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    CASCADE FUNDING

    EIT Regional Innovation Booster Hungary 2027

    2 days leftLive official EU data

    Run by 26-28 XKIC Regional Innovation Internationalisation (RII) · Can apply alone

    15 Oct 2026
    Deadline
    €3k
    Per company
    €20k
    Total for all companies

    What this call funds

    This programme helps mature Hungarian startups expand into a new European market over seven months. It provides mentoring, a dedicated buddy who knows the target market, workshops and a small travel grant to support in person engagement abroad. The goal is a validated market entry strategy plus real connections and traction in the new market.

    sme scaleup · deep tech

    Who wins this

    A Hungary registered for profit SME with at least three employees, proven product market fit at home and full IP ownership, looking to expand internationally in an EIT thematic area.

    Could you win this call?

    Only the website is required.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €3k
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    Cascade funding
    Partners
    Not required. You can apply on your own.
    Eligible applicants
    SME
    Also required
    Applicants must be a for profit SME registered in Hungary with at least 3 FTEs, holding IP rights, with demonstrated product market fit and traction, operating in an EIT thematic area; 8 companies selected, each scoring over 18 of 30 points.
    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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