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Prizes

i-Lab Innovation Competition

Concours d'innovation i-Lab

Status

Status not published

28th edition ran 25 November 2025 to 3 February 2026 (12:00 Paris). Annual competition; the next edition's dates were not published on the page at the time of verification.

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Amount
€600,000

"Le financement prend la forme d'une subvention d'un montant maximum de 600 K€." Eligible expenses capped at €1M (personnel, running costs, equipment directly linked to the R&D programme).

Funder

Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche / Bpifrance (France 2030)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — 28th edition ran 25 November 2025 to 3 February 2026 (12:00 Paris). Annual competition; the next edition's dates were not published on the page at the time of verification.

Your odds
13.1%

Derived from official counts, 2024/2025 edition.

Source

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

"toute personne physique ayant créé son entreprise depuis moins de deux ans ou ayant pour projet la création, sur le territoire français, d'une entreprise de technologies innovantes, quels que soient sa nationalité, son statut ou sa situation professionnelle". Individuals may apply before incorporation.

How to apply

  1. Download the competition règlement and the mandatory candidature dossier template from the Bpifrance page. — link
  2. Complete the dossier and the impact grid using the provided guide. — link
  3. Submit exclusively online on the PICXEL platform before the deadline. — link

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.bpifrance.fr/nos-appels-a-projets-concours/concours-dinnovation-i-lab

"Le financement prend la forme d'une subvention d'un montant maximum de 600 K€. […] Date limite de dépôt : mardi 03 février 2026 à 12h (midi heure de Paris)."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.bpifrance.fr

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