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European Startup and Scaleup Hubs pilot

Offen

Das EU-Programm Horizon Europe plant 2 Förderungen mit 20 Mio. € pro Projekt bei einem Gesamtbudget von 40 Mio. €. Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 5. Januar 2027 (EU-Ausschreibungen enden meist um 17:00 Uhr Brüsseler Zeit). Organisationen aus EU-Mitgliedstaaten und assoziierten Ländern wie der Türkei können in der Regel teilnehmen; maßgeblich sind die Bedingungen des Topics.

Frist
5. Januar 2027 (in 51 Tagen)
Fördersumme
20 Mio. € pro Projekt
Gesamtbudget
40 Mio. €
Förderquote
In der Regel 30 % (Programm-Kofinanzierung) Standardregel des Programms; die Ausschreibung kann abweichen.
Gesamtbudget
40 Mio. €
Erwartete Förderungen
2
Maßnahmentyp
HORIZON Programme Cofund Actions · HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based
Wahrscheinliche Antragstellende
Unternehmen, KMU / Start-ups, Gemeinnützige, Hochschulen & Forschung, Öffentliche Stellen Aus Quellkategorien oder Programmregeln; maßgeblich ist die Ausschreibung.
Fördergeber
Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Referenz
HORIZON-EIE-2027-02-CONNECT-01
Ausschreibung
HORIZON-EIE-2027-02
Zuletzt geprüft
14. November 2026

Offizielle Ausschreibung öffnen ↗ Frist zum Kalender hinzufügen

Die offiziellen Beschreibungen sind in der Sprache des Fördergebers (meist Englisch); Zusammenfassung und Eckdaten auf dieser Seite sind auf Deutsch.

Erwartete Ergebnisse

Projects under this topic will contribute to the following outcomes:

• Accelerate market expansion for European deep tech startups across EU regions and beyond by fostering collaboration and mutual support among European deep tech startup ecosystem actors;

• Interconnect top-tier tech startup and scaleup hubs embedded in research, technology and higher education ecosystems;

• Enable cross-border access to infrastructures, facilities, corporates, investors and talents to deep tech startups and scaleups, including those funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC);

• Enable more European deep tech startups, including women-led startups and scaleups, to succeed scaling into globally competitive companies;

• Strengthen less-connected innovation hubs by integrating them into a Europe-wide collaborative network;

• Boost private and public investment in deep tech ventures established within the participating innovation hubs.

Umfang

This action builds upon the EU’s strategic vision outlined in the EU Competitiveness Compass [1] , the EIC scaling strategy [2] , and the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy [3] . It aligns with the objectives of strengthening Europe’s deep tech capabilities, increasing regional innovation cohesion and supporting the growth of globally competitive companies.

The EU must act decisively to close the innovation gap with other world regions by enabling more commercial successes based on its scientific excellence. While Europe generates world-class research, European deep tech startups often struggle to scale into global champions. The European Startup & Scaleup Hubs (ESSH) pilot will address this structural weakness by creating strong networks of European leading and emerging startup ecosystems that bring together research and higher education institutions, research and technology organisations, corporates, entrepreneurs and investors, while also encouraging these innovation hubs to expand their activities.

Vollständigen Text lesen

The action aims to pilot two networks of around 10-18 ESSHs — highly capable startup and scaleup hubs building on the research strength of leading higher education institutions and research and technology organisations, demonstrating strong track records in venture building, scaling, and investment attraction as well as providing networking opportunities and entrepreneurial education. These hubs shall collaborate across borders to:

• Better interconnect their innovation ecosystems to support the scaling of deep tech startups through better access to research, talents, corporates, capital, infrastructures, facilities and mentoring.

• Foster shared infrastructure and expertise, including access to labs, facilities, research departments, and innovation services in particular by enabling the organization of specialised visits amongst ESSHs and short term mobility of researchers, innovators and ESSH staff in the network, to access services from other ESSHs.

• Set up a highly selective acceleration programme for high performing startups (“European combinator”), also open to companies from non-EU countries. It would be based on a competitive selection process and provide structured development support over a few months to the most promising early-stage startups, including mentoring, networking opportunities and Demo Days where startups can pitch to a large audience of investors to secure funding.

• Provide networking opportunities through common startups and entrepreneurial dedicated events such as meet ups, pitch days, startup weekends, startup boot camps, hackathons etc.

• Support the development of both local and network-partner startups, including EIC-supported ventures, especially by directing them toward relevant services (Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), EU industry cluster organisations, European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) [4] , Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) of the European Institute of Innovation and technology (EIT)) and other EU…

Wer kann sich bewerben?

Country restriction: participation is limited to a single hub in the given consortium.

Antragstellerkategorien sind nur ein Ausgangspunkt. Über die Antragsberechtigung entscheidet die offizielle Ausschreibung.

Themen

Entrepreneurship Incubator companies Innovation support services Internationalisation - Market access Market-creating innovation New business opportunities Spin-off companies Start-up companies

Zeitplan

Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-01-05. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

So bewerben Sie sich

  1. Lesen Sie das vollständige Topic im Portal: erwartete Ergebnisse, Umfang, Maßnahmentyp und die Teilnahmebedingungen einschließlich Länder- oder Konsortialvorgaben.
  2. Registrieren Sie jede Partnerorganisation im EU Funding & Tenders Portal, um einen PIC zu erhalten.
  3. Verbundprojekte in Forschung und Innovation benötigen in der Regel mindestens drei unabhängige Partner aus drei verschiedenen EU-Mitgliedstaaten oder assoziierten Ländern. Prüfen Sie die Regel für dieses Topic.
  4. Bereiten Sie Teil A (Verwaltungsformulare und Budget im Portal) und Teil B (technische Beschreibung auf der offiziellen Vorlage für diesen Maßnahmentyp) vor.
  5. Reichen Sie vor dem Fristende am Stichtag im Portal ein. Verspätete Anträge werden nicht angenommen.

From the call text

Who can apply
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage
Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium
Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where applicants must be based
Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where to apply
Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.

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