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Horizon Europe: Innovative Europe, EU and other funders: HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES – EIC accelerator challenge driven call

Added date

10/02/2022

Closing date

30/10/2022

Call summary

Horizon Europe: Innovative Europe, under the European Innovation Council, invites applications for its accelerator challenge driven call. This supports start-ups and SMEs in scaling-up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones in identified areas of strategic relevance. Support comes in the form of blended finance with grants worth up to €2.5 million each and investment worth between €500,000 and €15m.

Scientific scope

Telescopes & Space Instrumentation; Biomedical Engineering; Air Pollution, Regulation & Control; Quantum Computing & Technologies; Climate Engineering; Energy Conversion; Climate Change & Global Warming; Spacecraft, Shuttles & Probes; Materials Sciences; Carbon Dioxide Reduction & Mitigation; Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering; Cybersecurity; Energy Conservation & Efficiency

PI eligibility

SMEs established within EU member states or associated countries, or natural or legal entities aiming to establish an SME in eligible territory may apply.