
The European Innovation Council (EIC) 2024 Work Programme will be introduced through an online info-day on January 15, 2024. Following this info-day, a webinar focusing on the EIC Accelerator 2024 Challenges program will be organized on January 16, 2024. The seminar will continue with representatives of the European Commission answering questions from participants after the introduction of the calls.
EIC is Europe's leading innovation program established to discover, develop, and scale groundbreaking innovations that change the rules of the game. As part of the Horizon Europe Program, EIC has a budget of 10.1 billion Euros to support deep-tech innovations with the potential to change the rules of the game throughout their life cycle. It operates across a wide range of activities, from early-stage research to proof of concept, technology transfer, and funding and scaling of start-ups and SMEs.
The EIC Accelerator offers various application options, including the EIC Accelerator Open Call, where applications can be submitted without subject restrictions, and the EIC Accelerator Strategic Priorities Call, where applications can be submitted annually under predefined thematic headings. Applicants are invited to submit full applications on specified dates for the Accelerator Open or Accelerator Strategic Priorities calls if their short applications meet the basic criteria for EIC Accelerator support.