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    CASCADE FUNDING

    Eurostars: joint transnational call for proposals (CALL 12 of Eurostars-3)

    Opens 17 Dec 2026Live official EU data

    Run by European Partnership on Innovative SMEs · Needs partners

    4 Mar 2027
    Deadline
    17 Dec 2026
    Opens for applications
    €86.4M
    Total for all companies

    What this call funds

    This call funds international collaborative R&D and innovation projects led by innovative SMEs, across any technology field, aiming to develop new products, processes or services that can be commercialised. Funding comes from national funding bodies of participating countries rather than a central EU pot, with each country setting its own rules and rates. Projects should run up to 36 months and focus exclusively on civil applications.

    sme scaleup · deep tech · research excellence

    Who wins this

    An innovative SME based in a Eurostars country that wants to lead an international consortium with partners from at least one other Eurostars country to jointly develop a commercially promising product, process or service.

    Could you win this call?

    Only the website is required.

    The call in detail

    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    Cascade funding
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium: at least 2 partners, from 2 countries.
    Eligible applicants
    SME, large enterprise, university, research organisation, other organisation types
    Also required
    Consortium must be led by an innovative SME from a Eurostars country, SMEs from Eurostars countries must cover at least 50% of total project cost excluding subcontracting, no single participant or country may exceed 70% of the budget, project duration must be 36 months or less, and the project must have an exclusive focus on civil applications.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand

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