EIC funding opportunities in 2027 - Online Info Day

High-level speakers from the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission will present an overview of the main EIC funding schemes: 

• EIC Pathfinder: for advanced research on breakthrough or game-changing technologies;
• EIC Transition: for transforming research results into innovation opportunities;
• EIC Accelerator: for individual companies to develop and scale up breakthrough innovations with high risk and high impact.
• EIC STEP Scale up: for scaling up strategic technologies for Europe.

Dedicated sessions will also highlight the wide range of services available to all EIC-funded projects and companies through the Business Acceleration Services (BAS), including access to coaches, mentors, global partners, and the innovation ecosystem. 

Continue your EIC journey with the EIC's upcoming info sessions:

• the EIC Accelerator Challenges on 20 November 2026, and
• the EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges on 3 February 2027.

You can already submit your questions through Slido.

Registration will end on Wednesday 18 November 2026, 09:30 (CET)

Programme

09:30 - 09:40: Main novelties of the EIC WP27 - Keith Sequeira, Head of Unit EIC, DG RTD
09:40 - 11:10: Pathfinder - Agnes Monfret, Head of Unit EIC Pathfinder, EISMEA & Anne-Marie Sassen, Head of Unit Programme Managers, EISMEA
11:10 - 12:40: Transition - Viorel Peca, Head of Unit EIC Transition, EISMEA
12:40 - 13:30: Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:10: Accelerator - Denisa Perrin, Head of Unit EIC Accelerator, EISMEA
14:10 - 14:50: STEP - Denisa Perrin, Head of Unit EIC Accelerator, EISMEA
14:50 - 15:15: BAS - Agnieszka Stasiakowska, Head of Sector, EIC BAS, EISMEA
15:15 - 15:25: Access2EIC - Alessia Rotolo, APRE
15:25 - 15:35: EEN2EIC - Marco Lentini, APRE
15:35 - 15:40: Closing remarks - Robert Schroder, Head of Sector, External Communications, EISMEA