Open for submissionStartups and SMEsCascade funding

I3FLOAT 1st Open Call

In short

Open call run by I3FLOAT, a project funded by Interregional Innovation Investments (I3). It passes EU money on to third parties (cascade funding). The budget is €2.52 million. Deadline: 10 November 2026. Startups and SMEs can apply.

What the call funds

  • The scope of the I3FLOAT 1 st Open Call is to fund SMEs with proposed innovations in the field of Floating Offshore Wind and proposing a technological solution to one of the challenges posed by the I3FLOAT project.
  • The support scheme aims to fund projects that are relatively close to commercialisation.
  • The expected current TRLs for projects funded under the support scheme are TRL 6-8.

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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