European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator
Up to €2.5M grant + €15M equity for deep-tech startups and SMEs scaling market-creating innovations.
Programme guide in progress
We are still researching the full guide for EIC Accelerator. In the meantime, you will find the live open calls, eligibility basics and related programmes below.
Key facts
- Instrument
- Grant + equity (blended)
- Max grant
- €2.5M
- Max equity
- €15M
- TRL required
- 5 or above
- Stages
- Short app → full proposal → jury interview
- Success rate
- Under 5%
Who is eligible?
- •SME or startup registered in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country
- •Developing a market-creating innovation with significant EU and global impact
- •Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5 or above at the start of the project
- •Able to commercialise within 3-5 years of grant
Curious who tends to win this grant?
See past EIC Accelerator awardees →Looking for proposal-writing advice?
Read the European Innovation Council writing guide →Related programmes
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