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The page describes the Accelerate 2024 call; the year in the URL suggests this was for 2024 and is likely past its cycle.
Accelerate Programme is sponsored by EIT Manufacturing. EIT Manufacturing Accelerate is a permanently open call to support, scale, and accelerate industry start-ups into impactful players in the European manufacturing ecosystem.
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Accelerate Programme - EIT Manufacturing May, 27th 2024, 13:00 CEST April, 21st 2025, 17:00 CEST Global Central Region East Region North Region South Region South East Region Permanently Open Call for financial support to startups: Accelerate EIT Manufacturing Accelerate is a permanently open Call with the objective to support, scale and accelerate industry startups into impactful players in the European manufacturing ecosystem.
Accelerate programme supports and grants financing to startups and scaleups with innovative solutions and technologies, that address critical challenges in the manufacturing sector, and are helping the European manufacturing sector to become more efficient, resilient, green, and globally competitive.
Tailored internationalisation and financing support services are provided to startups and scaleups from across Europe to support their product development and go to market capabilities.
Through Accelerate, EIT Manufacturing aims to tackle critical industrial challenges identified across following thematic areas: Digitalisation and Automation And any of the following priority technologies, products and/or solutions: Industrial AI, Robotics, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Critical Components, Electronics, Semiconductors, Photonics, Quantum Computing, Renewables, Energy Storage, Carbon Capture.
EIT Manufacturing aims to build European industry startups that show high growth and impact and addresses all range of technologies and business models, incremental improvement, and disruption. Furthermore, EIT Manufacturing encourages inclusive and gender-balanced teams to apply for this funding. By fostering an inclusive environment, we believe that diverse perspectives lead to innovative solutions and stronger collaborations.
The Accelerate programme is open to startups with solutions at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 or higher, that are currently fundraising or preferably already in an ongoing funding round with the following characteristics: Developing new products/services/solutions for manufacturing customers, and have a business-to-business (B2B) business model Have an innovative product/service contributing to at least one of the EIT Manufacturing Strategic Objectives (SOs), thematic areas, and priority technologies, products and/or solutions Have relevant business and technical expertise available in the team Demonstrate sound Business Planning This Call is open to private businesses (legal entities) with at least 2 team members and with headquarters in any Member State (MS) of the European Union (EU), and in any country associated with Horizon Europe programme.
The total maximum EIT funding allocated to this call is 8. 800,000 EUR . The available financial support (also known as “sub-grant”) is starting from 50,000 EUR and can be up to 500,000 EUR per company to pursue activities which are in line with the overall EIT Manufacturing Strategic Objectives and based on the project plan, budget, and the investment terms.
For more information, participate in our Info session Registration for Accelerate Call Info-Session Register for our info session on 1 April at 11:00 CET.
Applicants are invited to send their applications at any time and before any of these cut-off dates: 1 st Cut-off date: 27 July 2024, 17:00 CEST 2 nd Cut-off date: 10 September 2024, 17:00 CEST 3 rd Cut-off date: 18 October 2024, 17:00 CEST 4 th Cut-off date: 16 December 2024, 17:00 CEST 5 th Cut-off date: 19 February 2025, 17:00 CEST 6 th Cut-off date: 21 April 2025, 17:00 CEST In case of allocating the full available budget to applicants in the 1 st , 2 nd or 3 rd cut-off date, EIT Manufacturing reserves the right to close the Call and not provide funding in the rest of the cut-off dates.
After checking all the documents needed for the successful application, your submission may be finalised through the below form.
Applicants that have submitted their applications at any time and before any of these cut-off dates, should consider the following revised timeline for receiving the results from due diligence and evaluation for each cut-off date respectively: 1 st Cut-off: 27 July 2024, 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: August 2024 Evaluation of proposals: August 2024 Communication of results: September 2024 Due Diligence: August – September 2024 Communication of results: September-November 2024 2 nd Cut-off: 10 September 2024, 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: September 2024 Evaluation of proposals: September 2024 Communication of results: September 2024 Due Diligence: September – October 2024 Communication of results: November 2024 3 rd Cut-off: 18 October 2024, 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: October 2024 Evaluation of proposals: October 2024 Communication of results: October 2024 Due Diligence: October – December 2024 Communication of results: November 2024 – January 2025 4 th Cut-off: 16 December 2024, 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: December 2024 Evaluation of proposals: December 2024 – January 2025 Communication of results: January 2025 Due Diligence: January – March 2025 Communication of results: Mar – Apr 2025 5 th Cut-off: 19 February 2025, 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: February 2025 Evaluation of proposals: February 2025 – March 2025 Communication of results: March 2025 Due Diligence: March – April 2025 Communication of results: May 2025 6 th Cut-off: 21 April 2025, 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: April 2025 Evaluation of proposals: May 2025 Communication of results: June 2025 Due Diligence: May – June 2025 Communication of results: July2025 Announcement: the Accelerate Call Guidelines have been modified in Chapter 5.
2 Evaluation of proposals; Sub-chapter First Evaluation. Please check for more details the Accelerate Call Guidelines version 2. 0 published on 5 August 2024.
Accelerate Programme guidelines [Updated – 24 October 2024] Horizon Europe (Model) Grant Agreement Declaration of Honour (DoH) template Financial Support Agreement template EIT Manufacturing Strategic Agenda After checking all the documents needed for the successful application, your submission may be finalised through the below form.
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65 million euros investment round with the support of EIT Manufacturing in the Venture Building Programme Please try another search EIT Manufacturing ASBL ceased operations as of 10 April 2026. After more than five years of building the largest pan-European manufacturing innovation network, EIT Manufacturing ASBL has ceased operations as of 10 April 2026.
We are thankful to our staff, partners and startups who invested in this mission alongside us. The mission that brought us together – improving people’s lives through sustainable manufacturing – has not lost its urgency. We trust that the network, relationships and knowledge built over these years will continue to carry that work forward as the European manufacturing ecosystem requires continuity more than ever.
Our regional offices: EIT Manufacturing East (Vienna), EIT Manufacturing West (San Sebastian), EIT Manufacturing South (Milan) and EIT Manufacturing North (Gothenburg) will remain active. If you are based in those regions, reach out to your existing regional contact directly to continue the conversations. For enquiries related to outstanding funding obligations, please direct all messages to beneficiarysupport@eit.
europa. eu For any outstanding payments, please contact the appointed liquidator: Christophe Basse on cd@lesmandataires. com
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Start-ups and scale-ups with innovative solutions and technologies that address critical challenges in the manufacturing sector and help it become more efficient, resilient, green, and globally competitive. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Accelerate Programme is funded by EIT Manufacturing. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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