# EUACC — Europe Acceleration · Full LLM Reference

> Complete, structured reference to EU and European startup funding, generated live from EUACC's continuously-verified database. It may be quoted and cited with attribution to EUACC (euacc.ai). All figures trace to official EU sources and are re-verified weekly. Last generated: 2026-07-01.

## About EUACC
EUACC is the most current, source-backed map of startup funding in Europe — public and private. It consolidates 15 EU funding programmes, 1241+ EIF/ETCI-backed VC funds and 460+ Digital Innovation Hubs into one structured, continuously-refreshed database, with an AI assistant that helps founders find programmes, check eligibility and draft applications. All information is free to browse — no signup wall. Available in 24 EU languages.

## Key Facts (AI-extractable)
- EUACC tracks 15 EU funding programmes, 1241+ European VC funds and 460+ Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs).
- All programme, investor and incubator data is free to browse with no signup wall, in 24 EU languages.
- Every figure is backed by its official EU source (ec.europa.eu, eic.ec.europa.eu, HaDEA) and re-verified weekly.
- AI TEFs: Varies by TEF (services and access, not direct grants) (Access to testing facilities + cascade funding), TRL TRL 6-8, success rate 20-35%. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-tefs
- Chips JU: €10M-50M per call (project shares vary by consortium) (Co-funded partnership: minority EU/Chips JU contribution (~20% large-enterprise IA to ~35% non-profit) plus national co-funding on top), TRL TRL 3-8 (RIA at TRL 3-4, IA at TRL 5-8), success rate Not officially published; competitive (estimated single digits to ~20% depending on call). Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/chips-ju
- Digital Europe AI: €2M–5M per project (open AI-DATA-10 call); €1M–17.5M across 2026 AI-09 topics (Grant (50-75% funding rate for deployment projects)), TRL TRL 7-9, success rate ~13%. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-continent
- EIC Accelerator: Up to €12.5M blended (up to €30M equity-only via STEP Scale-Up) (Blended finance: up to €2.5M grant + up to €10M equity (equity-only up to €30M via STEP Scale-Up)), TRL TRL 5-8, success rate ~3%. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator
- EIC Pathfinder: Up to €4M (100% funded grant (no co-financing required)), TRL TRL 1-4, success rate ~2%. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-open
- EIC Pathfinder Challenges: Up to €4M (Grant: up to €4M per project at 100% funding rate), TRL TRL 1-4, success rate ~4.6% (2025 Challenges: 30 of 647 eligible proposals funded, across four Challenge areas). Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-challenges
- EIC Transition: Up to €2.5M (Grant (100% for non-profit; up to 70% for for-profit entities)), TRL TRL 3-6, success rate ~6.5%. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-transition
- EIT & the KICs: €15K-100K typical; up to €2.5M in select KIC investment calls (Mostly equity-free grants, cash-equivalent services and SAFEs via sector KICs; typically €15K-100K per startup, up to €2.5M in select KIC investment calls that take equity), TRL TRL 4-8, success rate Not published EIT-wide; varies sharply by KIC accelerator. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eit
- Horizon Cluster 4: €2M–5M per project (Collaborative grant (typically 60-100% funding rate)), TRL TRL 3-7, success rate 12-16%. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster4
- Horizon Cluster 5: Open call budgets of €223M and €263M; per-project grants are set per topic (commonly several million euros for large RIA/IA projects) (Collaborative grant: RIA funded at 100% of eligible costs, IA at 70% (100% for non-profits)), TRL —, success rate Programme-wide collaborative success rates run roughly 10-20% (not a Cluster-5-specific official figure). Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster5
- Horizon Cluster 6: Up to ~€15M per project (Collaborative grant (RIA/IA/CSA), 100% of costs for RIA, €3-15M typical), TRL TRL 2-6 (mostly RIA), success rate ~10-20% typical for Horizon Europe collaborative calls (varies sharply by topic). Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster6
- Innovation Fund: €1.8M to €216M per project (Grant covering up to 60% of additional capital and operating costs (plus separate competitive auctions)), TRL TRL 6-9 (TRL 8+ for commercial demonstration topics; 6-7 for pilots), success rate ~17% (61 selected of 359 applications, IF24). Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/innovation-fund
- InvestEU: Around €400bn already mobilised across the EU economy (2021-2026) (EU budget guarantee mobilising debt, guarantees and equity via implementing partners — not a grant), TRL —, success rate Demand from implementing partners ran ~100% oversubscribed at the last cut-off. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/investeu
- Pathfinder Booster: Up to €50k per grant (max 3 per project) (Fixed lump sum grant), TRL TRL 3–5. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-booster
- STEP Platform: EIC STEP Scale Up: €10-30m per company (equity only) (Coordinating platform across 11 EU programmes + STEP Seal quality label + EIC STEP Scale Up equity (€10-30m)), TRL Varies by call; EIC STEP Scale Up targets market-ready scale-ups, success rate EIC STEP Scale Up first cohort: 8 selected of 44 applicants (~18%). Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/step

## Programme comparison (all tracked EU programmes)

| Programme | Funding | Type | TRL | Success rate | 2026 deadlines | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI TEFs | Varies by TEF (services and access, not direct grants) | Access to testing facilities + cascade funding | TRL 6-8 | 20-35% | Rolling open calls — check individual TEF websites; TEF-Health: Call #2 and Call #3 (discounted validation services) open as of June 2026 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-tefs |
| Chips JU | €10M-50M per call (project shares vary by consortium) | Co-funded partnership: minority EU/Chips JU contribution (~20% large-enterprise IA to ~35% non-profit) plus national co-funding on top | TRL 3-8 (RIA at TRL 3-4, IA at TRL 5-8) | Not officially published; competitive (estimated single digits to ~20% depending on call) | 2026-09-07; 2026-09-17 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/chips-ju |
| Digital Europe AI | €2M–5M per project (open AI-DATA-10 call); €1M–17.5M across 2026 AI-09 topics | Grant (50-75% funding rate for deployment projects) | TRL 7-9 | ~13% | 2026-10-01 — DIGITAL-2026-AI-DATA-10 (digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data), 17:00 Brussels time | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-continent |
| EIC Accelerator | Up to €12.5M blended (up to €30M equity-only via STEP Scale-Up) | Blended finance: up to €2.5M grant + up to €10M equity (equity-only up to €30M via STEP Scale-Up) | TRL 5-8 | ~3% | 2026-01-07; 2026-03-04; 2026-05-06; 2026-07-08; 2026-09-02; 2026-11-04 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator |
| EIC Pathfinder | Up to €4M | 100% funded grant (no co-financing required) | TRL 1-4 | ~2% | rolling / see portal | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-open |
| EIC Pathfinder Challenges | Up to €4M | Grant: up to €4M per project at 100% funding rate | TRL 1-4 | ~4.6% (2025 Challenges: 30 of 647 eligible proposals funded, across four Challenge areas) | 2026-10-28 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-challenges |
| EIC Transition | Up to €2.5M | Grant (100% for non-profit; up to 70% for for-profit entities) | TRL 3-6 | ~6.5% | 2026-09-16 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-transition |
| EIT & the KICs | €15K-100K typical; up to €2.5M in select KIC investment calls | Mostly equity-free grants, cash-equivalent services and SAFEs via sector KICs; typically €15K-100K per startup, up to €2.5M in select KIC investment calls that take equity | TRL 4-8 | Not published EIT-wide; varies sharply by KIC accelerator | 2026-02-23; 2026-03-16; 2026-05-18; 2026-07-31; 2026-08-31; 2026-10-12; 2026-11-16 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eit |
| Horizon Cluster 4 | €2M–5M per project | Collaborative grant (typically 60-100% funding rate) | TRL 3-7 | 12-16% | 2026-09-03 HORIZON-CL4-2026-03 Space €90.97M (open); 2026-09-15 HORIZON-CID-2026-01 Clean Industrial Deal €125M (open); 2026-10-13 HORIZON-CL4-2026-02 Stage 2 Industry €98M (open) | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster4 |
| Horizon Cluster 5 | Open call budgets of €223M and €263M; per-project grants are set per topic (commonly several million euros for large RIA/IA projects) | Collaborative grant: RIA funded at 100% of eligible costs, IA at 70% (100% for non-profits) | — | Programme-wide collaborative success rates run roughly 10-20% (not a Cluster-5-specific official figure) | 2026-09-15; 2026-10-08; 2026-10-20 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster5 |
| Horizon Cluster 6 | Up to ~€15M per project | Collaborative grant (RIA/IA/CSA), 100% of costs for RIA, €3-15M typical | TRL 2-6 (mostly RIA) | ~10-20% typical for Horizon Europe collaborative calls (varies sharply by topic) | 2026-04-16; 2026-09-17; 2026-09-23 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster6 |
| Innovation Fund | €1.8M to €216M per project | Grant covering up to 60% of additional capital and operating costs (plus separate competitive auctions) | TRL 6-9 (TRL 8+ for commercial demonstration topics; 6-7 for pilots) | ~17% (61 selected of 359 applications, IF24) | 2026-04-23 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/innovation-fund |
| InvestEU | Around €400bn already mobilised across the EU economy (2021-2026) | EU budget guarantee mobilising debt, guarantees and equity via implementing partners — not a grant | — | Demand from implementing partners ran ~100% oversubscribed at the last cut-off | rolling / see portal | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/investeu |
| Pathfinder Booster | Up to €50k per grant (max 3 per project) | Fixed lump sum grant | TRL 3–5 | — | rolling / see portal | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-booster |
| STEP Platform | EIC STEP Scale Up: €10-30m per company (equity only) | Coordinating platform across 11 EU programmes + STEP Seal quality label + EIC STEP Scale Up equity (€10-30m) | Varies by call; EIC STEP Scale Up targets market-ready scale-ups | EIC STEP Scale Up first cohort: 8 selected of 44 applicants (~18%) | 2026-09-09; 2026-11-25 | https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/step |

