Library FAQ
What is the type of action and indicative budget for the Expert Group action supporting the Plug-in scheme?
Type of action: Expert contracts. Indicative budget: EUR 100 000.
What special allowance is payable to experts appointed in their personal capacity for the Expert Group?
A special allowance of EUR 450 per day will be paid to such experts.
When is the call opening for the Expert Group action?
Call Opening: From Q1 2025.
Where can I find further information on the scope and objectives of STEP?
See the Guidance Note concerning certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/795 establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), C(2025)3148 of 8 May 2024.
Where should code developed to implement the IT components be released?
The code should be released in open source under code.europa.eu.
Who has been entrusted with tasks related to the investment component of the EIC Accelerator?
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has been entrusted with those tasks as the implementing partner, in line with Council Decision 2021/764/EU.
How can eligible entities apply for BAS?
Unless otherwise specified, eligible entities can apply through open calls published on the EIC Community Platform; selection is based on assessment by business partners or market experts or on a first-come, first-served basis.
How much coaching do EIC Awardees and Pre-accelerator Awardees receive?
EIC Awardees and Pre-accelerator Awardees are offered twelve days of remote coaching (extensions possible in exceptional cases), accessible via an EIC Ecosystem Partner or directly from the EIC if no suitable alternative is available.
How much coaching do other eligible entities receive?
Other entities eligible for BAS services receive three days of remote coaching; exceptionally, coaching can be offered to beneficiaries of other EIC or Horizon Europe actions.
What are Investors’ Outreach Activities?
Together with the EIC Fund, these activities provide specialised fundraising support to EIC Awardees, including investor matching events, direct introductions, and strengthening networks of capital providers; indicative budget EUR 3.5 million from Q1 2025.
What are the eligibility criteria for the European Prize for Women Innovators?
The applicant must be a woman natural person legally residing in an EU Member State (including OCTs) or an associated country, be the founder or co-founder of the company/organisation, and the company/organisation must be established in the same territory and...
What are the European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital) categories and prizes?
Categories: European Capital of Innovation (cities ≥250,000 inhabitants — winner EUR 1,000,000; two runners-up EUR 100,000 each) and European Rising Innovative City (50,000–249,999 inhabitants — winner EUR 500,000; two runners-up EUR 50,000 each). Each applica...
What coaching is offered to EIC Accelerator applicants?
At full proposal stage for the EIC Accelerator, applicants can receive three days of optional remote coaching.
What core services are included in the EIC BAS catalogue?
Core BAS include access to EIC Ecosystem Partners’ services (incubation, acceleration, legal/IP, testing infrastructure) with up to 50% cost coverage, coaching, support for trade fairs, global soft-landing, corporate partnership support, innovation procurement...
What does the Ecosystem Partnership Programme include regarding ESG reporting?
This action engages Ecosystem Partners via an open call, maintains the EIC Service Catalogue, promotes offers and co-organises activities, and develops training, tools and promotion to support ESG reporting for EIC Awardees; indicative budget EUR 1.5 million f...
What expert and support actions are funded for EIC governance and operations?
Funded actions include honoraria and expenses for the EIC Board (e.g. EUR 2,200 full attendance; EUR 1,100 partial), external expertise for monitoring/ethics/policy advice (with EUR 450/day special allowance for certain personal-capacity experts), communicatio...
What funding and structure apply to Women TechEU third-party grants?
Grants to third parties must represent at least 75% of the initiative’s total budget, with a maximum of EUR 75,000 per third party for activities like product/service refinement, UX, business model updates, partner/investor search and market validation. Third...
What is the EIC Women Leadership Programme?
The programme provides training, business coaching and mentoring to women-(co)founded or led EIC companies, women researchers from EIC Pathfinder and Transition aspiring to leadership, and Women TechEU Awardees, as part of BAS offerings.
What is the European Prize for Women Innovators and what are the prize amounts?
The prize celebrates women entrepreneurs behind game-changing innovations with two categories: Women Innovators (three prizes of EUR 100,000 / EUR 70,000 / EUR 50,000) and Rising Innovators under 35 (three prizes of EUR 50,000 / EUR 30,000 / EUR 20,000).
What is the Global Soft-landing programme?
A public procurement action to support EIC Awardees in expanding to markets outside the EU through customised guidance, coaching, training, pitching, partner identification and market hub insights; indicative budget EUR 2 million from Q1 2025.
What is the Women TechEU initiative and who is eligible?
Women TechEU supports early-stage women-led deep-tech start-ups; eligible companies must be registered/established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country for at least six months and founded/co-founded by women holding top management positio...
What support exists for attending trade fairs and exhibitions?
An action will support EIC Awardees (SMEs) to attend European and international trade fairs, including exhibition space in an ‘EIC Pavilion’, market training, business meetings, promotion, and side events; indicative budget EUR 2.5 million starting Q2 2025.
Where are BAS services listed and accessed?
All BAS services are listed on and accessed through the EIC Community Platform.
Who is eligible to receive Business Acceleration Services (BAS) from the EIC?
All EIC Awardees (EIC Accelerator, EIC Transition, EIC Pathfinder, EIC STEP Scaleup), beneficiaries and associated partners of EIC grants, recipients of EIC Fund investments (including EIC Pilot and Phase 2 SME Instrument), companies selected under EIC Scale U...