Eurostars Call 11 for projects – deadline September 2026
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Eurostars Call 11 for projects – deadline September 2026
Scadenza: 10/09/2026
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Tipo: EU
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Eurostars Call 11 for projects – deadline September 2026
About this call
What Eurostars is
Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. By participating, organisations can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.
To have a successful Eurostars application you must:
- Define your project idea.
- Collaborate internationally, sharing expertise.
- Develop products, processes or services that can be easily commercialised.
You can submit your R&D and innovation project application between 9 July 2026 and 10 September 2026 at 14:00 CET using our project platform (myeurekaproject.org). 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.
Available funding
The amount of funding your organisation receives when you participate in a project is managed by your National Funding Body. Funding rules vary from country to country and your National Funding Body decides:
- which organisations can receive funding,
- which project activities can be funded
- and funding rates.
If you are from a Eurostars country, you can discover what funding is available for your organisation in our ‘Country information’ section below, and by contacting your national or regional funding body using our contact form. Your National Funding Body may have maximum funding amount per project or project partner.
Organisations from non-Eurostars countries can participate by self-funding their project costs.
Timeline
- 9 July 2026: Call opens
- 10 September 2026, 14:00 CET: Deadline
Who can apply
To apply, you must meet 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 the Eurostars countries (excluding any 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.
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.
Country information
Austria 🇦🇹
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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) 🇧🇪
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Belgium (Brussels region) currently has no allocated budget for organisations participating in the Eurostars call for projects (deadline September 2026). 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) 🇧🇪
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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 companies
The funding percentage for large companies is 40% for development projects (and up to 65% for research projects). The maximum funding amount is 500,000 euro for the Flemish part of the Eurostars project consortium.
Research organisations and universities
Research organisations or universities are not eligible as beneficiaries of the aid, but can be included in the budget as a subcontractor or research partner of the Flemish applicant company that requests funding from Flemish funding body, Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO). The university or research organisation will receive the same funding rate as the Flemish company. The Flemish company must co-finance the university or research organisation’s remaining project costs.
Flanders funds Belgian or foreign universities or research organisations if their expertise is crucial for a Flemish company in the consortium and that company subcontracts them.
National criteria
VLAIO has additional national guidelines for projects to be eligible to receive funding.
More information is available on the website of VLAIO.
Additional steps for applications from Belgium (Flanders)
Flemish participants must also submit a VLAIO (development or research) project application form and budget template to VLAIO before the Eurostars programme deadline.
A funding contract is given approximately two months after receiving a positive evaluation.
Belgium (Wallonia) 🇧🇪
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Walloon funding body, Service Public de Wallonie (SPW)…