The Ministry of University and Research has issued the public notice aimed at financing project proposals for the year 2024 allocated with the Italian Fund for Applied Sciences (FISA) 

The FISA 2024 resources are aimed at supporting industrial research and experimental development projects presented by singresearch oils that show marked characteristics of originality and innovation, and are at the same time capable of promoting socio-economic and industrial impacts.  

Eligible subjects

The project proposals are presented by a natural person (Principal Investigator-PI), together with the Host (Host Institution-HI), where the project activities are expected to be carried out. There HI must have the qualification of "enterprise" and must necessarily be different from the legal entity to which it belongs PI (Affiliation Institution - AI). .

Il PI  must be linked toAI from an employment relationship or other similar relationship.

The project proposal must necessarily include the presence of a Research organization which makes a functional and strategic contribution to achieving the objectives of the initiative.

Each PI identified by its tax code can submit only one proposal, under penalty of exclusion of applications submitted subsequent to the first.

Characteristics of the proposals

Proposals must concern one of the following thematic areas:

  • Advanced Manufacturinging
  • Advanced materials
  • Life Science Technologies
  • Micro/Nano-Electronics,
  • Photonics And Quantum Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Security, Connectivity And Space

The project proposals, drawn up in lingua inginjured, must have a duration of no less than 2 years and no more than 5 years, and a total cost of no less than €5.000.000,00 and no more than €10.000.000,00.

Proposals deemed eligible are awarded an additional score up to a maximum of 3 points, in the presence of one or more of the following characteristics:

a) female IP (1 point);

b) PI under the age of 35 (1 point);

c) Participating Research Organization distinct from the Affiliation Institution (1 point)

Eligible costs

  • Expenses for employed and non-employee personnel
  • Costs of tools and equipment
  • Costs of licenses and patents as well as consultancy services
  • Operating costs, including costs of materials, supplies and similar products
  • Indirect costs calculated at a flat rate of 25% of the eligible direct costs

Presentation mode

Project proposals must be submitted exclusively through the electronic help desk (using the forms available there), starting from 12:00 pm on 9 September 2024 and no later than 12:00 pm on 11 October 2024.