The Access2eic Annotated Proposal Template for EIC Transition 2026 offers practical guidance to help applicants prepare stronger and more competitive proposals. Developed by the European network of EIC National Contact Points (NCPs) within the Access2EIC project, it translates hands-on experience into actionable recommendations for navigating the EIC Transition application process.
The Access2EIC – Annotated Proposal Template for EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 is a practical guide that helps applicants prepare strong proposals for the EIC Pathfinder Open call. It provides detailed notes to the official template, clarifying expectations for each part of the proposal and offering advice based on NCP experience and evaluator feedback. The guide explains how to present the scientific vision, interdisciplinary approach, objectives, consortium roles, and expected impacts in line with Pathfinder requirements. It is a key resource for researchers and innovators developing breakthrough, high‑risk, high‑gain scientific projects for the 2026 call.
The Access2EIC – EIC Accelerator Annotated Full Proposal Template (2026) is a comprehensive guide designed to help startups and SMEs prepare a strong and competitive full proposal for the EIC Accelerator. It provides clear annotations to the official template, explaining evaluator expectations across key sections—technology excellence, market impact, team capability, financial needs, and risk management. The guide also offers practical tips, examples, and insights from evaluators, along with instructions on annexes, pitch‑deck preparation, and interview readiness, supporting applicants throughout the full application process.
The aim of the presentation is to present a comprehensive and user‑friendly overview of the new generation of EU financial instruments available under the InvestEU programme. Building on the promotional guide developed within Access2EIC, the presentation is designed to help researchers, start‑ups, SMEs, mid‑caps, and financial intermediaries better understand how InvestEU works, what types of financial and advisory products are available, and how these instruments complement Horizon Europe funding.
The Access2EIC – EIC Accelerator Annotated Template (Short Proposal 2026) is a detailed, user‑friendly guide designed to help applicants prepare a high‑quality short proposal for the EIC Accelerator. The document provides annotated explanations to the official template, clarifying what evaluators expect across all sections—from technology excellence and market potential to team capacity, risk level, and investment needs. It also highlights common pitfalls, offers practical recommendations, and includes guidance on mandatory annexes such as the pitch video and pitch deck. This resource supports startups and SMEs in crafting a strong, coherent, and competitive application aligned with the 2026 EIC Accelerator requirements.
The Access2EIC – Financial Instruments Guide provides a clear and practical introduction to the EU financial instruments available under the InvestEU Programme, aimed at supporting research, innovation, and the scale‑up of startups and SMEs. The guide explains how EU‑backed financial products (loans, guarantees, equity, and advisory services) complement Horizon Europe grants by addressing market failures and easing access to finance. It outlines the structure of InvestEU, its policy windows, the role of implementing partners such as the EIB Group, and how companies can apply for financing through local intermediaries. The guide also presents the Advisory Hub and the InvestEU Portal,…
This deliverable aims to investigate into the synergies between the European Innovation Ecosystem actions and the European Innovation Council, taken from granted that some of them have been considered by design and some of them may have arisen over the implementation of both programmes in time. In this sense, the deliverable starts by analysing the different actions proposed under the EIE WPs and defines a clear methodology to detect if these actions by design can offer synergies with the EIC or not. Using this methodology, the most relevant programmes (namely Startup Europe and Woman TechEU) have been selected to conduct…
The report shall facilitate cooperation among the NCPs community and result in providing high level services across Europe. One of the objectives of the project is to understand synergies of EIC with a number of instruments like Seal of Excellence, Plug-in and Fast Track. This report was created with the aim to deliver additional assistance to NCPs in their efforts to effectively popularize and those instruments and help applicants from a variety of countries to understand the whole spectrum of available programs established to support startups and innovators. The report concentrates merely on two of the three instruments in question: Seal…
