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The overview page lists EIC Transition as a 2026 program with €100M budget and grants up to €2.5M, but no specific application deadline date is shown; the stored deadline of 2026-09-16 could not be confirmed or denied from this page.
EIC Transition Open 2026 is a grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe that funds projects turning research results into innovation opportunities. With a total budget of EUR 100 million and grants of up to EUR 2. 5 million, the program supports follow-up work from EIC Pathfinder projects, European Research Council Proof of Concept grants, and Horizon Europe collaborative projects.
Eligible applicants include single applicants or small consortia of 2-5 entities from different EU or associated countries, including SMEs, startups, spin-offs, research organizations, and universities. The deadline for full proposals is September 16, 2026. Funded projects also receive access to EIC Business Acceleration Services.
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EIC 2026 work programme - European Innovation Council Funding and support in 2026 The EIC work programme 2026 details the funding in five main schemes: EIC Pathfinder (€262 million) for multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake visionary research with the potential to lead to technology breakthroughs (grants up to €4 million).
EIC Transition (€100 million) to turn research results into innovation opportunities, following up on results generated by EIC Pathfinder, European Research Council Proof of Concept, Horizon Europe Pillar 2 (societal challenges) collaborative projects and Research Infrastructures projects (grants up to €2. 5 million).
Advanced Innovation Challenges (€6 million) to support high-risk, demand-driven deep tech innovation with transformative potential especially in areas where there is extensive research but lack of commercial uptake (€300,000 lump sum) EIC Accelerator (€634 million) for start-ups and SMEs to develop and scale up innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones (grants below €2. 5 million, investments from €0.
5 to €10 million). The EIC Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up (€300 million), which will provide additional equity funding to promising companies (SMEs, start-ups, spin-offs and small mid-caps) driving innovation in critical areas to help them secure larger private co-investment rounds of €50 million or above for further scaling their businesses (investments from €10 to €30 million).
In each case, the direct financial support to innovators is complemented with access to a wide range of Business Acceleration Services providing access to leading expertise, corporates, investors and ecosystem actors.
Piloting EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges: a bridge to the next Horizon Europe Programme The 2026 EIC work programme will test a new approach inspired by the US ARPA model: bold, challenge-driven funding for breakthrough technologies. The Advanced Innovation Challenges will support high-risk, high-reward projects in areas where Europe is strong in research, but too often slow to turn ideas into actual products and businesses.
Faster, simpler and more robust application process for the EIC Accelerator From 2026, the application process will be simpler (for example reducing the application forms for full proposals from 50 to 20 pages), faster (e.g. evaluations every 2 months instead of every 6 months) and more robust (e.g. involving an in-depth assessment of the technology, anticipating the due diligence needed for investments).
Supporting the Startup and Scaleup Strategy The 2026 work programme includes support to implement a number of actions set out under the Startup and Scaleup Strategy . This includes support to the European Corporate Network, building on the successful EIC corporate days and strengthened services to support access to international markets and partners, and a Gender index to track the participation of women in the innovation ecosystem.
All potential applicants were able to join the EIC information days held on 13 November (general session), 14 November (EIC Accelerator Challenges), and 17 November 2025 (Advanced Innovation Challenges). The recordings of all sessions are now available to watch.
EIC Work Programme 2026 Info Day EIC Work Programme 2026 Info Day: Accelerator Challenges EIC Work Programme 2026 Info Day: Advanced Innovation Challenges EIC work programme 2026 - main elements EIC work programme 2026 - companies EIC work programme 2026 - researchers Listen to the EIC podcast episode on the 2026 work programme featuring Keith Sequeira, Head of the EIC unit in the European Commission.
Read the statement of the EIC Board on the 2026 work programme. This document presents the 2026 European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. It sets out how the EIC will allocate its funding of for the year 2026 and has been prepared following the advice of the EIC Board.
Work Programme (November 2025 version) EIC Work programme 2026 (November 2025) This document presents the 2026 European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. It sets out how the EIC will allocate its funding of for the year 2026 and has been prepared following the advice of the EIC Board.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Single applicants or small consortia (2-5 entities from different EU/associated countries) including SMEs, startups, spin-offs, research organizations, and universities. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to €2.5 million Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is September 16, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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Manufacturing Grants (Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund) is sponsored by FuzeHub (New York State). These grants, part of the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, encourage collaboration between not-for-profit organizations and small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York State. Project categories include adoption of new technology to enhance a process and/or product, prototype development, design for manufacturing, proof-of-concept manufacturing, certain equipment purchases, and manufacturing scale-up.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.