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EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges

Offers United Kingdom and EU deep-tech teams demand-driven opportunities from early challenge design to substantial support.

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EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges is a pilot under the European Innovation Council for high-risk, demand-driven deep-tech innovations with transformative potential. It uses a two-stage structure. Stage 1 provides a €300,000 lump sum for up to nine months of feasibility and initial development, and Stage 2 provides up to €2.5 million as a lump sum for up to 2.5 years of deeper development. The 202…

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

Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: eic.ec.europa.eu