EIC Accelerator
European Innovation Council · Grant programme
RollingLast verified 7 Nov 2026
Horizon Europe programme providing up to €2.5M in non-dilutive grant funding and optional equity investment up to €10M for startups and SMEs developing breakthrough innovations at TRL 6–8.
Key facts
- Sectors
- Sector-agnostic
- Ticket
- up to €2.5M
- Eligible countries
- any EU member state, United Kingdom
- Provider based in
- European Union
- Timing
- Rolling applications
- Conditions
- TRL 6 or higher
- How to apply
- Application portal · Apply on their site
Evidence
Short excerpts from the sources, in their original language, that back the facts above.
- Apply link
https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-accelerator_en | View original listing (may be outdated)
https://grantedai.com/grants/european-innovation-council-eic-accelerator-2026-for-deep-tech-ai-startu-european-commission-european-innovation--66d9f66d - Kind
The EIC Accelerator is a funding programme under Horizon Europe
https://grantedai.com/grants/european-innovation-council-eic-accelerator-2026-for-deep-tech-ai-startu-european-commission-european-innovation--66d9f66d - Sectors
the EIC Accelerator Open is open to proposals in any field of technology.
https://grantedai.com/grants/european-innovation-council-eic-accelerator-2026-for-deep-tech-ai-startu-european-commission-european-innovation--66d9f66d - Status
Short proposals may be submitted at any time and will be batched for evaluation every first Tuesday of the month at 5pm Brussels time.
https://grantedai.com/grants/european-innovation-council-eic-accelerator-2026-for-deep-tech-ai-startu-european-commission-european-innovation--66d9f66d - Ticket
Lump sum contribution below € 2.5 million
https://grantedai.com/grants/european-innovation-council-eic-accelerator-2026-for-deep-tech-ai-startu-european-commission-european-innovation--66d9f66d - Ticket
Lump sum contribution below € 2.5 million
https://grantedai.com/grants/european-innovation-council-eic-accelerator-2026-for-deep-tech-ai-startu-european-commission-european-innovation--66d9f66d
Status history
- 6 Nov 2026: Rolling (first extraction)
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