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European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator (2026 Cut-offs)
Amount
€1M – 10,000,000
Deadline
Mar 18, 2026
Odds
Not published
Can you get this?
✓Startups or SMEs from EU or associated countries
✓Innovation must be at TRL 6–8
✓Small mid-caps up to 499 employees eligible for investment only
✓UK applicants limited to grant-only scheme
✓Third-country applicants must relocate before full application
Your real odds
Only the top-ranked proposals equivalent to 2.5x the available budget advance to jury interview, across a €634M total 2026 budget.
The process runs four filtering stages, and unsuccessful full proposals scoring 13/15 or above still receive a Seal of Excellence, which tells you exactly where the bar sits.
What it takes
Submit short proposal, pitch deck, and video
Submit full proposal if invited
Complete expert interview and jury pitch8 to 12 week
Sign grant agreement and complete due diligence2 to 6 month
Worth knowing
The EIC explicitly welcomes applications from startups with female CEOs and runs a dedicated European Prize for Women Innovators, so that visibility advantage is real for qualifying founders. Short proposals are evaluated on a rolling monthly basis, meaning you are not locked to a single annual deadline.
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