Companies can resubmit short (step 1) applications for European Innovation Council Accelerator funding using the new IT platform developed for this purpose by the European Innovation Council and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises (EISMEA). You will be able to
Short (Step 1) application submissions were put on hold for a short time after the previous EIC artificial intelligence platform to apply for the EIC Accelerator was discontinued on June 2, 2023 due to a contractual dispute. As a result, EIC restructured his EIC Accelerator application process.
Full (Step 2) EIC Accelerator applications are submitted via the Horizon Europe Funding and Tender Opportunities portal, while short (Step 1) proposals are subject to certain requirements (short form, slide deck, video pitch ), so a separate IT platform is required. ).
All short (Step 1) application evaluations are typically completed within four weeks. Successful applicants are then given up to one year to prepare a full (Step 2) application. His next EIC Accelerator deadline is his October 4, 2023.
Background information
On 2 June 2023, the EIC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform will be retired and the EIC will transition to an electronic submission system hosted on the Horizon Europe Funding and Tender Opportunities portal for full (Step 2) proposals. bottom. In the period since then, new IT platforms have been developed and implemented, but companies have not been able to submit short (Step 1) applications.
