Eureka Clusters
Xecs Call 6 – 2026
Countries and regions
About this call
Funding information
Xecs call 6 invites innovative RD&I proposals. Any proposal covering a topic from the Electronic Components and Systems-SRIA can be submitted. The technology domains addressed range from micro- and nanoelectronics, smart electronics system integration (e.g. chiplets) via embedded and cyber physical systems to complex system of systems integration. The call opens on 23 June 2026 and will close with the project outline submission deadline on 21 January 2027.
Applicants can build international consortia with industry, SMEs, RTOs and academia. During a webinar on 23 June 2026, we’ll give you advice on “How to Prepare and Make the Most of Xecs Matchmaking”. The matchmaking event on 6 and 7 October 2026 in Vienna will give the opportunity to meet the ECS community and potential partners, present and listen to project ideas, SME pitches and learn more about the Eureka Cluster, Xecs and the supporting countries. Workshops will give advice on how to prepare a successful application, how to build consortia, lead a project and much more. Projects are funded nationally and applicants are encouraged to contact their national public authorities for more funding details.
Timeline
- Apply from: 23 June 2026
- Matchmaking event: 6 and 7 October 2026, Vienna
- PO deadline: 21 January 2027
- FPP deadline: 15 April 2027
- Labelling meeting date (for info): June 2027
- Projects can begin (expected): As of September 2027
Who can apply for this call
To apply, you must meet several eligibility criteria:
- Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
- Your project is industry-driven, technically innovative and application-oriented.
- Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from two Eureka countries, covering at least an essential section of the complete electronic components and systems value chain. We recommend involving partners from at least three countries.
- The project should involve at least 35 person years.
- Your project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service
- Your project must have a civilian purpose.
- The project should be well balanced between the partners. Neither a partner nor a consortium from one country can cover more than 70% of the project budget.
Country information
Austria 🇦🇹
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Funding for participants from Austria in Eureka Cluster projects is provided through national or regional funding programmes. The usual national programme in Austria is FFG General Programme.
Funding via FFG General Programme:
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| SMEs | Up to 50-60% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 50% funding mix of grant and loan, or up to max. grant of 40% |
| Research organisations or universities | Participation as a subcontractor (the cost share of the research organisation is covered in line with the company’s overall project funding), or implementation as a consortium project (the cost share of the research organisations is eligible for a grant of up to 50%). |
More information is available on the website of FFG.
Depending on the technological topic of the project, the type of organisation and/or the timing of the application, other funding programmes (such as from FFG thematic programmes and others) may also be used, to which different funding rates apply.
For further information, please visit the Eureka Clusters page on the FFG website.
Belgium (Flanders) 🇧🇪
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The funding modalities will be added soon.
Belgium (Wallonia) 🇧🇪
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Walloon funding agency, SPW-Research, funds Industrial Research R&D costs for SMEs and large companies participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 65% of eligible project costs |
| Research organisations or universities | See note below |
Note that the funding rate depends on the size of the company and the type of research they intend to carry out (industrial research or experimental development).
University or research organisation
Universities and research organisations are not eligible to receive regional funding, but they may participate as subcontractors (up to 20% of the total research budget of the Walloon partners).
Additional steps for applications from Belgium (Wallonia)
The Walloon company must submit an application in French via the regional ONTIME platform on the same day that they submit the Cluster Full project proposal (FPP) application.
Note that preferably, an information meeting should be organised between the Walloon partners in the project and the representatives responsible for the programme within SPW Research prior to the submission of any proposal.
Additional evaluation steps for applications from Belgium (Wallonia)
Valorisation in Wallonia is a regional evaluation criterion.
Please consult SPW-Research for more information.
