Can I apply to Eureka Network Projects?

By country

• Can a company from an EU country apply?Yes
• Can a company from Poland (a Widening country) apply?Yes
• Can a company from the UK apply?Yes
• Can a company from Switzerland apply?Yes
• Can a company from Norway apply?Yes
• Can a company from Israel apply?Yes
• Can a company from Ukraine apply?Yes
• Can a company from Türkiye apply?Yes
• Can a company from Canada apply?Yes
• Can a company from Japan apply?Yes, ifOrganisations in Japan can join a consortium as a partner, but not lead it. Partners from non-Eureka countries must bring secured public or own funding.
• Can a company from South Korea apply?Yes
• Can a company from the United States apply?Yes, ifOrganisations in the United States can join a consortium as a partner, but not lead it. Partners from non-Eureka countries must bring secured public or own funding.
• Can a company from India apply?Yes, ifOrganisations in India can join a consortium as a partner, but not lead it. Partners from non-Eureka countries must bring secured public or own funding.

By organisation

• Can a founder without a company yet apply?Yes, ifRegister a company first: the applicant must be an incorporated SME.
• Can a startup apply?Yes
• Can an established SME apply?Yes
• Can a mid-cap company apply?Yes
• Can a large company apply?Yes
• Can a university apply?Yes
• Can a research organisation apply?Yes
• Can a company apply on its own, without partners?NoYou need a consortium of at least 2 organisations from 2 different countries.

By stage

• Can I apply with an idea or early research?Yes
• Can I apply with a proof of concept?Yes
• Can I apply with a prototype?Yes
• Can I apply with a pilot with real users?Yes
• Can I apply with a product on the market?Yes

The rules in full

Where you must be based

Eureka member countries

Applicants must be in a Eureka participating country. Organisations from other countries can only join if their own funding is secured by the deadline.

Who can apply

a startup, an SME, a mid-cap, a large company, a university, a research organisation, a public body or a non-profit

Any independent legal entity can take part. Whether it gets money depends on its national funder, and many do not fund universities or large companies.

Who can join as a partner

a startup, an SME, a mid-cap, a large company, a university, a research organisation, a public body or a non-profit

Partners from non-Eureka countries must bring secured public or own funding.

Alone or with partners

Consortium of at least 2 organisations from 2 countries

At least two independent legal entities in two different Eureka countries, and at least one must be in a Eureka full member country.

Stage

No set TRL

No TRL band in the open call. Themed calls can set one.

What you get

grants or loans

No Eureka-wide amount. National caps vary: about €235k per Polish participant, CAD 500k per Canadian SME, €3M Bpifrance innovation aid; Spain needs a budget of at least €175k per participant.

Funding rate

Set by each national funder (for example Poland 25% to 80%, Türkiye SMEs up to 75%, Spain loans up to 85% with 22.5% non-repayable for SMEs)