Eurostars call for projects – March 2026

Key Features

Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.

Programme:     Eurostars

Award:     Share of up to Euro 360,000

Opens: 16th Jan 2026

Closes: 19th Mar 2026

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Grant Overview

Innovate UK and Horizon Europe are investing up to €360,000 to support international innovative SMEs and project partners in R&D and innovation projects in the Eurostars call for projects.

Grant Scope

To have a successful Eurostars application you must collaborate internationally, sharing ideas, define your project ideas and develop products, processes or services that can be commercialised.

You can submit your R&D and innovation project application between 16 January 2026 and 19 March 2026 at 14:00 CET.

Eligibility Criteria

If applying, you must meet all seven of the international eligibility criteria:

  • Consortiums are led by an innovative SME from a Eurostars country.
  • The project consortium is composed of at least two entities that are independent of one another.
  • The project consortium includes entities from at least two Eurostars countries with at least one coming from an EU or Horizon Europe Associated Country
  • SMEs from Eurostars countries is 50% or more of the total project cost
  • No single participant or county is responsible for more that 70% of the budget of the project
  • Projects last 26 months or less
  • Projects have exclusive focus on civil applications

Grant Funding

Innovate UK are offering up to 360,000 euro per project covering up to 60% of project costs in grants for SMEs.

There is no budget for large companies, universities and research organisations in the UK programme. Non-SME UK organisations wanting to participate in a Eurostars consortium must contact Innovate UK to see if there are other funding opportunities available.

A non-scored UK application will be required for successful ranked projects, where the UK has budget. Innovate UK carries out basic checks on your business at the Legal and Financial Viability Check step. If successful further checks will be carried out prior to issuing a Grant Offer Letter.

For further information on this competition, please see full details.

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