Canada 🇨🇦
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Canadian funding agency, the National Research Council Canada (NRC IRAP), funds R&D costs for SMEs participating in this call.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| SMEs | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Funding is not available for companies with more than 500 FTEs. |
| Research organisations or universities | Direct funding is not available to non-SME participants in Canada, but they may qualify for support indirectly as a contractor to the eligible SMEs. Non-SME participants may also seek funding support from other Canadian programs (e.g. NSERC for university researchers) |
Additional steps for applications from Canada
Canadian participants are strongly encouraged to contact their IRAP representative prior to filing an application. For full funding process description please refer to the Canadian webpage for each call specifically.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Canada
Please refer to the Canadian call page for funding process details.
Additional evaluation criteria for applications from Canada
Canadian SME participation will be evaluated based on providing benefits to Canada.
More information is available on the website of NRC IRAP.
Czech Republic 🇨🇿
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Czech Republic has an open budget for this call for projects. Participants from the Czech Republic can receive a grant of up to 12,000,000 Czech korunas.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Start-ups and small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Midcap companies | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 65% of eligible project costs |
| Universities or research organisations | Up to 100% of eligible project costs |
Additional steps for applications from the Czech Republic
There are additional steps that you must take if you are applying from the Czech Republic. These include submitting plans and financial reports. More information about these steps is available on the website of MSMT.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Czech Republic
- The duration of your project may not exceed 36 months.
- Your project consortium must have at least one company.
More information is available on the website of the MSMT.
Finland 🇫🇮
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Finnish funding agency, Business Finland, funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups | Startups are acceptable only if their special expertise is necessary. |
| Small companies | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Large and medium-sized companies | Up to 40% of eligible project costs |
| Universities or research organisations | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
More information is available on the website of Business Finland.
France 🇫🇷
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French funding agency, Bpifrance, funds R&D costs for startups and SMEs participating in this call. Funding is available as a loan with a maximum funding of 3 million euro per project.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Start-ups | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| SMEs | Up to 60% of eligible project costs |
Companies with more than 2,000 full-time equivalent employees are not eligible for funding but can self-fund their project costs. Research organisations and universities are not eligible for funding but can participate as subcontractors.
For larger consortiums, alternative funding opportunities such as i-Démo or thematic national calls for projects may be available, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria.
Additional evaluation steps for applications from France
The project and the French firm’s technical and financial capacity to carry it through must be assessed by Bpifrance.
Additional steps for applications from France
Before applying, you must contact your Chargé(e) d’Affaires Innovation in your Bpifrance Regional Office, to discuss the application with them and verify your eligibility.
You will have to submit your national application (“demande d’aide à l’innovation”) on the Bpifrance En Ligne platform. You will need to submit financial and technical documents requested by your Chargé(e) d’Affaires Innovation.
Hungary 🇭🇺
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Hungarian funding agency, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant and is between 20 and 70 million Hungarian forints.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying and the type of activity.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| SMEs | Between 60% and 80% of eligible project costs or 100% in case of basic research |
| Large companies | Between 25% and 75% of eligible project costs or 100% in case of basic research |
| Universities or research organisations | In case of non-economic activities, 100% of eligible project costs |
More information is available on the website of the NRDI.
Ireland 🇮🇪
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Irish funding agency, Enterprise Ireland, manages the Eureka programmes. R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call are administered by Ireland’s national funding agencies (LEO/Enterprise Ireland/Údarás na Gaeltachta/IDA Ireland). Funding is available as a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Start-ups | Companies classified as ‘High-Potential Start-Ups’ in Ireland are ineligible for funding in a Eureka project. |
| Small companies | Up to 60% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 40% of eligible project costs |
| IDA Ireland companies | Up to 15% of eligible project costs |
| Universities or research organisations | Up to 100% of eligible project costs. Limited to a maximum budget of €250K per organisation, per project. |
Intending participants must be registered with a national funding agency to access grant funding. Intending participants are strongly recommended to check eligibility and rates with the relevant national agency prior to any submission to a Eureka Cluster Call.
Additional steps for applications from Ireland
National grant applications will only be considered after the award of a cluster label
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Ireland
Research organisations or universities can only qualify for funding if a company from Ireland is also participating in the consortium.
