Innovation

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EIC Women Leadership Programme 2026-2027: EU Leadership, Mentoring, and Coaching Support for Women Innovators

The EIC Women Leadership Programme is a free leadership and networking programme with mentoring, coaching, and skills training for women in the EIC/EIT ecosystem; it does not provide direct cash awards.

Status: Rolling Type: Fellowship Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: European Union

EIT EdTech Conference Open Call 2026

Closed EIT Urban Mobility call that sought one organisation or consortium to design, organise and deliver the EIT EdTech Conference in 2027 and 2028.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to EUR 600,000 for two editions; at least 10% co-funding required Deadline: Historical reference Location: European Union, Horizon Europe associated countries and Brussels

EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation Open Call (2026-2028)

A multi-beneficiary EU-anchored call for urban mobility projects with up to €2 million per project, a total call budget of €60 million for 2026-2028, and staged deadlines through 2027.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to €2,000,000 EIT funding per project; up to €60,000,000 total call budget (2026-2028) Deadline: Sep 29, 2026 Location: Europe and EU and associated countries

Enterprise Singapore Enterprise Development Grant

Supports Singapore-registered businesses with co-funding for projects that upgrade capabilities, improve productivity, develop products, or expand into overseas markets.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs for local SMEs; up to 30% for non-SMEs Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: Singapore

EquiFund Greece Innovation Window: Historical Reference for Research and Technology-Transfer Financing

Historical reference for the EquiFund Greece Innovation window, which connected research-stage innovators and concept-stage entrepreneurs with partner funds rather than offering one universal grant application.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Indicative EUR 30,000 to EUR 5,000,000 for the Innovation window, including follow-on … Deadline: Historical reference Location: Greece

ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2026-POC): applications close 2026-09-17 (second cut-off)

ERC-2026-POC provides EUR 150,000, 18-month proof-of-concept grants for current or recently completed ERC Frontier research PIs to validate innovation and societal impact pathways from existing ERC-funded research.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: EUR 150,000 (lump sum) Deadline: Sep 17, 2026 Location: Europe

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2021–2027

The European Regional Development Fund supports public and private bodies through national and regional programmes for smarter, greener, more connected and more social EU regions.

Status: Rolling Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: €226.05 billion for 2021–2027, in current prices; individual call amounts vary Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: European Union

Eurostars - Eureka Network

International, SME-led R&D collaboration grants funded through national agencies, with support for projects that move a new product, process, or service toward commercialization.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Varies by country, partner type, and national funding rules Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 Location: Europe

Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) | NIH

NIH R21 guide for exploratory, high-risk projects, with current parent-announcement tracks, budget rules, the next standard due date, and application planning.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $275,000 total direct costs over two years, with no more than $200,000 direct costs in any … Deadline: Oct 16, 2026 Location: United States and Global (institution and FOA dependent)

Farming Innovation Programme Feasibility Round Five: A £15 Million Defra and Innovate UK Competition Funding Collaborative Agri-Innovation Studies of £200,000 to £500,000 — Closing 9 September 2026

Defra and Innovate UK will invest up to £15 million in collaborative feasibility studies costing £200,000 to £500,000 that test early-stage solutions to on-farm and immediate post-farmgate challenges benefiting farmers, growers and foresters in England.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total fund £15,000,000 Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Location: United Kingdom and England