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Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups
Closed, next round expectedEIT Culture & Creativity
EIT Culture & Creativity call offering up to €500k in grants and acceleration support for European startups and scaleups in fashion, architecture, and audiovisual media.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 12 Oct 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Start-ups Are Us – FinTech
Closed, next round expectedPolska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości
PARP grant scheme covering up to 100% of international trade mission and training costs for Polish fintech and insurtech startups aged 1 to 5 years looking to expand globally.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Poland
- Key fact
- Deadline 18 Feb 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
DeployAI Open Call to the Private Sector
Closed, next round expectedDeployAI
Open call offering up to €60,000 for European startups, SMEs, and research organisations to integrate, test, and deploy mature AI solutions (TRL 7+) onto the AI-on-Demand (AIoD) platform across three stages.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 8 Jun 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
European Space Agency
ESA grant call funding short feasibility studies that explore new service and application ideas leveraging space technologies. Teams can receive up to €75,000 covering up to 75% of project costs.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Any country
- Key fact
- Deadline 31 Dec 2027
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Innovation Uptake Call
UncertainEIT Community New European Bauhaus
EIT Health grant call supporting international consortia to pilot and scale mature digital, data-driven, and AI-powered healthcare solutions across European markets.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Ticket up to €650K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Quantum Grand Challenge (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QGC-02)
Closed, next round expectedEuroHPC Joint Undertaking
EuroHPC JU challenge for European quantum startups, providing Phase 1 grants to develop technical and financial roadmaps, with top projects invited to apply for EIB Venture Debt under InvestEU.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 29 Jan 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Transformative Healthcare Instrument Call 2026
Closed, next round expectedEIT Health
EIT Health offers grants of up to €500,000 to European healthcare SMEs to advance product development, improve commercialisation plans, and prepare for further fundraising.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 16 Sep 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
ELIAS 2nd Open Call
Closed, next round expectedELIAS
European open call providing lump-sum grants of up to €60,000 for SMEs, startups, and NGOs to develop AI and machine learning applications for sustainability over six months.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 31 May 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Emerging Quantum Technology Components
Closed, next round expectedEuropean Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator challenge supporting European deep tech startups in developing quantum hardware components, including fault-tolerant quantum computing, quantum sensors, and communication devices.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- EU-wide
- Key fact
- Deadline 3 Oct 2024
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Advisory & Innovation Brokerage Scheme for HealthTech Startups & Scale-ups
Closed, next round expectedMunicipality of The Hague
Municipality of The Hague initiative providing fully funded advisory vouchers (€4,750–€8,000 value) for HealthTech startups and scale-ups connected to The Hague region.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Deadline 23 Oct 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Earthbound Grant
Closed, next round expectedDTU Earthbound
Grant and venture building support of up to DKK 550,000 for DTU researchers working on pre-registration climate tech startup projects at TRL 3+ preparing to spin out.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Countries
- Denmark
- Key fact
- Deadline 13 Nov 2025
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
EIT Health Transformative Healthcare Instrument 2026
Closed, next round expectedEIT Health
EIT Health grant call offering up to €5 million for transformative innovations in biotech, medtech, and digital health, requiring at least 50% co-financing.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Any country
- Key fact
- Deadline 16 Sep 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
Dutch grant for pilot and demonstration projects that reduce energy consumption, cut carbon emissions, or validate sustainable and circular technologies.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Deadline 17 Dec 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
MKB Hightech call 2026
UpcomingHolland High Tech
Call by Holland High Tech for collaborative R&D projects between Dutch SMEs and research organisations in high-tech domains like smart industry and cognitive robotics, granting up to €300,000 per SME consortium (50% co-funding).
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Deadline 27 Nov 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Excel4Pro Open Call
Closed, next round expectedExcel4Pro
Excel4Pro Open Call offers grants of up to €40,000 for startups and SMEs in Greece, Türkiye, and Ukraine working on alternative plant-based protein innovations and sustainable manufacturing processes.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- GR, TR, UA
- Key fact
- Deadline 27 Apr 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
PPS-oproep innovatie-impuls agri&food
Closed, next round expectedTopsector Agri & Food
Dutch grant call supporting public-private partnerships (PPS) conducting applied research on disruptive innovations in agriculture, food, and water.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Deadline 15 Apr 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Kansen voor West
Innovation vouchers for SMEs based in the province of Utrecht developing or applying scalable AI and cybersecurity solutions. The grant covers up to 40% of pilot project budgets, providing between €20,000 and €40,000 per voucher.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Ticket €20K–€40K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
Innovatieprojecten 2026
Closed, next round expectedEFRO Oost
Regional ERDF grant call in Gelderland funding collaborative innovation projects carried out by SME consortia, optionally partnering with large corporations or research institutes.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Deadline 30 Sep 2026
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
MIT Haalbaarheid 2026
UncertainSNN
Subsidy providing 35% of eligible costs up to €20,000 for Dutch SMEs carrying out a feasibility study for an innovative product, process, or service aligned with national Knowledge and Innovation Agendas (KIAs).
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Ticket up to €20K
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026
MIT R&D AI
Closed, next round expectedRijksoverheid
Dutch RVO grant call supporting SME consortia developing innovative generative AI and machine learning products or services, covering up to 35% of eligible project costs.
- Kind
- Grant programme
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Key fact
- Deadline 27 May 2025
- Last verified
- Verified 7 Nov 2026