In 2025, the European Commission invested €7.3 billion through Horizon Europe. For 2026–2027, another €14 billion is committed. That is just one programme.
A significant share goes directly to small and medium-sized enterprises. Not as loans. As grants. Non-repayable. No equity. No collateral.
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If you run a software company in Berlin, a food business in Barcelona, a cleantech startup in Amsterdam, or a manufacturing firm in Warsaw, there are EU grants you can apply for right now. Some with deadlines in the next few weeks.
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No. Grants are not loans. Once the funding is awarded and you deliver the project as agreed, the money is yours. No repayment, no equity dilution, no collateral.
Yes. The EU defines an SME as any company with fewer than 250 employees and under €50 million annual turnover. A 3-person startup qualifies. Many cascade funding programmes are specifically designed for very small teams.
For grants under €200K, typically not. Cascade funding applications are relatively straightforward: a project proposal, a budget, and a submission form. Larger programmes like Horizon Europe or EIC Accelerator are more complex, and some companies choose professional help for those.
The European Commission funds large projects, and those projects redistribute smaller grants to SMEs through open calls. This is called cascade funding, or Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP). You apply to the intermediary project, not the EC directly. Amounts typically range from €50K to €200K, and the process is simpler and faster.
All EU member states. Many programmes also include associated countries: Norway, Iceland, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, and others. The exact list varies by programme. Each grant listing links to the official call where you can verify eligibility.
For cascade funding: typically 2 to 6 months. For Horizon Europe and similar large programmes: 6 to 12 months. Once approved, a pre-financing payment is usually released within weeks of signing the grant agreement.
Eligible costs vary by programme, but commonly include: personnel working on the project, equipment, subcontracting, travel, and other direct project costs. General operating expenses unrelated to the funded project are not covered.
It varies. EIC Accelerator has a success rate below 5%. Cascade funding calls can range from 15% to 30%, sometimes higher. There are no guarantees. A clear, well-structured proposal that directly addresses the call objectives is what makes the difference.
No. This is an independent project. Grant data comes from the EC Funding & Tenders Portal, which publishes under CC BY 4.0. We list that data in plain language. Verify all details on the official portal before applying.