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Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) – Strand 2a

A European Commission (ERDF) instrument supporting consortia of innovation actors from different EU regions to bring mature innovations (TRL 6 to TRL 9) to market. It focuses on integrating less developed and transition regions into European value chains. Support may be financial and/or non-financial (coaching, mentoring, matchmaking), under the thematic priorities of digital transition, green transition and smart manufacturing.

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[8]
Amount per business
Pending in the call
Aid intensity
Pending in the call
Total budget
Pending in the call
Applications open
13 May 2026 at 00:00[11]
Applications close
12 November 2026 at 23:59[12]
Funding body
Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή (Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument, ΕΤΠΑ)[7]
Programme
Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument – ΕΤΠΑ (άρθρο 13)[9]

Who it is for

Κοινοπραξίες φορέων καινοτομίας (επιχειρήσεις, ιδίως μικρομεσαίες, ενδιάμεσοι φορείς και δημόσιες αρχές) από περιφέρειες με διαφορετικό επίπεδο ανάπτυξης, με επιχειρήσεις στον ηγετικό ρόλο.

Who can apply
Existing business, Public body[6]
Minimum trading history
Pending in the call
Regions
Sectors
All sectors[10]
Eligible activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
Pending in the call
Excluded activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
Pending in the call

What it covers

Pending in the call

Pending in the call

  • Total budget
  • Minimum amount
  • Maximum amount
  • Aid intensity
  • Aid intensity
  • Regions
  • 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. [1]
    «I3-2026-INV2a - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a»
    Supports: title. Open document
  2. [2]
    «The I3 Instrument supports the scaling-up and commercialisation of interregional innovation projects in shared or complementary S3 areas.»
    Supports: summary. Open document
  3. [3]
    «proposals submitted under this call for proposals must tackle one or more of the designated thematic priorities: Digital transition Green transition Smart manufacturing»
    Supports: summary. Open document
  4. [4]
    «offering consortia of innovation actors from the quadruple helix ecosystems the necessary financial and advisory support»
    Supports: Who it is for. Open document
  5. [5]
    «The development of the business and investment cases is facilitated by the regional innovation ecosystems with companies in the lead.»
    Supports: Who it is for. Open document
  6. [6]
    «This approach helps connect companies, intermediaries and public authorities across regional ecosystems»
    Supports: Who can apply. Open document
  7. [7]
    «The Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument is a funding instrument under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF, article 13).»
    Supports: fundingBody. Open document
  8. [8]
    «financial support, through direct funding to consortium beneficiaries or through cascade funding/financial support to third parties (FSTP), and/or»
    Supports: Type of support. Open document
  9. [9]
    «The Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument is a funding instrument under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF, article 13).»
    Supports: operationalProgramme. Open document
  10. [10]
    «must tackle one or more of the designated thematic priorities: Digital transition Green transition Smart manufacturing»
    Supports: Sectors. Open document
  11. [11]
    «Opening date: 2026-05-13»
    Supports: Applications open. Open document
  12. [12]
    «Deadline: 2026-11-12»
    Supports: Applications close. Open document
  13. [13]
    «I3 Instrument business investment cases start with a minimum TRL 6»
    Supports: faq. Open document

Frequently asked questions

Μέχρι πότε μπορώ να υποβάλω πρόταση;

Η προθεσμία είναι η 12 Νοεμβρίου 2026. Η πρόσκληση άνοιξε στις 13 Μαΐου 2026.

Μπορεί να υποβάλει αίτηση μία επιχείρηση μόνη της;

Η πρόσκληση απευθύνεται σε κοινοπραξίες φορέων καινοτομίας από περισσότερες περιφέρειες με διαφορετικό επίπεδο ανάπτυξης. Οι επιχειρήσεις, ιδίως οι ΜμΕ, αναμένεται να έχουν ηγετικό ρόλο. Οι ακριβείς κανόνες συμμετοχής δεν αναφέρονται στο διαθέσιμο κείμενο.

Τι είδους στήριξη παρέχεται;

Χρηματοδοτική στήριξη (άμεση χρηματοδότηση σε μέλη της κοινοπραξίας ή χρηματοδότηση τρίτων μέσω cascade funding) και/ή μη χρηματοδοτική στήριξη, όπως coaching, mentoring και matchmaking.

Τι ωριμότητα πρέπει να έχει η καινοτομία;

Οι επενδυτικές περιπτώσεις ξεκινούν από ελάχιστο TRL 6, με στόχο επίδειξη και επιτάχυνση της εισόδου στην αγορά (από TRL 6 σε TRL 9).

Ποιες θεματικές προτεραιότητες καλύπτονται;

Ψηφιακή μετάβαση, πράσινη μετάβαση και έξυπνη μεταποίηση· οι προτάσεις πρέπει να αφορούν μία ή περισσότερες από αυτές.

Ποιο είναι το ύψος της χρηματοδότησης και το ποσοστό ενίσχυσης;

Δεν αναφέρονται στο διαθέσιμο κείμενο. Πρέπει να ελεγχθούν στα επίσημα έγγραφα της πρόσκλησης.

Change history

  1. Νέο πρόγραμμα: επαληθεύτηκε από τα επίσημα έγγραφα.

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