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EUACC2026European Acceleration
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EU Grants & Structural Funding

€150B+ across Horizon Europe, EIC, Digital Europe, InvestEU, and more. AI-matched to your stage and sector.

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EIC Pathfinder Open 2026

Fund your breakthrough research
€1M–€4M
€166M total pot · ~50 grants~2.1% funded

Bold deep-tech teams with a radically new idea. Form a consortium of 3+ partners from 3+ EU/associated countries. 100% funding, no revenue needed — just a vision that could change the game.

Deadline
Closed
EU entity
Consortium 3+
Prototype
Revenue
12–18 months to money
Grant

Horizon Europe — Cluster 4

AI & robotics for societal challenges
€2M–€5M
€1.2B across Cluster 4~12% funded

Research teams and startups working on AI, data, and robotics. Consortium of 3+ entities from different EU/associated countries required.

Deadline
97d left
EU entity
Consortium 3+
Prototype
Revenue
12–18 months to money
Grant

EIC Transition 2026

Turn your research into a product
Up to €2.5M
€100M total pot

Teams with validated results from prior EIC/Horizon research, ready to build a demonstrator. Must prove your concept came from a funded EU project.

Deadline
95d left
EU entity
Consortium 3+
Prototype
Revenue
12–18 months to money
Grant

Digital Europe — AI TEFs

Test your AI in real-world conditions
€1M–€3M
€204M across 9th round

SMEs building AI products who need access to testing and validation infrastructure. Consortium strongly preferred but single applicants possible.

Deadline
Closed
EU entity
Consortium 3+
Prototype
Revenue
6–12 months to money
Grant + EquityDilutive

EIC Accelerator 2026

The big one — grant + equity to scale
€2.5M grant + up to €15M equity
€634M total (2026)~3% funded

High-impact startups with a market-ready deep-tech product. Single SME applies — no consortium needed. 4-step process: short proposal → full application → jury interview → due diligence.

Deadline
Rolling
EU entity
Consortium 3+
Prototype
Revenue
12–18 months to money
Grant

Digital Europe — AI Continent

Deploy AI & digital across Europe
€1M–€5M
€204M across topics

Companies deploying working AI/digital solutions. 7 AI Continent topics in the 9th call round. Consortium preferred.

Deadline
Closed
EU entity
Consortium 3+
Prototype
Revenue
6–12 months to money
Grant

EIC Pathfinder Booster

Bridge your Pathfinder research to market
€50K lump sum
Available to all Pathfinder grantees

Already funded by EIC Pathfinder? Get a lump-sum booster to validate commercial potential before committing to EIC Transition. Fast-track bridge between research and market.

Deadline
Rolling
EU entity
Pathfinder grantee
Consortium 3+
Revenue
2–3 months to money
Other paths4
InvestEU — through banks & VCsIndirect

EU backs intermediaries (EIB, national dev banks, VCs) who provide standard financial products to you. Your bank loan or VC term sheet may already be InvestEU-backed.

Typical: €5M–€50M
EIF-backed venture capitalIndirect

Raise from a VC that has EIF as a limited partner. They have more capital and longer time horizons. EIF is invisible to you — you pitch the VC, not the EU.

Typical: €1M–€100M via VCs
European Tech Champions InitiativeIndirect

ETCI invests into growth/pre-IPO VC funds. Those funds invest in you. Designed to stop European companies from being acquired by US firms pre-IPO.

Typical: €10M–€100M via growth funds
National development banksIndirect

Apply directly to your national development bank. They offer startup-friendly terms (longer repayment, lower rates) backed by EU guarantees.

Typical: €500K–€50M

These are not direct applications — funding flows through intermediaries.