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Women TechEU

Status

Status not published

Two-stage. Eligibility Strand: opened 1 June 2026 with weekly cut-offs every Tuesday at 17:00 CEST, final cut-off 14 June 2027. Full Proposal Strand (only for applicants already assessed eligible): opened 15 July 2026 with deadlines 16 September 2026, 14 January 2027, 1 April 2027 and 8 July 2027, all at 17:00 CEST.

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Amount
€75,000

EUR 75 000 equity-free (non-dilutive) grant per selected startup, plus a personalised business development programme with mentoring, training, investor matchmaking and networking. Total scheme budget EUR 12 million for approximately 160 startups. 40% of the budget is exclusively reserved for companies based in Widening areas.

Funder

European Innovation Council (EIC) / European Commission, implemented by a consortium under Horizon Europe

public · supranational

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Two-stage. Eligibility Strand: opened 1 June 2026 with weekly cut-offs every Tuesday at 17:00 CEST, final cut-off 14 June 2027. Full Proposal Strand (only for applicants already assessed eligible): opened 15 July 2026 with deadlines 16 September 2026, 14 January 2027, 1 April 2027 and 8 July 2027, all at 17:00 CEST.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

For 'women-led early-stage deep tech startups from Europe', across 43 eligible countries. Specific company age and size thresholds are set in the Guidelines for Applicants document, which is the binding source; they are recorded as null here rather than guessed. Because this is EU cascade funding under Horizon Europe, it is not national de minimis aid, but recipients should still check whether their national authority treats the sub-grant as such.

How to apply

  1. Submit to the Eligibility Strand via the cascade funding platform; assessed at the weekly Tuesday cut-off. — link
  2. If assessed eligible, you receive a confirmation letter with access details for the Full Proposal Strand. — link
  3. Submit the full proposal by one of the four published deadlines; selected companies receive EUR 75 000 plus the business development programme. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EIC Accelerator, explained

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Source. https://eic.ec.europa.eu/news/women-techeu-continues-another-eu12-million-equity-free-grants-women-founders-deep-tech-2026-06-12_en

"Another 160 selected startups will receive €75,000 ... €12 million in equity-free grants ... 40% of the budget exclusively reserved to companies based in Widening areas"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: eic.ec.europa.eu

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