DRIVING EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION

APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS FUND

ARC FUND
ARC FUND

Applications are now open for the 22nd National ‘Innovative Enterprise of the Year’ Competition

Award-winning innovative Bulgarian companies and finalists in the “Innovative Enterprise of the Year 2025” competition

ARC Fund and MIT REAP: Advancing Bulgaria’s Innovation Ecosystem

Training on “Developing project proposals for Mission 1 and Mission 4 of the Horizon Europe program”

On 26 March 2026, Applied Research and Communications Fund participated in the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture, aiming to build capacity in the sphere of project management and realisation. Within the event, ARC Fund presented the HARMONMISSIONS initiative and the Horizon Europe programme, encouraging participation in the European Union’s climate-focused Missions. The session focused on two key Missions: Adaptation to Climate Change 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 The training provided participants with a comprehensive overview of the structure of...

March 31, 2026
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Support for Innovation in Agribusiness

On March 26, 2026, the Applied Research and Communications Fund participated in the first-of-its-kind Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture. The event brought together entrepreneurs, experts...

March 30, 2026
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World Day of Social Justice: Labour Market Inclusivity Event

All throughout Europe, people over the age of 50 are becoming an increasingly large section of the population. Nonetheless, they remain confronted with severe and specific challenges, with discrimination in the labour...

February 23, 2026
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XXI National Innovation Forum

On December 9, 2025, Sofia hosted the 21st National Innovation Forum organized by the Applied Research and Communications Fund in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and with the assistance of the European...

December 9, 2025
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