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Horizon Europe European Innovation Ecosystems, CONNECT strand

European Innovation Ecosystems - CONNECT

Status

Status not published

Annual 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).

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Amount
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Coordination and Support Actions plus Innovation Actions connecting regional innovation ecosystems. Project budgets typically EUR 1-6 million per topic. Several CONNECT projects run cascade funding (financial support to third parties) that re-grants to start-ups, commonly in the EUR 10,000-60,000 range per company.

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Funder

European Commission (EISMEA), Horizon Europe Part 10

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Annual 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).

Your odds
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Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Direct applicants are typically consortia of ecosystem actors (clusters, agencies, incubators, universities). Start-ups usually benefit via the funded projects' cascade calls.

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Source. https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/scaling-deep-tech-ecosystems-horizon-eie-2026-01-connect-03_en

"Scaling up deep tech ecosystems (HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-03)"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: eismea.ec.europa.eu

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