The EU's innovation-communities programme, delivered through the KICs: EIT Health, EIT Digital, EIT RawMaterials, EIT Urban Mobility and the rest. What the EU portal publishes here is mostly the communities' own business-plan calls and prizes; the startup programmes and equity-free funding run by each KIC are published on the KIC's own site, not on the portal.
Open calls, soonest deadline first
Questions founders ask about the EIT
When is the next deadline under the EIT?
14 Oct 2026, for Student Entrepreneur Grant Scheme (SEGS).
Can a single company apply to the EIT, or is a consortium required?
3 of the 7 open calls under the EIT accept a single company applying on its own.
How much does the EIT award per project?
The largest call open now awards €20k to €50k.
How much money is open under the EIT?
The open calls that publish a budget add up to €7.7M.
Other programmes and countries
Horizon EuropeEuropean Innovation Council (EIC)Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and SpaceHorizon Europe Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and MobilityHorizon Europe Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy and EnvironmentHorizon Europe Cluster 3: Civil Security for SocietyHorizon Europe Cluster 1: HealthHorizon Europe: EU MissionsDigital Europe ProgrammeLIFE ProgrammeEuropean Defence FundEurostarsInnovate UKItalyThe United KingdomThe NetherlandsPortugalSwedenSpain