EU grant guides
These guides explain eligibility, programme choice, proposal scoring, sector fit, and how to choose the right specialist before you spend weeks writing the wrong application.
EIC Accelerator eligibility for startups The EIC Accelerator is for startups and SMEs with a high-risk, high-impact innovation that is close enough to market to justify grant and, where relevant, equity support. Horizon Europe eligibility for SMEs SMEs can participate in Horizon Europe when they are established in an eligible country and fit the call conditions. Eurostars vs EIC Accelerator Eurostars is usually the better fit for international R&D projects led by an innovative SME with partners. How to choose an EU grant consultant The right EU grant consultant is not the one with the loudest success claim. EU grants for AI startups AI startups should compare three routes first: EIC Accelerator for breakthrough single-company innovation, Horizon Europe for research and collaborative innovation, and Digital Europe for deployment, testing infrastructure, data spaces, and adoption. EU grants for healthtech startups Healthtech startups should map the project to the right funding logic: Horizon Europe for research and innovation, EU4Health for health-system priorities, Digital Europe for data and infrastructure, and EIC for breakthrough products moving toward market. EU grants for climate tech startups Climate-tech startups should match their stage to the programme: Horizon Europe for research and innovation, LIFE for environment and climate action, the Innovation Fund for clean-tech demonstration, and EIC for breakthrough scale-up. How Horizon Europe proposals are scored A practical guide to Excellence, Impact, Implementation, thresholds, and how Horizon Europe proposals are ranked.