The CDTI Innovation allocates 30.25 million in grants to business R&D projects in international technological cooperation and Large Scientific Installations in the call INNOGLOBAL 2026

  • INNOGLOBAL 2026 increases the budget by 21%, with 5.25 million more than in the call for proposals 2025
  • The projects must be developed in one of the eleven ERDF eligible communities and autonomous cities and must be included in CDTI multilateral international cooperation programs (Eureka, Iberoeka, PRIMA), in bilateral or unilateral, or in cooperation projects with national and international Large Scientific Installations
     

Convocatoria Innoglobal 2026
The deadline for submitting applications is from June 17 to July 16, 2026
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The CDTI Innovation, the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, will open on June 17 the deadline for submitting applications for the 2026 call of INNOGLOBAL for R&D projects in international technological cooperation, cofinanced by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Endowed with 30.25 million euros in grants from the CDTI heritage and FEDER 2021-2027 funds, the call finances the participation of Spanish companies in international R&D consortia in international technological cooperation programs and in cooperation projects with Big Science Facilities. The deadline for submitting applications remains open until July 16, 2026.

INNOGLOBAL 2026 is the second call for this ERDF instrument created in 2025 as a specific mechanism to encourage, under a grant regime, the participation of companies located in eligible ERDF regions in the international technological cooperation programs managed by the CDTI, as a reinforcing lever for the Europeanisation and internationalization of Spanish business R&D. The allocation for the 2026 call – 30.25 million euros – represents an increase of 5.25 million (+21%) compared to the 2025 edition.

INNOGLOBAL 2026 finances the activity of SMEs and large companies with less than 499 employees who participate in international technological cooperation consortia or in Big Science projects, with an eligible minimum budget of 175,000 euros and execution in one of the eleven eligible ERDF communities and autonomous cities: Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile and Leon, Valencian Community, Galicia, Region of Murcia, Ceuta and Melilla.

The international technological cooperation programs included in the call are:

(a) Multilateral and bilateral CDTI programmes: Eureka Initiative (Network and Cluster projects), Iberoeka Projects and PRIMA Program, together with the bilateral programs that the CDTI manages with countries such as Germany, Japan, Korea, China, India, Morocco or Brazil, among others.

b) Unilateral international technological cooperation projects: international consortiums with the participation of Spanish companies that effectively collaborate with partners from one of the more than 50 countries eligible under this modality.

c) International cooperation for Large Scientific Installations (Big Science): projects aimed at satisfying the technological needs of the Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS) included in the Map of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, as well as of the International Scientific Institutions and Infrastructures in which Spain participates: CERN, CTAO, DEMO, ELI, ESO, ESRF, ESS, EST, ET, FAIR, European XFEL, IFMIF-DONES, ITER, ILL y SKAO.

For modalities a) and b), the projects must have obtained international certification by the corresponding body or the international dimension report issued by the CDTI prior to the provisional resolution, with certification date no earlier than 1 January 2025.

For Big Science projects, the applicant must provide a responsible declaration on the existence of the collaboration agreement with international partners and identify the infrastructure to which the results of the project are directed.

 

Profile of the grants

Beneficiaries
SMEs and large companies that (a) have the project development direction in the Canary Islands, or (b) have fewer than 499 employees (small mid-cap companies that are not SMEs), provided that they are validly constituted, have their own legal personality and tax domicile in Spain, and develop the activity subject to the aid in Spain.

Activities subject to aid
R&D projects carried out within the framework of multilateral, bilateral or unilateral international technological cooperation programmes, or in the field of international cooperation for Big Science, carried out in one of the eleven eligible communities or autonomous cities.

Place of development
The activities must be carried out in one of the following communities or autonomous cities: Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile and Leon, Valencian Community, Galicia, Region of Murcia, Ceuta and Melilla.

Typology of aid
Subsidy. The individualized amount will be determined according to the actual financing cost of the project, the characteristics of the beneficiary and the budgetary availabilities per Autonomous Community. The grant granted by beneficiary entity will not be less than 30% of the eligible budget.

Maximum intensities: 80% for small businesses, 75% for medium and 65% for large, according to the limits of the General Block Exemption Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.

Budget of the call and territorial distribution
The total allocation is 30.250.000 euros. The maximum amounts of ERDF cofinancing by Autonomous Community are as follows:

  • Less developed regions: Andalusia (8,000,000 €), Castilla-La Mancha (2,000,000 €), Extremadura (1,000,000 €), Ceuta (500,000 €) and Melilla (250,000 €).
  • Regions in transition: Valencian Community (7.000.000 €), Galicia (5.000.000 €), Canary Islands (2.000.000 €), Region of Murcia (2.000.000 €), Castilla y León (1.500.000 €) and Balearic Islands (1.000.000 €).

Minimum eligible budget per beneficiary
175,000 euros.

Eligible costs
Personnel, instruments and inventory material, subcontracting (up to 50% of the eligible budget in general, and up to 70% for clinical and preclinical trials in the field of health), general expenses and other additional operating expenses arising directly from the project, and travel expenses linked to the consortium coordination meetings.

Deadline for submission
From June 17 to July 16, 2026.

Implementation deadline
The projects will start on 1 January 2027 and must end on 31 December 2028 or, at most, on 30 June 2029.

More information at https://www.cdti.es/ayudas/innoglobal-2026
 

About the CDTI Innovation

The Center for Technological Development and Innovation, CDTI E.P.E. It is the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, whose objective is the promotion of technological innovation in the business environment. The mission of the CDTI is to ensure that the Spanish business fabric generates and transforms scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth. In 2025, within the framework of the Strategic Plan 2024-2027, the CDTI provided 2,423 million euros of support to Spanish companies and startups.

 

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