EIC Funding Opportunities in 2027: Join the Online Information Day
If you are planning your European funding strategy for next year, this is one to put in the calendar. The European Innovation Council (EIC) is opening up its new Work Programme 2027 at a free online information day, walking through the full range of funding opportunities and how to apply.
At a glance:
📅 Thursday, 19 November 2026
🕤 09:30 to 15:40 (CET)
💻 Online, in English, organised by the EIC and EISMEA
What the day covers
The session is built around the EIC Work Programme 2027 and its main instruments, from early-stage research to scaling up. Expect dedicated sessions on 🔬 EIC Pathfinder, 🔁 EIC Transition, 🚀 EIC Accelerator and 📈 STEP Scale up, plus the support that surrounds them, including Business Acceleration Services, coaches, mentors and the wider innovation ecosystem.
🧭 Programme highlights
09:30 Main novelties of the EIC Work Programme 2027
09:40 Pathfinder
11:10 Transition
13:30 Accelerator
14:10 STEP
14:50 Business Acceleration Services
15:15 Access2EIC and EEN2EIC
15:35 Closing remarks
Why it matters
For agri-food innovators, deep-tech startups and research teams, the EIC is one of Europe's most important sources of high-risk, high-impact funding, and the details change from year to year. An information day like this is the most efficient way to understand what is new in 2027, which instrument fits your idea, and how to prepare a competitive application. Staying close to opportunities like this is exactly the kind of navigation Agriventures supports across the agri-food innovation ecosystem.
🔗 How to register
Registration is free but closes on 18 November 2026 at 09:30 (CET), and you can submit questions in advance via Slido. Register here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/90fde2eb-528b-b060-275a-080eb0352bfa
Keep an eye out, too, for two follow-up sessions: the EIC Accelerator Challenges info day on 20 November 2026 and the EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges session on 3 February 2027.
Source: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/events/online-information-day-eic-funding-opportunities-2027-2026-11-19_en
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The role of Agriventures in supporting agrifood innovation
As the agritech startup ecosystem grows across Europe, initiatives such as Agriventures are helping connect entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and policymakers working in agriculture and food innovation.
Agriventures focuses on supporting agrifood startups, biotechnology innovation, and access to European funding for agriculture, while also helping entrepreneurs navigate the complex landscape of startup financing, venture capital, and research commercialization.
By strengthening connections between startups, research institutions, investors, and farmers, Agriventures contributes to building a stronger agricultural innovation ecosystem that can accelerate the transition toward sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems.
Through knowledge sharing, events, and ecosystem building, Agriventures helps ensure that promising agritech innovations can scale and reach farmers, food producers, and global markets.
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