Please check with the relevant national funding agency to check all local rules and conditions.
Israel 🇮🇱
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The funding modalities will be added soon.
Latvia 🇱🇻
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Latvian funding agency, the Latvian Council of Science (LZP), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant with a maximum funding of 100,000 euro per participant per year.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 65% of eligible project costs |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 100% of eligible project costs |
All costs that may arise during the implementation of the project may be eligible. These costs must be separated from the rest of the financial flow and based on factual spending. For detailed eligibility criteria and costs, please see the website of LZP.
Additional steps for applications from Latvia
If the project is marked for funding, the organisation will need to submit a special application requesting funding. In this step, the organisation will be contacted by the National Funding Body.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Latvia
To receive funding, companies must have been established for at least two years and must be able to submit financial reports for the last two years without any financial irregularities or legal restrictions that forbid them to receive national funding. For more information, please contact the National Funding Body.
Lithuania 🇱🇹
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Lithuanian funding agency, the Research Council of Lithuania, funds R&D costs for small companies, medium-sized companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant, with a maximum of 300,000 euro per project.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 80% for applied scientific research (TRLs 2 to 5) or up to 60% for experimental development (TRLs 6 to 9) |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 75% for applied scientific research (TRLs 2 to 5) or up to 50% for experimental development (TRLs 6 to 9) |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 100% of eligible project costs (publicly financed) |
Additional steps for applications from Lithuania
A national application is required, which is then evaluated by experts.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Lithuania
- Your project consortium must have at least one company.
- At least two participants must participate from Lithuania – university/research and studies institution and an SME.
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
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Luxembourg has an open budget for this call for projects. Participants from Luxembourg can receive a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 65% of eligible project costs |
National criteria for companies
Eligible costs are:
- Internal staff costs
- Depreciable and non-depreciable equipment and material costs
- Subcontracting costs (to a certain extent)
Please visit Luxembourg’s information portal for further criteria.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Luxembourg
- Justified technological challenge addressed in the project
- Incentive effect (your project may not start before the national submission deadline)
- Financial viability of the implementation plan
- Demonstrated positive impact on the national economy
- Compliance with the European criteria on state aid eligibility (i.e., not be considered an undertaking in difficulty)
Additional steps for applications from Luxembourg
After the Eureka label has been received, a national application needs to be submitted. Companies should contact the national innovation agency, Luxinnovation, for more information and to check eligibility. To ensure a timely submission following a positive project evaluation, it is best to get in touch with Luxinnovation early in the process.
The Netherlands 🇳🇱
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The funding modalities will be added soon.
Poland 🇵🇱
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Polish funding agency, the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant with a maximum of 1 million Polish zloty for single applicants, or 2 million Polish zloty for a domestic consortium.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs for research or up to 60% of eligible project costs for development |
| Large companies | Up to 75% of eligible project costs for research or up to 50% of eligible project costs for development |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 100% of eligible project costs |
More information about funding will be made available on the website of NCBR.
Additional steps for applications from Poland
Applicants must submit a domestic application which will be the main point for evaluation by NCBR. Criteria will be published on the NCBR website.
Portugal 🇵🇹
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Portugal has an open budget for this call for projects. Participants from Portugal can receive a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 80% of eligible project costs |
| Midcap companies | Up to 55% of eligible project costs |
| Large company | Large companies are not eligible for funding under this scheme. |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 85% of eligible project costs |
Note: Portuguese entities with investments in the region of Lisbon NUTS II are limited to 40% of funding of their eligible costs.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Portugal
- The duration of your project may not exceed 36 months.
- Your project consortium must have at least one company.
- Your project, process, or service must be innovative and there must be a technological risk involved.
- Your project must benefit all partners; all partners must participate.
