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What can be financed?

The EIB finances eligible and viable investments promoted by creditworthy counterparts established in EU Member States and Associated Countries.

Eligible and viable projects

RSFF can support a wide range of RDI (Research, Technological Development & Demonstration and Innovation) activities, including:

  • Basic or Fundamental Research
  • Applied or Industrial Research
  • Experimental or Pre-competitive development
  • Definition stage or feasibility studies
  • Pilots and Demonstration activities.

RSFF also supports European Research Initiatives, including Research Infrastructures, European Technology Platforms, Joint Technology Initiatives or projects undertaken under Eureka.

The scope of eligible activities is wide and extends from traditional "brick and mortar" investments to equipment and soft investments such as R&D operating cost, salaries of researchers, management and support staff, utilities, consumables, IPR acquisition or protection costs and, under certain conditions, leasing and depreciation.

Projects to be financed by the EIB need to be technically, economically, financially and environmentally feasible according to the Bank's project evaluation criteria.