AID ASTRID — Accompagnement Spécifique des Travaux de Recherche et d'Innovation Défense
Official French name of the scheme.
Funded by AID — Agence Innovation Défense (Ministère des Armées)
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About this grant
AID programme dedicated to academic research projects with a defence purpose, in partnership with companies. Funds upstream work (TRL 1-4) carried by laboratories linked to at least one SME or mid-cap. Grant up to €300,000 for projects lasting 18 to 36 months.
Key facts
- Funder
- AID — Agence Innovation Défense (Ministère des Armées)
- Type of funding
- Call for projects
- Status
- Closed
- Maximum amount
- €400,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €50,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 80%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 2 March 2026
- Geographic scope
- All of France
Official source
Official AID — Agence Innovation Défense (Ministère des Armées) page ↗(aid_defense)Applications are made from the official source (usually in French).
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