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This round is closed. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
Voice AIReal-Time Executive Voice AI via Semantic Edge Caching
Led by Intelswift Ou · Estonia · 2026 · Official record ↗
Obriy AISURE-LEGAL
Led by Limited Liability Company Obriy AI · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
WISEWISE (Wireless Interface for Smart Ecosystem)
Led by Quantum Charging Germany UG · Germany · 2026 · Official record ↗
DRONLOCAutonomous Monitoring of Airports and Critical Infrastructure Enabled by Advanced Drone Localization
Led by Limited Liability Company Farsightvision · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
HillelHillel: AI-Driven Autonomous Learning Platform
Led by Limited Liability Company Edmake · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
Pocket IPWorld's first full-fledged service for evaluating chances in trademark registration and assistance in filing trademark applications by using an energy-efficient Small Language Model (SLM)
Led by Pocket Ip Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia · Poland · 2026 · Official record ↗
RELEAF PAPER TECHInnovative Leaf Fibre Technology for Sustainable, Traceable, and Patterned White Paper Packaging
Led by LLC Research and Production Enterprise Re-Leaf Technology · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
MUSEX AIXRMUSE-X – Ukrainian AI+XR platform turning digitised heritage into resilient, revenue-generating museum VR spot networks for Ukraine’s post-war recovery and EU integration
Led by Korshunov Valerii · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
MediCallMediCall Insight Engine: Secure Edge AI for Proactive Patient Care
Led by Limited Liability Company Business Evolution · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
VRNESTVR NEST – AI-powered BIM-to-visualisation XR platform accelerating investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction
Led by Limited Liability Company Anotherland · Ukraine · 2026 · Official record ↗
Based on recent winners of this scheme in other years.
Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.
Expected Impact:The proposed action is expected to support the Ukrainian tech SMEs and start-ups and SMEs to enable them to better attract private investments, deploy innovations on the market, and scale up. The activities funded should be for civilian applications only.
The requested grant is expected to be used for:
At the end of the project, beneficiaries should:
Successful applicants will be granted free access to the EIC Business Acceleration Services, such as coaching and specific events tailored to their needs (e.g. for improving their attractiveness towards investor and market readiness).
Successful applicants will also be eligible for the Fast Track to the EIC Accelerator, which provides access to larger grants and EIC Fund investments.
Scope:This action focuses on deep-tech startups which 1) have high-impact innovation technology, product, service, or business model that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones, and 2) have the ambition and commitments to scale up.
The successful applicants are expected to work on the deep-tech innovation within the abovementioned priority areas. Such companies often struggle to attract financing because the technology and investment risks are too high.
This topic is designed to enable promising deep-tech startups to develop further their innovations from at least TRL 4 (technology fully validated in a lab) and attract the investment amounts needed for scale up in a shorter timeframe.
The applicants are expected to demonstrate in their application that they:
Applications from women-led companies are encouraged.
If relevant, for those applicant companies that are currently located in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country, a clear intention to relocate back the company to Ukraine whenever feasible is expected.
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in Annex 2 (A. ADMISSIBILITY) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex 2 (B. ELIGIBILITY) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in Annex 2 (B. ELIGIBILITY) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex 2 (C. FINANCIAL and OPERATIONAL CAPACITY) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in Section VIII.11 and Annex 2 (D. AWARD CRITERIA) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
Evaluation template and award criteria
Proposals will be assessed according to the following award criteria.
Award criteria for the Support for the Ukrainian tech innovators call
Excellence (Threshold: 4/5)
Technological breakthrough: Does the technology have a high degree of novelty and higher performance compared to other technologies available or in development? Does the technology present high commercial potential?
Objectives: How credible and feasible are the objectives for the planned technology development and maturation? How credible and feasible are the objectives and KPIs for the planned business development process?
Methodology: Is the timing right for this technology/innovation (i.e., feasibility, minimum technological readiness level (TRL))?
Impact (Threshold: 4/5)
Credibility of the impacts: To what extent the expected commercial impact(s) described in the proposal are credible and substantial within the project and beyond (e.g., one or several sectors, setting new standards, etc.)?
Economic and/or societal benefits: To what extent does the proposed innovation have scale-up potential including high capacity to gain or create new markets? To what extent is the proposed innovation expected to generate positive impacts for Ukraine (e.g., strategic autonomy, employment etc.)?
Quality and efficiency of the implementation (Threshold 3/5)
Quality and motivation of the team: To what extent does the team have the necessary high-quality capabilities and high motivation to move decisively towards market. To what extent does the applicant team have the necessary expertise to create a unique commercial value from the emerging technology and develop an attractive business and investment proposition?
KPIs and Milestones: Are both milestones and KPIs present, relevant and clearly defined (measurable, well-timed, comparable, etc.) to track progress along the pathway towards objectives? Have the main risks (e.g., technological, market, financial etc.) been identified, together with measures to mitigate them, in order to achieve the project objectives?
Workplan and allocation of resources: How appropriate and effective is the allocation of resources (person-months and equipment) between work packages?
described in Annex 2 (E. Documents and F. Procedure) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex 2 (F. Procedure) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
described in Annex 2 (G. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL SET-UP OF THE GRANT AGREEMENTS) of the Amended EIC WP 2025
described in Section VIII.11 of the Amended EIC WP 2025
Call Document
Amended EIC WP 2025
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA)
Application form template
Application form template
Evaluation form template
Evaluation form template
Guidance
HE Programme Guide
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA
Call-specific instructions
Detailed budget table (HE LS)
Information on clinical studies (HE)
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 14. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
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