ITEA call for projects 2026
Eureka Network
ITEA 2026 Eureka Cluster call for international R&D project consortia, with national bodies funding participants' R&D costs.
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Di cosa tratta questo bando?
The ITEA call for projects 2026 is a Eureka Cluster call supporting international R&D projects run by consortia. Companies of different sizes, research organisations and universities may take part, with their costs funded under the national or regional programmes of the supporting countries.
Cosa finanzia questo bando?
Scope
This is a Eureka Cluster call for projects run by ITEA. Project consortia apply for a Cluster label; the R&D costs of each participant are then funded through national or regional funding programmes in the participating countries and regions.
Two-stage procedure
The call opens on 15 September 2026. Consortia first submit a project outline and then a full project proposal. In several countries a separate national application follows, often only after the Cluster or Eureka label has been awarded (for example Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom). In Belgium (Wallonia) the regional application in French is due on the same day as the full project proposal.
Funding by country
- Funding takes the form of grants in most countries; France (Bpifrance) provides loans of up to €3,000,000 per project, and Spain offers a loan route with a non-repayable part as well as the INNOGLOBAL 2026 grant route.
- Rates depend on the country, the type of organisation and, in some countries, the type of research. Examples: SMEs in Canada up to 50%; small companies in Finland up to 50%; startups and small companies in the United Kingdom up to 70%; large companies in Luxembourg up to 65%.
- Research organisations and universities receive direct funding in some countries (for example up to 80% in Finland and up to 100% in Ireland, Lithuania, Poland and South Korea), while in others they may only take part as subcontractors (for example France, Belgium (Wallonia), Singapore and Turkiye).
- Funding caps include €300,000 per project in Lithuania and South Africa, €250,000 per organisation per project for Irish research organisations and universities, 500 million South Korean won per year per project in South Korea, and a domestic limit in Poland expressed in Polish zloty.
Eligible costs
Eligible costs are set nationally. Luxembourg lists internal staff costs, depreciable and non-depreciable equipment and material costs, and subcontracting costs to a certain extent. The Spanish loan route lists depreciation, consumables, staff, external collaboration and overheads.
Additional national criteria
Some countries apply their own evaluation criteria, for example benefits to Canada, valorisation in Wallonia, and, in the Netherlands, innovation, collaboration and impact. Applicants should contact their National Funding Body as early as possible before applying.
Quali sono i dati principali?
- Programma
- Eureka Network
- Funder
- national and regional funding bodies of the supporting countries, for example FFG, SPW-Research, NRC IRAP, Business Finland, Bpifrance, NRDI, Enterprise Ireland, Research Council of Lithuania, RVO, NCBR, Enterprise Singapore, DSI, KIAT, TUBITAK and Innovate UK
- Eligible applicants
- SMEs, startups, large companies, research organisations and universities, subject to national rules
- Funding per project
- set by each country; caps include €3,000,000 per project (France, loan) and €300,000 per project (Lithuania and South Africa)
- Funding rate
- set by each country and organisation type, ranging for example from up to 15% (IDA Ireland companies) to up to 100% of eligible project costs (research organisations and universities in several countries)
- Duration
- set by national rules; for example at most 36 months for Portugal and 1 to 3 years under the Spanish loan route
Chi può candidarsi a questo bando?
- Countries and regions listed: Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkiye and the United Kingdom; the source describes this list as indicative, and the supporting countries and regions are not yet final.
- Applicants take part as members of a project consortium; organisations without a national budget may contact their National Funding Body about other options or self-funding.
- Canada: no funding for companies with more than 500 FTEs; non-SMEs receive no direct NRC IRAP funding but may qualify for support indirectly as contractors to eligible SMEs, or may seek support from other Canadian programmes such as NSERC.
- France: companies with more than 2,000 full-time equivalent employees receive no funding but can self-fund; research organisations and universities may take part as subcontractors.
- Ireland: High-Potential Start-Ups receive no funding; research organisations and universities qualify only if a company from Ireland also participates.
- Lithuania: the consortium must include at least one company, and at least two participants from Lithuania (a university or research and studies institution and an SME).
- Netherlands: a Dutch company must participate and lead the national consortium; no more than 70% of costs in one country.
- Portugal: large companies receive no funding; the consortium must include at least one company.
- Singapore: applicant companies must be locally owned (the applicant should have at least 30% of its ordinary shares held by Singaporeans or Singapore PRs), and the lead applicant should be registered and operating in Singapore.
- South Africa: projects are to be led by SMEs; science councils and higher education institutions may apply as partners to SMEs.
- South Korea: companies must have been registered in Korea for at least one year and hold a KOITA research institute certificate.
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Quando scade il bando?
Two-stage call: the project outline deadline is 2 November 2026, 17:00 CET, and the full project proposal deadline is 11 February 2027, 17:00 CET.
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