To be eligible, Portuguese companies need to comply with the following financial autonomy ratios:
- If SME: 15%
- Companies with less than one year of activity at the application date must demonstrate the capacity to finance the project with equity, equal to or greater than 20% of eligible expenses.
Additional steps for applications from Portugal
After being awarded the Eureka label, Portuguese entities need to apply, for national funding, to the notice Aviso SIID – Internacionalização de I&D – Operações de I&D Industrial à Escala Europeia (MPr-2026-04).
Singapore 🇸🇬
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Enterprise Singapore, funds R&D costs for SMEs and large companies participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant. Enterprise Singapore has an open budget to support projects that pass the evaluation criteria.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 70% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Research organisations or universities | See note below |
Research organisation or university
Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and research institutions (Ris) can only be funded as a subcontractor to a private enterprise.
Additional steps for applications from Singapore
Companies must submit an application on the Business Grant Portal. The application instructions will be given upon prior consultation with an Enterprise Singapore representative.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from Singapore
Applicant companies must be:
- Locally owned (the applicant should have at least 30% of its ordinary shares held directly or indirectly by Singaporeans/Singapore PRs)
- In a financially viable position to start and complete the project
The lead applicant should be a business entity that is registered/incorporated and operating in Singapore.
You may refer to this on the Enterprise Singapore website for more information.
Slovenia 🇸🇮
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The funding modalities will be added soon.
Spain 🇪🇸
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PROYECTOS DE COOPERACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA INTERNACIONAL:
- Loan up to 75% of eligible costs (85% for companies based in convergence regions), where Grant 30% (non-repayable part) for SMEs, 25% for large companies
- Euribor interest loan to be reimbursed in 10- or 15-years period
- Minimum budget for each company: 175 K€. There is not a budget limitation for Spanish partners, but budget must be in concordance with the activities to be developed and the capacity of the company.
- Project duration: from 1 to 3 years
- Eligible expenses: depreciation, consumables, staff, external collaboration, and overheads
- Companies can have 50% of the credit in advance up to 300 K€
- Tax relief report
- SMEs and Large Companies are eligible
- R&D centers and universities have no direct funding, but can participate subcontracted by a Spanish company
- Details can be found on the CDTI website.
INNOGLOBAL Call 2026
Beneficiaries: Companies (SMEs and midcaps up to 499 employees)
- Grants :
- Large Enterprises: up to 65%
- Medium-sized Enterprises: up to 75%
- Small Enterprises: up to 80%
- Eligible Spanish regions: Andalucía, Baleares, Canarias, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y León, Ceuta, Comunity of Valencia, Extremadura, Galicia, Melilla and Murcia
- Minimum eligible budget: 175.000€. There is not a budget limitation for Spanish partners, but budget must be in concordance with the activities to be developed and the capacity of the company.
- Subcontracting up to 50% (70% health sector).
- Duration: The call will be open from 17 June 2026 until 16 July 2026 at 12:00 noon (Spanish mainland time).
- Details can be found on the CDTI website.
South Africa 🇿🇦
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South African funding agency, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, universities, and research institutions participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant with a maximum of 300,000 euro per project.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 70% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 60% of eligible project costs |
Each project will go through a funding negotiation process with DSTI to determine the exact percentage of funding they will receive. The funding sum will be transferred in tranches in accordance with the project duration.
Additional steps for applications from South Africa
Applicants must inform South Africa’s National Project Coordinator of their interest in submitting a proposal and share their project outline 6 weeks before submitting their project. To be considered for national funding, applicants are required to submit a national funding application form to DSTI within 7 days after closing date of the call. The application form will be sent to applicants after their first meeting with DSTI.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from South Africa
Funding is available to registered companies and SMEs as per South African definition. Science Councils and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are also eligible to apply if they are a partner to an SMEs. Projects are to be led by SMEs. DSTI will prioritise funding to SMEs and project teams with Black participants, women, and young innovators/scientists as part of the South African transformative targets.
South Korea 🇰🇷
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The funding modalities will be added soon.
