Calls open to small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups, including innovation and commercialisation support.
155 current calls · European Union 77 · United States 35 · United Kingdom 12 · Netherlands 7 · Turkey 6 · Germany 6 · Austria 3 · Finland 3 · Denmark 2 · Switzerland 2 · Sweden 1 · Norway 1 · 27 close in the next 30 days
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EU SME definitions depend on staff headcount and turnover or balance sheet; check before you apply.
In Türkiye, TÜBİTAK 1507 and 1707 are SME R&D routes; KOSGEB runs further SME programmes.
This action will strengthen Europe's leadership and strategic autonomy in quantum technologies by advancing experimental pilot line capacities as a vital stepping stone t…
This action will establish a pan-European open-access testing and experimentation infrastructure for quantum technologies, enabling systematic validation and certificatio…
National Institute of Food and AgricultureUnited States
The USDA SBIR/STTR programs, Assistance Listing number 10.212, support scientific excellence and technological innovation through investment of Federal research funds to …
This action will consolidate Europe’s position in superconducting quantum computing through: • Establishment of a full-stack superconducting quantum computer aiming at 1.…
This action will advance Europe’s leadership in trapped-ion quantum computing by achieving the following key outcomes: • Establishment of a full-stack ion-trap quantum co…
UK registered SME businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.66 million to deliver experimental validation of prototype AI systems for novel reusable components of effi…
UK registered eligible organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for a manufacturing digitalisation innovation (MDI) and scale-up hub to improve the targeti…
Advanced Research Projects Agency EnergyUnited States
NOFO Number: DE-FOA-0003631 - Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR) To obtain a copy of the Notice of Fund…
Supports sustainable development in Ankara's rural districts through tourism, local production and entrepreneurship: rural tourism infrastructure and services, diversifie…
Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: For supported doctoral candidates • New research and transferable skills and competences, leading to…
The official 9 November extension notice sets the revised dates for the second 2026 SME R&D Start-up call. The programme supports SME R&D and innovation; the call documen…
Order-based SME R&D support under the third 2026 call. TÜBİTAK’s extension notice gives the revised pre-registration and closing dates; applicants must consult the linked…
By participating, SMEs can carry out market feasibility projects for their innovative solutions over a six-month period in collaboration with local organisations in the s…
UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readines…
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: • Public authorities, industry, technology providers, energy producers and consumers…
UK registered SME’s can apply for a share of up to £2.4 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Germany. You must collaborate with at least one Ge…
Do you own or work for an innovative SME and do you have international ambitions? The Innowwide programme issues grants to explore whether international markets are ripe …
The prize will boost public awareness of the potential, importance and contribution of women to the EU innovation ecosystem and create strong role models, inspiring more …
RVO Temporary Subsidy Scheme for Aviation in Transition (LiT): Knowledge and Tes
Are you a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and do you have a knowledge-related question about innovating your products, production processes or services in the avi…
RVO Temporary Subsidy Scheme for Aviation in Transition (LiT): Venture Booster K
Is your company a start-up with a question about finding funding or determining whether your product meets the needs of a particular market (product-market fit)? And is y…
The prize will boost public awareness of the potential, importance and contribution of women to the EU innovation ecosystem and create strong role models, inspiring more …
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions tha…
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions tha…
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions tha…
Opportunity to build a Network Plus to accelerate the scale-up of manufacturing innovation, driving growth across aerospace, automotive and wider UK advanced manufacturin…
Apply for funding to address manufacturing scale-up challenges for new technologies and processes, accelerating innovation and driving UK business growth in the automotiv…
The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research …
Supports feasibility studies for investment projects that use important development and competitiveness opportunities, prevent threats to the regional economy or build in…
Änderung der Richtlinie über die Verwendung des Zweckvermögens des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank Förderung innovativer, agrarnaher Start-ups. BAnz vom 30…
Projects under this topic will contribute to the following outcomes: • Accelerate market expansion for European deep tech startups across EU regions and beyond by fosteri…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the participating Institutes, Centers and Offices, intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite …
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the participating Institutes, Centers and Offices, intend to publi…
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support research on interventions to improve health in Native American (NA) populations. This includes 1) e…
This call for proposals is aimed at knowledge-intensive start-ups with great potential in an international market and a sustainable business model. The business idea shou…
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: • The territorial anchoring of the EU Mission(s) is strengthened through multi-layer…
Depending on the decision of each NCC, one or more of the following should be covered: • Network of national initiatives to accelerate the cybersecurity industry and faci…
Proposals are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: • Living labs working on nature restoration [1] are better connected, they are better invo…
• Support the adoption of market-ready innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, including solutions developed in the framework of EU-supported research and innovati…
One or more of the following should be covered: • Implementation of guidelines, standardised processes, or manuals – in the EU or multiple EU MS – concerning the most cha…
Swiss companies and research institutes are invited to undertake R&D projects partnering with Japanese start-up and SMEs . This call is open for all R&D projects, excludi…
Are you an innovative entrepreneur in quantum computing & simulation, quantum communication & networks, or quantum sensing with ground-breaking ideas you want to transfor…
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: • Research and Innovation (R&I) solutions funded under Horizon Europe Pillar II are fur…
The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research …
• The commercial potential of Horizon research results is explored; • Results of Horizon projects are valorised, by ensuring a pathway to commercialisation; and • Startup…
Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: • Raised awareness of venture builders’ roles as part of the ecosystem of startup support in research perfo…
Proposals should demonstrate the following expected outcomes: • A sound understanding of the specific needs of industrial users (including but not limited to innovative S…
• Increased economically viable and functionally equivalent renewable material and sustainable chemical solutions used in large scale textile applications, including appa…
• Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digita…
The objective of this funding opportunity is to support investigator-initiated, Phase I clinical trials for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for heart, lung, bloo…
The project will support the development of a modular, trustworthy and interoperable AI-enabled infrastructure enabling pan-European public-interest media platform(s) to …
Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: • Strengthened Europe’s technological leadership and sovereignty in the energy sector. • Market-ready AI-dr…
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: • owners of Horizon project results that are better prepared to bring their products…
This topic aims at supporting activities that are enabling or contributing to one or several expected impacts of destination “Tackling diseases and reducing disease burde…
The deep-tech approach is problem oriented. Its starting point is an important and fundamental issue, that will be tackled, e.g. related to the UN’s sustainable developme…
• Establishment of an SME support scheme through the Enterprise Europe Network, which delivers transnational skills-matching, recruitment support, and innovation manageme…
Euratom Research and Training ProgrammeEuropean Union
The action is expected to mature and demonstrate (TRL 6-8) innovative technologies in one of the key areas set out under the scope of the topic: • developing and advancin…
Topic pages match calls by keywords in their official titles, descriptions and keywords (sme, small business, start-up, startup, entrepreneur, innovation voucher, commerciali, sbir…). A match does not decide eligibility.