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Horizon Europe European Innovation Ecosystems, SCALEUP strand

European Innovation Ecosystems - SCALEUP

Status

Usually opens in March and September

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

Opens soon

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

Amount
Not published

Supports the scale-up of innovation ecosystems and instruments such as Women TechEU and innovation procurement support. Budgets per topic are published in the EIE work programme; many actions include financial support to third parties passed on to start-ups.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

European Commission (EISMEA), Horizon Europe Part 10

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — EIE Work Programme 2026-2027: European Startup and Scaleup Hubs call opens October 2026; info webinar 22 October 2026.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Consortium-based. Deep-tech scale-ups can be direct partners in some topics and cascade beneficiaries in others.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/european-innovation-ecosystems_en

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: eismea.ec.europa.eu

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