SME Instrument 2018 Changes Posted on March 19, 2019March 18, 2020 By Stephan Segler, Ph.D. Before 2018, there were pre-defined industries (13 in total) which could apply to the SME Instrument. Starting February 2018, the funding is available to projects of all industries with no topic restrictions. The budgets and competitiveness of the old topics were highly disproportionate so this new development might level the plane field and give more equal opportunities. Horizon 2020 Phase 1 SME Instrument / EIC Accelerator InvestorsSME Instrument Phase 1tip#01
EIC Accelerator SME Instrument Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 (EIC Accelerator) Posted on October 12, 2019March 20, 2020 Since Phase 1 (€50,000) of the EUs start-up grant will be discontinued after September 2019 but Phase 2 (€2,500,000) will remain open, here is an overview of the main differences between the applications. While Phase 1 &2 proposals do follow almost the exact same template, there are important variations… Read More
Horizon 2020 The Success Rate For Receiving Government Funding Posted on August 29, 2017October 13, 2017 This version considers the SME Instrument 2016-2017. Once the 2018 topics are released, it will be updated. A list of all beneficiaries for the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument can be found here (both Phase 1 & 2). To find out what topics are generally eligible for funding, please read What Types of… Read More
EIC Accelerator EIC Accelerator Results: Funding Rates and Circu Li-ion & Iris.AI Success Cases Posted on December 21, 2022February 28, 2024 The EIC Accelerator blended financing (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity) has recently closed its last funding round of 2022 (see Deadlines). Following the multi-step grant application process, the last Step 2 deadline was set on October 5th while the interviews for Step 3 were being conducted in… Read More