EIC PATHFINDER
The EIC Pathfinder programme is designed to support visionary research and innovation projects that have the potential to lead to groundbreaking technologies. It encourages bold ideas that go beyond the state-of-the-art and aims to develop the scientific foundations for transformative technological advancements. The programme supports early-stage development of future technologies, with a focus on high-risk, high-gain research that can disrupt current markets or create entirely new ones.
EIC Pathfinder Open: Open to proposals in any field of science, technology, or application without predefined thematic priorities.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges: Specific thematic areas with defined objectives, each category with its own allocated budget to distribute.
GRANT SIZE
Open call €3M
Challenges call €4M
TRL
TRL 1-3
DEADLINE
2024 October 16 (Challenges)
APPLICANT
Country-specific consortium (Open)
Single applicant (Challenges)
APPLICATION PROCESS
Your application has to be submitted through the Funding and Tenders portal. Necessary data about the company, participant(s), budget and ethics have to be filled in directly on the platform.
A maximum 20-page PDF document is to be submitted, where the details of the project’s quality, impact and implementation plan are described. It is advised to use visuals and illustrations and make it easier for the evaluators to comprehend your scientific breakthrough in such a short space.
TIMELINE
Please note that this is an estimate based on our experience working with this grant and available information.
