EU funding

Horizon Europe, the EIC Accelerator, funding calls and consortia: the route to European research and innovation funding.

Building a consortium: minimum rules, partner search and the consortium agreement in Horizon Europe How to build a Horizon Europe consortium: three partners from three countries, partner search, roles and the consortium agreement based on the DESCA model. Read EIC Accelerator: up to EUR 2.5 million in grants plus equity for start-ups and SMEs EIC Accelerator 2026: grants up to EUR 2.5 m, equity via the EIC Fund, the three steps from short proposal to jury interview and the 2026 cut-off dates. Read European funding for electronics and semiconductors: the Chips Act, the Chips JU and the IPCEI on microelectronics EU funding for microelectronics: the Chips Act (Regulation 2023/1781), the Chips Joint Undertaking and its predecessors, German co-funding and the IPCEI ME/CT. Read Horizon Europe: How the EU research framework programme works for companies in Germany Horizon Europe 2021 to 2027 in brief: EUR 95.5 bn budget, three pillars, funding rates for RIA, IA and CSA, German National Contact Points and the FP10 outlook. Read Reading EU funding calls: how to decode a topic page on the Funding & Tenders Portal How to read EU funding calls: topic ID, type of action, single or two-stage deadlines, budget, eligibility and work programme on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Read

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