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EU Innovation Fund - small-scale projects (capex below EUR 20m)

Innovation Fund small-scale projects

Status

Usually opens in December 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
Not published

Dedicated budget envelope for projects with total capital expenditure below EUR 20 million. Grants cover up to 60% of relevant costs. Simplified application compared to the large-scale band, which makes this the realistic Innovation Fund route for scale-ups.

You must co-fund 40%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (DG CLIMA / CINEA)

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Part of the annual Innovation Fund call; the small-scale envelope has its own budget line and simplified template.

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.

You fund 40% yourself.

Who can apply

Total capital expenditure below the published small-scale threshold. Located in an EU Member State, Norway or Iceland.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-funding-climate-action/innovation-fund_en · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: climate.ec.europa.eu

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