EIC Accelerator

Terms from the program's own pages

2026 terms

• Start-ups and SMEs (small mid-caps up to 499 staff for investment only); TRL 6 to 8; UK applicants grant-only; one application at a time source
• Stage: Any source
• Locations: EU Member States, Horizon Europe associated countries source
• Takes equity source
• Funding up to: €10,000,000 source
• Funding from: €1,000,000 source
• Amount: Grant below EUR 2.5M (24 months) plus EUR 1-10M investment as equity or quasi-equity; 2026 budget EUR 220M Challenges + EUR 414M Open source

This round

Not yet confirmed

Past editions

• 2026 rolling

  Short proposals at any time, batched for evaluation first Tuesday of each month 5pm Brussels. Full-proposal cut-offs 2026: 7 Jan, 4 Mar, 6 May, 8 Jul, 2 Sep, 4 Nov (5pm Brussels). Past years not given on page.

  Rolling

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