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EIT Jumpstarter 2025

Runs a free, equity-free pre-accelerator for early-stage innovators across emerging Europe, with EUR150,000 in cash prizes for cohort and regional winners.

Applicants submit their idea online; 190 selected teams join online bootcamps and pitch days, 80 advance to local training and register a start-up, and 48 reach a November grand final pitching competition. Each cohort's winner receives EUR10,000, plus extra unspecified cash prizes for the best team from the EU Outermost Regions, the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, out of a EUR150,000 total

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.