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Grants

EIC Transition

Status

Usually opens in September

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

€2,500,000

Up to EUR 2.5 million per project (higher amounts possible if justified), 100% of eligible costs, to mature a technology from TRL 4 to TRL 5-6 and build the business case.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

European Innovation Council (EISMEA) / European Commission

public · supranational

Deadline: annual_call — Single annual cut-off, historically in September/October.

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

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Sectors: deeptech
Stage: pre_seed, seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Results must build on eligible prior EU or national research results. Single SME/spin-off or small consortium (2-5 partners).

How to apply

Verify that your technology originates from an eligible prior project (EIC Pathfinder, FET, ERC Proof of Concept, EDF, national/regional programme as listed in the Work Programme)
Prepare a full proposal covering technology maturation and business readiness
Submit on the EU Funding & Tenders portal
Remote evaluation and interview for shortlisted proposals
Grant agreement

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-transition_en — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked