Funding opportunities
Taking an idea further often requires resources at an early stage. Through Vinnova’s Verification for Growth (VFT) programme, the Innovation Office can fund activities that help you explore, test and strengthen the potential of your idea.
About VFT funding from VINNOVA
The funding is intended for verification and validation activities that help you investigate whether the idea meets a real need and has the potential for further development. The activities should normally be carried out within 2–4 months. The verification activities should help to reduce uncertainties and provide a better understanding of the idea’s potential.
What can the funding be used for?
The funding is intended for verification and validation activities that help you investigate whether the idea meets a real need and has the potential for further development. The activities should normally be carried out within 2–4 months. The verification activities should help to reduce uncertainties and provide a better understanding of the idea’s potential.
Examples of activities that may be funded
- Target group and user testing
- Interviews and needs analyses
- Market research
- Prototype or demonstrator development
- Production and design support
- Advice on intellectual property rights
- Patent, copyright or licensing investigations
What can the funding not be used for?
The funding must not be used for:
- Salaries or remuneration for your own working hours.
- Routine research or research equipment.
- Payments of project funds directly to researchers or institutions.
- Artistic or academic activities that are not aimed at investigating opportunities for commercialisation, application or use outside the education or research environment