EIC Accelerator - Overview
€10 billion in grants-funding available for SMEs and small midcaps via the European Innovation Council (EIC), the European Commission’s flagship innovation funding programme for the period 2021-2027.
The EIC is a key novelty of the Horizon Europe programme established by the European Commission (EC) that aims to identify, develop and scale-up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations.
Funding is provided through three main instruments addressing all stages of the innovation lifecycle: Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator. Each instrument comprises open calls for proposals in any science, technology or application field and challenge-driven calls targeting specific strategic priorities.
In the current funding cycle, the EIC Accelerator, which provides funding and investments to develop and scale up breakthrough innovations, features the eligibility of small midcaps (i.e. companies that do not comply with the definition of an SME but have fewer than 500 employees) in limited cases.
All EIC-funded projects and companies and selected applicants have access to EIC Business Acceleration Services. Moreover, the EIC also provides additional activities such as prizes.
The cut-off dates for full applications in 2023 are:
- January 11th 2023 (only EIC Accelerator Open)
- March 22nd 2023
- June 7th 2023
- October 4th 2023
Read more: https://landing.winnovart.com/eic-accelerator
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