{"id":45515,"date":"2026-09-11T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/?p=45515"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:27:32","slug":"eu-funding-ukrainian-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/de\/eu-funding-ukrainian-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ukrainian Startups Can Access EU Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45515\" class=\"elementor elementor-45515\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f262f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50f262f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66931047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66931047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Most guidance on EU funding for Ukraine is written for universities and research institutes, and a startup reading it concludes \u2014 reasonably \u2014 that this is a system built for someone else.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is not, and Ukrainian startups have one structural advantage that startups in Canada, South Korea, New Zealand and several other associated countries do not. This article covers what that advantage is, which instruments were built specifically for companies in Ukraine&#8217;s position, and which route fits which stage.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>The advantage almost nobody points out<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ukraine is associated to the whole of Horizon Europe \u2014 all three pillars. Most non-European associated countries are associated to Pillar II only, which excludes the European Innovation Council entirely.<\/span><\/span><\/p><table width=\"624\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\"><thead><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"160\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Country<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"215\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Association scope<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"211\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Access to the EIC<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"160\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Ukraine<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"215\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Full association across Pillars I, II and III<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"211\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes \u2014 EIC Accelerator, EIC Pre-Accelerator and other EIC instruments are open<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"160\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Canada, South Korea, New Zealand<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"215\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pillar II only<\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"211\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No. The EIC Accelerator requires relocating to Europe<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"160\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>What this means<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"215\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ukrainian companies are treated as European innovators for EIC purposes<\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"211\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The startup-facing part of the programme is available without relocation<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>This is not a minor technicality. Pillar III is the part of Horizon Europe actually designed around companies rather than research consortia, and for a Ukrainian startup it is open.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>EIC Pre-Accelerator: the instrument built for your position<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is the single most relevant instrument for a Ukrainian deep-tech startup, and it is not widely known. The <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-pre-accelerator_en\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>EIC Pre-Accelerator<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> is restricted to companies registered in Horizon Europe Widening countries, a group that includes Ukraine. Companies from most of Western Europe cannot apply.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How it works:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li value=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Single applicants only \u2014 mono-beneficiary. No consortium, no partner search, no coordinator relationship required.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Entry at TRL 4 completed (technology validated in a laboratory), with the objective of reaching TRL 5 or 6.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A lump-sum grant of \u20ac300,000 to \u20ac500,000 over up to two years, covering 70% of costs, with 30% co-financing from the participant.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Free access to EIC Business Acceleration Services \u2014 coaching, mentoring and networking.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On successful completion and review, access to the Fast Track scheme for a simplified application to the main EIC Accelerator.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The design is deliberate: it is a bridge for companies that are technically promising but not yet mature enough for the main Accelerator, in countries where the domestic investment ecosystem cannot close that gap. That describes a large part of the Ukrainian deep-tech sector precisely.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>Note the 30% co-financing requirement. It is the condition most applicants discover late, and it needs an identified source before applying rather than after selection.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>EIC Accelerator: the destination, not the starting point<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-accelerator_en\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>EIC Accelerator<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> offers a lump-sum grant below \u20ac2.5 million for innovation activities at TRL 6 to 8, with equity investment available through the EIC Fund. Ukrainian companies are eligible without relocating.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two honest qualifications. It is severely competitive and includes a jury interview, which is a different exercise from written assessment. And the grant can generally be received only once during the current programme period, so it is a single significant move rather than a funding line.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For most Ukrainian startups the sequence is Pre-Accelerator first, Fast Track second, Accelerator third \u2014 not a direct attempt at the Accelerator.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Dedicated Ukraine measures: the pattern to watch<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Beyond the standing instruments, the EIC has repeatedly run measures aimed specifically at Ukrainian companies. Seeds of Bravery, launched under the 2022 work programme, provided financial support and business services and helped Ukrainian tech companies integrate into EU innovation ecosystems. A subsequent action made \u20ac20 million available for Ukrainian deep-tech startups and SMEs, with grants up to \u20ac500,000 to move technologies from TRL 4 toward market deployment at TRL 6\u20137, around forty projects expected, priority sectors including artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology and cybersecurity, and a stated emphasis on women-led enterprises.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">That call has closed. The reason to know about it is the pattern rather than the deadline: dedicated Ukraine measures recur, they are announced with short lead times, and companies that were already registered, already had a partner profile and already understood the TRL framing were the ones positioned to apply. Preparation is what converts the next announcement into an application.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One condition worth noting from that action, because it recurs: for applicants currently located in an EU Member State or associated country, a clear intention to relocate back to Ukraine when feasible was expected. Monitoring for the next measure is best done through the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-europe.org.ua\/en\/home\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and the EIC&#8217;s own news channel rather than through general portal searches.