The Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) received 611 proposals for the 17 September 2025 deadline of EIC Transition calls – the highest ever. The proposals involve participants from from 40 countries, with the largest numbers coming from Italy, Germany, Spain and France. More than half of applicants (51%) are from the private sector, followed by universities (27%) and research organisations (17%).
EIC Transition projects build on results from EIC Pathfinder, Future and Emerging Technologies (FET), or European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept projects. Their aim is to mature technologies and develop a business case for concrete applications. Grants of up to €2.5 million are available to validate and demonstrate technology in an application-relevant environment and prepare for market entry.
The EIC Transition Open call has no predefined thematic priorities and is open to proposals across all fields of science, technology, and application.
Next steps
Proposals that pass the first evaluation stage will be invited for interviews between 1 and 5 December 2025. All applicants – successful or not – will be informed of the evaluation results in the course of January 2026. Projects selected for funding are expected to start in May-June 2026.
The next deadline for EIC Transition proposals will be announced in the EIC Work Programme 2026, to be published in November 2025.
Background information