EUREKA Eurostars (formerly: EUREKA Eurostars Programme)

Who can apply

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.

To apply, you must meet seven international eligibility criteria:

1. The project consortium is led by an innovative SME from a Eurostars country.
2. The project consortium is composed of at least two entities that are independent of one another.
3. 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
4. The budget of the SMEs from a Eurostars country, excluding subcontracting, is 50% or more of the total project cost.
5. No single participant or country is responsible for more than 70% of the budget of the project.
6. The project duration is 36 months or less.
7. The project has an exclusive focus on civil applications.

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.

Canadian funding body, the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), provides eligible Canadian SMEs with advisory services and funding support for R&D costs resulting from participating in our Eurostars programme.

NRC IRAP has additional national criteria for participants to be eligible to receive funding support for a Eurostars project:

1. Canadian SME applicants must be eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients before they can be considered for funding through this call for proposals.
2. Canadian SMEs that are not yet NRC IRAP clients must register with NRC IRAP at least 4 weeks before the Eurostars application deadline in order to review their eligibility for NRC IRAP funding with an NRC IRAP representative. It is highly recommended for all Canadian SMEs to register with NRC IRAP in order to review their eligibility.
3. For full NRC IRAP funding eligibility criteria, registration instructions, and application details please visit the NRC IRAP International opportunities web page and look for the latest Eurostars call for proposals.