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Catalyse NEB 2027 Open Call
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Accelerator offering €22,000 grants and business support to 20 New European Bauhaus startups in climate, food or urban mobility.
What is this call about?
Catalyse NEB is an EIT Community accelerator for startups that combine sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion. Twenty for-profit startups addressing community needs in climate, food or urban mobility will each receive a €22,000 grant plus mentoring, workshops and networking.
What does this call fund?
Scope
Catalyse NEB is the EIT Community accelerator under the New European Bauhaus, an EU initiative that aims to make places and ways of living more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful. The accelerator targets startups that bring sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion into their businesses, products and services.
Focus areas
The programme will support 20 startups that respond to community needs in fields linked to climate, food or urban mobility. Each applicant selects at least one strategic focus area of a participating KIC.
What selected startups receive
- A grant of €22,000 per startup
- Tailored one-to-one business and design mentoring
- Workshops on business development, communications and New European Bauhaus values
- Online and in-person networking activities
- Visibility opportunities throughout the programme
How to apply
Applicants complete the application form and submit proof of incorporation, proof of revenue or investment received (not needed for Ignite NEB applicants) and a pitch deck.
What are the key facts?
- Maximum amount per project
- €22,000
- Programme
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
- Funder
- EIT Community New European Bauhaus
- Eligible applicants
- For-profit startups incorporated after 1 January 2022, both EIT KIC partners and non-partners
- Expected number of projects
- 20 startups
Who can apply for this call?
- Both EIT KIC partners and non-partners may apply.
- Applicants must address at least one strategic focus area of a participating KIC.
- Applicants must be for-profit startups incorporated after 1 January 2022 in an EU Member State, a linked Overseas Country or Territory, or a third country associated to Horizon Europe Pillar 3.
- A registered Participant Identification Code is needed at the time of application.
- Applicants must have generated at least €15,000 in revenue in 2026, secured at least €40,000 in investment, or taken part in Ignite NEB.
- Applicants must have received or be seeking venture funding, be at pre-seed, seed or, exceptionally, Series A stage, and have raised no more than €1,000,000 in total.
- A Technology/Business Readiness Level of at least 4 is needed, or participation in Ignite NEB.
- More than 50% of shares must be owned by the founder and/or co-founders.
- Applicants must meet at least ambition level 1 for each of the three NEB core values as defined in the NEB Compass.
Check your eligibility and how your project fits
In your free account, we check the eligibility conditions against the call documents for your organisation and assess how well your project fits this call.
When is the deadline?
The call runs from 29 October 2026, 14:00 CET, to 15 January 2027, 17:00 CET.
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Source: the official call page and the official call documents. Always check them before you apply. Official call page Last updated 30 October 2026.