Partnerships of existing enterprises regardless of size are supported, namely: Micro, Small, Medium and Large Enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), represented by the relevant Special Research Fund Account (SRA), in accordance with the relevant institutional framework governing their operation, with the following basic conditions:
• Enterprises have at least one (1) fully closed management year. It is noted that the substitution of the Enterprise by a subcontractor in the execution and delivery of all or part of the project is not permitted.
• The partnership includes at least one company and one Higher Educational Institution (HEI), in accordance with article 3 of Law 4957/2022 (Government Gazette A' 141), whose academic units (Departments/Single-Department Schools) organize first, second and third cycle programs.
• A member of the partnership is not allowed to become a subcontractor or supplier to another member for the needs of the "Research Excellence Partnerships" project.