European Horizon EIC Accelerator

The EIC Accelerator aims to provide riskier capital to individual companies for developing and bringing to market technology- and knowledge-intensive solutions.

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Agency	EIS
Region	EU
Country	EE
Legal form	Company, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date	1 Jan 2025
End date	1 Oct 2025
Max funding	€2.49 million (with an additional equity investment of up to €10 million)
Budget	€634 million
Coverage	Up to 70% of eligible costs for small enterprises, 60% for medium-sized enterprises, and 50% for large enterprises.

Grant application conditions

Applicant Type	Small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, spin-off companies, and in exceptional cases, mid-cap companies (with fewer than 499 employees).
Project Readiness Level	The project should be at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6-8 for grant funding and TRL 9+ for equity investment.
Self-Financing	Applicants are required to provide 30% of the project's total cost as self-financing.
Documentation	https://eis.ee/toetused/euroopa-horisont/

Eligible expenses

Evaluation criteria

Reporting

Application process

Application requirements