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i-Lab Innovation Competition

Concours d'innovation i-Lab

Status

Opens 2026-11-24

Date published by the funder.

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Amount
€600,000

"Le financement prend la forme d'une subvention d'un montant maximum de 600 K€." Eligible expenses capped at €1M (personnel, running costs, equipment directly linked to the R&D programme).

Funder

Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche / Bpifrance (France 2030)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — 28th edition closed 3 February 2026 (12:00 Paris). Bpifrance's indicative calendar for the 29th edition shows launch on 24 November 2026; closing date not confirmed.

Your odds
13.1%

Derived from official counts, 2024/2025 edition.

Source

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

"toute personne physique ayant créé son entreprise depuis moins de deux ans ou ayant pour projet la création, sur le territoire français, d'une entreprise de technologies innovantes, quels que soient sa nationalité, son statut ou sa situation professionnelle". Individuals may apply before incorporation.

How to apply

  1. Download the competition règlement and the mandatory candidature dossier template from the Bpifrance page. — link
  2. Complete the dossier and the impact grid using the provided guide. — link
  3. Submit exclusively online on the PICXEL platform before the deadline. — link

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.bpifrance.fr/nos-appels-a-projets-concours/concours-dinnovation-i-lab

"Le financement prend la forme d'une subvention d'un montant maximum de 600 K€. […] Date limite de dépôt : mardi 03 février 2026 à 12h (midi heure de Paris)."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.bpifrance.fr

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