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I3-2026-INV1 - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) · The funder's page →
Money per project€2,000,000 – €10,000,000
Deadline12 Nov 202613 days left
How they chooseCompetition
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1Does it fit you
3 conditions
Countries that may apply: European Union — any member state
Consortium: a consortium is required — This call is for consortia — the funder does not say how many partners are required
Who may apply: a commercial company may apply
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2Money and deadline
€2,000,000 – €10,000,000
Deadline 12 Nov 2026 · 13 days left. One deadline for everyone — all applications are compared with each other.
How applications are chosen: competitive
3What you will need to give
7 short checks · about 5 minutes
7 short checks · about 5 minutes
· Does your work involve any of these?
· Do you already have paying customers?
· Do you have a patent, an application or your own technology?
· How many people work with you today?
· How much funding are you asking for, in euros?
· Who pays for your product and why do they choose it?
4The application
70 pages maximum
The funder's form has 7 questions
70 pages maximum — for Part B
Limit taken from I3-2026-INV1 Call Fiche
The funder's form has 7 questions
5After you get the money
2 conditions
«"rights of use on results: Yes"; "communication and dissemination plan: Yes"; "additional communication and dissemination activities: Yes"; "Grants may NOT produce a profit (i.e. surplus of revenues + EU grant over costs). For-profit organisations must declare their revenues and, if there is a profit, we will deduct it from the final grant amount (see art 22.3)."; "the final grant amount may be reduced in case of non-compliance with the Grant Agreement (e.g. improper implementation, breach of obligations, etc)"; "It is strictly prohibited to cumulate funding from the EU budget, any given action may receive only ONE grant from the EU budget and cost items may under NO circumstances be declared under two EU grants"»
The funder can ask the money back — read what it says