Eurostars Call 11 for projects – deadline September 2026

What Eurostars is

Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. By participating, organisations can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.

To have a successful Eurostars application you must:

Define your project idea.

Collaborate internationally, sharing expertise. Develop products, processes or services that can be easily commercialised. You can submit your R&D and innovation project application between 9 July 2026 and 10 September 2026 at 14:00 CET using our project platform (myeurekaproject.org). Your project consortium must have an innovative SME in the leading role, but it can also include other types of organisations like large companies, universities, research organisations and more.

Available funding

The amount of funding your organisation receives when you participate in a project is managed by your National Funding Body. Funding rules vary from country to country and your National Funding Body decides:

which organisations can receive funding,

which project activities can be funded and funding rates. If you are from a Eurostars country, you can discover what funding is available for your organisation in our ‘Country information’ section below, and by contacting your national or regional funding body using our contact form. Your National Funding Body may have maximum funding amount per project or project partner.

Organisations from non-Eurostars countries can participate by self-funding their project costs.

Timeline

9 July 2026: Call opens 10 September 2026, 14:00 CET: Deadline

Who can apply

To apply, you must meet seven international eligibility criteria:

The project consortium is led by an innovative SME from a Eurostars country. The project consortium is composed of at least two entities that are independent of one another. The project consortium is composed of entities from at least two Eurostars countries with at least one organisation coming from an EU or Horizon Europe Associated Country The budget of the SMEs from a Eurostars country, excluding subcontracting, is 50% or more of the total project cost. No single participant or country is responsible for more than 70% of the budget of the project. The project duration is 36 months or less. The project has an exclusive focus on civil applications. You can find more information and definitions of the terms used in these criteria in the detailed Eurostars guidelines.

Read the guidelines

Important note

Please read the guidelines and other resources before submitting a project application. If you do not meet all our international eligibility criteria, your application will be rejected. Additionally, you might need to fulfil national or regional eligibility criteria. Please check with your national or regional funding body.