I3-2026-INV1 - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1
Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1 · I3-PJG · TRL 6–9 · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call helps groups of companies, research bodies and public authorities from different EU regions work together to take innovations that already work in the lab (TRL 6) and get them fully ready for the market (TRL 9). It funds validation, demonstration, scale-up and commercialisation activities, plus advisory support like business planning, IP protection, certification and standardisation. A key goal is connecting less developed regions with more advanced ones so everyone benefits from stronger EU value chains, especially in digital transition, green transition and smart manufacturing.
digital twins · renewable energy · advanced manufacturing · regional development · sme scaleup · twin transition
Who wins this
A multi-region consortium of quadruple-helix innovation actors (SMEs, larger enterprises, research organisations and public authorities) with a mature, near-market technology in digital, green or manufacturing sectors who need funding and support to scale up interregionally.
Could you win this call?
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- I3-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- I3 Project Grants
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- SME, large enterprise, research organisation, public body
- Support to third parties
- Financial support to third parties / cascade funding to consortium beneficiaries or third parties is allowed, as one of the possible forms of support.
- Also required
- Proposals must address one or more of the thematic priorities: digital transition, green transition, or smart manufacturing, and involve interregional cooperation across regions including less developed regions.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document
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