European Innovation Council
EIC Transition
Up to €2.5M to mature early-stage technologies from lab proof-of-concept to market-ready prototypes.
Programme guide in progress
We are still researching the full guide for EIC Transition. In the meantime, you will find the live open calls, eligibility basics and related programmes below.
Key facts
- TRL
- 3-4 to 5-6
- Max budget
- €2.5M
- Duration
- Up to 3 years
- Prerequisite
- Prior ERC PoC / EIC Pathfinder / FET
- Success rate
- ~15-20%
Who is eligible?
- •Project must build on results from an eligible prior grant (ERC PoC, EIC Pathfinder, or certain FET projects)
- •TRL 3-4 at start, moving to TRL 5-6 by project end
- •Consortium can be single-entity or multi-partner (no minimum partner rule)
- •Must be EU/associated country based
Curious who tends to win this grant?
See past EIC Transition awardees →Looking for proposal-writing advice?
Read the European Innovation Council writing guide →Related programmes
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EIC Pathfinder
Up to €4M for visionary early-stage research on breakthrough technologies that don't yet exist.
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ERC Proof of Concept
€150,000 top-up for existing ERC grant holders to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research.
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