EIC Accelerator
European Innovation Council (Horizon Europe)
About this opportunity
The EU's flagship deep-tech instrument. Non-dilutive grant plus optional equity for breakthrough, high-risk companies. Dual-use tech is in scope; the strongest direct route for a Ukrainian entity.
The EIC Accelerator is the European Innovation Council's flagship instrument for high-risk, high-potential deep-tech SMEs, blending a non-dilutive grant with optional direct equity from the EIC Fund. Because Ukraine is associated to Horizon Europe, a Ukrainian SME can apply directly — provided the technology is framed as civil or dual-use rather than purely lethal.
Eligibility
Ukraine is an associated country to Horizon Europe — Ukrainian SMEs are eligible to apply directly. Civil / dual-use framing required (no purely lethal scope).
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Aggregated from open, public sources and collected here for Ukrainian defense & dual-use companies. Details can change — confirm the current terms on the program's own page.