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Cascade funding: the lowest barrier of all<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cascade funding \u2014 financial support to third parties \u2014 is where an already-funded EU project redistributes small grants through its own open calls. Amounts are modest, application processes are light, and competition is far lower than for headline instruments.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For a Ukrainian startup with no EU track record, this is often the correct first step. It produces a completed EU-funded engagement, a reference, and direct contact with a consortium already inside the system \u2014 which is worth considerably more than the grant itself, because those consortia re-form for the next call. The 2026\u20132027 work programme uses cascade funding more widely than its predecessor. Calls are published by individual projects rather than centrally, so they are found by tracking projects in your field on CORDIS.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Horizon Europe collaborative projects: what a startup actually gets<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pillar II collaborative projects are the largest pool of money, and the least well suited to a startup as a primary funding strategy. Your share of a multi-partner budget will be modest, the timeline is long, and you will not control the concept.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What you do get is different: validation alongside recognised European institutions, a partner network that is otherwise slow and expensive to build, early sight of where European regulation and standards are moving, and a delivery record inside the EU system. For a company planning European market entry, that is a strategic asset. As a route to near-term cash, it is not.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Non-research finance<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If what you need is working capital or investment rather than R&amp;D funding, the research programmes are the wrong instrument regardless of how well your technology fits. The relevant routes are EU4Business and EBRD programmes delivered through Ukrainian partner banks, and the Ukraine Facility and Ukraine Investment Framework for larger reconstruction and investment projects. These operate on different eligibility, different application routes and different timelines.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Which route fits you<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><table width=\"624\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\"><thead><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"187\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Your position<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#1f3864\" width=\"411\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>The realistic route<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"187\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Deep-tech, TRL 4 completed, no consortium, needs to reach TRL 5\u20136<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"411\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">EIC Pre-Accelerator \u2014 designed for exactly this, and Western European competitors are excluded<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"187\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Validated innovation at TRL 6\u20138, ready to scale, can withstand a jury interview<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"411\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">EIC Accelerator<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"187\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>No EU track record, wants a first credible engagement<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"411\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cascade funding open calls from funded projects in your field<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"187\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Strong technology, planning European market entry<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"411\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Join a Pillar II consortium as a partner \u2014 treat it as market entry with a grant attached<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td width=\"187\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Needs working capital or investment<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td width=\"411\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">EU4Business, EBRD partner-bank programmes, or the Ukraine Facility. Not research funding<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=\"top\"><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"187\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Below TRL 4, still validating in the lab<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#f2f5fa\" width=\"411\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Build the validation evidence first. TRL determines everything downstream, and overstating it is visible<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Practical steps<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><ol><li value=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Establish your TRL honestly, with the validation data that evidences it. Every instrument above is gated on this.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Register and obtain a Participant Identification Code now, independently of any call. Dedicated Ukraine measures are announced with short lead times.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Identify your co-financing source before you need it, particularly the 30% share for the Pre-Accelerator.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Write a one-page partner profile in English \u2014 role sought, work delivered, eligibility, contact point.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Track cascade funding open calls from projects in your field through CORDIS.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Follow the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine and the EIC news channel directly, rather than waiting for opportunities to surface elsewhere.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Build one European relationship now, before you need it. Everything in this system moves through relationships that predate the call.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>How Nexuswelt works with Ukrainian startups<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Nexuswelt is a European company headquartered in Munich, with presence in Cyprus and Ukraine. For a Ukrainian startup, the useful thing is a counterpart inside the European system: instrument selection, positioning, role definition, partner search and the material that makes an unfamiliar company credible to a coordinator or an evaluator. The full landscape, including the coordinator-facing side, is in our <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>complete guide to EU funding and innovation cooperation with Ukraine<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, and more on the firm is on the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nexuswelt.com\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Nexuswelt about page<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Frequently asked questions<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce78cd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ce78cd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3949ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1a3949ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4390\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4390\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can Ukrainian startups apply to the EIC Accelerator? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629a8ccb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"629a8ccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c30d0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34c30d0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770318d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"770318d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes. Ukraine is associated to the whole of Horizon Europe, including Pillar III, so Ukrainian companies are eligible for the European Innovation Council without relocating to Europe. This differs from associated countries such as Canada, South Korea and New Zealand, which are associated to Pillar II only and whose companies would need to relocate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4391\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4391\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the EIC Pre-Accelerator and can Ukrainian companies apply? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1641f3cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1641f3cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794fa756 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"794fa756\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762ede4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762ede4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is an instrument restricted to SMEs registered in Horizon Europe Widening countries, a group that includes Ukraine. Single applicants only, entry at TRL 4 completed with the objective of reaching TRL 5 or 6, a lump-sum grant of \u20ac300,000 to \u20ac500,000 over up to two years covering 70% of costs with 30% co-financing, plus free EIC Business Acceleration Services and Fast Track access to the main Accelerator on successful completion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4392\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4392\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does a Ukrainian startup need a consortium to get EU funding? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2b5fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c2b5fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2471e225 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2471e225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d50a944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d50a944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not for the EIC Pre-Accelerator or the EIC Accelerator, both of which take single applicants, or for cascade funding. Pillar II collaborative calls do require a consortium of at least three independent entities from three different eligible countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4393\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4393\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do Ukrainian companies need to relocate to Europe to access EU funding? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ef793 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1ef793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40be41e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40be41e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14754cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14754cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No. Full association means the Ukrainian entity itself is eligible across the programme. Dedicated Ukraine measures have in some cases expected companies already located abroad to state an intention to return to Ukraine when feasible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4394\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4394\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What co-financing does a Ukrainian startup need? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4394\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2327329a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2327329a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4394\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79348bb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79348bb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d1b206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43d1b206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It depends on the instrument. The EIC Pre-Accelerator covers 70% of costs, so 30% co-financing is required from the participant. Identifying that source before applying rather than after selection is the practical point most applicants miss.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4395\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4395\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the fastest way for a Ukrainian startup to start with EU funding? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4395\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266b3e57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"266b3e57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4395\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f2ffbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15f2ffbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227512e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227512e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cascade funding open calls run by already-funded projects. Amounts are modest and applications comparatively light, and the result is a completed EU-funded engagement plus direct contact with a consortium already inside the system, which is worth more than the grant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4396\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4396\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Where are dedicated Ukraine funding measures announced? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4396\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279e5b1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"279e5b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4396\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33821559 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33821559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c546f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c546f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Through the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine and the European Innovation Council&#8217;s own news channel. These measures recur and are announced with short lead times, so companies that are already registered with a Participant Identification Code and a prepared profile are the ones positioned to apply.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4397\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4397\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Horizon Europe collaborative funding worth it for a startup? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4397\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145a60c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"145a60c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4397\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f72f6a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f72f6a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b481f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b481f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As a route to near-term cash, generally not \u2014 a partner&#8217;s share of a multi-partner budget is modest and the timeline is long. 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As market entry with a grant attached, it can be: validation alongside European institutions, a partner network, standards visibility and a delivery record inside the EU system.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f532bde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f532bde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3771462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3771462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #1f3864;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Sources<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-pre-accelerator_en\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>European Innovation Council \u2014 EIC Pre-Accelerator<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-accelerator_en\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>European Innovation Council \u2014 EIC Accelerator<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/news\/european-innovation-council-expands-support-ukrainian-tech-smes-and-start-ups-through-new-funding-2025-07-17_en\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>European Innovation Council \u2014 expanded support for Ukrainian tech SMEs and startups<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-europe.org.ua\/en\/structure\/pillars\/p-3\/eic\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine \u2014 European Innovation Council<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-europe.org.ua\/en\/home\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine \u2014 official national support office<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/common\/guidance\/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>EU Grants \u2014 List of participating countries in Horizon Europe<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>CORDIS \u2014 EU research results and funded project database<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most guidance on EU funding for Ukraine is written for universities and research institutes, and a startup reading it concludes \u2014 reasonably \u2014 that this is a system built for someone else. 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