP-2018-01, IP-2019-04, IP-2020-02) and more than 700 projects were funded.