EU funding glossary
Short, clear definitions of the key terms you will meet in funding calls and documentation.
- Grant
- Non-repayable financial support awarded for a specific purpose, such as an investment or research work.
- Budget allocation
- The total pool of funds set aside for a given funding call (competition).
- Own contribution
- The part of project costs covered by the beneficiary, on top of the grant.
- De minimis aid
- State aid capped in value over a set period, with simplified rules.
- R&D
- Industrial research and development work leading to new products, services or technologies.
- Dual-use
- Products and technologies with both civilian and military applications.
- Aid intensity
- The maximum percentage of eligible costs that a grant can cover.
- Eligible costs
- Expenses that, under the programme rules, can be covered by the grant.
- Beneficiary
- The entity that receives funding and carries out the project.
- Eligibility
- Meeting the conditions under which an entity or cost can receive support.
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