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Innovation funding for Estonian cybersecurity companies developing innovative, high value-added products and services
Digital Europe Programme · DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-NCC-06-MS-COORDINATION
Grants for Estonian cybersecurity companies developing innovative products and services together with a research or development partner.
What is this call about?
The call funds product development projects in which Estonian cybersecurity companies work with a research or development partner. Grants of €60,000 to €100,000 cover part of the project costs, with the rate depending on company size.
What does this call fund?
Scope
The grant aims to strengthen cooperation between research and development institutions and companies or organisations that develop cybersecurity products and services, so that they can carry out innovation and development activities in cybersecurity.
Thematic areas
- Cybersecurity automation
- Use of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity
- Tools and strategies for the transition to quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms
- Cybersecurity of space technologies
Project set-up
Each project involves at least one partner such as a research or development institution. Applicants identify a suitable partner, agree the project scope, objectives, expected results and roles, and obtain a formal price offer from the partner for its planned work.
Application
Applicants prepare a project plan covering objectives, activities, timeline, budget and expected impact, and submit it together with the price offer and other required documents through the E-grant self-service environment. All project activities must take place within the EU or EEA.
What are the key facts?
- Topic budget
- €1,500,000
- Call code
- DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-NCC-06-MS-COORDINATION
- Programme
- Digital Europe Programme
- Funder
- NCCEE2 (Cybersecurity Community Building and Continuation of the Estonian Coordination Centre Activities); further information from RIA and EIS
- Eligible applicants
- companies registered in the Estonian Commercial Register working on cybersecurity products or services
- Funding per project
- €60,000 to €100,000
- Funding rate
- 70% of total project costs for micro and small enterprises, 60% for medium-sized enterprises, 50% for large enterprises
Who can apply for this call?
- Companies registered in the Estonian Commercial Register whose business activity relates to cybersecurity products and/or services
- Principal activity under EMTAK 2025 Division K (e.g. telecommunications, computer programming, IT consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities), with an EMTAK code compatible with the scheme
- At least one project partner, such as a research or development institution
- The applicant company and the entity controlling the project partner must be registered in the EU or EEA (EU Member States, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein)
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When is the deadline?
2 December 2026. The deadline may be extended depending on the availability of funding.
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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 16 October 2026.