Public funding calls and grants
Public calls for startups and SMEs. Dates and amounts come from the official pages; "To be checked" flags uncertain information.
65 calls
OpenEuropean UnionBlended (grant + equity)
EIC Accelerator
EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Deadline: 4 November 20265 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Projet pilote (UE)
Integrated Surveillance mechanism: Regional Cable hubs
European Commission
Deadline: 19 November 202620 days left
OpenUnited KingdomGrantBlended (grant + equity)
Innovate UK Investor Partnerships
Investor Partnerships: Battery Innovation Programme
Innovate UK (UKRI)
Deadline: 25 November 202626 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Chips JU
AI chip demonstrators
Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU)
Deadline: 1 December 202632 days left
OpenEuropean UnionPrize
EIC Prizes
European Prize for Women Innovators 2026
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Deadline: 1 December 202632 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Improved system design for innovative PV applications (EUPI-PV Partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 1 December 202632 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Resource assessment for deep sedimentary and basement reservoirs
European Commission
Deadline: 1 December 202632 days left
OpenEuropean UnionPrizeTo be checked
EIC Prizes
Women Innovators Prize: Rising Innovators category
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Deadline: 1 December 202632 days left
OpenUnited KingdomGrantBlended (grant + equity)
Innovate UK Investor Partnerships
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships, Round 1
Innovate UK (UKRI)
Deadline: 2 December 202633 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Digital Europe
AI for cybersecurity
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Deadline: 14 January 202776 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Digital Europe
Dual-use cybersecurity technologies (civil and defence)
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Deadline: 14 January 202776 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Europe numérique (ECCC)
Regional Cable Hubs
European Commission
Deadline: 14 January 202776 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Digital Europe
Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Deadline: 14 January 202776 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Efficient energy input from renewable sources and energy management in the process industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnerships)
European Commission
Deadline: 2 February 202795 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 2 February 202795 days left
AnnouncedFranceGrantPrizeTo be checked
i-Lab
I-Lab innovation competition (29th edition)
Bpifrance and the French research ministry
Deadline: 2 February 2027 (indicative)95 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Innovative advanced materials and new production processes – reducing dependencies on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials (IA)
European Commission
Deadline: 2 February 202795 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Technologies for innovative processing of raw materials (IA)
European Commission
Deadline: 2 February 202795 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Textile circularity through advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches (IA) (Textiles for the Future partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 2 February 202795 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Addressing disabilities through the life course to support independent living and inclusion
European Commission
Deadline: 17 February 2027110 days left
OpenEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Clinical trials for advancing innovative interventions for neurodegenerative diseases
European Commission
Deadline: 17 February 2027110 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Energy efficiency and sustainability of AI data processing in Data Centres (IA)
European Commission
Deadline: 18 March 2027139 days left
AnnouncedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
Innovation Fund
Innovation Fund 2026 call for SMEs (IF26 SME)
European Commission (CINEA)
Deadline: March 2027 (indicative)152 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Production technologies for solar photovoltaics beyond the state-of-the-art (EUPI-PV Partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 31 March 2027152 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Sustainable and Competitive Cell Production Techniques for Lithium-ion And Sodium-ion Batteries (BATT4EU Partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 31 March 2027152 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Open topic: Innovative solutions for the European Water Resilience Strategy
European Commission
Deadline: 8 April 2027160 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Autonomous vessels in short sea shipping and inland waterways
European Commission
Deadline: 14 April 2027166 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Enhanced electric operation and battery durability (ZEWT Partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 14 April 2027166 days left
AnnouncedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
Innovation Fund
Innovation Fund 2026 call for net-zero technologies (IF26 NZT)
European Commission (CINEA)
Deadline: April 2027 (indicative)182 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Preparing demonstration missions for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions (Space Partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 2 September 2027307 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Demonstration for Long-duration Battery Energy Storage Systems (BATT4EU Partnership)
European Commission
Deadline: 15 September 2027320 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Demonstration of industrial excess/waste heat conversion to mechanical or electrical power
European Commission
Deadline: 15 September 2027320 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of energy intensive industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel partnerships)
European Commission
Deadline: 15 September 2027320 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Thermal energy optimisation and waste heat recovery of high energy demand IT rooms in buildings or small edge data centres
European Commission
Deadline: 15 September 2027320 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe (Missions)
Deploying innovative wastewater management, treatment and valorisation solutions in European cities and regions in the context of climate change
European Commission
Deadline: 22 September 2027327 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Developing novel recycling technologies for complex plastic materials applying biotech solutions
European Commission
Deadline: 22 September 2027327 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of construction products
European Commission
Deadline: 22 September 2027327 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Increasing the resilience of agriculture in water and nutrient-scarce environments through digital innovations
European Commission
Deadline: 23 September 2027328 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Enhancing Resilience and Accuracy in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems and e-conspicuity solutions
European Commission
Deadline: 7 October 2027342 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Enhancing physical protection of critical infrastructures
European Commission
Deadline: 4 November 2027370 days left
Opening soonEuropean UnionGrant
Horizon Europe
Integrated Approaches for Retrofitting Infrastructures with Innovative Energy Storage Technologies
European Commission
Deadline: 1 December 2027397 days left
RollingFranceGrant
Bpifrance
Bourse French Tech Emergence
Bpifrance
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingFranceGrantLoan or advance
Bpifrance
Deep-tech development aid (Aide au développement deeptech)
Bpifrance
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingBelgium: FlandersGrant
VLAIO
Development project (Ontwikkelingsproject)
VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingIsraelGrantTo be checked
Israel Innovation Authority
Ideation (Tnufa) incentive programme
Israel Innovation Authority
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingBelgium: FlandersGrant
VLAIO
Innovative starter support (Innovatieve starterssteun)
VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingSwitzerlandGrant
Innosuisse
Start-up Innovation Projects
Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency)
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingBelgium: WalloniaLoan or advanceTo be checked
Wallonie Entreprendre
StartUp Boost: convertible loan for Walloon startups
Wallonie Entreprendre
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingBelgium: WalloniaLoan or advance
Wallonie Entreprendre
Subordinated loan alongside a bank loan
Wallonie Entreprendre
Deadline: Rolling submissions
RollingBelgium: WalloniaGrantLoan or advance
SPW Recherche
Win4Company: industrial research and development projects
Walloon Public Service, Research (SPW EER)
Deadline: Rolling submissions
AnnouncedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
Innovation Fund
Innovation Fund 2026 auction for industrial heat (IF26 Heat Auction)
European Commission (CINEA)
Opening: December 2026
No open roundFranceGrantLoan or advanceTo be checked
Bpifrance
Innovation competition (i-Nov)
Bpifrance
Deadline: No open date
No open roundBelgium: BrusselsGrantTo be checked
Innoviris
Innoviris R&D projects
Innoviris (Brussels-Capital Region)
Deadline: No open date
No open roundBelgium: federalCoaching or acceleratorTo be checked
Start2Def
Start2Def: defence startup programme
Belgian Defence
Deadline: No open date
No open roundSwitzerlandGrantCoaching or acceleratorTo be checked
Innosuisse
Swiss Accelerator
Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency)
Deadline: No open date
ClosedEuropean UnionGrant
EIC Pathfinder
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Advanced materials for miniaturised energy harvesting systems
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 28 October 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionGrant
EIC Pathfinder
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Biotechnology for healthy ageing
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 28 October 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionGrant
EIC Pathfinder
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: DeepRAP: deep reasoning, abstraction and planning for trustworthy cognitive AI
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 28 October 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionEquity
EIC STEP Scale Up
EIC STEP Scale Up Defence: equity investment
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 28 October 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionEquityTo be checked
EIC STEP Scale Up
EIC STEP Scale Up 2026
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 8 October 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
LIFE
LIFE 2026: circular economy and zero pollution
European Commission (CINEA)
Closed: Closed on 22 September 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
EIC Transition
EIC Transition Open 2026
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 16 September 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
LIFE
LIFE 2026: clean energy transition of industry
European Commission (CINEA)
Closed: Closed on 16 September 2026
ClosedEuropean UnionGrantTo be checked
EIC Pathfinder
EIC Pathfinder Open 2026
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Closed: Closed on 12 May 2026
ClosedBelgium: federalGrantTo be checked
DEFRA (Défense)
DEFRA defence research programme 2026
Belgian Defence and Belspo
Closed: Closed on 4 May 2026
