Innovation in SMEs

The EIC Accelerator Pilot

Concise information: The one page EIC Accelerator Pilot Factsheet

The aim of the EIC Accelaretor is to boost high-risk, high-potential small and medium-sized innovation enterprises willing to develop and commercialise new products, services and business models that could drive economic growth and shape new markets or disrupt existing markets in Europe and globally.
 
The EIC Accelerator pilot offers:

• Business innovation grants for innovation and demonstration purpose
• Equity financing
• Free-of-charge business coaching (optional) in order to support and enhance innovation capacity and help align the project to strategic business needs
• Access to other business accelerations services and facilitated access to risk finance

The EIC Accelerator is mono-beneficiary and bottom-up.

Exceptionally, the May Cut-Off is exclusively dedicated to innovations related to the implementation of the European Green Deal. Find more information about what to consider for the submission to the Green Deal Cut-Off in this short presentation.

Online Training Sessions EIC Accelerator Pilot

This series of short online training sessions explains the changes in the EIC Accelerator Pilot compared to the SME Instrument Phase 2.

1. Introduction

This short session gives a short introduction to the EIC Accelerator Pilot:

• Video information session 1. Introduction.
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

2. Documents

This short session gives an overview of all documents that will be of help for your EIC Accelerator proposal:

• Video information session 2. Documents.
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

A new version of the EIC Accelerator Pilot Proposal Template (Version 3.0, 30.09.2019) is available on the Funding & tender opportunities Portal.

 3. Evaluation Process and Criteria

This short session gives an overview of all documents that will be of help for your EIC Accelerator proposal:

• Video information session 3. Evaluation Process and Criteria.
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

4. Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)

This short session gives an overview of the requirement for the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) for the EIC Accelerator proposal:

• Video information session 4. Technology Readiness Levels (TRL).
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

5. Summary

This short session provides information and recommendations Summary that replaces the Executive Summary in SME Instrument Phase 2 proposals:

• Video information session 5. Summary.
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

6. Pitch Deck

This short session provides information and recommendations for the pitch deck that has to be submitted with the proposal and can not be changed after submission:

• Video information session 6. Pitch Deck.
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

7. Financial Statements

This short session provides information and recommendations for the financial statements that have to submitted with the proposal:

• Video information session 7. Financial Statements.
• Presentation with hyperlinks (PDF).

Other Programmes

Fast Track to Innovation FTI   (factsheet)