EIC defence call
- Funder
- European Commission · Horizon Europe · European Innovation Council
- Award amount
- €10,000,000 – €30,000,000
- Deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Eligible countries
- European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global
Summary
Open EU call topic HORIZON-EIC-2026-DEFENCE-01 · HORIZON EIC Equity Only. Part of call HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01: EIC STEP Scale Up Defence. Next deadline 2026-10-28. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-EIC-2026-DEFENCE-01
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