CDTI Eurostars-3 (CIIP)

CDTI Eurostars-3 CoD10

Supports transnational innovation partnerships in deep-tech that join teams from multiple countries to accelerate commercialization.

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CDTI Eurostars-3 CoD10 is the second 2026 cut-off date under the Eurostars-3 programme, through which CDTI E.P.E. provides direct-allocation grants to Spanish SMEs that hold a formal approval letter (carta de aprobación) from the Eureka Secretariat for an already-selected transnational Eurostars-3 consortium. Unlike competitive grant calls, CoD10 does not evaluate scientific or business merit on the Spanish side—approval by the Eureka Secretariat is the prerequisite for CDTI funding. The prior cut-off (CoD9) closed 27 March 2026; CoD10 is scheduled for July 2026 per the CDTI official calendar.

The maximum CDTI grant per Spanish SME beneficiary is EUR 400,000. Financing is structured as 75% CDTI national funding plus 25% EU co-financing from the Eurostars-3 programme budget. Projects may run up to 36 months and must conclude by 31 December 2029. Large enterprises are explicitly excluded; only Spanish SMEs are eligible for CDTI national co-funding under this mechanism. Indirect costs are capped at 25% of eligible direct costs. Consulting costs are capped at EUR 8,000; communications at EUR 15,000; and independent audit costs at EUR 2,000 per year per beneficiary.

The practical pathway for a Spanish SME is to first secure Eurostars-3 consortium approval through the Eureka Secretariat's competitive process—which includes forming an international R&D consortium with partners in at least two other Eureka member countries—and then to apply for CDTI national co-funding through the corresponding CoD. Because CDTI's allocation is tied directly to the international approval, preparation time and effort should be concentrated on the Eureka-level submission rather than on the CDTI application itself. Spanish SMEs in technology sectors conducting collaborative R&D with European partners represent the sole eligible profile.