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NEOTEC 2026

Status

Usually opens in April and May

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
€325,000

Up to 70% of eligible budget, max EUR 250,000 per beneficiary (EUR 325,000 / 85% rate with doctoral hiring). Minimum project budget EUR 175,000; total budget EUR 20,383,300.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (CDTI Innovación)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Application period 14 Apr to 14 May 2026 (12:00 peninsular) has ended.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Small innovative technology-based companies (EBT) max 3 years old, min EUR 20,000 share capital; EUR 5M minimum reserved for women-led projects; projects run 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2027/2028.

How to apply

  1. Register the company in the CDTI electronic office (sede.cdti.gob.es)
  2. Complete the NEOTEC memoria técnica and budget
  3. Submit with qualified electronic signature before the closing time
  4. Evaluation and resolution published by CDTI

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.cdti.es/ayudas/ayudas-neotec-2026

"Apoyar la creación de empresas de base tecnológica con vocación de crecimiento. La tecnología debe ser el factor competitivo de diferenciación de la empresa."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.cdti.es

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