European Innovation Council Accelerator
Closes in 39 daysEuropean Innovation Council (European Commission / EISMEA)
€2,500,000
Startup grants closing soon in European Union — 2026
5 of 113 programmes in European Union have a published deadline in the next 120 days.
Closing within 120 days
EIC Accelerator Challenges (thematic calls)
Closes in 39 daysEuropean Innovation Council (EISMEA) / European Commission
€2,500,000
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
€2,000
EUIPO SME Fund 2026, Voucher 3: national and European patents
Closes in 69 daysEuropean Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
€2,500
EUIPO SME Fund 2026, Voucher 4: Community plant variety rights
Closes in 69 daysEuropean Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) with the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
€1,500
Further ahead
Creative Europe Culture strand
Usually opens in October and JanuaryProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education
Usually opens in October and FebruaryProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Innovation Fund - general decarbonisation calls
Usually opens in December and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Innovation Fund - Industrial Process Heat Auction
Usually opens in December and FebruaryProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Innovation Fund - European Hydrogen Bank Auction
Usually opens in December and FebruaryProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Innovation Fund - Net-Zero Technologies Call
Usually opens in December and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Innovation Fund - small-scale projects (capex below EUR 20m)
Usually opens in December and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Chips Joint Undertaking (formerly KDT JU)
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT Food Seedbed Incubator
Usually opens in January and MarchProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EUIPO SME Fund 2026, Voucher 1: IP Scan and IP Scan Enforcement
Usually opens in January and FebruaryProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EUIPO SME Fund 2026, Voucher 2: trade mark and design applications
Usually opens in January and FebruaryProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI)
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
New European Bauhaus (NEB) calls and prizes
Usually opens in January and MarchProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (digital European sky)
Usually opens in January and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Creative Europe Cross-sectoral strand (incl. Innovation Lab, Journalism Partnerships)
Usually opens in February and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT Health Headstart
Usually opens in February and AprilProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT RawMaterials Booster Call
Usually opens in February and MayProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT Health Catapult
Usually opens in March and MayProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EIT Manufacturing BoostUp! competition
Usually opens in March and JuneProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Interreg Europe (interregional cooperation, business support)
Usually opens in March and JuneProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Eurostars (Eureka / European Partnership on Innovative SMEs)
Closes in 159 daysApplications close 2027-03-04.
Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3)
Usually opens in April and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
LIFE Programme - Clean Energy Transition (CET) sub-programme
Usually opens in April and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
LIFE Programme - Circular Economy and Quality of Life sub-programme
Usually opens in April and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
LIFE Programme - Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation sub-programme
Usually opens in April and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
LIFE Programme - Nature and Biodiversity sub-programme
Usually opens in April and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Prize for Women Innovators
Usually opens in June and AugustProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
EU Chips Act - Chips Joint Undertaking calls for proposals
Usually opens in July and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
European Innovation Council Pathfinder
Open continuouslyNo deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
EIC Prizes (incl. European Innovation Procurement Awards)
Status not publishedPrize contests are launched individually, each with its own deadline, announced in the annual EIC Work Programme.
Horizon Europe European Innovation Ecosystems, CONNECT strand
Status not publishedAnnual calls under the EIE work programme. The 2026 call (HORIZON-EIE-2026-01) includes topics such as Expanding Investment Ecosystems (CONNECT-02) and Scaling up deep tech ecosystems (CONNECT-03).
Horizon Europe European Innovation Ecosystems, SCALEUP strand
Status not publishedAnnual EIE calls; SCALEUP topics appear alongside CONNECT topics in the same work programme.
EIT Climate-KIC Climate Entrepreneurship / Accelerator
Paused by the funderClimAccelerator programmes are launched by regional partners at different times of year; browse climate-kic.org opportunities for the currently open ones.
EIT Culture & Creativity start-up support
Status not publishedMultiple calls per year across regional co-location centres; each has its own deadline.
EIT Digital Venture Programme / Venture Incubation
Status not publishedAnnual open call for ventures, usually with an autumn/winter deadline.