The Innovation Fund of Montenegro hereby announces a Public Call for the formation of an expert committee for the evaluation of project proposals submitted under the Public Call for Strengthening the Innovation of Newly Established or Existing Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs). This expert support refers to the second phase of evaluation within the…
Aiming to strengthen the capacities of Montenegro’s innovation ecosystem and promote a culture of innovation, the Innovation Fund of Montenegro announces a public call for six support programs with a total value of €2.4 million. These programs are designed to enhance the innovation capacity of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, startup teams, researchers, and other…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro participated in the second working meeting within the INNOVABLUE project, held online on March 26, 2025. This meeting brought together project partners and key stakeholders from the ADRION region to exchange experiences and discuss existing regulatory frameworks, as well as opportunities for testing innovative technologies in the blue economy in…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro, in collaboration with partners from the Ruđer Bošković Institute and the University of Zadar (Center for Geospatial Research), participated in six stakeholder meetings in Montenegro from February 12-15, 2025. These meetings were organized as part of Activity A1.2.2 within the Interreg ROBONETCBC project, with the aim of analyzing the current…
Innovation Fund of Montenegro announces the list of approved projects under the Public Call for the Proof of Concept Program. The Public Call for the Proof of Concept Program was published on July 25, 2024, and remained open until September 30, 2024. The goal of this program is to support innovations in the earliest stages…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro announces the list of approved projects under the Public Call for Collaborative Grants for Innovation. The Public Call for Collaborative Grants was open from May 29 to September 2, 2024, with a total budget of €1,000,000 allocated to support innovative projects. A total of 32 applications were received, out of…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro, as one of the partners in the Innovablue project, actively participated in the second partner meeting, which took place on January 22–23, 2025, in Portorož, Slovenia. The two-day meeting focused on identifying regulatory barriers to testing innovative technologies in the blue economy sector under real-world conditions. During the meeting, a…
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro, through the program “Collaborative Grants for Innovation“, has been successfully implementing the Plug-In scheme within the prestigious European program EIC Accelerator since January 2023. The certification of this program by the European Innovation Council (EIC) confirms that the methodologies and evaluation criteria used by the Fund are aligned with the…
On Monday, December 23rd, the Innovation Fund of Montenegro celebrated three years of dedicated efforts by showcasing its 2024 results and outlining its vision for the continued development of the innovation ecosystem. The event brought together representatives from the Government, the scientific and innovation communities, international partners, and Fund beneficiaries – all key players in…
International projects INNOVABLUE and ROBONETCBC, in which the Fund participates as one of the partners, were presented in the Proceedings of the Fourth International Maritime Conference (KIMC 2024), held in Kotor from November 27 to 29, 2024. This international event, organized by the Faculty of Maritime Studies of the University of Montenegro, serves as a key platform for…