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Eurostars Joint Programme👥 Consortium Required (Min. 3 EU Countries)

Eurostars Call for Projects: Cross-Border Collaborative R&D for R&D-Performing SMEs

Opportunity overview

Co-funding international collaborative R&D projects led by innovative SMEs across 37 Eureka member nations. **Program Mandate:** Covers all EU, EEA, and UK countries. Pools national funds with EU top-ups to provide non-dilutive R&D grants (up to €500k per company / €1.5M–€2M per

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Is this worth the team's time?

Directional signals based on the call structure, available source text, and deadline pressure. These are not funding guarantees.

Source language: EnglishConfidence: Low

Competition

3/ 5

Moderate Competition

5 means a narrower, more approachable field. 1 means heavy competition.

Application Effort

3/ 5

Moderate Effort

1 is straightforward. 5 means a demanding application with heavier coordination or compliance.

Why competition looks like this

Confidence: Low

The topic has broad commercial appeal and is likely to attract strong demand.
TRL requirements and cross-border consortium specifications restrict eligible applicant pools.
Budget allocations indicate high proposal success probabilities for specialised applicants.

Why effort looks like this

Confidence: High

Coordinating a consortium raises the delivery and application burden.
Submission dossier requires multi-partner budget synchronization and work package signoffs.
Administrative guidelines impose formal SME compliance declarations and financial audits.

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Consortium

Likely needed

Co-funding

Likely required

Documentation

Low

Deadline pressure

High

Eligibility scope

Balanced

Technical depth

Low

Eligibility

Consortium of at least two independent entities from two different Eurostars countriesSME as project leader

Application deadline

12/11/2026

44 days remaining

Key information

Value of call: €2.0M
Sector: Research & Innovation
Country: Pan-European
Funder: Eurostars (Eureka Network)

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Tracked by EU Fund Portal since 29/09/2026

Last checked 29/09/2026

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