Türkiye 🇹🇷
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Turkish funding agency, TÜBİTAK, funds R&D costs for SMEs and large companies participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| SMEs | Up to 75% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 60% of eligible project costs |
All companies established in Türkiye can apply to the programme. Within the scope of the national application, universities or research institutes are not eligible to participate as partners; however, they may be involved as subcontractors. More information is available on the National Programme Rules Website.
Additional evaluation steps for applications from Türkiye
Project proposals are evaluated according to the following three dimensions:
- Dimension: Industrial R&D Content, Technology Level, Innovative Aspect
- Dimension: Eligibility of Project Plan and Enterprise Infrastructure for the Project
- Dimension: The Turnover of the Project Outputs to Economic Benefit and National Benefit
Additional steps for applications from Türkiye
Project applications are submitted to TÜBİTAK via the PRODİS.
The project to be submitted international calls should be submitted to TÜBİTAK in accordance with the evaluation calendar of the relevant call.
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
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UK funding agency, Innovate UK, funds R&D costs for SMEs, large companies, research organisations, and universities participating in this call. Funding is available as a grant.
The amount of funding available depends on the type of organisation applying.
| Type of organisation | Amount of funding available |
| Startups and small companies | Up to 70% of eligible project costs |
| Medium-sized companies | Up to 60% of eligible project costs |
| Large companies | Up to 50% of eligible project costs |
| Research organisations or universities | Up to 30% of eligible project costs |
The UK only funds participants at the project level.
Additional steps for applications from the United Kingdom
Applications are required post labelling.
Additional eligibility criteria for applications from the United Kingdom
To be provided in call text. Innovate UK takes a portfolio approach in funding decisions post-labelling process.
For more information, please visit the website of Innovate UK.
How to apply
Application process
- Contact your ministry or funding agency through Eureka’s website to discuss your project idea, finances, eligibility and procedures.
- Create an account on our application portal (one per consortium) and select the funding opportunity you want to apply to.
- To apply, use the portal and complete one application form per consortium in English. Additionally, request that other partners fill out a partner form.
- Submit a GANTT chart, a signed co-signature form (available for download on the platform), and any other required attachments.
- We will check your application for completeness and eligibility before reviewing it using a standard evaluation procedure. If successful, your project will receive a Eureka label.
- Your country or region’s ministry or funding agency may conduct another evaluation performed by experts and based on national regulations.
- The final step is to complete and sign a consortium agreement. We recommend that you seek legal advice when drafting your consortium agreement.
Important: Your national or regional funding body may need you to complete additional steps to apply to this Network Projects call. If you do not provide the information required by your national or regional funding body, you may render yourself ineligible to receive public funding.
Evaluation process
1. Impact
- Is the market properly addressed (i.e., size, access and risks)?
- Is the value creation properly addressed (i.e., employment opportunities and environmental and societal benefits)?
- What are the competitive advantages of your project (i.e., strategic importance, enhanced capabilities and visibility)?
- Are your commercialisation plans clear and realistic (i.e., return on investment, geographical and sectoral impact)?
2. Excellence
- What is the degree of innovation? (i.e., is the proposed product, process or service state-of-the-art? Is there sufficient technological maturity and risk)?
- How is new knowledge going to be used?
- Is your project scientifically and technically challenging for consortium partners?
- Are the technical achievability and risk properly addressed?
3. Quality and efficiency of implementation
- What is the quality of your consortium (i.e., balance of the partnership and technological, managerial and financial capabilities of each partner)?
- Is there added value through international cooperation?
- Is your project management and planning realistic and clearly defined (i.e., methodology, planning approach, milestones and deliverables)?
- Is your cost structure reasonable (i.e., costs and financial commitment for each consortium partner)?
4. Overall perception
- Experts will list three positive and negative points about your application and state whether they recommend your project for public funding. Your ministry or funding agency may carry out a further evaluation according to national/regional rules before allocating funding to organisations.
