European Startup and Scaleup Hubs pilot
The call funds two networks of around 10–18 startup and scaleup hubs across Europe, built on leading universities and research organisations. The hubs collaborate across borders to give deep tech startups access to infrastructure, talent, investors and wider markets. Applications are submitted by consortia, with an indicative project duration of two years.
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
- Pending in the call
- Aid intensity
- Pending in the call
- Total budget
- Pending in the call
- Applications open
- 6 October 2026 at 00:00[7]
- Applications close
- 5 January 2027 at 23:59[8]
- Funding body
- Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή (Horizon Europe – Funding & Tenders portal)[6]
- Programme
- Horizon Europe – Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems (2027.2)[9]
Who it is for
Κοινοπραξίες κόμβων startup/scaleup με πανεπιστήμια ή ερευνητικούς οργανισμούς και αποδεδειγμένη εμπειρία στη δημιουργία και κλιμάκωση startups βαθιάς τεχνολογίας.
- Who can apply
- Research organisation, Public body, Existing business[5]
- Minimum trading history
- Pending in the call
- Regions
- All of Greece
- Sectors
- All sectors
- Eligible activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- Pending in the call
What it covers[10][11][12][13]
- Δραστηριότητες διασύνδεσης κόμβων και κοινή πρόσβαση σε υποδομές, εργαστήρια και υπηρεσίες
- Βραχυχρόνια κινητικότητα ερευνητών, καινοτόμων και προσωπικού των κόμβων
- Πρόγραμμα επιτάχυνσης «European combinator» με καθοδήγηση και Demo Days
- Εκδηλώσεις δικτύωσης (meet ups, pitch days, hackathons, boot camps)
- Οικονομική στήριξη σε τρίτους (προαιρετικά, μέσω του συντονιστή)
Pending in the call
- Total budget
- Minimum amount
- Maximum amount
- Aid intensity
- Aid intensity
- Eligible activity codes (ΚΑΔ)
- 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 Startup and Scaleup Hubs pilot»
Supports: title. Open document - [2]
«The action aims to pilot two networks of around 10-18 ESSHs»
Supports: summary. Open document - [3]
«The indicative project duration is two years.»
Supports: summary. Open document - [4]
«Presence of at least one local research and higher education institution or research and technology organisation, recognised for its research excellence in deep tech areas»
Supports: Who it is for. Open document - [5]
«Demonstrated ability to federate the relevant actors of the local innovation ecosystem (research and higher education institutions, research and technology organizations, corporates, capital providers, entrepreneurs and public authorities)»
Supports: Who can apply. Open document - [6]
«Issuer: European Commission (Funding & Tenders portal)»
Supports: fundingBody. Open document - [7]
«Opening date: 2026-10-06»
Supports: Applications open. Open document - [8]
«Deadline: 2027-01-05»
Supports: Applications close. Open document - [9]
«Call: Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems (2027.2)»
Supports: operationalProgramme. Open document - [10]
«enabling the organization of specialised visits amongst ESSHs and short term mobility of researchers, innovators and ESSH staff in the network»
Supports: Eligible expenses. Open document - [11]
«Set up a highly selective acceleration programme for high performing startups (“European combinator”)»
Supports: Eligible expenses. Open document - [12]
«meet ups, pitch days, startup weekends, startup boot camps, hackathons etc.»
Supports: Eligible expenses. Open document - [13]
«The action may be implemented through financial support to third parties or directly by the consortium partners»
Supports: Eligible expenses. Open document
Frequently asked questions
Ποια είναι η προθεσμία υποβολής;
Η προθεσμία είναι η 5 Ιανουαρίου 2027. Η πρόσκληση άνοιξε στις 6 Οκτωβρίου 2026.
Πόσο διαρκεί ένα έργο;
Η ενδεικτική διάρκεια του έργου είναι δύο έτη.
Πόσα δίκτυα θα χρηματοδοτηθούν;
Η δράση στοχεύει να πιλοτικοποιήσει δύο δίκτυα με περίπου 10–18 κόμβους (ESSH) το καθένα.
Ποιοι στόχοι (KPIs) τίθενται;
Τουλάχιστον 100 νέες startups που στηρίζονται σε επίπεδο δικτύου, τουλάχιστον 20% από αυτές να αντλούν seed ή venture capital εκτός του τοπικού οικοσυστήματος εντός 3 ετών, και τουλάχιστον 50 startups που στηρίζονται από κόμβο εκτός του τοπικού τους οικοσυστήματος.
Ποιο είναι το ύψος της χρηματοδότησης;
Το κείμενο της σελίδας δεν αναφέρει προϋπολογισμό ή ποσοστό ενίσχυσης· πρέπει να ελεγχθούν τα επίσημα έγγραφα της πρόσκλησης.
Change history
Νέο πρόγραμμα: επαληθεύτηκε από τα επίσημα έγγραφα.
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