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NEOTEC 2026

Status

Usually opens in April and May

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
€325,000

Grant of up to EUR 250,000 per beneficiary (70% of eligible budget), rising to EUR 325,000 and 85% coverage if the project includes hiring at least one PhD holder. Additional increments of EUR 18,300 (MIT) or EUR 10,000 (GeorgiaTech) for qualifying training. Total 2026 budget EUR 20,383,300, with at least EUR 5,000,000 reserved for women-led projects.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (CDTI Innovación)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — 2026 call open 14 April – 14 May 2026 at 12:00 (Spanish time).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Small innovative company with a maximum of three years of activity and minimum share capital of EUR 20,000. Technology must be the company's competitive differentiator; service-resale business models without proprietary technology are not eligible.

How to apply

  1. Register the company in the CDTI electronic office (sede.cdti.gob.es)
  2. Complete the NEOTEC memoria técnica and budget
  3. Submit with qualified electronic signature before the closing time
  4. Evaluation and resolution published by CDTI

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.cdti.es/ayudas/ayudas-neotec-2026

"Apoyar la creación de empresas de base tecnológica con vocación de crecimiento. La tecnología debe ser el factor competitivo de diferenciación de la empresa."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.cdti.es

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