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EIC STEP Scale Up
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Location:EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity: European Innovation Council
Grantmaking entity type:Multilateral organization
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Objectives: The EIC STEP Scale Up call offers significant financial support in the form of equity-only investments, aimed at propelling amb...
Eligibility criteria: Eligible organizations are single companies classified either as Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) or small mid-caps (up to 499 employees) established within a Member State or an Associated Country. The organization...
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EIC STEP Scale Up TOPIC ID: HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call: EIC STEP Scale Up (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP) Type of action: HORIZON-EIC-EQU HORIZON EIC Equity Only Type of MGA
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grant Background
About the Funding Agency
Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets.
The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.
Mission areas
5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. The board and assembly help specify, design and implement the specific missions which will launch under Horizon Europe in 2021.
- Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation
- Cancer
- Climate-neutral and smart cities
- Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
- Soil health and food
About the Sectors
ICT & Telecommunications
Features information and communication technologies, digital systems, and telecommunications infrastructure and services.
Key areas:
- ICT systems, software, and digital solutions
- Telecommunications networks and services
- Digitalization, data, and communication tools
Private Sector & Trade
Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.
Key areas:
- Private sector development and SME/MSME support
- Entrepreneurship, start-ups, and business growth initiatives
- Trade facilitation, import/export, and market access
- Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms