Your place in the right consortium.

Legal entities established in an EU member state or an associated country, such as companies and universities, can take part in most calls. Norway has been associated since 2021, on the same conditions as EU member states unless a call states otherwise.

In collaborative projects, yes: most calls need at least three partner organisations from different countries. A single start-up or SME with a game-changing product, service or business model can apply alone to the EIC Accelerator.

It is competitive. In the programme's first three years, 19.9% of SME applications were successful, against 21.6% overall, and 166 Norwegian SMEs took part, according to the European Commission's study of SME participation. We tell you early if the odds are poor.

Yes, for Norwegian participants. The Research Council of Norway's PES scheme pays up to NOK 50,000 per proposal, or up to NOK 70,000 for a work package leader, once the proposal reaches the evaluation threshold. Apply no later than four weeks before the EU deadline.

Yes. The European Commission puts the Horizon Europe budget for 2026 and 2027 at around EUR 14.8 billion, and the 2026 to 2027 work programme holds the last calls planned under the current programme. A consortium takes time to build.

We assess which calls fit your company, find the consortium and write your part of the proposal. A second senior reader scores the draft against the published criteria before submission. If you win, we stay through the grant agreement.

We start with a free 20-minute funding review and a written estimate. Our fees are small on purpose, so the funding goes to the innovation. You choose a small fixed fee for the proposal work, agreed upfront and invoiced at submission, or no cure, no pay: a slightly higher fee, capped, due only when the grant agreement is signed. We never take equity or IP.

If your project has a high degree of innovation and international potential, often yes. If not, there is usually a better route, such as Eurostars or funding in Norway. The funding review is free and tells you which.