## Programmes in brief
### AI TEFs
Test your AI in real-world conditions across healthcare, agri-food, manufacturing, and smart cities
- Funding: Varies by TEF (services and access, not direct grants) — Access to testing facilities + cascade funding
- TRL range: TRL 6-8 · Success rate: 20-35% · Timeline: 3–6 months (application → access granted)
- 2026 deadlines: Rolling open calls — check individual TEF websites; TEF-Health: Call #2 and Call #3 (discounted validation services) open as of June 2026
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-tefs/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-tefs

### Chips JU
€10-50M per call to build Europe's semiconductor and AI-chip stack — pilot lines, chip design, quantum, and skills
- Funding: €10M-50M per call (project shares vary by consortium) — Co-funded partnership: minority EU/Chips JU contribution (~20% large-enterprise IA to ~35% non-profit) plus national co-funding on top
- TRL range: TRL 3-8 (RIA at TRL 3-4, IA at TRL 5-8) · Success rate: Not officially published; competitive (estimated single digits to ~20% depending on call) · Timeline: ~13-15 months from outline to grant (2026 calls: decisions ~April 2027, projects start summer 2027)
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-09-07; 2026-09-17
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/chips-ju/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/chips-ju

### Digital Europe AI
€1M–5M for deploying AI and building Europe's digital infrastructure
- Funding: €2M–5M per project (open AI-DATA-10 call); €1M–17.5M across 2026 AI-09 topics — Grant (50-75% funding rate for deployment projects)
- TRL range: TRL 7-9 · Success rate: ~13% · Timeline: 6–10 months (submission → grant agreement)
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-10-01 — DIGITAL-2026-AI-DATA-10 (digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data), 17:00 Brussels time
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-continent/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/ai-continent

