VIŠINA SOFINANCIRANJA: 200.000 €
Opportunity for Slovenian Companies: Fortissimo Plus Call Offers €4 Million for Development and Innovation!
On June 4th, the second Open Call for Business Experiments under the Fortissimo Plus (FFplus) project was launched, targeting the application of high-performance computing (HPC) in SMEs. Each consortium can receive up to €200,000 in funding. Applications are open until August 26, 2025, with selected experiments expected to start in early 2026.
Call Conditions
- Business experiments must be led by SMEs that have not previously used or had experience with HPC services.
- A consortium can include up to five partners, with the SME acting as the lead, and the supporting partners being companies or public organizations contributing to the development of the experiment.
- The total available budget for all experiments funded under this call is €4 million, with the maximum funding per experiment being €200,000.
- The expected duration of each experiment is up to 15 months, starting on January 1, 2026.
- The call is open until August 26, 2025.
More information and the complete documentation for the Open Call for Business Experiments can be found [here].
The National Competence Centre SLING will support companies on their innovation journey. Therefore, the NCC SLING partners invite all interested companies who wish to apply to the FFplus Open Call to send an email with basic information and an expression of interest to: info@sling.si.
The partners will offer the following support:
- Guidance on proposal preparation or idea development;
- Assistance in identifying supporting partners;
- Advice on selecting the appropriate HPC infrastructure and software;
- Help with applying for access to EUROHPC JU HPC infrastructure / national infrastructure / commercial providers;
- Review of the proposal.