GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

1.Support to innovative companies in a) widening countries (300-400 per year) and b) women-led innovative companies across the whole EU and HE 3rd pillar Associated Countries (600-800 per year) aiming at preparing high quality EIC Accelerator proposals. The objective is to increase the number of quality proposals and filter out companies not suitable for the EIC. It should focus on strengthening the company’s case in each part of the European Innovation Cuncil (EIC) application.

2.Support to EIC Accelerator SoE holders (300 per year) to obtain funding from private and/or public sources.

3. Exchange of best practice within the EEN and access to additional expertise and private sector actors for the benefit of EENs in widening countries and Associated Countries to 3rd Pillar. The objective is to bring EENs in widening countries on a par with more advanced EENs to deliver an adequate service under Action 1 and 2 and enhance their collaboration with public and private stakeholders (e.g.: innovation agencies, start-up associations, incubators, Business Angels associations, investors).

In order to implement this action the proposals should be submitted by a consortium of maximum 5 EEN members host organisations with adequate EU geographic representation, fairly distributed budget and well-founded regional knowledge and experience directly related to the scope of above actions (including widening countries). (see page. 122 of the work programme)