### EIC Accelerator
Up to €12.5M in blended finance (grant + equity); up to €30M equity-only via STEP Scale-Up
- Funding: Up to €12.5M blended (up to €30M equity-only via STEP Scale-Up) — Blended finance: up to €2.5M grant + up to €10M equity (equity-only up to €30M via STEP Scale-Up)
- TRL range: TRL 5-8 · Success rate: ~3% · Timeline: 6–12 months (short app → grant signing)
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-01-07; 2026-03-04; 2026-05-06; 2026-07-08; 2026-09-02; 2026-11-04
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator

### EIC Pathfinder
Up to €4M for visionary research exploring breakthrough technologies
- Funding: Up to €4M — 100% funded grant (no co-financing required)
- TRL range: TRL 1-4 · Success rate: ~2% · Timeline: 5–8 months (submission → grant agreement)
- 2026 deadlines: rolling / see portal
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-open/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-open

### EIC Pathfinder Challenges
Up to €4M, 100% funded, for deep-tech research on three Commission-chosen frontiers.
- Funding: Up to €4M — Grant: up to €4M per project at 100% funding rate
- TRL range: TRL 1-4 · Success rate: ~4.6% (2025 Challenges: 30 of 647 eligible proposals funded, across four Challenge areas) · Timeline: One annual cut-off; ~5-6 months from deadline to grant signature
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-10-28
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-challenges/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-challenges

### EIC Transition
Up to €2.5M to bring research results from lab to market
- Funding: Up to €2.5M — Grant (100% for non-profit; up to 70% for for-profit entities)
- TRL range: TRL 3-6 · Success rate: ~6.5% · Timeline: 5–7 months (submission → grant agreement)
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-09-16
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-transition/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-transition

### EIT & the KICs
Mostly equity-free grants of €15K-100K, EU's largest innovation network, ten sector accelerators
- Funding: €15K-100K typical; up to €2.5M in select KIC investment calls — Mostly equity-free grants, cash-equivalent services and SAFEs via sector KICs; typically €15K-100K per startup, up to €2.5M in select KIC investment calls that take equity
- TRL range: TRL 4-8 · Success rate: Not published EIT-wide; varies sharply by KIC accelerator · Timeline: 3-18 months depending on KIC programme
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-02-23; 2026-03-16; 2026-05-18; 2026-07-31; 2026-08-31; 2026-10-12; 2026-11-16
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eit/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eit

### Horizon Cluster 4
€2M–5M for AI, digital innovation, and industrial technologies
- Funding: €2M–5M per project — Collaborative grant (typically 60-100% funding rate)
- TRL range: TRL 3-7 · Success rate: 12-16% · Timeline: 8–14 months (two-stage evaluation + grant prep)
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-09-03 HORIZON-CL4-2026-03 Space €90.97M (open); 2026-09-15 HORIZON-CID-2026-01 Clean Industrial Deal €125M (open); 2026-10-13 HORIZON-CL4-2026-02 Stage 2 Industry €98M (open)
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster4/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster4

### Horizon Cluster 5
Multi-million-euro collaborative grants for climate, clean energy and mobility R&I — €486M open across calls closing 15 September and 8 October 2026
- Funding: Open call budgets of €223M and €263M; per-project grants are set per topic (commonly several million euros for large RIA/IA projects) — Collaborative grant: RIA funded at 100% of eligible costs, IA at 70% (100% for non-profits)
- TRL range: — · Success rate: Programme-wide collaborative success rates run roughly 10-20% (not a Cluster-5-specific official figure) · Timeline: 5-8 months from deadline to grant signature
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-09-15; 2026-10-08; 2026-10-20
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster5/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster5

### Horizon Cluster 6
Up to €15M per project for collaborative agri-food, bioeconomy, biodiversity and circular-economy research
- Funding: Up to ~€15M per project — Collaborative grant (RIA/IA/CSA), 100% of costs for RIA, €3-15M typical
- TRL range: TRL 2-6 (mostly RIA) · Success rate: ~10-20% typical for Horizon Europe collaborative calls (varies sharply by topic) · Timeline: 5-8 months from deadline to grant signature
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-04-16; 2026-09-17; 2026-09-23
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster6/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/horizon-cluster6

