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StartUP Voucher Innovate 2025-2026

Status

Status not published

'Candidaturas até 25 de agosto' (25 August) for the 2025-2026 edition. The programme runs in recurring editions.

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Amount
€11,100

'Bolsa mensal no valor de 900€ (até ao máximo de 2 bolsas/projeto)' for up to 9 months, plus intermediate awards of EUR 1,500 at the start of phases 2 and 3 and a completion prize of EUR 2,000 on incorporation of the company. Maximum per promoter therefore reaches about EUR 11,100.

Funder

IAPMEI – Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, I.P.

public · national

Deadline: cutoff — 'Candidaturas até 25 de agosto' (25 August) for the 2025-2026 edition. The programme runs in recurring editions.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

'Jovens até aos 29 anos, licenciados ou com grau superior'; projects must be 'em fase de ideia'; promoters must be resident in the less developed NUTS II regions (Norte, Centro, Alentejo). Up to two grant-holders per project. De minimis status is not stated on the IAPMEI page.

How to apply

  1. Check eligibility: 'Jovens até aos 29 anos, licenciados ou com grau superior', resident in NUTS II Norte, Centro or Alentejo, with a project at idea stage. — link
  2. Prepare the application following the Guia de Apoio à Apresentação de Candidatura. — link
  3. Submit online by the deadline; selected projects run 9 months across three development phases with mentoring and incubator support.
  4. On completion, incorporate the company to receive the EUR 2,000 completion prize.

What you will need

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.iapmei.pt/PRODUTOS-E-SERVICOS/Empreendedorismo-Inovacao/Empreendedorismo-(1)/StartUP-Voucher-2025-2026.aspx — checked 2026-08-14

"Bolsa mensal no valor de 900€ (até ao máximo de 2 bolsas/projeto) ... Jovens até aos 29 anos, licenciados ou com grau superior ... Candidaturas até 25 de agosto."