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Grants

EIC Pre-Accelerator for widening countries

EIC Pre-Accelerator

Status

Status not published

Listed among EIC funding opportunities; check the EIC page for the current call window.

Check with the funder

Amount

Not published

Support for technology and business development aimed at companies in Horizon Europe widening countries preparing for the EIC Accelerator. Grant size is set in the call text.

Funder

European Innovation Council (European Commission / EISMEA)

public · supranational

Deadline: annual_call — Listed among EIC funding opportunities; check the EIC page for the current call window.

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

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Sectors: deeptech
Stage: pre_seed, seed
Locally registered entity required

Targets startups and SMEs established in Horizon Europe widening countries (mostly central, eastern and southern Europe plus associated countries).

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities_en — checked 2026-08-14

"EIC Pre-Accelerator: Targets technology and business development in widening countries"