Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.

Grants

EIT Health Headstart

Status

Usually opens in February and April

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

€75,000

Equity-free grant of up to EUR 75,000 per start-up to reach a defined commercial milestone (regulatory, clinical validation, market entry). Awarded through regional EIT Health InnoStars/CLC calls.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

EIT Health

ppp · supranational

Deadline: annual_call — Annual call run through EIT Health regional offices (CLCs and InnoStars), typically opening in Q1 with a spring deadline.

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.

Who can apply

micro enterprises
Sectors: health
Stage: pre_seed, seed
Locally registered entity required

Health, medtech, biotech or digital health start-up registered in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country. Some rounds require the company to be an EIT Health alumnus or partner-nominated.

How to apply

Identify your EIT Health regional office (CLC or InnoStars)
Submit the application form with a milestone-based work plan and budget
Jury pitch/interview
Grant agreement and milestone-based payment

What you will need

Business plan / commercialisation plan
Milestone and budget plan
Company registration documents

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eithealth.eu/programmes/headstart/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked