European Innovation Council (EIC)

EIC · EU · Rolling

Summary

Established under Horizon Europe, focused mainly on companies. €10.1 billion budget to support breakthrough innovations across the lifecycle, from early-stage research and proof of concept to financing and scale-up of start-ups and SMEs.

Key facts

Funding body
EIC
Level
EU
Region
EU
Sectors
Cross-sector
Budget
€10.1 billion
Deadline
Rolling
Status
Open

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Other open calls

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EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026

Thematic EIC Pathfinder call on 3 challenges: advanced materials for miniaturised energy harvesting, biotechnology for healthy ageing, and t…

Deadline: Oct 28, 2026Budget: € 96 mln oproepbudget; tot € 4 mln per project
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EICOpen

EIC Accelerator 2026

The EIC Accelerator supports start-ups and SMEs with breakthrough innovations through a blend of grant and equity. 2026 budget: €414M (Open)…

Deadline: Nov 4, 2026Budget: €414M Open + €220M Challenges (2026)
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EICOpen

EIC Pathfinder Open 2027 (draft work programme)

The draft EIC 2027 work programme reshapes Pathfinder Open: from 2027 the evaluation runs in two stages. In stage one you submit a short pro…

Deadline: Feb 25, 2027
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