The call includes a diverse set of measures, all aimed at promoting R&D&I in companies with foreign capital wishing to set up operations in Spain or those already established in the country who wish to begin R&D&I activities.

The aid categories are as follows:

• Aid for pilot studies aimed at setting up company activities
• Setting up company activities

ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR AID:

• Staff costs
• Equipment and materials costs
• Buildings and land costs
• Costs pertaining to contractual research, technical knowledge and patents acquired or obtained under licence
• General supplementary costs
• Other operating costs

BASIC PERCENTAGE ELIGIBLE FOR AID

Depending on the type of projects implemented by the company, the eligible percentage will be as follows:

Maximum 80% of the investment deemed eligible for small companies in Industrial research and 60% of the investment deemed eligible in Experimental development.

Basic Selection Criteria:

• Greater company resources allocated to R&D&I.
• Increase in the level of technology contributed in the form of patents, licenses, etc.
• Evaluation of the direct, indirect and resulting effects.
• Clustering effect of the project on the regional/national economy.
• Strategic interest of the technologies to be developed in Spain.
• Promotion of partnership agreements among private agents.
• Promotion of public/private partnership agreements (PPP).

The time period eligible for aid will be for the duration of the projects for which the application has been made, from 01 January 2009 to 31 December 2010.