The EIC 2027 work programme opens funding opportunities worth over €1.8 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies.
Funding opportunitiesDiscover EIC funding opportunities across the innovation journey.
EIC PrizesCompete for an EIC Prize which rewards Europe's leading innovators.
The EIC FundEquity investment supporting the scale-up of breakthrough innovation.
Business Acceleration ServicesSupport services beyond your funding to learn skills, land deals and scale globally.
Impact storiesThe EIC supports visionary researchers and entrepreneurs with bold ideas that turn cutting-edge science into Europe’s future.
EIC portfoliosThematic and challenge-based portfolios group related EIC projects and companies to accelerate shared technological goals.
Work Programme 2027Funding opportunities, priorities, and initiatives to support breakthrough innovation across Europe in 2027.
ImpactKey figures illustrating the scale, reach and impact of EIC funding across projects, companies and technologies.
Data HubThe EIC Data Hub features all innovators backed by the EIC through the different EIC funding streams under Horizon Europe.
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The call attracted 1138 project proposals, almost double compared to 2025., involving a total of 5107 participants from 58 countries.
The European Commission has adopted the 2027 EIC Work Programme, unlocking €1.8 billion to support Europe’s most promising deep tech entrepreneurs and researchers.
The first ever EIC STEP Scale Up Defence call has closed with nine applications from defence companies across seven countries.
The European Commission announced today the finalists of the 2027 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital), celebrating the European cities that are leading the way in urban innovation and shaping more sustainable, inclusive and resilient communities