Library FAQ
What is the EIC Community platform?
An exclusive virtual meeting place where EIC funded projects and companies connect with peers, leverage potential business partnerships and access Community activities and BAS.
What is the EIC Market Place?
A tool to collect and organise preliminary findings and results from EIC projects, making information findable to potential partners, investors and entrepreneurs, with AI-based detection and co-creation tools to stimulate cross-fertilisation and transactions.
What is the purpose of the communication, outreach and events action?
To prepare and implement EIC communication and outreach, strengthen EIC reputation, design strategy, develop and maintain the EIC website and channels, generate content, and enable EIC participation in key events. Type of action: public procurement; indicative...
What services support access to global partners?
Cooperation and co-creation with industry, impact-focused matchmaking events (e.g. Corporate Days, Procurers Days), venture client models, structured pilots and trials, participation in trade fairs, visiting innovation hubs and soft landing programmes.
Who can access unprotected preliminary findings on the EIC Market Place?
Access to unprotected preliminary findings and results is limited to EIC beneficiaries, inventors and vetted investors bound by non-disclosure obligations; there is also a more open module for dissemination of protected results and publications.
Who can benefit from BAS?
All EIC beneficiaries (EIC Accelerator, EIC Transition, EIC Pathfinder and Women TechEU) have access; some services are also available to EIC Accelerator applicants invited to submit a full application, Seal of Excellence companies, and organisations with a sp...
Who provides coaching and mentoring?
Qualified, experienced business coaches, entrepreneurs and investors. Specific mentoring is provided for companies receiving EIC blended finance in coordination with the EIC Fund.
Are applicants offered coaching services?
Yes. Applicants will be invited to select an EIC business coach from a dedicated database and will receive three days of remote coaching. It is up to applicants to decide if and when to use the coaching services; in some justified cases coaching involving trav...
Can research proposals directed towards nuclear energy applications be submitted to the EIC?
No. Research proposals within the scope of Annex I to the Euratom Treaty directed towards nuclear energy applications must be submitted to relevant calls under the Euratom Framework Programme.
How are large investment requests (> EUR 15 million) handled in the 2022 pilot phase?
In the 2022 pilot phase projects with a more than EUR 15 million investment request cannot represent more than 15% of the budget over the year and will be submitted to the EIC / EIE Programme Committee for opinion.
How will personal data be processed by the EIC?
All personal data will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.
If I previously received grant-only support, can I apply for the investment component only?
Yes. If you have received previous grant-only support you may apply for investment-component-only support. You may also request grant-only or grant-first in specified circumstances relating to past Horizon 2020 support or a completely new proposal.
If my proposal is unsuccessful, can I rebut expert comments when resubmitting?
Yes. If unsuccessful at short or full proposal stage and you wish to resubmit an improved proposal, you will be offered the opportunity to rebut experts' comments. For a short-stage resubmission four new experts will be asked to take rebuttal elements into acc...
What are reimbursable advances under the EIC?
Reimbursable advances may be introduced in 2022; they would be limited to a maximum of EUR 2.5 million, reimburse up to 70% of eligible innovation costs, be interest-free and repaid on an agreed schedule. If you cannot or do not want to reimburse, the advance...
What are the categories and population requirements for the European Capital of Innovation Awards?
There are two categories: European Capital of Innovation (cities with a minimum population of 250,000; where no such city exists the closest city with at least 50,000 may apply) and European Rising Innovative City (towns and cities with 50,000 to 249,999 inhab...
What compliance checks may be required for applicants or beneficiaries?
Checks such as KYC (Know Your Customer), AML/CTF (Anti-Money Laundering / Combating the Financing of Terrorism), tax compliance, sanctions, etc., may be required.
What does the ‘do no significant harm’ requirement mean for projects?
Projects must comply with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle enshrined in Article 17 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation as part of the eligibility criteria.
What financial instruments may the EIC investment component include in future years?
In future years the investment component may include reimbursable advances, loan guarantees and other forms of financial instruments, in complementarity with support under the InvestEU programme.
What is the maximum grant amount for ‘grant only’ EIC Accelerator applications?
For ‘grant only’ applications the maximum is €2.5 million.
What is the minimum TRL requirement referenced in the work programme?
It is to be interpreted as all aspects of TRL 4 completed as a minimum.
When are Seals of Excellence awarded?
Seals of Excellence are only awarded if you have given consent to share data about your application with other alternative funding bodies. They will also be awarded to companies who attended jury interviews following the 2021 cut-offs and were not awarded fund...
When did the call open and can the dates change?
The call will open on 1 March 2022. The Director-General responsible may decide to open the call up to one month prior or after that date and may delay the deadline(s) by up to two months.
Where can I find the EIC Investment Guidelines?
The EIC Investment Guidelines will be made available on the EIC website.
Which types of innovations will not be funded by the EIC?
Innovations that significantly harm the environment (contravening the ‘do no significant harm’ principle of the EU Taxonomy Regulation), that significantly harm social welfare, that are primarily designed for military applications, or that fall into other fiel...