European Partnership on Innovative SMEs – Eurostars-3 joint transnational call (CALL 12)
Eurostars funds international collaborative R&D and innovation projects led by an innovative SME. The consortium needs at least two independent entities from two Eurostars countries and a duration of up to 36 months. Funding amounts and rules are set by each country's national funding body.
The official documents, and the quotes and descriptions below, are in Greek.
Sources last checked: 8 November 2026 at 15:15.
Key facts
- Status
- Upcoming
- Type of support
- Grant
- Amount per business
- Pending in the call
- Aid intensity
- Pending in the call
- Total budget
- Pending in the call
- Applications open
- 17 December 2026 at 00:00[10]
- Applications close
- 4 March 2027 at 15:00[11]
- Funding body
- European Commission / Eurostars (Eureka) – εθνικοί φορείς χρηματοδότησης[7]
- Programme
- Horizon Europe – European Partnership on Innovative SMEs / Eurostars-3[12]
Who it is for
Καινοτόμες ΜμΕ που θέλουν να ηγηθούν διεθνών έργων Ε&ΑΚ με εταίρους (επιχειρήσεις, πανεπιστήμια, ερευνητικούς οργανισμούς) από άλλες χώρες Eurostars.
What it covers
Pending in the callPending in the call
- Total budget
- Minimum amount
- Maximum amount
- Aid intensity
- Aid intensity
- Eligible activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Excluded activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Eligible expenses
- Minimum years trading
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the places in the official documents listed below. If anything differs, the document prevails.
- [1]
«European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Eurostars: joint transnational call for proposals (CALL 12 of Eurostars-3)»
Supports: title. Open document - [2]
«Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects.»
Supports: summary. Open document - [3]
«The project duration is 36 months or less»
Supports: summary. Open document - [4]
«The project consortium is composed of entities from at least two Eurostars countries with at least one organisation coming from an EU or Horizon Europe Associated Country»
Supports: summary. Open document - [5]
«Your project consortium must have an innovative SME in the leading role, but it can also include other types of organisations like large companies, universities, research organisations and more.»
Supports: Who it is for. Open document - [6]
«Innovative SMEs do not need to have a proven track record of R&D activities.»
Supports: Who can apply. Open document - [7]
«The amount of funding your organisation receives when you participate in a project is managed by your national funding body.»
Supports: fundingBody. Open document - [8]
«Eurostars countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece»
Supports: Regions. Open document - [9]
«organisations can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.»
Supports: Sectors. Open document - [10]
«CALL 12 OF EUROSTARS-3 FROM 17 December 2026 TO 04 March 2027 14:00 (Brussels time)»
Supports: Applications open. Open document - [11]
«CALL 12 OF EUROSTARS-3 FROM 17 December 2026 TO 04 March 2027 14:00 (Brussels time)»
Supports: Applications close. Open document - [12]
«Programme/instrument: European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Eurostars-3.»
Supports: operationalProgramme. Open document
Frequently asked questions
Ποιος μπορεί να ηγηθεί της κοινοπραξίας;
Μια καινοτόμος ΜμΕ από χώρα Eurostars (στις οποίες περιλαμβάνεται η Ελλάδα). Δεν χρειάζεται αποδεδειγμένο ιστορικό Ε&Α.
Ποιες είναι οι βασικές προϋποθέσεις της κοινοπραξίας;
Τουλάχιστον δύο ανεξάρτητοι φορείς από δύο χώρες Eurostars (ένας τουλάχιστον από ΕΕ ή συνδεδεμένη χώρα), ο προϋπολογισμός των ΜμΕ ≥50% του συνολικού κόστους, κανένας συμμετέχων ή χώρα πάνω από 70%, διάρκεια έως 36 μήνες και αποκλειστικά πολιτικές εφαρμογές.
Πόση χρηματοδότηση θα πάρω;
Το ποσό και τα ποσοστά ορίζονται από τον εθνικό φορέα χρηματοδότησης κάθε χώρας. Η σελίδα δεν δίνει ενιαίο ποσό ή ποσοστό.
Πότε και πώς υποβάλλεται η αίτηση;
Από 17 Δεκεμβρίου 2026 έως 4 Μαρτίου 2027, 14:00 (ώρα Βρυξελλών), ηλεκτρονικά στην πλατφόρμα myeurekaproject.org, στα αγγλικά. Η ΜμΕ-συντονιστής ανοίγει την αίτηση και προσκαλεί τους εταίρους.
Πότε θα μάθω αν εγκρίθηκε το έργο;
Η απόφαση για χρηματοδότηση ανακοινώνεται έως τα μέσα Ιουνίου 2027 και οι συμβάσεις με τον εθνικό φορέα υπογράφονται 5–7 μήνες μετά την προθεσμία.
Change history
Νέο πρόγραμμα: επαληθεύτηκε από τα επίσημα έγγραφα.
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