EIC Transition 2026

EIC Transition Open <div class="eui-u-mt-l>"><h4>General conditions</h4><div><h4>1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Proposals must build on results already achieved within an eligible project that are, at least, at experimental proof of concept (applications must have completed all elements of Technology Readiness Level 3) and should not be beyond TRL4, i.e. that all elements of TRL4 have already been completed. Proposals building on project results at other TRLs level are not eligible.</p><p>For more information on eligible projects, please consult the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a> and the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-transition_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Transition website</a>.</p><p>You can apply for EIC Transition either as:</p><p>- A single legal entity established in a Member State or an Associated Country (‘mono-beneficiary’)</p><p>- A small consortium of two independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated Countries or</p><p>- A consortium of minimum three and maximum five independent legal entities (‘multi-beneficiary’) following standard rules i.e. must include at least one legal entity established in a Member State and at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries.</p><p>The standard admissibility and eligibility conditions as well as the eligibility of applicants from third countries are detailed in Annex 2 of the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p><p><strong>Proposal page limits and layout:</strong> described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.</p><p>Sections 1 to 3 and the cover page (that includes the information about the related project on which the current EIC Transition proposal is built on) of the part B of your proposal, corresponding respectively to the evaluation criteria Excellence, Impact, and Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation, must consist of a maximum of 22 A4 pages. </p><p>Excess pages will be automatically made invisible, and will not be taken into consideration by the evaluators. Please also consult Annex 2 of the&#xa0;<a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>2. Eligible countries</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex B</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes.</p><p>A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/programme-guide_horizon_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Horizon Europe Programme Guide</a>.</p><p>The eligibility of applicants from third countries is explained Annex 2 of the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>3. Other Eligibility Conditions</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>The EIC Transition is restricted to proposals based on results generated by the eligible projects described in the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Described in Annex 2 of the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Described in section III of the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Described in section III of the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a> and the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/om_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Online Manual</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Described in section III of the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Please refer to the Model Grant Agreement (MGA) used for EIC actions under Horizon Europe.</p></div></div></div><div class="eui-u-mt-l"><h4>Specific conditions</h4> <div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>Described in the <a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a>.</p></div></div><div class="eui-u-mt-l"><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p><a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/document/download/52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en?filename=EIC-Work-Programme-2026.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Work Programme 2026</a></p><p><a href="https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-frequently-asked-questions_en#eic-transition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)</a></p><p>Standard application form (will be made available in the submission workflow). </p><p><u>Do not use previous years' template versions as this may lead to incomplete applications.</u></p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/temp-form/ef/ef_he-eic-transition_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Standard evaluation form (HE EIC TRANSITION)</a></p></div><h4>Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):</h4> <div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p><br></br></p><p><strong>Application form templates</strong></p><p>Standard application form (will be made available in the submission workflow).</p><p><u>Do not use previous years' template versions as this may lead to incomplete applications.</u></p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/temp-form/ef/ef_he-eic-transition_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Standard evaluation form (HE EIC TRANSITION)</a></p><p>Please use the application form that you will find in the Submission System. You can find examples of standard application forms in the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/