Program Description

Main Focus Areas:

1. Quantum Phenomena and Resources (QPR): Establishing fundamental principles for basic quantum sciences and foundational physics.
2. Applied Quantum Science (AQS): Translating established quantum effects into technological applications and developing new products.

Projects are expected to address one or more of the following areas:

• Quantum communication
• Quantum computing
• Quantum simulation
• Quantum sensing and metrology
• General quantum science

For detailed information on each area, please refer to the QuantERA document

Consortium Structure:

1. Submissions to QuantERA must be made by a consortium.
2. A minimum of three partners eligible for funding, from three or more different countries participating in the program.
3. Standard consortium size: 3 to 6 partners.

Designated Audience

Eligible applicants include Israeli companies and researchers from Israeli academia in the field of quantum (subject to the condition below).

Academic researchers wishing to join a consortium must collaborate with Israeli companies that are also partners in the consortium. Israeli academia wishing to participate must collaborate with an Israeli company that is part of this consortium and gain at least 10% funding from them.

View the list of participating countries and organizations

Finance 

The funding rate for an Israeli participant is:
• 66% for an industry partner
• 80% for an academia partner (the Israeli company partnering with the academic research team in the consortium must provide at least 10% additional funding for the academic activities)

Project duration will follow QuantERA III guidelines.

The Israel Innovation Authority has allocated a total of €750,000 for all Israeli participants. This does not constitute a commitment to award this amount in full or in part.

Criteria

Minimal Requirements: 

Per QuantERA III rules, proposals must be submitted by an international consortium composed of at least three partners from at least three different QuantERA III participating countries.

More information is available under the QuantERA III Call 2025.

Evaluation Criteria 

The Israel Innovation Authority criteria can be found in the International agreements under Horizon Europe.

The QuantERA III directorate evaluation criteria can be found in the call for proposals document.

Application Process

An Israeli company must submit its application to the Innovation Authority, accompanied by documents submitted to the QuantERA program.

The application process should be conducted on two channels simultaneously to Europe and Israel:

Submission to the QuantERA III Commission:

1. Deadline: 05.12.2025, 17:00 CET — according to the QuantERA III call.

Note:

• The QuantERA III deadline is set by the QuantERA III Commission.
• The dates listed here are provided for convenience; applicants must verify deadlines, requirements, and guidelines on the QuantERA III website.

In the event of any contradiction or discrepancy between this call and the ISERD protocol, the Israel Innovation Authority support program, and its regulations, the ISERD protocol and the Authority’s program and regulations shall prevail.

This publication does not guarantee approval for any applicant.

Submission to the Israel Innovation Authority:

1. Deadline: 11.12.2025, until 12:00 PM (noon)
2. Applications are submitted via the personal account on the Israel Innovation Authority Hebrew website.
3. Information about the process and required forms is available at Program for International Collaborations between companies and research organizations.

Note:

• Submissions to the Israel Innovation Authority must use documents suitable for Authority-funded programmes only (not co-funded).
• The Authority accepts only complete and compliant proposals, submitted with all required forms according to the specific program.
• Companies wishing to receive confirmation of proper submission are advised to submit ahead of the deadline.
• Technical support is available Sunday–Thursday until 16:30.

Note: 

The Innovation Authority reserves the sole discretion to change any of the dates listed in this call for proposals, by a notice to be published on the Authority’s website – on the call for proposals page, including postponing any of the dates, as long as it has not yet passed.  

It is the responsibility of the proposers to update from time to time the Innovation Authority’s website, regarding date postponements, or updates, changes, notices, or clarifications that will be in connection with the competitive process.