Fostering hybrid and quantum computing adoption in Grand Est’s companies

The main expenditure items included in the calculation of the grant are:

1. The costs of the company’s in-house staff assigned to the project and the associated operating costs (up to a limit of 20 per cent of the costs of the in-house staff assigned to the project).
2. External services, expert contributions or collaboration agreements relating to the innovation project (non-exhaustive examples: studies, consultancy, support relating to intellectual property, the development of proof-of-concepts, studies and the fine-tuning of production processes, etc.).
3. Feasibility, technical, economic, legal and financial studies.
4. Market and competition research, and partner searches.

You are eligible if your company meets the following conditions:

1. Provide evidence of outsourcing R&D activities within the Grand Est region
2. Sufficient equity and a significant amount of paid-up share capital
3. Use an external service or enter into a collaboration agreement with a member of the MaQuEst consortium, or with any other public or private organisation with proven expertise in quantum or hybrid computing
4. The project must have been selected under the calls for proposals for innovation in high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum computing organised by MaQuEst, with a letter of recommendation from the scientific evaluation committee issued by MaQuEst

Your project must also relate to:

1. high-performance computing aimed at solving problems arising from quantum computing (in particular through simulation on HPC infrastructure), or utilising hybrid HPC/quantum approaches,
2. or a project focused on quantum computing that will have a medium-term impact on the company’s development (competitiveness, market positioning, expertise).

Several topics have been identified as priorities under this call for projects:

1. industrial and logistical optimisation,
2. quantum chemistry and materials,
3. health and pharmacology,
4. energy and the green transition,
5. cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography,
6. artificial intelligence,
7. hybrid computing.

To apply for this regional grant, please follow these steps:

1. Familiarise yourself with the requirements using the template, which will soon be available on this page
2. Contact us for assistance in developing your project: contact@maquest.fr
3. Complete the template, which will soon be available, and send it to contact@maquest.fr
4. Receive a recommendation letter from the MaQuEst scientific committee if your project is selected
5. Submit your application online via the region’s website, attaching your recommendation letter and supporting documents, no later than three months before the project starts