Short proposal
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- Funder
- European Commission – Horizon Europe
- Deadline
- 16 Dec 2027
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- Status
- Open
- Amount
- Award size: not stated in the listing; see call
- Checked
- 12 Nov 2026 against the EU Funding & Tenders listing
- Region / eligibility
- EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
- Fields
- chemistry
- Reference
- HORIZON-EIC-2027-ACCELERATOR-01
- Official call
- EU Funding & Tenders listing
Application timeline
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- Deadline
- Today
View as a table
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 16 Dec 2027 |
| Today (not a deadline) | 12 Nov 2026 |
Eligibility in plain language
Single start-ups and SMEs (incl. spin-outs) in EU Member States or associated countries, or individuals planning to set one up; small mid-caps for equity only; UK applicants grant-only (EIC Accelerator page). Short proposals for this call close 4 Nov 2026 (17:00 Brussels); later ones go to the 2027 call, opening Nov 2026. Full proposals need a GO.
At a glance
- Who submits
- Only organisations can apply: Horizon Europe funds legal entities (universities, research organisations, companies), not individual researchers.
- Your role
- Through an eligible organisation application; individuals do not submit in their own name.
- Funding figure
- Stated as per-award / award-size wording: Award size: not stated in the listing; see call.
- Next required milestone
- 16 Dec 2027 (application deadline)
- Unresolved conditions
- None flagged from structured rules; still confirm on the funder page.
Who should apply
Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists — the organisation applies; individuals take part through it.
Summary from source
Raw eligibility text
General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout To be an eligible applicant to EIC Accelerator, you must apply as one of the following eligible entities: a single company classified as a SME, and established within a Member State or an Associated Country (see Annex 2); or a single company classified as a small mid-cap (up to 499 employees) established in a Member State or an Associated Country, but only for “investment component only” support or for “blended finance” in exceptional cases for rapid scale up purposes; or one or more natural persons (including individual entrepreneurs) or legal entities, which are either: a. from a Member State or an Associated Country intending to establish an SME or small mid-cap (as defined above) in a Member State or Associated Country by the time of signing the EIC Accelerator grant agreement or, in case the equity only is awarded, at the latest at the date of signature of the investment agreement; b. intending to invest in an SME or small mid-cap established in a Member State or an Associated Country; they may submit a proposal on behalf of that SME or small mid-cap, provided that a prior agreement exists with the company. The grant agreement and/or the investment agreement will be signed with the beneficiary/ final recipient of funding company only, subject to the "Approach in specific cases relating to a parent or holding company and an operating company" (see below); or c.