EU Innovation Fund - small-scale projects (capex below EUR 20m)
Innovation Fund small-scale projects
Usually opens in December and April
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
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%.
European Commission (DG CLIMA / CINEA)
public · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Part of the annual Innovation Fund call; the small-scale envelope has its own budget line and simplified template.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 40% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: climate, energy, manufacturing
- Stage: series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Total capital expenditure below the published small-scale threshold. Located in an EU Member State, Norway or Iceland.
Source. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-funding-climate-action/innovation-fund_en — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked