EIT Higher Education Initiative Call for Proposals 2026
An EIT call funding consortia of universities and businesses to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship capacity in higher education, focusing on manufacturing and deep tech. It offers up to €1.25 million per project over 18 months, with a total budget of €40 million. Consortia need at least three HEIs and two business/industry partners.
The official documents, and the quotes and descriptions below, are in Greek.
Sources last checked: 8 November 2026 at 15:15.
Key facts
- Status
- Open
- Type of support
- Grant
- Amount per business
- Up to €1,250,000[2]
- Aid intensity
- Pending in the call
- Total budget
- €40,000,000[3]
- Applications open
- 20 October 2026 at 12:00[4]
- Applications close
- 13 January 2027 at 17:00[5]
- Funding body
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)[10]
- Programme
- Pending in the call
Who it is for
Κοινοπραξίες ΑΕΙ, επιχειρήσεων (π.χ. ΜμΕ, startups, μεγάλες εταιρείες), ερευνητικών οργανισμών και δημόσιων φορέων, με τουλάχιστον πέντε χρηματοδοτούμενους εταίρους.
What it covers
Pending in the callPending in the call
- Eligible activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Excluded activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Eligible expenses
- Aid intensity
- Aid intensity
- Minimum amount
- Minimum years trading
- operationalProgramme
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the places in the official documents listed below. If anything differs, the document prevails.
- [1]
«EIT Higher Education Initiative Call for Proposals 2026»
Supports: title. Open document - [2]
«The call is offering up to €1.25 million per project over 18 months, with a total budget of €40 million»
Supports: Maximum amount. Open document - [3]
«with a total budget of €40 million»
Supports: Total budget. Open document - [4]
«20/10/2026 11.00 - CET»
Supports: Applications open. Open document - [5]
«13/01/2027 17.00 - CET»
Supports: Applications close. Open document - [6]
«Each consortium must include at least five funded partners: at least three HEIs (from three different Horizon Europe-eligible countries, including at least one EU Member State) and at least two business/industry partners»
Supports: Who it is for. Open document - [7]
«Consortia of higher education institutions, businesses, research organisations, public bodies and other non-academic partners»
Supports: Who can apply. Open document - [8]
«to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship capacity in higher education, focusing on manufacturing and deep tech»
Supports: Sectors. Open document - [9]
«It will support projects that help universities develop innovation and entrepreneurship skills, improve technology transfer services and build stronger links with businesses.»
Supports: summary. Open document - [10]
«European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)»
Supports: fundingBody. Open document
Frequently asked questions
Πόση χρηματοδότηση προσφέρεται;
Έως 1,25 εκατ. € ανά έργο για διάρκεια 18 μηνών, με συνολικό προϋπολογισμό πρόσκλησης 40 εκατ. €.
Ποια είναι η προθεσμία υποβολής;
Η πρόσκληση ανοίγει στις 20/10/2026 και λήγει στις 13/01/2027, ώρα 17:00 (CET).
Μπορεί να κάνει αίτηση μία επιχείρηση μόνη της;
Όχι. Απαιτείται κοινοπραξία με τουλάχιστον πέντε χρηματοδοτούμενους εταίρους: τουλάχιστον τρία ΑΕΙ από τρεις διαφορετικές χώρες επιλέξιμες στο Horizon Europe (με τουλάχιστον ένα κράτος μέλος της ΕΕ) και τουλάχιστον δύο επιχειρήσεις ή εκπροσωπευτικούς φορείς του κλάδου.
Ποιοι αποκλείονται;
Οργανισμοί που χρηματοδοτήθηκαν στην πρόσκληση EIT HEI 2025 δεν είναι επιλέξιμοι. Κάθε οργανισμός μπορεί να συμμετέχει ως χρηματοδοτούμενος δικαιούχος σε μία μόνο αίτηση του 2026.
Πότε θα ανακοινωθούν τα επιλεγμένα έργα;
Αργότερα μέσα στο 2027.
Change history
Νέο πρόγραμμα: επαληθεύτηκε από τα επίσημα έγγραφα.
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