EIC Accelerator

Swiss eligibility:

As a non-EU country, Switzerland has to negotiate the association to Horizon Europe. Currently, Switzerland has the status of a third country. As long as this status remains unchanged, applicants for mono-beneficiary instruments such as the EIC Accelerator are not eligible for participation.

For further information on the Swiss eligibility, please check here. 

For further information on the transitional measures with respect to the EIC Accelerator please check the Swiss Accelerator section below.

Horizon Europe funding + tender opportunities:

Calls

Type of actions:

The EIC Accelerator is a bottom-up instrument and is therefore open to innovations in any field of technology or application. So- called EIC Accelerator Challenges will however focus mainly on digital technologies, health technologies, the Green Deal and sustainable development. The funding rate for all EIC Accelerator instruments is 70 %.

Call for projects:

After the adoption of transitional measures with respect to Horizon Europe for start-ups and SMEs by the Federal Council, Innosuisse is introducing the Swiss Accelerator and has launched the 2023 call for projects.

Target groups:

This funding opportunity is aimed at individual Swiss start-ups and SMEs with the ambition to quickly and efficiently commercialise project results and scale accordingly.

Requirements for applications and deadlines:

The detailed requirements for the application can be found on the Innosuisse website.