Sono state recentemente pubblicate le statistiche riguardanti la cut-off del 23 marzo scorso per il ProgrammaEIC Accelerator, strumento che supporta PMI e start up innovative che intendono sviluppare e commercializzare nuovi prodotti, servizi e modelli di business ad alto rischio e potenziale non ancora presenti sul mercato internazionale.

At the close of the window, the demand for funding amounted to €6.4 billion against a total budget of approximately €1.16 billion for 2022. A total of 1,093 projects were submitted by applicants from 35 countries; 724 companies requested blended finance, combining equity and grants, while 183 requested grants only and 186 requested grants with the intention of accessing equity at a later stage.

The evaluation of the received projects is currently underway; the publication of the selection results is expected in June.

The next deadlines for the submission of full proposals are 15 June and 5 October, whereas it is possible to submit a short application at any time via the dedicated platform.