Open for submissionCascade funding

Call for Proposals 2026

In short

Open call run by EIT HEI, a project funded by Horizon Europe. It passes EU money on to third parties (cascade funding). The budget is €40 million. Deadline: 13 January 2027.

What the call funds

  • The EIT HEI Call 2026 aims to strengthen HEIs' capacity to develop entrepreneurial talent, create the institutional conditions for innovation and knowledge valorisation, and connect research and technologies to the expertise, infrastructure, investment and markets needed to progress towards validation, (…)
  • The Call has a strategic focus on deep-tech innovation and its translation into manufacturing and industrial applications.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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