Opens 9 November 2026Startups and SMEsCascade funding

GRAIL Open Call - Genesis (1st Open Call)

In short

Open call run by GRAIL, a project funded by Horizon Europe. It passes EU money on to third parties (cascade funding). The budget is €1 million. Submission opens on 9 November 2026. Deadline: 10 February 2027. Startups and SMEs can apply.

What the call funds

  • The exact amount of financial support granted to each selected entity under the GRAIL Genesis Open Call is a fixed lump sum of up to €100,000 per project, distributed across three stages over a maximum of 8 months.
  • The Genesis Open Call will select at least 10 projects.
  • Beneficiaries must be individual entities , SMEs, startups, mid-caps, large companies, or Research and Technology Organisations , acting as data providers and/or data-collection-tool developers.

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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