The Innovation Fund of Montenegro has so far financed 278 projects through 10 programmes and 23 public calls, including 109 projects supported in 2025, with over EUR 4.1 million in funds awarded. Over the past four years, the Innovation Fund of Montenegro has grown together with the community it supports. From the very first programmes…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro publishes the list of approved challenges under Phase I of the GovTech Programme, following the Public Call published on 1 September 2025. The Public Call was open until 10 October 2025 at 15:00, and a total of 91 challenges were submitted. Following the administrative eligibility check and evaluation conducted by…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro organized on 5 December 2025 the workshop “Mapping the Needs and Challenges of Youth and Women in Eco-Entrepreneurship in Montenegro,” held at the Science and Technology Park of Montenegro. The workshop was implemented within the international NET4GREEN project, which aims to strengthen the cross-border innovation ecosystem and improve the conditions…
The Science and Technology Park of Montenegro (STP MNE), in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and the European Patent Office (EPO), has officially opened the new PATLIB Center “IP4Innovation”. The Center will operate within the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of STP MNE and will serve as the national hub for providing professional support…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro is organizing a workshop titled “Mapping the Needs and Challenges of Youth and Women for the Development of Eco-Entrepreneurship in Montenegro”, which will be held on 05 December 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00, at the premises of the Science and Technology Park (NTP) of Montenegro (Bul. Mihajla Lalića bb.), office…
We would like to inform all interested applicants that the Innovation Fund Portal (www.programifonda.me), through which applications are submitted, is currently unavailable due to technical difficulties. Our IT team is actively working on resolving the issue and restoring full functionality of the Portal as soon as possible. Until the issue is fully resolved, applications for…
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has chosen the winning consortium that will lead EIT Water, the new Knowledge and Innovation Community in the Water, Marine and Maritime sectors and ecosystems. This marks a major step towards securing the continent’s water future, and to deliver innovations that can respond to environmental, economic and…
On Saturday, November 1, 2025, the national robotics competition for young learners “RoboFin”, will be held at the Bemax Arena in Podgorica, organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, the Central Bank of Montenegro, and the Innovation Fund of Montenegro. The competition will bring together 56 teams from across Montenegro, with a total…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro participated in the partner working meeting within the INNOVABLUE project, held on 23 and 24 October 2025 in Heraklion, Crete. The event was organized by the Region of Crete, with the participation of representatives from research institutions, regional development organizations, and innovation stakeholders from several European countries. On the first…
Innovation Fund of Montenegro, in cooperation with the Faculty of Maritime Studies, Kotor, University of Montenegro, organized the seminar “Innovations in the Blue Economy – Living Lab Concept, Projects and Opportunities for Montenegro” on 24 September 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Faculty of Maritime Studies (Kotor, Put I Bokeljske brigade 44). The seminar was…