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Vouchers

Innovation Voucher

Status

Status not published

Available all year round - no call windows.

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Amount
€20,000

Standard vouchers worth €10,000 (response normally within four weeks); co-funded vouchers worth €20,000 where the company contributes 50% of project costs in cash. Valid 18 months; max four vouchers (3 standard, 1 co-funded) over a rolling five-year period; one active voucher at a time. Vouchers exclude VAT.

Funder

Enterprise Ireland

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Available all year round - no call windows.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

SMEs (under 250 employees, turnover up to €50m and/or balance sheet up to €43m) that are limited companies registered in Ireland with a CRO number. Companies approved over €300,000 EI funding in the previous 5 years can only apply for a co-funded voucher.

How to apply

  1. Identify a registered knowledge provider (Irish or approved overseas higher education institute or research body)
  2. Apply online for the voucher
  3. Voucher issued; agree the project with the knowledge provider
  4. Knowledge provider delivers and redeems the voucher

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/supports/innovation-voucher

"Standard €10k vouchers are available ... You can apply for one of these standard €10,000 vouchers at any time, and a response may normally be expected within four weeks."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.enterprise-ireland.com

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