Can I apply to InvestEU?

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?NoOrganisations in the United Kingdom can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from Switzerland apply?NoOrganisations in Switzerland can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from Norway apply?Yes
• Can a company from Israel apply?NoOrganisations in Israel can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from Ukraine apply?NoOrganisations in Ukraine can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from Türkiye apply?NoOrganisations in Türkiye can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from Canada apply?NoOrganisations in Canada can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from Japan apply?NoOrganisations in Japan can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from South Korea apply?NoOrganisations in South Korea can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from the United States apply?NoOrganisations in the United States can't apply: it is open to the EU.
• Can a company from India apply?NoOrganisations in India can't apply: it is open to the EU.

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?Yes

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

the EU, plus NO, IS

Final recipients must be established and operating in an EU Member State (overseas territories included), Norway or Iceland. The UK, Switzerland and Liechtenstein have no InvestEU access.

Who can apply

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

Any economically viable organisation. SMEs and small mid-caps (under 500 staff) go through local banks and funds; larger firms and project promoters can approach the EIB or another implementing partner directly.

Alone or with partners

Alone

A single company borrows or raises money on its own, through a participating bank, lender or fund.

Stage

No set TRL

No TRL rule. The test is economic viability: the bank or fund must judge you able to repay or grow.

What you get

loans, guarantees or equity

Set by the bank or fund product, not by the EU. For example, EIF's capped competitiveness guarantee backs loans up to €8.25M principal per borrower. There is no grant.