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EIC Transition funding

What it funds: Maturing a proven technology and building the business case around it — taking a result that already works in the lab through to validation in a real environment. Part of the European Innovation Council, under Horizon Europe.
How much: Grants of up to €2.5 million per project. Larger amounts are possible where justified. Published call budgets cover many projects and are not the per-project award.
Next deadline: No EIC Transition call is open right now. We track the programme daily — the calls below are the rest of the EIC ladder.
Who can apply: Single applicants (SMEs including startups and spin-outs, universities, research organisations) or small consortia. Transition is designed to build on results from an earlier eligible project, so check the call conditions for which prior projects qualify before you start.
Where to apply: EU Funding & Tenders Portal — the official topic page carries the binding call conditions.

Open EIC Transition calls

No EIC Transition call is currently open in our index. The rest of the EIC ladder is below.

The rest of the EIC ladder

Transition sits between Pathfinder (early research) and Accelerator (scaling a company). If Transition is not the right rung, these are the neighbouring ones we currently track:

EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal
Closes 17 December 2026
EIC Accelerator 2026 funds deep-tech and digital innovation projects at scale-up stage, supporting companies advancing breakthrough technologies toward market deployment and commercialization. The programme targets start…

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