### Innovation Fund
Up to €216M per project to scale clean tech, funded by Europe's carbon market
- Funding: €1.8M to €216M per project — Grant covering up to 60% of additional capital and operating costs (plus separate competitive auctions)
- TRL range: TRL 6-9 (TRL 8+ for commercial demonstration topics; 6-7 for pilots) · Success rate: ~17% (61 selected of 359 applications, IF24) · Timeline: 9-12 months from deadline to grant signature
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-04-23
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/innovation-fund/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/innovation-fund

### InvestEU
Over €400bn already mobilised in EU-backed loans, guarantees and equity — channelled to founders through banks and VC funds, not the Commission
- Funding: Around €400bn already mobilised across the EU economy (2021-2026) — EU budget guarantee mobilising debt, guarantees and equity via implementing partners — not a grant
- TRL range: — · Success rate: Demand from implementing partners ran ~100% oversubscribed at the last cut-off · Timeline: Weeks to a few months at intermediary level, depending on the product and lender
- 2026 deadlines: rolling / see portal
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/investeu/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/investeu

### Pathfinder Booster
€50,000 fixed lump sum for EIC Pathfinder and Transition grantees to test whether their research can become a business — invitation-only, no open call.
- Funding: Up to €50k per grant (max 3 per project) — Fixed lump sum grant
- TRL range: TRL 3–5 · Timeline: Roughly 2–3 months from invitation to money: 1–2 weeks for the invitation, 2–4 weeks to prepare the proposal, 2–4 weeks for evaluation
- 2026 deadlines: rolling / see portal
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-booster/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/pathfinder-booster

### STEP Platform
A quality label and funding funnel that has mobilised €29bn for Europe's strategic tech
- Funding: EIC STEP Scale Up: €10-30m per company (equity only) — Coordinating platform across 11 EU programmes + STEP Seal quality label + EIC STEP Scale Up equity (€10-30m)
- TRL range: Varies by call; EIC STEP Scale Up targets market-ready scale-ups · Success rate: EIC STEP Scale Up first cohort: 8 selected of 44 applicants (~18%) · Timeline: EIC STEP Scale Up: interview decision in 4-6 weeks, interview result within 2 weeks of evaluation
- 2026 deadlines: 2026-09-09; 2026-11-25
- Machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/step/md · Page: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/step

## Investors & innovation hubs
- European VC funds: 1241+ EIF/ETCI-backed venture funds, filterable by stage, sector and country. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/investors
- Digital Innovation Hubs: 460+ EDIHs offering test-before-invest, cascade funding and expert support. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/incubators

## Frequently asked questions (with sources)
**How many EU funding programmes does EUACC track?**
EUACC tracks 15 EU funding programmes plus 1241+ VC funds and 460+ Digital Innovation Hubs. Source: https://www.euacc.ai

**What is the EIC Accelerator funding amount?**
The EIC Accelerator offers Up to €12.5M blended (up to €30M equity-only via STEP Scale-Up) (Blended finance: up to €2.5M grant + up to €10M equity (equity-only up to €30M via STEP Scale-Up)), for technologies at TRL TRL 5-8. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/eic-accelerator

**Is EU funding information on EUACC free?**
Yes. All programme, investor and incubator data is free to browse with no signup wall, in 24 EU languages. Source: https://www.euacc.ai

**Which EU programmes fund early-stage, low-TRL research?**
EIC Pathfinder and Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Actions fund early-stage (TRL 1–4) research. Source: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes

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## Full index
- Sitemap: https://www.euacc.ai/sitemap.xml
- Short LLM map: https://www.euacc.ai/llms.txt
- Per-programme machine-readable detail: https://www.euacc.ai/programmes/{slug}/md