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The State funds 70%.We prepare the file.

Up to €17,500 to bring AI into your SME. Quattro is an SME Package AI provider: your Q-rioso setup can be largely funded.

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of eligible costs funded
70%of eligible costs funded
project size, excl. VAT
€3k–25kproject size, excl. VAT
maximum grant
€17,500maximum grant
typical end-to-end process
4–6 mo.typical end-to-end process

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Most AI projects in Luxembourg SMEs land between €10,000 and €20,000 excl. VAT. That is €7,000 to €14,000 of grant.

Aid rate
70% of eligible costs
Quote
€3,000 to €25,000 excl. VAT
Maximum grant
€17,500
Purpose
Integrating existing AI solutions into SME processes. Not R&D.
Pre-analysis
House of Entrepreneurship (Chamber of Commerce) or eHandwierk (Chambre des Métiers)
Payment
After delivery and the evaluation meeting. The company pre-finances.
Golden rule
Never order or pay before the Ministry’s approval.
€15,000
€3,000€25,000
Funded by the State
€10,500
You pay
€4,500

Theoretical simulation, if all quoted costs are retained. Eligibility is confirmed in the pre-analysis.

What it funds

Integration, not invention.That line decides everything.

The scheme funds putting an existing AI solution into production inside one of your processes. Building a model or running research falls under other schemes.

Usually in scope

  • Scoping the use case and auditing the processes concerned
  • Integrating an existing AI solution into your systems
  • Configuration, connection to your data, testing
  • Automating a repetitive, measurable task
  • Staff training and change management
  • User documentation, usage policy, compliance framework

Uncertain or out of scope

  • Research and development, building a proprietary model
  • Licences or subscriptions bought alone, without a service
  • Hardware: servers, workstations, equipment
  • Recurring operating costs after the project
  • VAT, in all cases
  • Any expense made before the approval notice

The official fact sheet publishes no list of eligible products or detailed exclusions. Treatment of each item is confirmed in the pre-analysis.

How to frame it

Same project.Two very different files.

The application is assessed on the process it improves, not on the technology. A software name is not a shortcut.

Out of scope

“We want to develop a forecasting AI.”

In scope

“We are integrating an existing assistant, connected to our documents, to answer customer questions and save 6 hours of email per week.”

With Q-rioso

Projects we deliver.Typical budgets.

Each one removes a repetitive task you can count in hours per week. Indicative budgets, excl. VAT.

Customer relations

Website assistant

Q-rioso on your website in FR, DE, EN and LU. Answers FAQs, books appointments, hands over to a human with context.

Budget
€15,000
Grant
€10,500
Productivity

Internal knowledge assistant

Your team asks, Q-rioso answers from your procedures, contracts and policies. With sources.

Budget
€12,000
Grant
€8,400
Back office

Document automation

Reading incoming documents, extracting data, routing requests. Connected to your existing tools.

Budget
€18,000
Grant
€12,600
Sovereignty

Private, EU-hosted setup

A dedicated Q-rioso instance on EU infrastructure, for teams handling sensitive data.

Budget
€20,000
Grant
€14,000

The process

Six steps.We walk them with you.

Four to six months on average, from the first meeting to the reimbursement. Timeframes are indicative.

Start with a call
  1. 01

    Week 1

    Mandatory pre-analysis

    Meeting with the House of Entrepreneurship or eHandwierk. Your use case is tested against the scheme.

  2. 02

    Weeks 1–3

    Package, provider and quote

    We draw up a quote that separates scoping, integration, data connection, testing and training. Licences on their own line.

  3. 03

    Weeks 3–4

    Prepare and submit the file

    On MyGuichet.lu, with the chamber’s adviser. We write the process, the data and the expected result with you.

  4. 04

    Weeks 4–10

    Ministry review

    The Ministry of the Economy decides. Don’t subscribe or pay a deposit in the meantime.

    Activating a paid trial before approval can exclude the expense from funding.

  5. 05

    Months 3–6

    We deliver the project

    Integration, tests on real data, staff training, documentation. Invoices match the approved quote.

  6. 06

    Months 5–7

    Evaluation and reimbursement

    A closing meeting, then 70% is paid on proof of completion and payment.

Eligibility

Four yeses.Then you are likely in.

Final confirmation happens in the official pre-analysis. The House of Entrepreneurship and the Chambre des Métiers are the only official contact points.

  1. 1Your company meets the EU definition of an SME (headcount, turnover, balance sheet).
  2. 2Your project integrates an existing AI solution, not research or a new model.
  3. 3The quote is between €3,000 and €25,000 excl. VAT.
  4. 4Nothing has been ordered or paid yet.

GDPR · AI Act

Compliance, written down.It strengthens the file.

An AI project almost always touches data. Anticipating it avoids discovering the issue after deployment. Q-rioso runs on EU infrastructure.

Personal data · GDPR

  • Identify the data the assistant uses and its legal basis
  • Update your record of processing activities
  • Check whether a data protection impact assessment is needed
  • Sign a processing agreement with the provider

AI Act · EU 2024/1689

  • Qualify the risk level. Most SME uses are limited or minimal risk.
  • Tell users when they talk to an AI
  • Keep human oversight on decisions with real impact
  • Write an internal usage policy and train staff

What blocks a file

  • Subscribing or paying a deposit before approval
  • Presenting the project as R&D or your own model
  • A quote dominated by licences, with little service
  • Describing AI in general, not your process
  • No verifiable deliverable at the end
  • An incomplete de minimis declaration

What gets it through

  • A named process and the time it takes today
  • An existing solution and the integration work described
  • A broken-down quote, licences set apart
  • A quantified expected result, even a cautious one
  • GDPR and AI Act framing in writing
  • A timetable with no early start

FAQ

SME Package AI.Your questions.

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70% of eligible costs for a project between €3,000 and €25,000 excl. VAT. The maximum grant is €17,500. It is paid after the project is delivered.

Q-rioso is an existing AI solution integrated into your processes, which is what the scheme targets. Final eligibility is confirmed in the pre-analysis and by the Ministry.

The scheme mainly targets services: scoping, integration, configuration, testing and training. How licences are treated is confirmed in the pre-analysis. That’s why we put them on a separate line.

Yes. You contact the House of Entrepreneurship (Chamber of Commerce) or eHandwierk (Chambre des Métiers). No extra technical body is needed for AI.

Yes, for separate projects, without funding the same expenses twice, one package completed before the next, and within the €300,000 de minimis ceiling over three rolling years.

Yes. The grant is paid after delivery and after you have paid the provider. A payment schedule aligned with project milestones softens the impact.

Usually four to six months end to end: a few weeks of review, one to three months of delivery, then the evaluation and payment. The administration does not guarantee a timeframe.

Official sources

This page is an informative summary. It is not an administrative decision. The grant is decided solely by the Ministry of the Economy.

Your AI project,70% funded.

We frame the use case, build the quote and prepare the file with you. Before the pre-analysis.

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