EIC Programs Overview

EIC Accelerator

The EIC Accelerator helps support innovative ideas that are high risk but have a chance to succeed. Proposals for this program are reviewed through remote evaluations and interviews. They are scored simply as a “GO” (proceed) or “NO GO” (do not proceed).

EIC STEP Scale Up

The EIC STEP Scale Up focuses on promising companies that are working on important technologies. This includes businesses that have already received help from EIC. The goal is to assist these companies in securing larger amounts of funding to help them grow even more.

Open Access and Intellectual Property

The EIC promotes a policy of open access to scientific publications. This means research results should be available for everyone to see and use. They also want to encourage the use of research findings from projects they support.

EIC Pathfinder

For EIC Pathfinder projects, the EIC may ask teams to share their results at any stage of the project. This includes sharing early findings to help inspire other projects and collaborations within the EIC community.

The EIC aims to promote sharing and collaboration to maximize the impact of supported projects.