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EIT Food
EIT Food Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument
Amount
Up to €60,000
Deadline
Nov 30, 2025
Can you get this?
✓For agrifood startups with a corporate partner
✓Corporate client must not qualify as an EU SME
✓Project costs must be under €100k
✕Universities and RTOs are not eligible partners
✓No geographic restriction on corporate client location
What it takes
Submit an application by one of the six cut-off dates within the overall submission deadline of 30 November 2025.
Propose a project with activities strictly related to delivering the proof-of-concept or pilot together with the corporate client, such as sample creation, field trials, functionality tests, or efficiency assessments.
Demonstrate a clear pathway towards commercial success in the proposal.
After submission, applications are evaluated by expert panels following each cut-off date.
Worth knowing
EIT Food provides up to €100,000 in grant funding covering 100% of project costs, but then invoices the corporate client for 60% of those costs, up to €60,000. The startup owes no repayment, equity, or co-funding.
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