The Plug In scheme to the EIC Accelerator is now officially open for implementation: 50 programmes from 21 Member States and 3 Associated Countries are now certified (including 16 programmes certified ‘with conditions’) for the pilot Plug In scheme.
Member States and Associated Countries whose programmes have been certified ‘without conditions’ are welcome to launch the Plug In scheme and start submitting companies to the EIC Accelerator.
For programmes that were certified ‘with conditions’, the launch of the Plug In scheme is contingent upon evidence that the recommendations by the experts have been implemented and the conditions have been met.
To know how the Plug In scheme is being implemented by a programme, please contact the funding body responsible for that programme.
Further information about the pilot Plug In is provided in Annex 4 to the 2023 EIC Work Programme.
EU Member States
Austria
- Seedfinancing, managed by Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH
- FFG General Programme (GP), managed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Belgium
- Development Projects, managed by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship)a
- Win4Company, managed by managed by SPW Economie, Emploi, Recherche – Public Service of Wallonia
- Innovative Starters Award (ISA), managed by Innoviris (Brussels R&D Funding Agency)
Croatia
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Strengthening of acceleration activity, managed by Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments(HAMAG-BICRO) under conditions
Cyprus
- INNOVATE, (Development and Promotion of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services by Existing Enterprises” Programme)
- IN-SEED, (Development of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services by STARTUPs (SEED)” Programme)
Czech Republic
- GAMA 2 (Sub-programme 2), managed by Technologická Agentura ČR (TA ČR – Technology Agency of the Czech Republic)
- SIGMA (The scheme replacing programme GAMA 2), managed by Technologická Agentura ČR (TA ČR – Technology Agency of the Czech Republic)
Denmark
- Innobooster, managed by Innovation Fund Denmark (IFD), under conditions
Estonia
- Applied research programme, managed by Entreprise Estonia
Finland
- Funding for Young Innovative Companies (YIC), managed by Innovaatiorahoituskeskus Business Finland
France
- I-Nov, managed by Bpifrance
- i-Lab Innovation Contest, managed by Bpifrance
- French Tech Seed (FTS), managed by Bpifrance
- Aides Deep tech, managed by Bpifrance
Germany
- SPRIND, managed by the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation
- KMU innovative, managed by the Federal Ministry for Higher Education and Research (BMBF)
- EXIST Transfer of research, managed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- HELMHOLTZ ENTREPRISE, managed by Helmholtz - Association of German Research Centres
- AHEAD, the science-based entrepreneurship programme managed by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Greece
- Research & development by enterprises, managed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GRST) under conditions
- Utilisation of research results, managed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GRST)
Hungary
- Horizon Europe Accelerator support scheme (EU_KKV), managed by National Research, Development and Innovation Office
- Gyorsítósáv (Fast track), managed by National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Ireland
- High Potential Start Up Programme,managed by Entreprise Ireland
Italy
- Poli Nazionali di Trasferimento Tecnologico, managed by CDP Venture Capital sgr - Tech Transfer Fund
Malta
- Go To Market, managed by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) under conditions
The Netherlands
- Innovation Credit,managed by The Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO, Rijksdienst voor ondernemend Nederland)
Poland
- BRIdge Alfa, managed by Narodowe Centrum Badán I Rozwoju (NCBR - National Centre for Research and Development) under conditions
Portugal
- Collaborative and Individual Demonstration projects, managed by Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI) under conditions
Romania
- Advancing AI Accelerator – Investment Readiness Program, managed by Techcelerator under conditions
Spain
- NEOTEC, managed by CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial)
- Creación empresas innovadoras (Creation of new small and innovative enterprises), managed by the Economic Development Agency of La Rioja (Government of La Rioja), under conditions
- Proyectos de I+D+I (R&D&I projects), managed by the Economic Development Agency of La Rioja (Government of La Rioja), under conditions
- Innovative Companies Accelerator – WOLARIA, managed by Instituto para la competitividad empresarial de Castilla y León (ICE) – Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE)
- R&D projects – ICT sector, managed by Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE), under conditions
- R&D projects,managed by Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE), under conditions
- Strategic R&D Plans, managed by Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE)
- Startup Capital, managed by ACCIÓ - Agency for Business Competitiveness (Catalonia)
Sweden
- Innovation projects in small and medium-sized companies (IPF), managed by Vinnova
- Innovative Startups, managed by Vinnova
Associated Countries
Montenegro
- Collaborative grants for innovation, managed by the Innovation Fund of Montenegro
Norway
- The Environmental Technology Scheme, managed by The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
- Commercialisation Project, managed by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries & Ministry of Education and Research
Türkiye
- 1501 - Industrial R&D Projects Grant Programme, managed by Tübitak under conditions
- 1507 - SME R&D Start-up Support Programme, managed by Tübitak under conditions
- 1707 - SME Support Program for Order-Based R&D Projects, managed by Tübitak under conditions