The applicant (or multiple applicants) of a TETRA project is a research group of a Flemish university college and/ or university which is actively engaged in practice-based research. There is a demonstrable relationship and knowledge flow from the project to university college courses and to integrated courses of the applicants. The applicants appoint a lead applicant and a project coordinator. 

Other research groups or accredited European Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisations may jointly participate in a TETRA project for up to 1/3 of the budget as a partner or as a large subcontractor (if the subcontracting exceeds €10,000). 

Companies, individuals, clusters, federations or government agencies cannot be applicants or partners, but can play an important role as a member of the guidance group in steering the project, exchanging knowledge with the researchers and widely disseminating the project results. 

For whom are TETRA projects intended?  

The project results should be usable in the short term, after the end of the project, so that a broad group of Flemish, especially SMEs and non-profit organisations (preferably not R&D intensive companies), can innovate faster and more efficiently. The project results give rise to economic (competitiveness, employment and investments) and possibly societal benefits for the target group. 

Good interaction with the companies in the target group before (during the preparation phase), during (in a support group) and after the project is essential. The knowledge needs to be passed on to students in higher education through college courses and integrated courses. 

Which activities are eligible? 

Practice-oriented research, translation research and knowledge transfer tailored to the target group. The manual of the TETRA programme (only available in Dutch) elaborates on the nature and purpose of the activities that can be supported.