Eurostars Call 12 for projects – deadline March 2027

Who can apply To apply, you must fulfil 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. Visit the Eurostars Resource Library Country information National and regional funding information is currently being confirmed for this call. The information in this section is subject to change before the call opens. Austria 🇦🇹 ＋ − Austrian funding agency, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in our Eurostars programme. The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying. Type of organisation Amount of funding available SME (small-sized) Up to 60% of project costs in grants SME (medium-sized) Up to 50% of project costs in grants Large company Up to 30% of project costs in grants Research organisation or university Up to 40% of project costs in grants or up to 60% of project costs in grants if there is an Austrian SME in your consortium. National criteria FFG has additional national guidelines for projects to be eligible to receive funding. More information is available on the website of FFG . Additional steps for applications from Austria Austrian participants must also submit national documentation (including a detailed costs plan) on the FFG’s online system within two weeks of the Eurostars deadline. Funding contracts for projects will be sent within six to ten weeks after receiving a project approval. Belgium (Brussels) 🇧🇪 ＋ − Belgium (Brussels region) currently has no allocated budget for organisations participating in the Eurostars call for projects. If you are a Belgian Brussels based organisation wanting to participate in a Eurostars consortium, contact your national funding body to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding . Belgium (Flanders) 🇧🇪 ＋ − Flemish funding body, Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in our Eurostars programme. The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying. Type of organisation Amount of funding available SME (small-sized) Between 60% and 70% of project costs SME (medium-sized) Between 50% and 70% of project costs Large company Between 40% and 65% of project costs Research organisation or university See note below SMEs The base funding is 25% for a development project and up to 50% for a research project. An additional 15% is added for the collaboration in the Eurostars project. An additional 10%/20% is added in case of a medium/small company. The funding percentage is a maximum of 60% in case of a development project and 70% in case of a research project. The maximum funding amount is 500,000 euro for the Flemish part of the Eurostars project consortium. Large compani