EIC Pre-accelerator - Widening[E8]

From the notice

Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Expected Outcome: This call will increase the innovation potential of deep-tech startups in the Widening countries and enable them to better attract private investments and scale up. It will further strengthen the innovation dimension of the widening component and increase the overall competitiveness of these countries. The specific outcome expected of this action is increased business, investor, and technology readiness of high potential deep-tech startups in Widening countries to a level where they will: be successful in applying and attracting the EIC Accelerator funding and/or; manage to secure other private investment and/or; attract successfully national or regional funding as alternative funding sources (e.g. through Seal of Excellence programmes). Scope: This action focuses on early-stage deep-tech startups which 1) have high-impact innovation technology, product, service, or business model that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones, and 2) have the ambition and commitments to scale up. The successful applicants need to work on deep tech innovation. Such companies often struggle to attract financing because the technology and investment risks are too high. In the framework of this call, deep-tech [1] is technology that is based on cutting-edge scientific advances and discoveries and is characterised by the need to stay at the technological forefront by constant interaction with new ideas and results from the lab. Deep-tech innovations are understood to be those that have the potential to deliver t…[E3]

• ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
• The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

• RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E5]
• RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
• UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC

   The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

   Source document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200

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1. E1

   The buyer is European Commission.

   Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

2. E2

   Proposals must be submitted by 18 Nov 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).

   “2027-11-18T00:00:00.000+0000”

   Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

3. E3

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “Expected Outcome: This call will increase the innovation potential of deep-tech startups in the Widening countries and enable them to better attract private investments and scale up. It will further strengthen the innovation dimension of the widening component and increase the o…”

   Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

4. E4

   EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.

   “EU call topic”

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5. E5

   This call is forthcoming: it is announced but not open yet.

   “31094501”

   Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

6. E6

   The notice was published on 5 May 2027.

   “2027-05-05T00:00:00.000+0000”

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7. E7

   The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as forthcoming.

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8. E8

   The notice is titled "EIC Pre-accelerator - Widening".

   Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

9. E9

   The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 1,000,000 (from EUR 500,000).

   Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-01-WIDENING-01:31094501:2026-10-07T11:47:37.850+0200, field /metadata/budgetOverview/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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