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EIC STEP Scale Up (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP)
The EIC STEP Scale Up call offers a total indicative budget of EUR 300 million for 2026, which is expected to rise to EUR 900 million for the period 2025-2027. Any unused amount from this budget will be allocated with priority to the EIC Accelerator Open call.
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- Funder
- European Commission: Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- €10,000,000 to €30,000,000 EU contribution per grant; €300,000,000 topic budget, about 10 grants expected (published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal).
- Where
- European Union
- Eligibility
- Open to businesses, self-employed people, nonprofits, colleges, universities, schools or research institutions and state, provincial, local or tribal governments. Open to legal entities eligible under the Horizon Europe (HORIZON) rules (usually consortia from EU Member States and associated countries); action type: HORIZON EIC Equity Only. Check the topic conditions on the portal.
- Sectors
- Business and entrepreneurship, Research and science
- Deadline
- Varies: check the official page for current dates
- Source
- EU Funding & Tenders Portal (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
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From official open data: official page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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