Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument
EIT Food · EIT · 45 eligible countries
What this scheme funds
This fund helps agrifood startups run small proof of concept or pilot projects with a corporate partner, covering part of the cost so the collaboration can move toward commercial deployment. It targets early stage pilots with a corporate client, where total project costs are under 60,000 euros. The goal is to de risk the first step of a startup corporate partnership so it can scale into bigger pilots or commercial activity.
agriculture-agritech · food-systems · sme-scaleup
Do you qualify for this scheme?
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Who it is for
An agrifood startup running a small scale proof of concept or pilot project together with a corporate client, with a clear path to commercial success.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- EIT Food
- 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
- Funding
- Not published
- Deadline
- 30 Nov 2026
- Applicant type
- Not stated by the agency.
- Eligible applicants
- startup
- Submission
- Multiple cut-offs (rolling call with several deadlines)
- Also required
- Project costs must be under 60,000 euros and the project must be a proof of concept or small scale pilot conducted with a prospective corporate client.