Can My Company Receive Funding from the EU? Posted on August 29, 2017October 9, 2020 By Stephan Segler, Ph.D. To see if the project is eligible for funding in one of the 13 topics, please read What Types of Industries Receive Funding?. More information and FAQs by the European Commission can be found here. Your company can apply with a project proposal if: It registered in an EU-28 country such as Austria, Italy, Belgium, Latvia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Malta, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Finland, Romania, France, Slovakia, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Hungary, Sweden, Ireland, United Kingdom. or in one of the associated countries such as Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Tunisia, Georgia, Armenia. It is an SME defined as a < 250 headcount, < €50 million turn-over and < €43 million balance sheet. You have three task leaders for the technical, commercial and financial aspects of the project Your technology is at the Technology Readiness Level 6 which means that it has been tested in the relevant environment and has proven its efficacy To find out how to increase your chances for funding, please read How To Improve Your Chances of Getting Funded. Horizon 2020 Phase 1 SME Instrument / EIC Accelerator Industries & CompaniesInvestorsSME Instrument Phase 1Writing Tips
EIC Accelerator Choosing a Project Title for the EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument Phase 2) Posted on June 15, 2020October 9, 2020 The title of the proposal can be viewed as the tag-line of the project. If the project’s abstract is a condensed version of the entire proposal, then the title can be viewed as a condensed version of the abstract. Here, it should be explained what the unique product is and… Read More
EIC Accelerator Which Companies Should Not Apply to the EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument) – Part 1 Posted on December 17, 2020December 12, 2020 Many startups or Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) are interested in applying to the EIC Accelerator blended financing (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity financing) due to its single-beneficiary funding scheme. Before contacting a professional writer or consultant, it is often useful to first investigate which companies are… Read More
EIC Accelerator Investigating EIC Accelerator Success Rates for Each Stage (SME Instrument) Posted on February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 The EIC Accelerator blended financing (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity financing) is undergoing a transformation in 2021 (read: Proposed Evaluation). The former 2-step process (application and pitch interview) which has been active for almost 4 years is gaining a third step (video pitch and mini-application) which can… Read More